Alumni Buzzworthy

Eric Gibson '18 set a new program record at Dartmouth in the 1000m race on Saturday, February 4, and was named a Richards Group Athlete of the week.

REALLY Communications Inc., a fast-growing mobile telecom platform based in Austin, TX, and founded and led by Shawn Bose '93 recently received a record-setting influx of venture funding.

Fast Company, the world's leading business media brand, recently published its top-10 list of innovative companies in the financial services sector. Profiled in the fifth position was Digits, a small business accounting platform co-founded by Jeff Seibert '04.

Tydings & Rosenberg LLP, a Maryland-based law firm founded in 1930, recently announced its hiring of Michael Lentz '90 to the position of partner.

In December, Jake Groenke '13 opened a wine shop at the Mt. Washington Mill called Mt. Washington Wine & Spirits.

Jason Gant '02 was chosen to officiate this year's Pro Bowl, a flag-football competition at Allegiant Stadium in Las Vegas, thanks in part to his experience working the NFL Flag Youth National Championships.

In 2020, Dr. Manan Shah '03 teamed up with his cousin, Aakash, a software engineer, to develop a platform that delivers home treatments to patients to allow them to build immunity to common allergies.

Every Friday during wrestling season, Gerard "Rock" Harrison '93 throws on a suit, combs his hair, and braces himself for the camera's red light to flicker on.

Sean Kiernan '96 had one heck of a busy week! As an agent for Athletes First — a firm representing players, coaches, personnel, and broadcasters — Sean helped finalize the deals for the top management job for two NFL teams.

Brett Rogers '94 was recently featured in a Baltimore Banner article about his lovable, little Japanese fire truck, nicknamed "Yama."

Alex Diamond '04 was recently profiled in American University Magazine for his remarkable work behind the lens capturing the awe-inspiring actions and intense emotions of professional athletes.

Chad Copeland '11 was appointed onto the Board of Directors of FitMoney, a non-profit organization that provides free financial literacy resources to youth K-12. His appointment is an integral component of helping FitMoney grow the free financial literacy programs it offers to children before financial habits are formed.

Palden Hamilton '98 has a solo art show that opened January 6 at Manor Mill Gallery in Monkton, Maryland.

Will Gee '95 and his company Balti Virtual have teamed up with Snap Inc. — the parent company of Snapchat — to release the augmented reality (AR) game, Buddy Brawl.

Jason Finkelstein '94 talks about optimizing the customer experience in Retail Today's holiday edition.

Renowned Jewish scholar Dr. David B. Levy '85 has published his 50th book, "Rambam: Philosopher, Talmudist, and Physician."

Garrett Weinstein '14 has officially launched his travel app, A Day With, which offers authentic travel advice by providing city guides curated by a broad network of locals across the globe.

John Avirett '01, a general partner at the StepStone Group, was recently featured on the Reflections on Private Markets (RPM) podcast.

Tom Waxter '82, a partner at the Baltimore-based law firm Goodell DeVries, has been honored with the Most Valuable Partner Award by Maryland Legal Aid's (MLA) Equal Justice Council (EJC).

In late September, Brandon Copeland '09 was signed to the practice squad of the Baltimore Ravens. Brandon has played both inside and outside linebacker and special teams for four NFL teams.