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Class Notes

News on Friends and Classmates

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10s

Audrey Awasom ’18

Audrey Awasom ’18 was named to DC Inno’s 2020 25 Under 25. She is the founder and CEO of Noble Uprising, a nonprofit that helps provide job opportunities and readiness training to women experiencing homelessness and unemployment.

90s

Jackie Nowicki M.P.P. ’99

Jackie Nowicki M.P.P. ’99 was appointed to the board of directors of the New London Barn Playhouse. Nowicki is a director in the U.S. Government Accountability Office and has more than 25 years of experience in policy and budget analysis, grants…

10s

Summer Brown ’17

Summer Brown ’17 joined the cast of the ABC medical drama “The Good Doctor” as part of a storyline spanning the fourth season. Brown is a recent MFA graduate of the American Conservatory Theater.

90s

Betty Valdes MPP ’91

Betty Valdes MPP ’91, who works as Montgomery Municipal Cable, Channel 16, was one of the winners of the 2020 Icon Honors awards, which recognize leaders across Maryland in business, law, politics and nonprofits, who are over the age of 60.

Passings

Craig Donoff ’71

Craig Donoff ’71, a South Florida tax and estate attorney, died at his Miami home on Dec. 26 of lung cancer, four days after turning 71. Donoff was born in Miami and graduated from the University of Maryland with a business degree and from the American…

60s

Chickie Grayson ’69, M.A. ’72

Chickie Grayson ’69, M.A. ’72 of Enterprise Homes was announced a 2020 Icon Honors award winner by The Daily Record. The award recognizes leaders across Maryland in business, law, politics and nonprofits who are over the age of 60.

Passings

Robert J. Cadrette ’96

Robert J. Cadrette ’96 died Dec. 5 from complications associated with COVID-19 in Washington, D.C. He earned a degree in criminal justice and criminology at UMD and joined the Charles County Sheriff's Office in 1998. Until 2007, he worked in Patrol…

00s

DeAnna Harris-McKoy ’07

DeAnna Harris-McKoy ’07, associate professor at Northern Illinois University, was named director of the marriage and family therapy program. A therapist, researcher and social-justice advocate, Harris-McKoy holds a bachelor’s degree from UMD in family…