Fall 2022

Post-Grad

September 14, 2022

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

Post-Grad

September 14, 2022

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

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

Post-Grad

September 14, 2022

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

Post-Grad

September 14, 2022

Vulture Writer Makes Sharp Points on Popular Culture

Post-Grad

September 14, 2022

Directory to You; Stoking Homecoming Spirit

Explorations

September 14, 2022

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

Explorations

September 14, 2022

New Professor Left Cable News for Climate Data Science

Painting of Ukraine flag colors with Twitter birds

Explorations

September 14, 2022

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

Explorations

September 14, 2022

Researcher Studies How Schools Can Better Integrate Young Unaccompanied Migrants

Explorations

September 14, 2022

Training Program Aims to Improve Mental Health Treatment

Explorations

September 14, 2022

Inhaled Vaccine Creates Immunity Where It’s Most Needed

Painting of woman at table with "hey," "wyd" text bubbles

Explorations

September 14, 2022

In New Book, Psychologist Debunks Myths, Offers Tips

Explorations

September 14, 2022

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

Kevin Willard guides Julian Reese through a drill

Campus Life

September 14, 2022

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

Explorations

September 14, 2022

Museum-based Project Engages Broader Public on Language Science

Campus Life

September 14, 2022

Men’s Lacrosse Team Captures NCAA Title—and We’ve Got the Final Words (and Tweets) on It

Class Notes

News on Friends and Classmates

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80s

Kevin McKeon ’85

Kevin McKeon ’85 married Tamatha Molyneux on June 11 at UMD’s Memorial Chapel. The UMD-themed reception was held at the Samuel Riggs IV Alumni Center. McKeon is senior vice president for finance at payment processing company Vantiv.

Passings

Robert I. Bickford ’50

Robert I. Bickford ’50, 92, of Bowie, Md., died on Aug. 3, 2022. A lifetime resident of Prince George's County, he graduated from Bladensburg High School, where he played soccer, basketball and baseball, and was twice elected class president. After…

Passings

Robert “Tom” Callis ’66

Robert “Tom” Callis ’66, 78, died on June 21, 2022. A native of Washington, D.C., he majored in agriculture at UMD and graduated from veterinary school at the University of Georgia. Callus entered the U.S. Army and was stationed at Ft. Bragg, N.C., as a…

Passings

Jared Patrick Melrath ’00

Jared Patrick Melrath ’00, 44, of Catonsville, Md., died on July 12, 2022. Jared was born on Nov. 28, 1977 in Wilmington, Del. He graduated from North East High School and earned his graduate degree from the University of Utah. He taught middle and high…

90s

Julianne A. Oberg ’98

Julianne A. Oberg ’98 was appointed by Maryland Gov. Larry Hogan to serve as a member of the University System of Maryland Board of Regents. Oberg is director of economic development for Calvert County, and previously spent 14 years with the Maryland…

80s

Scott Fitzenreiter ’85

Scott Fitzenreiter ’85 was named to Forbes’ 2022 list of Best In-State Wealth Advisors for Washington, D.C.

Passings

Charles J. Atas ’54

Charles J. Atas ’54, a longtime real estate attorney and Anne Arundel County residential builder and developer, died of pancreatic cancer May 15 at his Odenton home. He was 91. He earned his bachelor’s degree in 1951 and law degree in 1955 from the…

00s

Conor Cunningham ’06

Conor Cunningham ’06 joined research, data analytics and investment firm Melius Research as senior analyst covering the airline and travel sectors. He was most recently an executive director at MKM Partners.