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

Hiran Cabraal ’88

Hiran Cabraal ’88 was named to the board of directors of Sampath Bank. He is a senior banking advisor/ contractor at PwC Consulting Limited and the founder and managing director of HSVC, both in Vietnam.

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.

Passings

Richard “Dick” W. Thompson

Richard “Dick” W. Thompson, 84, of Whitehouse, NJ died on Aug. 28, 2022. He played soccer at Montgomery Blair High School in Silver Spring, Md., and at the University of Maryland, where his team won the ACC Championship twice and participated in the first…

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.

90s

William F. Tate IV Ph.D. ’91

William F. Tate IV Ph.D. ’91, president of Louisiana State University, was elected to the American Academy of Arts and Sciences. His scholarly contributions include the social determinants of mathematics and science attainment as well as epidemiological…

80s

Margee Ensign M.A. ’81, Ph.D. ’82

Margee Ensign M.A. ’81, Ph.D. ’82 was named vice chancellor of United States International University-Africa in Nairobi, Kenya. She had been president of the American University of Nigeria in Yola; associate provost for International initiatives, dean and…

10s

Erin Matyus ’10

Erin Matyus ’10 was hired as associate head coach for Penn State swimming and diving. Matyus spent the last 11 years at Lehigh University.

Passings

Jerry Ceppos ’69

Jerry Ceppos ’69, former top editor at the San Jose Mercury News, died July 29, 2022, at his home in Baton Rouge, La. He was 75. A native of Silver Spring, Md., Ceppos started his journalism career in high school, edited The Diamondback at UMD and took…