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CLASS NOTES
HENS OF A FEATHER
News involving several alumni
The University of Delaware congratulates the 2015 Wall of Fame inductees:
David G. DeWalt, EG86, chairman and chief executive officer of FireEye Inc., a cybersecurity firm with more than 2,500 employees worldwide and more than 3,100 customers across more than 67 nations.
Richard E. Emmert, EG52, 54PhD, who worked over 30 years for DuPont, where some of his many titles included vice president of corporate plans, manager of engineering technology and vice president of electronics.
Charles W. Horn, AS75, an active entrepreneur based in Tucson, Arizona, and an investor in numerous high-growth companies focusing on the areas of health care and consumer benefits marketing and technologies.
Raymond A. Jacobsen Jr., AS71, a lead partner in one of the largest law firms in the world, McDermott Will and Emery LLP, based in Washington, D.C., which represents most of the Fortune 100 corporations and 20 of the 25 wealthiest families in the world.
Linda Laskowski-Jones, HS83, vice president of emergency and trauma services at Christiana Care Health System, which ranks 12th in emergency department visits on the East Coast and 22nd nationally.
Thomas F. Shumosic, AS06, founder of MidAtlantic Retirement Planning Specialists in Wilmington, Del., and independent financial adviser with Cadaret Grant.
Kenneth C. Whitney, BE80, senior adviser with The Blackstone Group, where he raised over $75 billion in capital for various funds in the investment business. z
residential builder, with operations in 19 states.
Andrew Schwartz, ANR93, of Boca Raton, Fla., has been named equity investor and managing partner
of Love Beets USA, a brand of premium, all natural, ready-to-eat beet products.
Kelly C. Baum, AS96M, 05PhD, of East Windsor, N.J., has been
named curator of postwar
and contemporary art in the Metropolitan Museum of Art’s contemporary art department.
Matthew Blunt, AS96, of Chantilly, Va., has been appointed vice president of Global Talent Acquisition at FTI Consulting, a global business advisory firm.
Amy Stengel, AS96, of Wilmington, Del., has been promoted to group vice president at Wilmington Trust, overseeing the bank’s national institutional custody and entity management businesses.
Susan Love, ANR97, AS12M,
of Kirkwood, Del., has been promoted to lead the Climate and Sustainability Programs Section of the Delaware Department
of Natural Resources and Environmental Controls. Previously, she led the sea level rise adaptation planning initiative for the state.
Timothy Purnell, AS97, Madison, N.J., was selected as the Central Regional Superintendent of the Year by the New Jersey Association of School Administrators.
Adam Gershowitz, AS98, of Williamsburg, Va., was awarded the 2015 Walter L. Williams, Jr., Memorial Teaching Award, given
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