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Class Notes

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James Walsh Ph.D. ’95

James Walsh Ph.D. ’95 was appointed superintendent of the Bethel Park (Pa.) School District. He served in the same role in the Burgettstown Area School District for the past five years. He also has degrees from Duquesne University and Nova Southeastern…

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Beatriz Perez ’91

Beatriz Perez ’91 was honored in PRWeek’s 2020 Hall of Fame. Perez is SVP and chief communications, public affairs, sustainability and marketing assets officer for The Coca-Cola Company.

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Leigh Reichel MBA ’90

Leigh Reichel MBA ’90 was announced chief financial officer of Inky Technology, a pioneer in email phishing protection. Reichel has been deeply involved in more than half a dozen startup entities and several public companies, raising over $1 billion in…

Passings

Theresa M. Meinert ’82

Theresa M. Meinert ’82 of Leonardtown, Md., died Oct. 15 at age 60. She was born to Alfred G. Asero and Dolores (Candelieri) Asero on March 25, 1960, in Washington, D.C. She earned her bachelor’s degree in education from UMD and spent several years at…

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Gerald “Jerry” E. Lingenfelter ’67

Gerald “Jerry” E. Lingenfelter ’67 died Sept 23 in New Brunswick, N.J. He was 75. Raised in Leechburg, Pa., he was a resident of East Brunswick, N.J., before moving to Frankford, Del., 11 years ago. After receiving a fire protection degree from the…

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Ann Gibson Sloan ’58

Ann Gibson Sloan ’58 of Charleston, S.C., died Oct. 30 at age 84. Born in Cumberland, Md., she loved story time with her grandfather, as well as dancing. At UMD, Sloan majored in home economics, continued dancing, was active in Alpha Gamma Delta sorority…

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Claude de Vastey Jones ’95

Claude de Vastey Jones ’95 joined the board of directors for Heritage Housing Partners Corp., which works to promote and provide affordable housing in Howard County, Md. She has more than 20 years of experience in law, including as deputy state’s attorney…

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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…