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Winter 2021

Class Notes

News on Friends and Classmates

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Passings

Vernon H. Walker ’50

Vernon H. Walker ’50, a retired Westinghouse Electric Corp. engineer and a World War II veteran, died Sept. 25 of cancer at Brightview Severna Park. The former longtime Catonsville resident was 94. The son of Robert Hamilton Walker and Doris Wagner Walker…

70s

Neil H. Katz Ph.D. ’74

Neil H. Katz Ph.D. ’74 recently received two prestigious awards in his field: the Distinguished Faculty of the Year Award from the College of Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences at Nova Southeastern University, and the William Kriedler Award for…

90s

K. Nichole "Nikki" Nesbitt '96

K. Nichole "Nikki" Nesbitt '96 was named managing partner of the Baltimore office of Goodell DeVries. She earned her juris doctor at the University of Maryland law school and has practiced at Goodell DeVries for the entirety of her career, moving through…

Passings

Donald Zentz Koons M.Ed. ’54, Ed.D.’63

Donald Zentz Koons M.Ed. ’54, Ed.D.’63 of Gainesville, Fla. died Dec. 28. Born July 22, 1928, in Frederick, Md, he was the son of the late Clyde O. Koons and Beatrice (Koons) Kelly and was a resident of Frederick for 76 years. Koons received a bachelor's…

Passings

Ronald E. Doherty ’71

Ronald E. Doherty ’71 of Edgewater, Md., died Dec. 23 at age 77. He was the son of the late Clarence Doherty and Jean M. Doherty (Koenig) and was a graduate of Catonsville High School. Doherty served in the U.S. Army from 1964-68 in Korea and Germany.…

80s

Namita Dhallan ’89

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

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…

00s

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.