Michael Alan Glass ’68

Michael Alan Glass ’68 of Parkville, Maryland, died on November 13, 2020, after complications from metastatic colon cancer. Mike came to Dartmouth on a National Merit Scholarship from Baltimore Polytechnic Institute, where he was valedictorian and a stellar student. Those who knew Mike at Dartmouth remember him as scary-smart. In a class of high achievers, he was among the top, majoring in physics and math and being selected to Phi Beta Kappa. Following graduation Mike was drafted into the Army in 1969 and he was chosen to serve as a linguist. After 30 weeks of intensive training in Vietnamese and subsequent specialty training, Mike arrived in Vietnam. He served there with distinction before receiving an honorable discharge and returning home in 1971. Mike then began a distinguished 25-year career in human resources in Maryland state government. He rose to a cabinet-level position before he retired in 1997. Mike later served briefly as a human resources consultant for the City of Baltimore’s public school system and as an organizational development manager for Washington’s suburban sanitary commission. The oldest of six siblings, Mike was a devoted son to parents Norman and Irma Glass, who predeceased him. He is survived by brother Gregory; sisters Carol, Lisa, Barbara, and Amy; and nieces Rachel, Lauren, and Amanda.