Spring 2014

Features

The Things He Carries

In Brief

Visualization tools being developed by UMD researchers

Virtual Reality, Made More Real

Class Act

Campus Life

Campus Life

In Brief

Washington: Rome Reborn

Campus Life

Teaching Center Seeks “A” in Innovation

Features

Conference Impact to Extend Across Campus

Class Act

The Accidental Golf Czar

Class Notes

News on Friends and Classmates

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70s

Thomas P. Slaughter ’76, M.A. ’78

In “Independence: The Tangled Roots of the American Revolution,” noted historian Thomas P. Slaughter ’76, M.A. ’78 takes a long-term and inclusive approach, going back to the founding of the colonies to tell a 150-year story. Slaughter is the Arthur R.…

80s

Dean Ventola ’82, ’83,

Dean Ventola ’82, ’83, AIA, has joined Bowie Gridley Architects as director of construction administration. He brings more than 30 years of experience in architecture and urban planning, including work throughout the Mid-Atlantic region. He also serves as…

70s

Ed Armstrong ’79

Ed Armstrong ’79 was named Mr. Clearwater at the 92nd annual meeting of the Clearwater (Fla.) Regional Chamber of Commerce in February. He has practiced law in Clearwater for 30 years, most often representing developers, but sometimes those who opposed…

Passings

Robert V. Hess ’83

Robert V. Hess ’83, who as New York City’s commissioner of homeless services presided over a gradual decline in the homeless population, died of liver cancer on Dec. 24 at his home in Egg Harbor Township, N.J., according to The New York Times. He was 57.…

Passings

Jean Amos ’44

Jean Amos ’44 died March 1 of complications from dementia at her Loch Raven Village, Md. home, according to the Baltimore Sun. She was 90. Amos was born in Baltimore and raised in Mount Washington. After earning a bachelor’s degree in 1944 in English from…

90s

Duane Adler ’91

Screenwriter Duane Adler ’91, made his directorial debut in April with the dance drama “Make Your Move.” It starred Derek Hough of “Dancing with the Stars” and Korean pop star BoA as star-crossed lovers in Brooklyn’s club scene. Adler was also the…

00s

Laya Ballesteros ’01,

Laya Ballesteros ’01, a teacher at Achievement First Bushwick Elementary in Brooklyn, N.Y., has been recognized by the network of nonprofit charter schools as a “distinguished teacher.” The title acknowledges her success in student achievement, student…

Passings

William F. Best M.A. ’66

William F. Best M.A. ’66 died April 30 at his home in St. Michaels, Md. He received a B.S. in education at Frostburg State Teachers College in 1951. While in graduate school at UMD, he worked as an assistant intramural director and assistant baseball…