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

Jared Patrick Melrath ’00

Jared Patrick Melrath ’00, 44, of Catonsville, Md., died on July 12, 2022. Jared was born on Nov. 28, 1977 in Wilmington, Del. He graduated from North East High School and earned his graduate degree from the University of Utah. He taught middle and high…

90s

Maggie Hallbach MBA ’96

Maggie Hallbach MBA ’96 was named to the board of directors of the Northern Virginia Technology Council. She is senior vice president for Verizon Public Sector. Hallbach holds a bachelor’s degree from Brown University.

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…

90s

Jeff Kimsey ’93

Jeff Kimsey ’93 was named to the board of directors of the Institute for Supply Management. Kimsey is vice president and head of core products for Investment Intelligence at Nasdaq, where he has worked since 2001. He received an MBA from Loyola University.

90s

Keri P. Mattox M.A. ’99

Keri P. Mattox M.A. ’99 was appointed chief communications and administration officer of Zimmer Biomet Holdings, a global medical technology leader. She previously served as senior vice president, investor relations and chief communications officer. She…

10s

Rick Sullivan MBA ’15

Rick Sullivan MBA ’15 was promoted from vice president of finance to chief financial officer of Senseonics. Prior to joining the medical technology company in 2016, he was a principal at Hike Financial and Chief Financial Officer of RoosterBio. He…

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…

70s

Elijah “Ed” Armstrong ’79

Elijah “Ed” Armstrong ’79 was reappointed by Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis to the Southwest Florida Water Management District. Armstrong earned his J.D. from Vanderbilt University.