Fall 2020

Features

9 Things You Probably Didn’t Know About President Pines

Features

Portraits From a Pandemic

Features

Double Infection Fighter

Campus Life

Puzzling Greatness

Campus Life

Just Don’t Call It ‘Adulting’

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Not If, but When

Campus Life

Flush With Success

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How to Bee of Assistance

Campus Life

A Place to ‘Land’

Class Act

Painting Pictures of Hope

Class Act

Collecting a New Generation’s Stamp of Approval

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The Big Question

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Epidemiologist Takes Country’s Temperature in 280 Characters

Campus Life

Point of Pride

Campus Life

A Giant, in Theory and Practice

Class Act

Alumni Association News

Class Notes

News on Friends and Classmates

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90s

J. Kelly Ganjei ’95

J. Kelly Ganjei ’95 was named a finalist for Ernst & Young’s Entrepreneur of the Year 2020 Southeast Award. Ganjel is CEO of Cognate BioServices. The award program honors entrepreneurial business leaders whose ambitions deliver innovation, growth and…

90s

Robin Magaha ’93

Robin Magaha ’93 was promoted to manager at Lanigan, Ryan, Malcolm & Doyle, P.C.

90s

Jason Schneiderman ’98

Jason Schneiderman ’98 is the author of “Hold Me Tight,” a book of poems published by Red Hen Press.

Passings

Vernon R. Norris ’68

Vernon R. Norris ’68, a longtime resident of Atlanta, died unexpectedly on Sept. 2 at age 73. Vernon was born in Washington, D.C., on Oct. 15, 1946. After graduating from UMD, he joined the Air Force pilot training program. In 1971, he met his future…

Passings

William “Bill” Lange M.A. ’72

William “Bill” Lange M.A. ’72, of Midlothian, Va., died July 23 at age 75. Born in Petersburg, Va., he was the son of Alphonso Lange Sr. and Helen Elko Lange. Lange served in the Army in counterintelligence, obtained a bachelor of arts in history from…

80s

Steve Green ’89

Steve Green ’89, owner of High Mountain Sports, was presented with the 2020 Heise Entrepreneurial Spirit Award by Martin Heise as part of the Garrett County Chamber of Commerce virtual membership meeting.

70s

Helene Zeug M.S. ’70

Helene Zeug M.S. ’70 was inducted into the National 4-H Hall of Fame, the second person from Hawaii ever inducted. Zeug worked for 41 years at the University of Hawaii Extension Service as a 4-H agent in Honolulu and later as associate state 4-H leader.

10s

Julie Friedman ’17

Julie Friedman ’17 was recognized with a 2020 Success Academy Excellence Award, which honors select educators at Success Academy charter schools in New York City who have demonstrated outstanding talent and commitment. Friedman is a first-grade teacher at…