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In Memoriam | Spring 2020

In Memoriam: 1980s

Notices sorted by graduation date

Deidre Gillham “Dede” Haskins (Col ’82, SCPS ’90 L/M) died Aug. 8, 2019. At UVA, she was a member of Delta Zeta. Ms. Haskins had a successful 25-year career in technology, focusing on software development, marketing and professional services in the Washington, D.C., area. She received the inaugural Washington Business Journal’s Women Who Mean Business Award, honoring influential businesswomen of the region. Ms. Haskins was a past president of Women in Technology and chair of the board of Women in Technology Education Foundation, now known as STEM for Her. Most recently, she worked as a strategic and operations consultant for software, systems integration and professional services companies. In previous work, she served as director of and mentor for the Founder Institute, a business incubator; as CEO and president of NewVision Health Inc.; and as acting COO for Cigital, a software security and professional services consulting company. Survivors include daughter Shannon and son Morgan.