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Fall 2024

Campus Life fresco

From Ashes to Awe

Students and Faculty Mark 20 Years of Excavating and Documenting Little-Known Ruins Near Pompeii

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Testudo on Tap

UMD Joins With Baltimore Brewery Co-founded by Alum to Offer New Beer

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2 Terps Take Gold

Triple Jumper, Basketball Player Earn Top Honors in Paris Olympics

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‘Connie’ Breaks a Story: Her Own

Trailblazing journalist Connie Chung ’69 battled misogyny and racism to reach the pinnacle of TV news. In a new self-titled memoir, she shares what it took to get there.

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10 in 10

From titles to revenue to academics, Maryland scored by joining the Big Ten Conference. Here are 10 ways it’s been a B1G decade.

Class Notes

News on Friends and Classmates

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Felix "Bob" Burns

Passings

Felix "Bob" Burns M.S. ’78

Felix "Bob" Burns M.S. ’78 died in Albany, N.Y., on June 4, 2024. He received a Bachelor of Science from Clarkson University, a Master of Business Administration from Boston University and a master's in civil engineering from UMD. Burns had a…
Ashok Veeraraghavan

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Ashok Veeraraghavan M.S. ’04, Ph.D. ’08

Ashok Veeraraghavan M.S. ’04, Ph.D. ’08, a professor of electrical and computer engineering at Rice University, was awarded the Edith and Peter O’Donnell Award in Engineering from the Texas Academy of Medicine, Engineering, Science and Technology, one of…
Joseph Stecher

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Joseph Stecher ’02

Joseph Stecher ’02 is the new president and CEO of Third Party International, an aviation and aerospace component manufacturing and consulting service, bringing a background in engineering and operations. His previous roles include director of operations…
Elizabeth “Beth” Joffrion

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Elizabeth “Beth” Joffrion M.L.S. ’97

Elizabeth “Beth” Joffrion M.L.S. ’97, director of archives and special collections at Western Washington University Libraries, was inducted as a fellow of the Society of American Archivists. She holds a master's degree in American history and archives and…
Ahmed Abdel-Saheb

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Ahmed Abdel-Saheb ’07, ’07

Ahmed Abdel-Saheb ’07, ’07 joined Signal Hill, a lower-middle market private equity firm, as managing director, based in Washington, D.C. Previously, he was a partner at Godspeed Capital and an investment banking vice president at Greenhill & Co. He…
William A. Rogers

Passings

William A. Rogers ’54

William A. Rogers ’54 of Palm Harbor, Florida, died May 13, 2024, at age 89. He lived most of his life in Riverdale, Maryland. After earning his degree in education at UMD, Rogers taught English at Duval High School in Lanham, Maryland, and was a guidance…
Bryan Davenport

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Bryan Davenport ’85

Bryan Davenport ’85 was part of the Gateway Mortgage team recognized among the Top 50 Mortgage Companies in America 2023 by Mortgage Executive Magazine. Gateway ranked No. 30 based on total yearly mortgage volume.
The Lone Arranger: Succeeding in a Small Repository book cover

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Christina Zamon M.A. ’04, M.L.S. ’04

Christina Zamon M.A. ’04, M.L.S. ’04, head of Special Collections and Archives at Georgia State University, was elected a fellow of the Society of American Archivists, an honor given to seven individuals in 2024. The society published her book “The Lone…