Fall 2022

Post-Grad

A Request to Stamp Out ‘Coarseness’ and ‘Misbehavior’

On Centennial of UMD Hiring First Dean of Women, Peek at President’s Letter to Her

Class Notes

Kevin McKeon ’85 and Tamatha Molyneux wedding picture

Class Notes

News on Friends and Classmates

Post-Grad

Blue Ambition

Food Chemist Perks Up Palette of M&Ms, Other Candies

Post-Grad

Anju Bist MBA ’98 and group show banana fiber sanitary pads

A Period of Change

Alum’s Banana Fiber Menstrual Pads Offer Accessible Solution to Girls and Women in India

Post-Grad

Critic Thinking

Vulture Writer Makes Sharp Points on Popular Culture

Post-Grad

Alumni Association News

Directory to You; Stoking Homecoming Spirit

Explorations

Flipping the Channel

New Professor Left Cable News for Climate Data Science

Explorations

The Big Question

What’s the Best or Worst Fictionalized Depiction of Your Field in Film, TV or a Book?

Explorations

Painting of Ukraine flag colors with Twitter birds

Big Data ‘Early Alarm’ for Ukraine Abuses

System Analyzes Millions of Tweets Daily to Quickly Pinpoint Atrocities, Refugee Flows

Explorations

At Journey’s End, a Warmer Welcome

Researcher Studies How Schools Can Better Integrate Young Unaccompanied Migrants

Explorations

Right in the Nose

Inhaled Vaccine Creates Immunity Where It’s Most Needed

Explorations

A New ‘Script’ for LGTBQ+ Patient Caregivers

Training Program Aims to Improve Mental Health Treatment

Explorations

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How to Make Friends as an Adult—and Keep Them

In New Book, Psychologist Debunks Myths, Offers Tips

Explorations

Signs of the Times

Dean’s Expert Testimony Illuminates Texas ‘No Guns’ Case

Campus Life

Kevin Willard guides Julian Reese through a drill

Fast Break With New Head Hoops Coach

Get to Know Kevin Willard Through a Rapid-Fire Q&A

Explorations

A ‘Word’ About Research

Museum-based Project Engages Broader Public on Language Science

Class Notes

News on Friends and Classmates

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80s

Kevin M. Bellamy ’84

Kevin M. Bellamy ’84 was named general manager of Value Dry Waterproofing, a basement waterproofing company in the mid-Atlantic region. Bellamy was most recently the general service manager for Limbach Company’s mid-Atlantic branch. Bellamy obtained an…

Passings

Mary T. Lerch ’62

Mary T. Lerch ’62, of Lothian, Md., died on July 19. She was 81. Lerch was a 1958 graduate of Annapolis High School and she earned her Bachelor of Science in Home Economics from the University of Maryland in 1962. Lerch had a profound love for her family…

10s

George Men ’12

George Men ’12 joined real estate services firm Cushman and Wakefield as a director. Men spent the last five years with Cresa, where he specialized in tenant representation across the Washington, D.C., region.

80s

George D. “Bo” Bragaw III ’80

George D. “Bo” Bragaw III ’80, managing director of WBO Partners of Alex Brown, was among the Raymond James-affiliated advisors named to the Forbes list of Best-In-State Wealth Advisors. Bragaw, who joined Raymond James in 2016, has more than 35 years of…

10s

Rick Sullivan MBA ’15

Rick Sullivan MBA ’15 was promoted from vice president of finance to chief financial officer of Senseonics. Prior to joining the medical technology company in 2016, he was a principal at Hike Financial and Chief Financial Officer of RoosterBio. He…

80s

Michelle Singletary ’84

Michelle Singletary ’84 will receive a lifetime achievement from the 2022 Gerald Loeb Awards for Distinguished Business and Financial Journalism, sponsored by the G. and R. Loeb Foundation Inc. and University of California, Los Angeles Anderson School of…

00s

Joshua Kahn ’07

Joshua Kahn ’07 joined Schochor & Staton, P.A., a medical malpractice firm with offices in Maryland and Washington D.C. Prior to that, he practiced as a civil attorney for more than a decade at a Baltimore firm. Each year since 2015, Kahn was…

90s

Jeff Kimsey ’93

Jeff Kimsey ’93 was named to the board of directors of the Institute for Supply Management. Kimsey is vice president and head of core products for Investment Intelligence at Nasdaq, where he has worked since 2001. He received an MBA from Loyola University.