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Class Notes

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Passings

Jessica L. Brause ’00

Jessica L. Brause ’00, a mother and teacher, died Sept. 6 due to complications from cancer at the age of 42. She grew up in Columbia, Md., and received her bachelor’s degree in secondary foreign language education and romance languages from UMD and…

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Michael Burch ’04

Michael Burch ’04 was promoted to vice president of network solutions at Nave Communication, a segment of ADDvantage Technologies Group. He began his career at the company in 2004 as an assistant to the vice president of sales.

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Victoria Eagles ’10

Victoria Eagles ’10, principal career agent at MasterPeace Solutions LTD, was named to The Baltimore Sun’s 40 Under 40 list.

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Robert E. “Robin” Farnell III ’56

Robert E. “Robin” Farnell III ’56 of Vienna, Md., died Dec. 30 at Mallard Bay Care Center at age 86. He was born in Cambridge on July 20, 1934, to the late Robert E. Farnell Jr. and Isabel Messick Farnell. He graduated from Cambridge High School, then UMD…

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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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Matt Hartley MBA ’07

Matt Hartley MBA ’07 was named chief revenue officer of iboss, a cloud-delivered network security firm. He was previously vice president, overseeing American sales at Forescout Technologies and is a graduate of the U.S. Naval Academy.

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Michael Joseph Ross Sr. ’80

Michael Joseph Ross Sr. ’80 of Edgewater, Md., died on Nov. 16 at age 68. Ross was born on March 10, 1952, in Washington, D.C., and lived the majority of his young life in District Heights, Md. He attended Bishop McNamara High School. Ross was employed at…

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Kathryn R. Overton ’68

Kathryn R. Overton ’68 died Dec. 5 at her home in Manchester, Pa. She was 74. Overton was born to the late Doris W.E. and Charles P. Reichel and graduated from UMD with high honors; she was also in the Tau Mu Epsilon Fraternity. In 1975, she earned a J.D.…