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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Alex Bryer ’96

Alex Bryer ’96, a financial adviser at Snowden Lane Partners’ Riverstone Capital Wealth Group, was recognized by AdvisorHub in its ranking of 2024 Advisors.

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Alan Henry ’02

Alan Henry ’02 was hired as managing editor of PCMag. He came from Wired magazine, where he was director of special projects, and was previously Smarter Living editor at The New York Times and editor in chief of Lifehacker. He is also the author of the…

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Michelle Bimson Maggi ’99

Michelle Bimson Maggi ’99 joined Ferrellgas’ leadership team as vice president of corporate affairs. Bimson Maggi has decades of experience within the propane industry and was the first female chair of the National Propane Gas Association’s board of…

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Jim Carroll M.Arch. ’89

Jim Carroll M.Arch. ’89 was promoted to vice president of Facilities Management at Auburn University. He previously served as the university architect from 2011 to 2017, where he led a team managing more than 13 million square feet of space and a capital…

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…

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…

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Christopher J. Griffith M.S. ’91

Christopher J. Griffith M.S. ’91 was promoted to CEO of engineering firm KCI Technologies. He joined the company in 1997 and most recently served as president and chief operating officer. Griffith has a bachelor’s degree in civil engineering from the U.S.…

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Sylvia Bigio ’93

Sylvia Bigio ’93 joined the board of PRISA, a business group for the creation and distribution of education, news and entertainment content in the Spanish-speaking markets. A dual Peruvian-U.S. citizen, she is an analyst and portfolio manager specializing…