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2020 Alumni Award Winners

Alumni Relations is thrilled to introduce the 2020 Alumni Award Winners.

Jody Gottfried Arnhold (M.A. ‘72)

New York Governor Andrew M. Cuomo appointed Jody Gottfried Arnhold (M.A. ‘72) to the Reimagine Education Advisory Council, comprised of education leaders who will help schools and colleges prepare to adopt technological and other innovations to safely reopen.

Eliza McLaren (M.Ed. ‘17)

Eliza McLaren (M.Ed. ‘17), a graduate of the Klingenstein Center, has been appointed associate head of school at Indian Creek School in Crownsville, Maryland.

Virginia Roach (Ed.D. ‘92)

Virginia Roach (Ed.D. ‘92) has been chosen as the next executive director of the Johns Hopkins Center for Talented Youth.

Najeeb Shafiq (Ph.D. ‘05)

Najeeb Shafiq (Ph.D. ‘05) is Professor of Education, Economics, and International Affairs at the University of Pittsburgh.

Edith Shih (M.Ed. ’78)

Edith Shih (M.Ed. ’78) assisted in arranging a delivery of personal protective equipment from China to the U.S., which included 3 million-plus surgical masks, 21,000 N95 masks, 63,000 face shields, and more collectively valued at more than $2.2 million.

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Carol G Durst-Wertheim (M.A. ‘75)

Vignettes & Vinaigrettes: A Memoir Of Catering Before Food Was Hot by Carol G Durst-Wertheim (M.A. ‘75)

Rabin Nickens (M.Ed. ‘16)

The Playmaking Way: Using Dramatic Arts to Support Young Readers and Writers by Rabin Nickens (M.Ed. ‘16)

Frances Schoonmaker (Ed.D. ‘83)

The Last Crystal (Book 3 of The Last Crystal Trilogy) by Frances Schoonmaker (Ed.D. ‘83) won the 2019 Agatha Award, presented by Malice Domestic, for Best Middle Grade/Young Adult Mystery.