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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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…

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James "Jim" Magee ’76

James "Jim" Magee ’76 was named to the advisory committee for GenFlat Holdings, a company developing collapsible shipping container technology. He is president and chief executive officer of Carrbridge Management Corp. Prior to his time at CAI, Magee was…

Passings

Mary Louise Lucas ’57

Mary Louise Lucas ’57 died on May 21, 2024, in Columbia, Maryland. Raised in University Park, she attended the Academy of Notre Dame before graduating from UMD. Her love of sports led her to become a physical education teacher and coach at Bladensburg…

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Hadar Susskind ’01

Hadar Susskind ’01, president of Americans for Peace Now, was named to Washingtonian magazine’s list of 50 Most Influential People 0f 2024. He is a leading progressive in the Jewish community who during Israel’s war with Hamas, has urged Israel to “choose…

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Nathan Rutledge ’08

Nathan Rutledge ’08 was appointed senior vice president and head of investor relations at Amentum, a global engineering and technology solutions provider. Most recently, he served as principal and head of investor relations at Booz Allen Hamilton; he also…

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Rob Dyson ’90

Rob Dyson ’90 was tapped to lead the government contracting and information technology practice at the Freedom Bank of Virginia. He was most recently a senior vice president and market executive at Capital One, and before that, a vice president for credit…

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Andrew W. Booth ’64, M.S. ’67

Andrew W. Booth ’64, M.S. ’67 of Salisbury retired from the board of trustees of Wor-Wic Community College after 18 years of service. During his tenure, he played a pivotal role in the expansion of campus facilities. A professional engineer, he founded…

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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…