Spring 2014

Class Act

June 10, 2014

Wrought iron red M Gate against brick outside of Maryland Stadium.

Campus Life

June 10, 2014

Campus Life

June 10, 2014

Class Creates Bilingual Performance to Share Immigrant Stories

Class Act

June 10, 2014

Spring 2014

June 10, 2014

Steve Heston Goes All In

In Brief

June 10, 2014

Campus Life

June 10, 2014

Features

June 10, 2014

Conference Impact to Extend Across Campus

Class Act

June 10, 2014

In Brief

June 10, 2014

Questions for Anne Turkos, the university archivist

Class Notes

News on Friends and Classmates

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John ’05 and Stacy Spaulding Jowers ’06

John ’05 and Stacy Spaulding Jowers ’06 of Silver Spring, Md., welcomed the arrival of daughter Carina Joy on Jan. 28. They report that Carina is already looking forward to cheering on the Terps this fall.

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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

Maria M. Murphy-Andary ’81

Maria M. Murphy-Andary ’81 died Jan. 9 at her home Montgomery Village, Md., according to the Washington Post. She was 67. The cause was breast cancer, said her husband, James Andary. Murphy-Andary had worked for US Airways as a flight attendant since…

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Thomas A. Bogar ’70, M.A. ’74

Theater historian Thomas A. Bogar ’70, M.A. ’74 has written the book “Backstage at the Lincoln Assassination” from a unique perspective: a view from backstage at the Ford’s Theater in Washington D.C. It establishes for the first time that the theater was…

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William F. Tate Ph.D. ’91,

William F. Tate Ph.D. ’91, the Edward Mallinckrodt Distinguished University Professor in Arts & Sciences and chair of the Department of Education at Washington University in St. Louis, has been named dean of the Graduate School of Arts & Sciences…

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Phil Ritter ’80

Phil Ritter ’80 is serving as chief operating officer at the Meadows Mental Health Policy Institute for Texas. He previously worked as executive vice president for government and stakeholder affairs at Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport.…

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Michael E. Strauch ’00, M.A. ’02

Michael E. Strauch ’00, M.A. ’02 has been elected a shareholder at Carlton Fields Jorden Burt. He is a member of the firm’s National Trial Practice, Bankruptcy and Creditors’ Rights, Financial Services-Regulatory, Financial Services and Insurance…

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Ted Offit ’77

Ted Offit ’77 (left) and Don Schaaf ’85 (right) are board members for the U.S. Olympic Committee’s National Federation for Bobsled and Skeleton, whose athletes brought home six medals from the 2014 Winter Games in Sochi, Russia. Schaaf is president and…