Fall 2024

Campus Life

From Ashes to Awe

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

News

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Testudo on Tap

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

News

2 Terps Take Gold

Triple Jumper, Basketball Player Earn Top Honors in Paris Olympics

Features

Connie Chung sitting at a table with her book in front of her

‘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.

Features

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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Elizabeth Drori ’02

Elizabeth Drori ’02 was named chief marketing officer of slip-on footwear brand Kizik. She came from Sperry, where she served as global chief marketing officer and general manager of the Sperry e-commerce business. Before that, she headed up marketing for…

Passings

Sheila A. Rovelstad ’72

Sheila A. Rovelstad ’72 died on May 20, 2024, in Venice, Florida, at the age of 73. At UMD, she was active in Kappa Kappa Gamma sorority. She went on to become owner of the Artistree Shop in Ellicott City, Maryland, cosmetics manager of the May Company in…

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Brad Weingart ’87, a

Brad Weingart ’87, a senior wealth advisor at Wilmington Trust, was named to Forbes' Best-in-State Wealth Advisor list for Pennsylvania for 2024. He also serves as a committee member for the Jewish Community Center in Margate, N.J. and has served as…

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Madieu Williams ’03

Madieu Williams ’03 joined Eagle Title as a settlement officer. He previously worked in corporate and nonprofit organizations,and has an MBA from the University of Maryland Global Campus and a Juris Doctor degree from the University of Baltimore School of…

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Joanne Amorosi ’79, M.A. ’81

Joanne Amorosi ’79, M.A. ’81 completed her 30-year career at the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency by overseeing the development of its National Environmental Museum and Education Center, which recently won the Historical Preservation and Exhibits…

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Regina (Muhammad) Webb ’06

Regina (Muhammad) Webb ’06, a Baltimore-based community program manager for Kaiser Permanente, was named one of The (Baltimore) Daily Record’s 2024 Leading Women Under 40. The list celebrates women who are 40 years old or younger for their professional…

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Sarah TeDesco ’09

Sarah TeDesco ’09 was promoted from executive vice president to chief operating officer at DonorSearch, which provides fundraising intelligence and prospect research for the nonprofit sector.

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Carey Wright ’72, M.A. ’76, Ed.D. ’94

Carey Wright ’72, M.A. ’76, Ed.D. ’94 was promoted to state superintendent of schools by the Maryland State Board of Education in April. She had served in the role on an interim basis for six months and previously served as state superintendent of…