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

Roxanne Taylor ’80

Roxanne Taylor ’80 was appointed to the board of directors of ThoughtWorks, a global technology consultancy that integrates strategy, design and engineering to drive digital innovation. She is the chief marketing and communications officer at Memorial…

10s

Wes Hunter ’13

Wes Hunter ’13 has become affiliated with the Bulfinch Group, a wealth management firm headquartered in Needham, Mass. Hunter has spent the last decade performing in the Washington, D.C., and Boston areas as a classically trained opera singer, but has a…

10s

Franz Payer ’17

Franz Payer ’17 was named the national Cyber Hero for May 2021 by the nonprofit SynED, which identifies emerging best practices for effective articulation between employers, job seekers and educators. Payer is the founder and CEO of Cyber Skyline, a…

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…

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…

90s

Luanne Gutermuth MBA ’90

Luanne Gutermuth MBA ’90 is the new chair of the Northern Virginia Chamber of Commerce Board of Directors. She retired last year as executive vice president and chief administrative officer at Washington Gas, and founded LSG Solutions LLC, a small…

Passings

John Charles LaBerge ’53

John Charles LaBerge ’53 died on May 10 at his home in the Birchaven Heights retirement community in Findlay, Ohio. He was 91 and a proud Terp, who participated at UMD graduations as a Golden Terp in honor of the 55th, 60th and 65th anniversaries of his…

90s

Michael Fellerman ’97

Michael Fellerman ’97 joined the Baltimore office of Miles & Stockbridge. He will work across practice groups in the firm on tax matters related to public finance, health care and business transactions. He has two decades of experience working for a…