Obituaries

He received a bachelor's degree in horticulture in 1952, and a master's in 1954 and a doctorate in 1959, both in food science. He was a member of Phi Delta Theta.

After retiring, he returned to the university as an assistant to the provost and ad hoc adviser to the president. He also served on task forces regarding the future of the university.

Active in his community, Dr. Twigg served on the beautification committee of College Park and was a vestryman and senior warden at St. Matthew's Episcopal Church in Hyattsville. He also was president of the Nutcracker Point Civic Association.

He enjoyed spending time with his family and doing projects at his homes in College Park and St. Michaels, Md.

Dr. Twigg was a fellow in the Institute of Food Technologists and a member of the honorary fraternity Alpha Zeta Phi.

Survivors include his wife of 54 years, Jean Bryan Twigg of College Park; four children, Michael Twigg of Hyattsville, Patricia T. Scarcia of Glenwood, Md., Stephen Twigg of San Francisco and Richard Twigg of Salt Lake City; a brother, Wayne Twigg, and a sister, Mabel Millison, both of Cumberland, Md.; and six grandchildren.

Eugene M. IwanciwConsultant, Volunteer

Eugene M. Iwanciw, 53, a former Capitol Hill staff member who worked as a consultant and was active in Ukrainian affairs, died Feb. 25 of heart disease at his home in Arlington.

Mr. Iwanciw (pronounced ee-VAHN-chew) was born in Elizabeth, N.J., and graduated from Georgetown University in 1973. In the 1970s and '80s, he worked on Capitol Hill as a staff member of the Senate Select Committee on Intelligence and as a legislative assistant to Sen. Harrison Schmitt (R-N.M.) and as staff assistant to Sen. James Buckley (R-N.Y.).

Since then, he had worked as a business development and government relations consultant specializing in central and eastern Europe.

The son of Ukrainian immigrants, Mr. Iwanciw was a co-founder and the first public relations director of the Washington Group, an association of Ukrainian American professionals.

He headed the Ukrainian National Foundation from 1996 to 2000, and the foundation later established a scholarship in his name. He was a member of the Ukrainian Heritage Committee and the Ukrainian Association of Washington. In 1987 and 1988, he chaired the Washington branch of the national committee to commemorate the millennium of Christianity in the Ukraine.