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

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

Features

October 06, 2014

Terp Builds a Motocross Mecca in Southern Maryland

Class Act

October 05, 2014

Features

October 05, 2014

An Honor Aims to Heal a Painful Past

Features

October 05, 2014

Are Today’s Students More Anxious and Depressed Than Ever?

In Brief

October 05, 2014

Questions for Anne Turkos, the university archivist

In Brief

October 05, 2014

Oculus VR CEO’s Vision: UMD in Forefront of Virtual Reality

Class Act

October 05, 2014

Campus Life

October 05, 2014

Class Notes

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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…

Passings

Robert L. Montgomery Ph.D. ’75

Robert L. Montgomery Ph.D. ’75 died Sept. 7, at the age of 76, according to the Fredericksburg Free-Lance Star. He was born on Nov. 24, 1937, in Rome, Ga., to the late Essie and Willie Montgomery Sr. After graduating from Clark Atlanta University, he…

80s

Stephen Graham Ph.D. ’88

Naval Academy Professor Stephen Graham Ph.D. ’88 has received the ASTM (formerly known as the American Society for Testing and Materials) International Award of Merit, the highest organizational recognition for individual contributions to standards…

70s

Walter N. Davenport Jr. ’75

Walter N. Davenport Jr. ’75 has published his second collection of poetry, “The Poetry of Life II.” More information can be found at sbpra.com/walterndavenportjr.

Passings

Donald J. Addor ’51

Donald J. Addor ’51 died of heart failure Sept. 18 at Bayhealth Medical Center in Milford, Del., according to The Cape Gazette. He was 89. Born in Washington, D.C., he enlisted in the U.S. Army on July 4, 1943, at the height of World War II. After…

00s

Ronald Leo Checkai ’06

Ronald Leo Checkai ’06 and Peter Martyr Joseph Yungwirth ’06 were ordained to the priesthood for the Dominican Order on May 23 in Washington, D.C. They entered the Dominican Order at Saint Gertrude Priory in Cincinnati in August 2007, and made their first…

60s

John Reisinger ’66

John Reisinger ’66 won gold medals for two of his books at the Global eBook Awards. The awards are open to eBooks from all publishers and a panel of 200 judges determines the winners in a number of categories. “Death and the Blind Tiger,” one of…

90s

Dori Miller ’93

Dori Miller ’93, a former Terp swimmer, in August became the 27th person to complete the two-way English Channel swim. A designer who lives in Bondi Beach, Australia, she completed the feat to raise awareness (and $18,000 for research) of Parkinson’s…