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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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…

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…

00s

Jason Kiviat ’09

Jason Kiviat ’09 was named chief financial officer of Outbrain, a web recommendation platform. He was previously the company’s vice president, FP&A and investor relations. Kiviat received his CPA license in New York in 2011.

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…

90s

Joanne Zimolzak ’90

Joanne Zimolzak ’90, a member at Dykema Gossett PLLC in Washington, D.C., joined the International Association of Defense Counsel. Zimolzak is a member and past chair of the Insurance Coverage Litigation Committee of the American Bar Association’s Tort…

70s

Tim Kurkjian ’78

Tim Kurkjian ’78 was inducted into the sportswriters wing of Baseball’s Hall of Fame. He started his career in 1979 with the Washington Star, and two years later was the Rangers beat writer for the Dallas Morning News. After four years in Texas, Kurkjian…

80s

Scott Fitzenreiter ’85

Scott Fitzenreiter ’85 was named to Forbes’ 2022 list of Best In-State Wealth Advisors for Washington, D.C.

00s

Jessica Williford ’04

Jessica Williford ’04 joined Grant Philanthropic Advisors after nearly a decade leading Boeing’s community engagement in South Carolina. She has a master’s degree in professional studies, public relations/corporate communications from Georgetown…