Alumni Buzzworthy News and Events

Phil Gorman ’81 and his company, CaliBagels, are introducing OLD BAY® flavored bagel chips to hundreds of Giant Food stores. Products will appear in stores by the end of May 2025.

Partner Rob Law ’01 and Shot Tower Capital LLC, a boutique investment banking firm headquartered in Baltimore, recently announced the development of RedBrick Advisors LLC, a new company specializing in music and entertainment valuation.

Karson Kamenetz ’19, a first-year student at the University of Maryland Carey School of Law, recently announced his intentions to run for a seat on the Baltimore County Council. Karson's late father, Kevin Kamenetz ’75, served in state government for over 20 years.

Jalen Rucker ’19, a guard for the Army West Point Black Knights men’s basketball team, and Rayuan Lane III ’21, a safety on the Naval Academy Midshipmen football team, have been high-fliers this winter in their respective sports. Jalen has been instrumental in bringing the Black Nights to their second-place spot in the Patriot League, while Rayuan, a First-Team All-American Athletic Conference, is gearing up for his visit to the NFL Combine as an NFL prospect.

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.

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.