Charlie Cahn ’88, Head of School at Suffield Academy in Suffield, Connecticut, received the Ruzicka Leadership Award at the 2024 TABS (The Association of Boarding Schools) Annual Conference in Washington, D.C., on Nov. 1, 2024.
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The Baltimore Orioles named Greg Bader ’93 the executive vice president and general manager of the Mid-Atlantic Sports Network (MASN), a promotion from his current role as the organization's executive vice president and chief operating officer.
Jibri McLean ’13 was selected by leaders of the Johns Hopkins University School of Education (SOE) to deliver the student speech at the 2024 SOE graduation ceremony.
Thomas Booker IV ’18, a defensive tackle entering his third NFL season, earned a spot on the opening 53-man roster for the Philadelphia Eagles after an impressive 2024 preseason, particularly his play in the Eagles' recent standoff against the Minnesota Vikings.
Aaron Gokaslan '14 was honored by Mozilla as a member of the "Rise25" list in the Builders category — those chosen by Mozilla for "developing AI through ethical innovation."
David, a nutritional platform of high protein, low calorie, blood sugar friendly foods led by president and co-founder Zach Ranen '14, recently announced a $10 million seed funding round.
Jack King '13 was promoted to the position of vice president at JMI Equity, a Baltimore-based growth equity firm.
Andrew Janet '04, a partner at Janet, Janet, & Suggs, LLC, and co-chair of the firm's Sexual Abuse Division, was selected for the 2024 Influential Marylanders Award by the Daily Record. The annual award honors influential leaders in Maryland who make significant contributions to their chosen field.
Cole Sutton '15 was selected by Dickinson College to be the head coach of men’s and women’s tennis, an NCAA Division III team that is a member of the Centennial Conference.
John Avirett '01 and Hunter Somerville '00, partners at StepStone Group, a global venture capital investment firm, were instrumental in closing the industry’s largest-ever VC secondaries fund at $3.3 billion.
Martin/Wight & Company, LLC (M&W), an insurance and financial services firm led by co-founders and managing partners Ted Wight '89 PP and Brian Martin PP, was recently acquired by New York City-based Lenox Advisors, Inc. Lenox is a wholly owned subsidiary of NFP Corp., a financial services holding company owned by Aon
Composer and piantist Judah Adashi '94 was named a 2024 Mary Sawyers Baker Prize recipient by the Greater Baltimore Cultural Alliance (GBCA) for his demonstrated excellence in music.
Dante Chavez '20 was named a 2024 finalist for the Washington College Sophie Kerr Prize, a literary prize with a total award amount surpassing the combined value of the Pulitzer Prize and National Book Award. Chavez's portfolio submission was entitled "The Shape of Story: An Exploration in 5 Forms."
Beck Wittstadt '21, a junior on the Track and Field team at Duke University, recently broke the school's record in the 800-meter run, which had stood for 42 years.
Peter Bowe '74 — publisher of DredgeWire, a leading digital newspaper for people in the maritime, dredging, and related industries, and former CEO of Ellicott Dredges — recently sat down with the World Trade Center Institute's World Lens podcast to discuss the collapse of the Francis Scott Key Bridge.
Max Verheyen '19, a graduate student swimmer for Loyola University Maryland, was named the 2024 Patriot League Men's Swimming and Diving Scholar-Athlete of the Year.
Biohabitats, a pioneering ecological restoration company, recently named Ted Brown '84 as its new President. Brown will oversee a team of leaders responsible for projects, operations, culture, financial health, innovation, growth, and marketing.
Brannan Knott '03 recently joined CBRE, a global leader in commercial real estate services and investments, as the Executive Vice President of its Boston office. Knott will be part of CBRE's U.S. Healthcare Capital Markets team.
Karlo Young ’97 was promoted to the position of President by Concentric Educational Solutions (CES). As President, Young will direct Concentric’s executive team, strategic expansion, and overall operations.