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Class Notes

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Brent Elrod MPP ’06

Brent Elrod MPP ’06 was named managing director of Urban Housing Solutions, a Nashville-based organization that provides affordable apartments to low-income households, as well as services for residents with social and health needs. Elrod is a graduate of…

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Eileen Frazier ’90

Eileen Frazier ’90 was appointed chief administrative officer of NSBA, where she will be responsible for aligning and developing key organizational functions to maximize effectiveness and will lead NSBA’s finance divisions and facilities and office…

Passings

John D. Corun ’72

John D. Corun ’72 of Hagerstown, Md. died Nov. 29. He was 73. He was the husband of Nancy Dronebrug Corun. Born in Waynesboro, Pa., he was the son of the late D. Melvin and Edith L. Kite Corun. After earning an economics degree at UMD, Corun worked at the…

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Richard I. Simon Ph.D. ’77

Richard I. Simon Ph.D. ’77 died Nov. 10 at age 71. Born in the Bronx, Simon studied English at the University of Rochester and earned a Ph.D. in psychology from UMD. After a brief stint as a clinical psychologist, he drew upon his writing, editing,…

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James F. Beck ’63

James F. Beck ’63 died Sept. 21 at age 80. He was born in Kyser, W.Va., a son of Charles and Beulah Beck. He graduated from the University of Maryland with a degree in chemical engineering and began his professional career with DuPont in Belle, W.Va. He…

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Wadiah Akbar ’16, M.Arch. ’18

Wadiah Akbar ’16, M.Arch. ’18 was promoted to designer in the Baltimore office of Quinn Evans architecture firm.

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Gabrielle C. Phillips ’14

Gabrielle C. Phillips ’14 joined law firm Blank Rome’s real estate group as an associate in the Washington, D.C., office. She came from Gallagher Evelius and Jones. Phillips graduated cum laude from the University of Maryland Francis King Carey School of…

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Ed Armstrong III ’79

Ed Armstrong III ’79 was appointed to the Southwest Florida Water Management District Governing Board by Gov. Ron DeSantis.