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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70s

Brandon “Randy” Belote ’74

Brandon “Randy” Belote ’74 was named a member of the Columbia State Foundation Board. He is the president and CEO of Flat Rock Farms in Lewisburg, a special destination events venue created with family after his retirement as corporate vice president from…

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

John P. Kammerer ’60

John P. Kammerer ’60 died on Aug. 5, 2022. He was 84 years old. He graduated from the University of Maryland with a degree in economics, beginning his lifelong collection of Terrapin memorabilia. As an active Alum, he was supportive of the University,…

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,…

Passings

George Lieberman M.S. ’72

George Lieberman M.S. ’72 died at his Rockville, Md., home on June 25, 2022. He was 85 years old. His family fled from Austria when he was an infant, in 1937, and settled in Kew Gardens, N.Y. He earned a B.S. from Brooklyn Polytechnic Institute, a…

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…

90s

Lakisha Woods ’97

Lakisha Woods ’97 was named executive vice president and CEO of the American Institute of Architects. Woods was previously president and CEO of the National Institute of Building Sciences. Previously, she served in senior positions at the National…

90s

Raja Sundararajan M.S. ’98

Raja Sundararajan M.S. ’98 was promoted from senior vice president, regulatory and Customer Solutions to executive vice president, external affairs at American Electric Power. He has a bachelor's degree in mechanical engineering from the Indian Institute…