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Winter 2021

Class Notes

News on Friends and Classmates

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Passings

George B. Springston Jr. ’51

George B. Springston Jr. ’51 died of complications from COVID-19 on Dec. 19 in Olney, Md. He was 93. Springston attended Bethesda-Chevy Chase High School and Hargrave Military Academy, then immediately enlisted in the U.S. Army Air Forces, and was…

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Pallavi Guha Ph.D. ’18

“Hear #MeToo in India: News, Social Media, and Anti-Rape and Sexual Harassment Activism,” a book by Pallavi Guha Ph.D. ’18, will be published by Rutgers University Press on Feb. 12. It examines the role media platforms play in anti-rape and sexual…

Passings

Helen Myatt Ferguson Ph.D. ’80

Helen Myatt Ferguson Ph.D. ’80, a resident of Falcons Landing in Potomac Falls, Va., died Dec. 9 at age 95, according to The Baltimore Sun. She was born in Missouri and raised in Hickory Grove, S.C. She graduated from high school at age 16 and…

Passings

Jessica L. Brause ’00

Jessica L. Brause ’00, a mother and teacher, died Sept. 6 due to complications from cancer at the age of 42. She grew up in Columbia, Md., and received her bachelor’s degree in secondary foreign language education and romance languages from UMD and…

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Jim Rallo MBA ’95

Jim Rallo MBA ’95 has joined Xometry, a digital manufacturing marketplace, as chief financial officer.

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Alexander S. Meiseles ’09

Alexander S. Meiseles ’09 was elected partner at Faegre Drinker. He is an attorney in the firm’s corporate practice group in the New York City office.

Passings

Robert W. Bouder ’58

Robert W. Bouder ’58 of Winchester, Va., died Nov. 3 at age 86. He was born to the late William Skiles and Alice Ruth (Ault) Bouder and spent his early years in Baltimore. Bouder earned his B.A. degree in history from UMD and a B.D., M.Div. and honorary…

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Joseph Amato ’84

Joseph Amato ’84 was appointed executive vice president and senior financial officer of The Federal Home Loan Bank of San Francisco. He previously served as chief financial officer at the Federal Home Loan Bank of Des Moines.