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Winter 2021

Class Notes

News on Friends and Classmates

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Passings

Lou Ellen Campbell ’74

Lou Ellen Campbell ’74 of Elkton, Md., died Nov. 3 at age 77. She was born in Richland, Va., on Nov. 3, 1943, to the late Harman and Gladys (Meadows) Allison. While growing up, Campbell enjoyed participating in 4H by submitting award-winning canning and…

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Jennings F. Worley III ’90

Jennings F. Worley III ’90 of Carlsbad, Calif., died Nov. 28 at age 62. He grew up in Forestville, Md., and after graduating from UMD, he pursued his studies in molecular biology at the University of Maryland School of Medicine, achieving a doctorate in…

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Judith Robinson Hoffberger ’74

Judith Robinson Hoffberger ’74 died Sept. 17 at age 68. She was born on July 11, 1952. She is survived by her devoted husband, Richard Hoffberger; children, Samuel and Jamie Hoffberger; brother, Stuart Robinson; and three grandchildren. She was…

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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…

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Andrew Stocking Ph.D. ’09

Andrew Stocking Ph.D. ’09 was appointed CEO of his family-owned company, Principle Business Enterprises. The 60-year-old company was started as a footwear manufacturer, and later expanded to create health care accessories for patients experiencing loss of…

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Namita Dhallan ’89

Namita Dhallan ’89 was promoted to chief product officer at the video platform Brightcove. She previously advised its global services team.

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Claude de Vastey Jones ’95

Claude de Vastey Jones ’95 joined the board of directors for Heritage Housing Partners Corp., which works to promote and provide affordable housing in Howard County, Md. She has more than 20 years of experience in law, including as deputy state’s attorney…

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Dorothea “Dorothy” M. Chrismer ’74

Dorothea “Dorothy” M. Chrismer ’74, a longtime University of Maryland employee, died Oct. 5 at age 68. She was born on April 17, 1952, to Carol Dean Shifflett and Elizabeth May (Gussio) Shifflett in Washington, D.C. She was raised in Greenbelt, Md., and…