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Winter 2021

Class Notes

News on Friends and Classmates

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Passings

Mildred F. “Mitzi” Swan ’51

Mildred F. “Mitzi” Swan ’51, who participated in the historic 1948 desegregation of Baltimore’s Druid Hill Park tennis courts, died Sept. 12 at the Edenwald retirement community in Towson, according to The Baltimore Sun. She was 90. The former Mildred…

Passings

Doyle P. Royal M.A. ’43, M.Ed. ’53

Doyle P. Royal M.A. ’43, M.Ed. ’53, a legendary UMD soccer and tennis coach and tennis player, died Sept. 29 at the age of 101. He was an accomplished junior tennis player before being recruited in 1939 by the University of Maryland, where he also played…

10s

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.

10s

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…

00s

Luci Gabel ’03

Luci Gabel ’03 wrote the book “Eat to Lead,” released in October, to unlock the power of food, improve leadership abilities and change how to look, think and feel. The book illustrates methods to develop the habit of eating smarter and healthier, have…

10s

Callie H. Seaman '13

Callie H. Seaman '13, a fourth-year medical student at Marshall University, will enter the family medicine residency program at Walter Reed National Military Medical Center/Fort Belvoir Community Hospital in Virginia. She is an ensign in the U.S. Navy.

80s

Susan Muck ’82

Susan Muck ’82 joined WilmerHale as a partner in its securities department. She has 30 years of experience in securities enforcement and litigation. She received her J.D. from the University of Virginia School of Law.

90s

Dan Freiman ’94

Dan Freiman ’94 was appointed corporate chief financial officer of JSI. Freiman, a CPA, has over 25 years of experience in finance, including two decades in telecommunications.