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’

Not If, but When

Campus Life

Flush With Success

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

The Big Question

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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Passings

Ilda Lunan Deming ’48

Ilda Lunan Deming ’48 died Aug. 3 at age 93 in Venice, Fla. She was born in Springfield, Mass., to the late James R. and lda L. Barrus-Lunan. She received her B.A. from UMD and continued her graduate studies in library science at Rutgers University. She…

90s

Georgie Brophy MBA ’97

Georgie Brophy MBA ’97 was named director of business development at Noblis, a provider of science, technology and strategy services to the federal government. In previous government contracting roles, Brophy led Space Shuttle mission operations for the…

Passings

Karen L. Ackermann ’79, ’00

Karen L. Ackermann ’79, ’00 died July 2 in a bike accident. She was born in Exeter, N.H., on Aug. 21, 1957, the eldest child of Laird and Marlene Towle. She graduated from Bowie Senior High and proceeded to the University of Maryland, where she earned a…

90s

Robin Magaha ’93

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

70s

Bill Kennedy ’79

Bill Kennedy ’79 received a 2020 Financial Professional of the Year Award from the Credit Union National Association Finance Council. He is chief financial officer of Securityplus Federal Credit Union. Kennedy has designations as a certified credit union…

Passings

Dr. Jonas Rappeport ’50

Dr. Jonas Rappeport ’50 died Sept. 8 at age 95 in Cockeysville, Md. Rappeport graduated from Forest Park High School in Baltimore in 1942 and entered UMD. He was drafted in June 1943 and served in Europe until WWII ended. He returned to College Park in…

00s

Pritpal Kalsi ’04

Pritpal Kalsi ’04 was named to The Daily Record’s 2020 VIP List, which recognizes professionals aged 40 or under who have been successful in Maryland. Kalsi is director, business performance management practice SC&H Group.

Passings

Beth Ann (Barron) Agar M.Ed. ’98

Beth Ann (Barron) Agar M.Ed. ’98 died at her home in Sugar Land, Texas, on Aug. 12. She was 67. Agar was born in Houston on Aug. 6, 1953. After living most of her adult life in Germany, Agar returned to the States and art and AP art history classes at…