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Winter 2021

Class Notes

News on Friends and Classmates

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80s

Namita Dhallan ’89

Namita Dhallan ’89 was promoted to chief product officer at the video platform Brightcove. She previously advised its global services team.

00s

Adena Varner ’08

Adena Varner ’08 was appointed director of learning and community engagement at the Repertory Theatre of St. Louis. Varner previously worked at Baltimore Center Stage as the director of learning and social accountability and the director of education. She…

60s

Chickie Grayson ’69, M.A. ’72

Chickie Grayson ’69, M.A. ’72 of Enterprise Homes was announced a 2020 Icon Honors award winner by The Daily Record. The award recognizes leaders across Maryland in business, law, politics and nonprofits who are over the age of 60.

10s

Jonathan Maa ’18

Jonathan Maa ’18 was named to DC Inno’s 2020 25 Under 25. He is the CEO of Maxim Biomedical, his family’s medical diagnostics company in Rockville. The company is developing two point-of-care tests for health care providers seeking to screen COVID-19.

Passings

John B. Evans ’52

John B. Evans ’52 of Owego, N.Y., died Nov. 26 at age 95. He graduated from Baltimore Polytechnic Institute and was immediately drafted to serve his country in World War II, where he earned the Bronze Star. On his return, he went to UMD on the GI Bill and…

Passings

Raymond E. Spaulding Ed.D. ’71

Raymond E. Spaulding Ed.D. ’71 of Radford, Va., died Sept. 16 at the age of 80. Upon graduating from Guilford College, he taught mathematics in Dundalk, Md. He earned a master’s degree from the University of Illinois and taught at Radford University. In…

10s

Anne Lee '10

Anne Lee '10 won Fairfax County Public Schools’ 2020 Outstanding School-Based Professional Employee Award. She is a counselor at Lynbrook Elementary School.

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Benjamin Picker ’00

Benjamin Picker ’00 formed his own law firm, Donoghue & Picker, in Norristown, Pa., focused on business litigation, consumer protection litigation, civil rights litigation, securities litigation, employment law, personal injury, family law and…