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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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…

10s

Juan Duque ’11

Juan Duque ’11, assistant professor and chair of psychology at Arcadia University, was appointed to its board of trustees. He completed a master’s and doctorate from the University of Nebraska–Lincoln in the Neuroscience and Behavior program. Duque joined…

10s

Melany Rabideau ’12, M.P.H. ’16

Melany Rabideau ’12, M.P.H. ’16 was recognized as one 42 Health Care Leaders Under 40 for 2024 by Becker’s Hospital Review. She is the founder and head of Optum Match at UnitedHealth Group, based in Minnetonka, Minnesota, which matches patients with…

Passings

Arch Scurlock '69, M.S. ’71

Arch Scurlock '69, M.S. ’71 died on June 15, 2024, at age 77. He held an MBA from Harvard University and chemical engineering degrees from UMD. His career included work for the U.S. Public Health Service and Environmental Protection Agency, the Atlantic…

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Paul Carlson ’93

Paul Carlson ’93, CEO and co-founder, and Thomas Fautrel ’03, president and co-founder of Seventy2 Capital Wealth Management, were named among Forbes’ 2024 Best-in-State Wealth Advisors.

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Debra Cammer Hines ’87, M.P.M. ’92

Debra Cammer Hines ’87, M.P.M. ’92 joined Abt Global as chief solutions officer. She has held leadership positions at IBM and major consulting firms such as EY and PwC. Early in her career, she also worked in the U.S. Office of Management and Budget.

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Jennifer Bragg ’03

Jennifer Bragg ’03 joined Latham & Watkins LLP’s health care and life sciences practice in the Washington, D.C. office. She previously served in the Food and Drug Administration's Office of the Chief Counsel as associate chief counsel. Bragg received…

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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…