Fall 2021

Class Act

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Explorations

September 17, 2021

New UMD-Developed App Offers 420 Immersive Lessons in Seven Languages

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Campus Life

September 17, 2021

Bronze-Medal Winners Highlight Group of Six Alum Athletes at Olympics

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Esports Have Become an International Phenomenon. With Terps Already Competing at the Highest Levels, UMD Powers Up Support for Gamers.

Features

September 17, 2021

How Terps Cooked Up Food Recovery Network 10 Years Ago and Grew It Into a Nationwide Hunger- and Waste-Fighting Force

Features

September 17, 2021

For Two Decades, a UMD Professor Has Led a Writing Workshop for Holocaust Survivors. Seventy-six Years After World War II’s End, Their Task Has an Urgency Both Personal and Public.

Class Notes

News on Friends and Classmates

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Jena McNeil ’04

Jena McNeil ’04 joined East Kentucky Power Cooperative as director of legislative and government relations. McNeill, who formerly served as a key staff member for U.S. Sen. Joni Ernst, will represent the interests of EKPC and its 16 owner-member electric…

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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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Troy Fitrell ’90

Troy Fitrell ’90 was nominated by President Joe Biden to serve as ambassador to the Republic of Guinea. Fitrell is the director of the Office of West African Affairs at the State Department. He previously served as deputy chief of mission at the U.S.…

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Justin Fincher Ph.D. ’14

Justin Fincher Ph.D. ’14 joined Stony Brook University as vice president for advancement and executive director of the Stony Brook Foundation. He was formerly vice president for advancement at The Ohio State University. Fincher earned his bachelor’s…

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Raj Arora ’00

Raj Arora ’00 was elected to the board of directors of the National Fire Protection Association. Arora has more than 20 years of experience working in all facets of fire protection. He is the CEO of Jensen Hughes, a safety, security and risk-based…

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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…

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Todd Ehrlich ’86

Todd Ehrlich ’86, an executive producer at WCBS-TV, received 2021 New York Emmy nominations for “The 18th Annual Tunnel to Towers Special" in the category of Best News Special and the feature “Operation Smart Home Surprise," nominated in the Military…

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Nayé Bathily ’98

Nayé Bathily ’98 joined the board of directors of Pathfinder International, a sexual and reproductive health and rights organization. She serves as senior officer for external affairs and head of global parliamentary engagement at the World Bank. In…