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

Explorations

September 14, 2022

Researcher Studies How Schools Can Better Integrate Young Unaccompanied Migrants

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

Inhaled Vaccine Creates Immunity Where It’s Most Needed

Explorations

September 14, 2022

Training Program Aims to Improve Mental Health Treatment

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

Explorations

September 14, 2022

Museum-based Project Engages Broader Public on Language Science

Kevin Willard guides Julian Reese through a drill

Campus Life

September 14, 2022

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

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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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

Karen Myers ’85

Karen Myers ’85, senior contracts business partner in the Finance Directorate at the Institute for Defense Analyses’ Alexandria, Va., headquarters, was presented with the W. Y. Smith Award in recognition of her team’s contributions to the nonprofit. She…

00s

Kali-Ahset Amen M.A. ’06

Kali-Ahset Amen M.A. ’06 was named inaugural director of Howard University’s Center for Journalism and Democracy. Amen previously served as managing director of the Billie Holiday Center for the Liberation Arts in Baltimore. She was also an assistant…

00s

Andrew “Drew” Vetter ’05

Andrew “Drew” Vetter ’05 joined Annapolis law and lobbying firm Schwartz, Metz, Wise & Kauffman. Vetter served as deputy administrative officer in the Office of Baltimore County Executive John A. Olszewski Jr. from 2018-22. Vetter is a licensed…

70s

Elijah “Ed” Armstrong ’79

Elijah “Ed” Armstrong ’79 was reappointed by Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis to the Southwest Florida Water Management District. Armstrong earned his J.D. from Vanderbilt University.

Passings

William "Bill" Ellery Clark ’66

William "Bill" Ellery Clark ’66, who had a distinguished career in emergency preparedness and response, died June 2, 2022, in Annapolis, Md., after a long battle with Alzheimer's disease. He was 83. Clark joined the Annapolis Volunteer Fire Department in…

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…

60s

Robert Pence ’67

Former U.S. Ambassador to Finland Robert Pence ’67 was appointed to George Mason University’s board of visitors by Virginia Gov. Glenn Youngkin.