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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
Painting of Ukraine flag colors with Twitter birds

Explorations

September 14, 2022
System Analyzes Millions of Tweets Daily to Quickly Pinpoint Atrocities, Refugee Flows
student raises hand in classroom

Explorations

September 14, 2022
Researcher Studies How Schools Can Better Integrate Young Unaccompanied Migrants
couch and chair with rainbow rug

Explorations

September 14, 2022
Training Program Aims to Improve Mental Health Treatment
illustration of nasal COVID vaccine

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
signs prohibiting guns

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
People at Planet Word

Explorations

September 14, 2022
Museum-based Project Engages Broader Public on Language Science
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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Victoria Thornton

10s

Victoria E. Thornton ’16

Victoria E. Thornton ’16 joined the law firm Goodell DeVries as an associate as part of the firm’s combination with Astrachan Gunst Thomas. Prior to entering private practice, she interned for The Honorable Jennifer B. Schiffer and served as a law clerk…
Don Freeman

90s

Don Freeman ’98

Don Freeman ’98 was promoted to president of the North America Professional Business Unit of WernerCo, a privately owned company involved with the manufacturing and distribution of aluminum and fiberglass ladders, light duty construction equipment, fall…

Passings

John E. Fissel Jr. ’53

John E. Fissel Jr. ’53 of Kettering, Ohio, died on July 25, 2022, at age 92. The Baltimore native was a member of Sigma Chi fraternity at UMD, and before graduating, he served in the Navy on the USS Midway. Fissel worked for Roadway Express in the trainee…

Passings

Robert Mitchell Foster ’51

Robert Mitchell Foster ’51 of Wilmington, N.C., died on June 17, 2022, at age 94. He was raised in Kansas City, Mo. and D.C. and in 1945 entered the U.S. Army. After graduating from UMD, he earned his master’s degree in education studies from the George…

Passings

Helen “Candy” Byrnes ’66

Helen “Candy” Byrnes ’66 died of pulmonary complications on May 11, 2022, at her home in Baltimore. She was 77. Byrnes was a 1963 graduate of Garrison Forest School, where she played tennis and field hockey. She earned a history degree at UMD, where she…
Louis Ferrera

90s

Lou Ferrara ’92

Lou Ferrara ’92 was elevated to vice president, consumer data and strategy of the Sinclair Broadcast Group. Ferrara, who joined Sinclair in 2018, previously managed the company’s email and newsletter business and operations.
Julianne Oberg

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…

20s

Ethan Forrest ’21 and Zack Kauffman ’21

Ethan Forrest ’21 and Zack Kauffman ’21 created the Pursuit of Hoppiness, which funds treatment research for blood cancer cure and support for pediatric care for those afflicted with these cancers.