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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…
Walker Diallo

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Diallo Noel Williams ’05

Diallo Noel Williams ’05 married Teresa Heather Walker on Aug. 23 at the Green Building, an event space in Brooklyn. He is a facility rentals coordinator and technician at the Downtown Community Television Center in Manhattan. He has also directed and…

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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…

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Michael ’67

Brothers Michael ’67 and Jay Headman ’67, M.A. ’76 are working with the nonprofit Delaware Center for the Inland Bays to raise money for and awareness of the plight of the diamondback terrapin. The center’s Save the TERP (Terrapin Education and…

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Brad Tyndall ’83

Brad Tyndall ’83 has written “Touching God: A Journey, A Guide to Mysticism in Christianity and Islam,” following years of giving presentations to Rotary Clubs, churches and other organizations on “The Loving Side of Islam.” He is the vice president of…

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Andrea “Andy” Bowen ’08

Transgender activist Andrea “Andy” Bowen ’08 has been named executive director of Garden State Equality, making her one of the nation’s first openly transgender leaders of a statewide organization for LGBT civil rights. She previously served as social…
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…

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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…