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

Class Act

October 06, 2014

Network Exec’s Series Put New Appeal in the Past

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

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

News on Friends and Classmates

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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…

Passings

Bedford Cook Glascock ’51

Bedford Cook Glascock ’51, an insurance agent in Southern Maryland, died Sept. 8, according to Southern Maryland News Net. Raised on Strathmore Farm in Solomons, he attended Charlotte Hall Military Academy and at the age of 16 enrolled in the University…

70s

Andrew Herndon ’75

Andrew Herndon ’75 was featured last year in Sunset Magazine after he stumbled into a new way to continue a long time home brewing hobby. Spying a vine during an Idaho trout-fishing trip, Herndon crushed a bloom in his hands—”It smelled like the best ale…

80s

Barbara (Baney) Zimmer ’89

Barbara (Baney) Zimmer ’89 was recently selected Maryland’s “Home-Based Business Champion of the Year” for 2014 by the Small Business Association. She is a certified public accountant and founder of B Zimmer & Company in Pasadena.

70s

Andrea Ingram ’71

Andrea Ingram ’71 was honored in September for her quarter-century of service as executive director of Grassroots Crisis Intervention, the nonprofit organization that includes Howard County’s only homeless shelter and a variety of other services.

00s

Laura McKechnie ’01

Laura McKechnie ’01 stands with U.S. Sen. Ben Cardin (D-Md.) in her workplace, USAID/Vietnam’s Office of Economic Growth and Governance, in Hanoi. She is the deputy office director there.

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…

10s

Victor J. Valdez M.B.A. ’14

Victor J. Valdez M.B.A. ’14 has been named chief operating officer and managing executive of the Securities and Exchange Commission’s (SEC) Enforcement Division. He came to the SEC from the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC), where he was…