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Winter 2021

Class Notes

News on Friends and Classmates

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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…

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David A. Daniels ’66

David A. Daniels ’66 of Mt. Pleasant, S.C., died Sept. 10. Born Nov. 16, 1933, to Nancy Corliss Daniels and Richard James Daniels in Franconia, N.H. He graduated from Red Bank High School and Rutgers University. He authored 19 patents during his time as…

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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…

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Marlon Amprey M.Ed. ’09

Marlon Amprey M.Ed. ’09 was appointed by the Baltimore City Democratic State Central Committee on Dec. 29 to succeed new City Council President Nick Mosby representing the 40th Legislative District in the Maryland House of Delegates. He has a master’s…

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Jack F. Billig ’54

Jack F. Billig ’54, a Baltimore auctioneer, died Oct. 29 at age 88. The son of Sara and Abraham Billig, he was a graduate of Baltimore City College and earned degrees at UMD and the University of Maryland School of Law. In 1954, Billig married Janet…

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Margaret J. “Maggie” Cisar ’59

Margaret J. “Maggie” Cisar ’59 of Sabillasville, Md., died Nov. 13 at age 83 of Alzheimer’s disease. She was born in 1937 to Margaret Mathis and Paul Mathis. Cisar graduated from the Margaret Brent School in Mechanicsville, Md., in 1955. She taught at…

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Tucker Roundtree Morris ’17

Tucker Roundtree Morris ’17 died suddenly on Oct. 26 in Ward, S.C. He was 26. When he was a child, Morris and his family spent many happy afternoons by Canoe Brook Lake in Trumbull, Conn., where he learned how to swim, canoe and kayak, playing until dark…

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Jordan Shrem ’13

Jordan Shrem ’13 joined Z Capital Group, a privately held global investment firm with complimentary private equity and credit businesses, as senior associate. Prior to joining ZCG, Shrem served as an associate at CVC Credit Partners.