Winter 2021

A Walk Through Dior’s Gardens—and His Psyche

Class Act

Beauty, Conscious

Campus Life

Recovering a Fumble in Hiring Practices

The Big Question

Class Act

Alumni Association News

Features

Blown Away

Features

Keeping an Eye on the Universe

Features

Trigger Guard

Crossing the boundaries between academia and the streets, Professor Joseph Richardson Jr. seeks to find a way out of trauma for young Black men.

Class Notes

News on Friends and Classmates

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Gabriel Escobar ’83

Gabriel Escobar ’83 was named top editor of The Philadelphia Inquirer. He is responsible for the news operation as it chronicles life across one of the country’s largest metropolitan areas during a period of historic disruption and profound change.

Passings

Arnold A. Heggestad ’65

Arnold A. Heggestad ’65 died after a brief illness Dec. 3 at the age of 77. He was born in Madison, Wisc., to Howard and Dolores Heggestad. He spent his young childhood in Greeneville, Tenn., and moved to College Park, Md., with his family in 1955. He…

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Steve Orndorff Ph.D. ’79

Steve Orndorff Ph.D. ’79 was named chief operating officer of Renew Biopharma, which develops novel cannabinoids for human therapeutics. He is a seasoned business executive, scientist and serial entrepreneur.

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Michael Burch ’04

Michael Burch ’04 was promoted to vice president of network solutions at Nave Communication, a segment of ADDvantage Technologies Group. He began his career at the company in 2004 as an assistant to the vice president of sales.

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Kelly Robertson-Slagle ’03

Kelly Robertson-Slagle ’03 joined the College of Southern Maryland Foundation as a director. The nonprofit helps increase access to higher education through scholarship opportunities and raises funds for college projects involving workforce development.…

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Nick Mirabile ’86

Nick Mirabile ’86 was named ASI Advantages Salesperson of the Year 2020. He is vice president of merchandise and licensing for Stran Promotional Solutions, a distributor of branded merchandise and services to organizations across the world.

Passings

Thornton “Bud” F.T. Frank Jr. ’55

Thornton “Bud” F.T. Frank Jr. ’55 died Dec. 25 in Ocean Pines, Md. He was 87. He was born March 26, 1933, in Stevenson, Md., as the only child to Thornton F.T. Frank Sr. and Mamie (Parks) Frank. He graduated from the University of Maryland with an…

Passings

Rochelle Elizabeth Snee ’69

Rochelle Elizabeth Snee ’69 died Sept. 6 in Seattle. She was born Dec. 6, 1947, in Trenton, N.J., and was a graduate of Dulaney High School in Lutherville-Timonium, Md. She majored in classics at UMD, then earned an M.A. and a Ph.D. in classics with a…