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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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Passings

Kevin Patrick Zichelli ’11

Kevin Patrick Zichelli ’11 of Severna Park, Md., died on May 19, 2022, two weeks after sustaining injuries in a workplace accident. He was 33. Zichelli was born on July 22, 1988, in Livingston, N.J. He was an account manager at BG Products and Services,…

10s

Christopher King Ph.D. ’13

Christopher King Ph.D. ’13 was named inaugural dean of the Georgetown School of Health. He is associate professor and chair of Georgetown’s Department of Health Systems Administration at the School of Nursing & Health Studies and has served as a…

00s

John Barnes MBA ’05

John Barnes MBA ’05 was named office managing partner at the Cleveland location of audit, tax and advisory firm Grant Thornton. He has held successive leadership roles at the firm for 18 years. He earned a bachelor’s in accounting and international…
Donnell Turner

80s

Donnell Turner ’89

Gov. Larry Hogan appointed Donnell Turner ’89 to the Prince George’s County Circuit Court. He was most recently inspector general for the county Police Department, deputy state’s attorney and principal deputy state’s attorney for the county, assistant…
Amy Lorenzini

90s

Amy Lorenzini ’98

Amy Lorenzini ’98 was appointed by Maryland Gov. Larry Hogan to the circuit court for St. Mary’s County. She has been an attorney with the Prince Frederick firm of Cumberland & Erly for the past 17 years, serving as managing partner for the past eight…

80s

Deborah (Barfield) Berry ’85

Deborah (Barfield) Berry ’85 was selected as a Nieman Fellow for the Class of 2023. She will spend the year studying at Harvard University. Berry is a national correspondent for USA Today.Before that she worked for Newsday, where she was part of a team…

80s

Paul Sekhri ’81

Paul Sekhri ’81 was named president and CEO of vTv Therapeutics, a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company focused on oral treatments for Type 1 diabetes. Sekhri was previously president and CEO of eGenesis, Lycera Corp. and Cerimon Pharmaceuticals.

Passings

John W. Witters ’65

John W. Witters ’65 died on July 5, 2022, in Temple Hills, Md., at age 81. John was born in Mt. Vernon, Ill. and graduated from Mt. Vernon Township High School, John moved to Washington, D.C., where he met his bride, graduated from UMD and began his…