Fall 2021

September 17, 2021

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

September 17, 2021

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

Campus Life

September 17, 2021

New Program Enrolls UMD Students With Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities

Explorations

September 17, 2021

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

Explorations

September 17, 2021

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

Post-Grad

September 17, 2021

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

Post-Grad

September 17, 2021

Nyumburu Celebrates Milestone Anniversary as Center for Black Culture on Campus

News

September 17, 2021

Pyon-Chen Hall Opens, Honoring Pioneering Terps

Campus Life

September 17, 2021

Terps to Build Sustainable Structures Near Burning Man Festival Site

Explorations

September 17, 2021

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

Explorations

September 17, 2021

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

Explorations

September 17, 2021

Explorations

September 17, 2021

Business Research Finds Everyday Unpleasantries Affect Doctors’ Performance

Post-Grad

September 17, 2021

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

Post-Grad

September 17, 2021

Entrepreneur Creates Taste of Mountain Adventure in Midwest

Explorations

September 17, 2021

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

Class Notes

News on Friends and Classmates

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10s

Tiffany Burba ’14

Tiffany Burba ’14 was elected to the leadership team of the North Carolina Bar Association’s Intellectual Property Law Section. She will help drive education and networking for intellectual property attorneys across the state. At the law firm of Parker…

90s

Victoria Lobley ’93

Victoria Lobley ’93 was appointed by Maryland Gov. Larry Hogan to serve on the Washington County District Court. Lobley has been a sole practitioner since 2015 under the name Lobley Law Office. She has a general practice with a concentration on criminal…

Passings

James W. Kirkpatrick ’44

James W. Kirkpatrick ’44 died on July 10. Kirkpatrick was born on Nov. 10, 1922, in Cumberland, Md., to James Kirkpatrick and Elizabeth Kirkpatrick. Kirkpatrick attended Allegany High School and graduated from the University of Maryland with a bachelor of…

00s

Franco Gentile MBA ’08

Franco Gentile MBA ’08 was named vice president/general manager of KPTM (FOX) in Omaha. Gentile has held several leadership positions across Sinclair Broadcast Group, most recently as director of sales at WSYX/ABC 6, FOX28 and WWHO/CW, in Columbus, Ohio.…

00s

Will Jones Jr. ’05, M.Ed. ’08

Will Jones Jr. ’05, M.Ed. ’08 was named executive director of the office of career exploration and success at Rutgers University-New Brunswick. Before then, Jones was the associate director for external relations and information technology for the…

80s

Brian Gibbons ’84

Brian Gibbons ’84, chairman of the board and CEO of Greenberg Gibbons, was named a 2021 Influential Marylander by The Daily Record. Since joining the company in 1998, he has led many of the Baltimore region’s premier developments, including the Village at…

10s

Aaron Paige DMA ’19

Aaron Paige DMA ’19 was selected for the Cleveland Institute of Music’s Future of Music Faculty Fellowship, a career development initiative that will engage 35 Black and Latinx music professionals who are pursuing or considering academic careers. He is an…

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…