Fall 2021

Terp Group’s Virtual Performance Earns First Place in International A Cappella Competition

Jones-Hill House, Named for Athletics Trailblazers, Features Tech-Filled Training Areas, a Tricked-Out Locker Room and Plenty of Maryland Pride

Campus Life

‘Inclusion Matters’

New Program Enrolls UMD Students With Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities

Explorations

Vaccine Distrust Gets a Trim

Program to Make Barbers and Stylists Ambassadors for Public Health Goes Nationwide

Explorations

Harriet Tubman’s ‘Training Ground’

Professor Helps Discover Site of Eastern Shore Cabin Owned by Abolitionist’s Father

Post-Grad

Open Secrets

Alum Leads Renovation of NSA Museum—and Shares Some of its Treasures

Post-Grad

‘Freedom House’ at 50

Nyumburu Celebrates Milestone Anniversary as Center for Black Culture on Campus

News

Making Rooms for History

Pyon-Chen Hall Opens, Honoring Pioneering Terps

Campus Life

The ‘Ripple’ Effect

Terps to Build Sustainable Structures Near Burning Man Festival Site

Explorations

Conservation Crime Fighter

Geographical Sciences Researcher Shapes New Way to Understand Offenses Against the Earth

Explorations

Sniffing Out Climate Change

New Lab Detects Subtle Differences in Methane to Pinpoint Sources of Pollution

Explorations

How the ‘Diet Soda Effect’ Cuts the Benefit of Climate-Friendly Cars

Explorations

Diagnosis: Rude

Business Research Finds Everyday Unpleasantries Affect Doctors’ Performance

Post-Grad

An Imagined History

Alum Finds Success With Debut Novel on Vietnamese Family Immigrating to U.S.

Post-Grad

Reaching New Heights

Entrepreneur Creates Taste of Mountain Adventure in Midwest

Explorations

The Big Question

Where Should Infrastructure Investments in the U.S. Start?

Class Notes

News on Friends and Classmates

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80s

Warren E. Moore ’89

Warren E. Moore ’89 was appointed executive vice president, chief operating officer of Inspira Health. Moore has more than 25 years of experience in the health care industry, most recently serving as CEO of Children’s Specialized Hospital. Moore holds a…

Passings

Timothy D. O'Hare ’79

Timothy D. O'Hare ’79 died at his Los Angeles home on May 5 after a two-year battle with cancer. He was 65. O’Hare attended Immaculate Conception High School in Montclair, N.J., where he was a three-sport athlete (baseball, basketball, football), earning…

70s

Deni Elliott ’74

Deni Elliott ’74, a media ethicist who has taught journalism at USF St. Petersburg since 2003, became the campus’ interim vice provost and regional associate vice chancellor of academic affairs. Before coming to the university in 2003, she taught at Utah…

60s

Mary Anne Goley ’67

Mary Anne Goley ’67 wrote the book “Democracy’s Medici: The Federal Reserve and the Art of Collecting,” a profile of the central bank seen from her unique perspective as founding director of the Fine Arts Program of the Board of Governors of the Federal…

Passings

Burton R. Evans M.Ed. ’55, Ph.D. ’58

Burton R. Evans M.Ed. ’55, Ph.D. ’58 died on May 1 in Atlanta. He was 91. Evans was born in Harvey, Ill., the son of the late Burton Webb Evans and the late Ruth Carlson Evans. Evans was a U.S. Navy veteran and served as a medical corpsman during the…

00s

Dean Muhtadi ’08, MBA ’11

Former WWE wrestler and NFL player Dean Muhtadi ’08, MBA ’11 made his movie acting debut in “Snake Eyes: G.I. Joe Origins,” which came out in July. He appeared in the opening fight scene with lead actor Henry Golding. Muhadi had signed with the Green Bay…

00s

Balaji Panchapakesan Ph.D. ’01

Balaji Panchapakesan Ph.D. ’01, professor of mechanical engineering and founding director of the Small Systems Laboratory at Worcester Polytechnic Institute, was selected for a 2021-22 Fulbright Award to India.

00s

Brian Nixon ’00

Brian Nixon ’00 rejoined Davis Wright Tremaine as a partner in its technology, communications, and privacy and security practice. Nixon spent a decade at Loeb and Loeb, where he was partner, and previously practiced for seven years with DWT. Nixon…