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Winter 2021

Class Notes

News on Friends and Classmates

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90s

Barbara Van Dhalen Ph.D. ’91

Barbara Van Dhalen Ph.D. ’91 was a co-recipient of the annual Commitment to Service Award from SoldierStrong, a nonprofit dedicated to helping military veterans through the use of revolutionary medical technology.

Passings

Arnold A. Heggestad ’65

Arnold A. Heggestad ’65 died after a brief illness Dec. 3 at the age of 77. He was born in Madison, Wisc., to Howard and Dolores Heggestad. He spent his young childhood in Greeneville, Tenn., and moved to College Park, Md., with his family in 1955. He…

10s

Anthony Sartori ’18

Anthony Sartori ’18 was named to DC Inno’s 2020 25 Under 25. He is the founder of Evolving Minds, a mental health nonprofit launched in 2019. The nonprofit’s eight-week professional development program, which aims to improve psychological well-being and…

80s

Drew Rayman ’83

Drew Rayman ’83 was announced managing director, eCommerce of Harte Hanks, a behavior-driven customer experience company. For more than 25 years, he has helped the companies such as Google, Facebook, eBay, Boeing, BlackRock and HP foster deeper…

80s

Thomas A. Sporkin ’89

Thomas A. Sporkin ’89 was appointed managing director, enforcement of CFP Board, where he leads a team of attorneys and legal staff to modernize detection, investigation and prosecution activities. Sporkin previously worked at Buckley, providing…

70s

Wendy Johnson ’74

Wendy Johnson ’74 was added to the board of directors of Exagen, an organization dedicated to transforming the care continuum for patients suffering from autoimmune diseases. She is currently the chief operating officer of Reneo Pharmaceuticals, where she…

80s

Harry Foster ’83

Harry Foster ’83 was named general chair of the Design Automation Conference, the only event devoted to electronic design and design automation of electronic circuits and systems. Foster is the chief scientist verification for the design verification…

70s

Steve Lafferty '71

Steve Lafferty '71 was nominated to serve as director of the Baltimore County Department of Planning, effective Jan. 15. Since August 2019, he had been the county's first chief sustainability officer. He previously served in the Maryland House of…