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Winter 2021

Class Notes

News on Friends and Classmates

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Luci Gabel ’03

Luci Gabel ’03 wrote the book “Eat to Lead,” released in October, to unlock the power of food, improve leadership abilities and change how to look, think and feel. The book illustrates methods to develop the habit of eating smarter and healthier, have…

Passings

John C. Hoffsommer M.S. ’60

John C. Hoffsommer M.S. ’60, a chemist, pianist and longtime resident of Montgomery County, Md., died Nov. 25. He was 88. The son of Ruth Andrews Hoffsommer and Harold Charles Hoffsommer, he graduated from McKinley Technology High School and received a…

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Pritpal Rahman Kalsi ’04

Pritpal Rahman Kalsi ’04, director of SC&H Group, was named to The Baltimore Sun’s 40 Under 40 list.

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Scott Goldstein ’05

Scott Goldstein ’05 was named chief of communications and policy of Downtown Dallas.

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Rhondda Robinson Thomas Ph.D. ’07

Rhondda Robinson Thomas Ph.D. ’07 is the author of “Call My Name, Clemson: Documenting the Black Experience in an American University Community.” The book reexamines and reconceptualizes the history of the university.

Passings

Brewster Chamberlin ’66, Ph.D. ’72

Brewster Chamberlin ’66, Ph.D. ’72, a writer and historian, died at the age of 81 on Nov. 12 in Key West, Fla., his home since 2001. After completing work on a Ph.D. in modern European history, Chamberlin became known for the seminal German-American…

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Mirela Gavrilas ’90

Mirela Gavrilas ’90 was appointed director of the Nuclear Response Commission’s Office of Nuclear Security and Incident Response. She joined the commission in 2004 as a reactor systems engineer and most recently was deputy office director for reactor…

Passings

Donna J. Brown ’59

Donna J. Brown ’59, a retired music teacher and resident of Severna Park, Md., died Nov. 25 at age 84. Brown was born in Mayville, Mich., studied at Wheaton College and completed her degree at the University of Maryland. She settled in Baltimore, where…