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Winter 2021

Class Notes

News on Friends and Classmates

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Passings

Bruce Howard Rankin M.A. ’88, Ph.D. ’93

Bruce Howard Rankin M.A. ’88, Ph.D. ’93, an Oregon native, died of a heart attack Nov. 12 in Bodrum, Turkey. Rankin was born Jan. 19, 1953, to Alice (Eschman) Rankin and Howard Rankin. He grew up in Portland and received his undergraduate degree in…

80s

Jin Kang ’86

Jin Kang ’86 joined the McDaniel College board of trustees. He is president and chief executive officer of WidePoint Corporation and serves as a director of the company. He is also the founder of WidePoint Integrated Solutions Corp. and served as its…

Passings

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…

80s

Liz Morrison ’87

Liz Morrison ’87 was appointed head of the Morristown-Beard School, a position she will assume in July. She will be the first woman to serve in that position.

Passings

Thornton “Bud” F.T. Frank Jr. ’55

Thornton “Bud” F.T. Frank Jr. ’55 died Dec. 25 in Ocean Pines, Md. He was 87. He was born March 26, 1933, in Stevenson, Md., as the only child to Thornton F.T. Frank Sr. and Mamie (Parks) Frank. He graduated from the University of Maryland with an…

Passings

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…

Passings

John Ross Hill ’69

John Ross Hill ’69 of Easton, Md., died Dec. 19 at his home, according to The Star-Democrat. He was 79. The son of the late John Geddy Hill and Mary Anna Hill, he grew up in Bethesda, Md., and served in the U.S. Army from 1963-69. After earning his degree…

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Tangere Hoagland M.A. ’14

Tangere Hoagland M.A. ’14 received a fellowship from the American Association of University Women. She is pursuing her Ph.D. in state-sponsored violence/violence against women at the University of Maryland.