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Fall 2022

Adele H. Stamp

Post-Grad

September 14, 2022
On Centennial of UMD Hiring First Dean of Women, Peek at President’s Letter to Her
blue M&M's

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
ROXANA HADADI ’09 portrait

Post-Grad

September 14, 2022
Vulture Writer Makes Sharp Points on Popular Culture
icons on a smartphone

Post-Grad

September 14, 2022
Directory to You; Stoking Homecoming Spirit
Collage of TV and movie images

Explorations

September 14, 2022
What’s the Best or Worst Fictionalized Depiction of Your Field in Film, TV or a Book?
MARIA MOLINA

Explorations

September 14, 2022
New Professor Left Cable News for Climate Data Science
student raises hand in classroom

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
illustration of nasal COVID vaccine

Explorations

September 14, 2022
Inhaled Vaccine Creates Immunity Where It’s Most Needed
couch and chair with rainbow rug

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
signs prohibiting guns

Explorations

September 14, 2022
Dean’s Expert Testimony Illuminates Texas ‘No Guns’ Case
People at Planet Word

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
men's lacrosse team celebrates

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

Thomas A. Bradley ’80

Thomas A. Bradley ’80 was promoted from interim CEO to CEO of Argo Group International Holdings, an underwriter of specialty insurance products. He had previously served as Argo’s chairman since 2020 and as chief financial officer and executive vice…
Mike Ravenscroft

20s

Mike Ravenscroft MBA ’21

Mike Ravenscroft MBA ’21 was named managing director of the Maryland Momentum Fund (MMF), a $16 million investment fund that supports early stage companies affiliated with University System of Maryland institutions. He joined MMF from Dreamit Ventures…
Hua Jiang

00s

Hua Jiang Ph.D. ’09

Hua Jiang Ph.D. ’09 was appointed associate dean for academic affairs at Syracuse University’s Newhouse School. Jiang has been a Newhouse faculty member since 2013. She holds bachelor’s and master’s degrees from Nanjing University.
Found Memories

00s

Daniel Powell '01

"Fo(u)nd Memories," a book by Daniel Powell '01, was published on June 28. The short stories in this collection were inspired by found photographs and explore childhood and growing up, family, memory; love, loss and the intersection of art, science,…

Passings

Donna Dilts Bennett ’69, MBA ’79

Donna Dilts Bennett ’69, MBA ’79 of Vero Beach, Fla., died on July 2, 2022. She was 74 years old. She started her career as an economist with the Civil Aeronautics Board, which is where she met her husband of 33 years, Randy Bennett. Bennett moved on to…
Michelle Maggi

90s

Michelle Bimson Maggi ’99

Michelle Bimson Maggi ’99 was appointed the chair of the National Propane Gas Association. Maggi is vice president of law for AmeriGas, the nation’s largest retail propane marketer and a subsidiary of UGI Corp. She is a graduate of the Widener University…

10s

Meg Eden Kuyatt ’12, MFA ’16

Meg Eden Kuyatt ’12, MFA ’16 is the author of “Good Different,” a middle-grade novel in verse that tells the story of a neurodivergent girl who comes to understand and celebrate her difference. It will be published by Scholastic in March 2023.

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…