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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Michael Gavin Ph.D. ’07

Michael Gavin Ph.D. ’07 was appointed president of Delta College by its Board of Trustees. Gavin currently serves as vice president of learning at Anne Arundel Community College and was previously its associate vice president of learning and academic…

Passings

H. Edwin “Ed” Lanehart ’58, M.A. ’77

H. Edwin “Ed” Lanehart ’58, M.A. ’77, a retired Baltimore County Public Schools physical education instructor and school official who was a bodybuilder and champion tenpins bowler, died on Aug. 9 at his home in Ellicott City. He was 86. Lanehart, son of…

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David Dodman MBA ’00

David Dodman MBA ’00 was promoted to chief operating officer of Life Storage, a national owner and operator of self-storage properties. He joined Life Storage in 2018.

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Chris Kubasik ’83

Chris Kubasik ’83 was named CEO of L3Harris Technologies, a Melbourne, Fla.-based defense and information technology contractor, formed from the merger of Harris Corp. and L3 Technologies Inc. The former president and chief operations officer of Lockheed…

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Lloyd McCoy ’02, MPP ’04

Lloyd McCoy ’02, MPP ’04 joined DLT Solutions LLC., a subsidiary of Tech Data and a government technology solutions aggregator, as the director, market intelligence within its Office of the Chief Technology Officer. McCoy spent nearly nine years at…

80s

W.R. “Chip” Zimmer Ph.D. ’81

W.R. “Chip” Zimmer Ph.D. ’81 wrote the new book “The Battle of the Potomac,” about the century-long football rivalry between Maryland and West Virginia.

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Utpal Koppikar ’91

Utpal Koppikar ’91, chief financial officer of Atara Biotherapeutics, joined the board of directors of Flexion Therapeutics Inc. Before starting at Atara in 2018, he held senior financial leadership positions at Gilead Sciences and Amgen. Koppikar…

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…