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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70s

Ed Armstrong III ’79

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

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Harry Foster ’83

Harry Foster ’83 was named general chair of the Design Automation Conference, the only event devoted to electronic design and design automation of electronic circuits and systems. Foster is the chief scientist verification for the design verification…

Passings

Elene Laurie Aiken ’87

Elene Laurie Aiken ’87 died Dec. 20 in Oldsmar, Fla., at age 56. The daughter of Carol and Gil Davis and the late Bernard Samuel Aiken, she graduated from UMD with a degree in mechanical engineering and a master’s in business from the University of…

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Victoria Eagles ’10

Victoria Eagles ’10, principal career agent at MasterPeace Solutions LTD, was named to The Baltimore Sun’s 40 Under 40 list.

Passings

Dr. James “Jim” Thomas Lee ’69

Dr. James “Jim” Thomas Lee ’69 died Nov. 29 at his West Hollywood home from heart disease. He was born in Philadelphia to Doris and Thomas Lee, and attended grade school and high school in the suburbs, then graduated from UMD and the Philadelphia College…

Passings

Hilda B. Burcher MLS ’67

Hilda B. Burcher MLS ’67 of Alexandra, Va., died Oct. 14 at age 82. She was born in Caroline County, Va., on June 5, 1938. She was the fourth of six children. Burcher grew up on a farm in Aylett, Va., attending King William High School. She graduated from…

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Shaun Bierweiler MBA ’14

Shaun Bierweiler MBA ’14 was appointed senior vice president for public sector at Riverbed. Bierweiler most recently served as president of Cloudera Government Solutions and vice president and general manager of public sector at Cloudera. Bierweiler holds…

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Connor Kelly ’13

Connor Kelly ’13 was named director of business development and partnerships at XOi Technologies, providers of a cloud-based mobile application that connects field service contractors with an industry-leading online knowledge base and empowers them to…