Leigh R. Abts ’73, ’82 PhD

Leigh R. Abts ’73, ’82 PhD, of Phoenix, Md.; Jul. 26, of cancer. He was an entrepreneur and an academic. In addition to starting companies, he joined the faculty of the University of Maryland, College Park, where he became a leader in STEM education reform. He is survived by wife Lois Abts, two sons, a daughter-in-law, a grandson, and a brother.