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Fall 2014

Tyrone Brooks in a Pirates baseball uniform, holding a baseball bat

Class Act

October 06, 2014
wires and light emitting diodes cover a very small six legged robot sitting on a shiny surface

Innovation

October 06, 2014
Researcher Creates Microbots Inspired by Insects
Brad Craddock Running up to kick a football

Campus Life

October 06, 2014
Aussie Transplant Takes Steps to Become NCAA Standout
Wrought iron red M Gate against brick outside of Maryland Stadium.

Campus Life

October 06, 2014
Alum With Dyslexia Helps Provide Textbook Alternatives
Michele Lamprakos sits on a high black studio chair sketchbook in hand. one of Michele's sketches is superimposed on the background.

Innovation

October 06, 2014
Dirk Hoogstra

Class Act

October 06, 2014
Network Exec’s Series Put New Appeal in the Past
Raymond Sedwick, associate professor of aerospace engineering

Innovation

October 06, 2014
New UMD Center Seeks to Limit Junk in Orbit
Our North star here is setting up our kids to go to college, through college, and back to Detroit

Class Act

October 06, 2014
Alumna Leads Teach for America to Revitalize Hometown
Terp F2014 Feature moto

Features

October 06, 2014
Terp Builds a Motocross Mecca in Southern Maryland
Wrought iron red M Gate against brick outside of Maryland Stadium.

Class Act

October 05, 2014
Terp F2014 Feature Bias

Features

October 05, 2014
An Honor Aims to Heal a Painful Past
Terp F2014 Feature Stress

Features

October 05, 2014
Are Today’s Students More Anxious and Depressed Than Ever?
Halloween costumes

In Brief

October 05, 2014
Questions for Anne Turkos, the university archivist
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In Brief

October 05, 2014
Oculus VR CEO’s Vision: UMD in Forefront of Virtual Reality
Wrought iron red M Gate against brick outside of Maryland Stadium.

Class Act

October 05, 2014
Wrought iron red M Gate against brick outside of Maryland Stadium.

Campus Life

October 05, 2014

Class Notes

News on Friends and Classmates

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Robert E. Morris ’74

Robert E. Morris ’74, a research chemist at the U.S. Naval Research Laboratory, has been honored with the Department of the Navy Meritorious Civilian Service Award. He was recognized for his achievements in fuel analytics that have been the singular…

90s

Ann McCallum M.Ed. ’96

Ann McCallum M.Ed. ’96 aims to educate minds and fill stomachs with her book “Eat Your Science Homework: Recipes for Hungry Minds.” Dishes such as “Sedimentary Lasagna” and “Atomic Popcorn Balls” are both savory and smart. More information can be found at…
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Passings

Mary Jane Lusby M.Ed. ’66

Mary Jane Lusby M.Ed. ’66, a teacher and principal for 37 years in the District of Columbia and Prince George’s County, Md., died Aug. 22 at Latrobe Area Hospital near her home in Blairsville, Ind., according to the Indiana Gazette. She was 75. A native…

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Diane Cooper-Currier ’82

Diane Cooper-Currier ’82 received the Amelia Earhart Woman of Achievement Award from the Zonta Club of Oswego, N.Y., honoring her dedication to making a difference in her community and serving as a role model to other women. She is executive director of…

Passings

Dr. Charles E. Shaw Jr. ’44

Dr. Charles E. Shaw Jr. ’44, an internal medicine doctor who operated a private practice for more than 40 years, died Aug. 31, according to The Baltimore Sun. He was 94. After graduating from UMD and while a medical student at the University of Maryland,…

90s

Dr. Jonathan D. Solomon ’95

Dr. Jonathan D. Solomon ’95 will be on TrueVision 3D Surgical’s Scientific Advisory Board at the American Academy of Opthalmology trade show in October in Chicago.
Richard Seltzer

Passings

Retired Army Col. Richard W. Seltzer ’48

Retired Army Col. Richard W. Seltzer ’48, who transitioned to careers in education, then acting, died June 14 in Boston. He was 91. Born in Washington, D.C., Seltzer was an Army private when he met his future wife, USO hostess Helen Estes, in 1943 at the…

90s

Christopher H. Page ’92

Christopher H. Page ’92 has been named executive director of the Conflict Resolution Center of Montgomery County. Since 2010, he has been vice president of the Howard Road Neighborhood Corp., and previously he was regional program director with the…