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Spring 2014

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June 10, 2014
Wrought iron red M Gate against brick outside of Maryland Stadium.

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School of Theatre

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June 10, 2014
Class Creates Bilingual Performance to Share Immigrant Stories
Protestors crowd Egypt’s Tahrir Square

Class Act

June 10, 2014
Finance Professor Steven Heston ’83

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June 10, 2014
Steve Heston Goes All In
The “Apotheosis of Washington,” a

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St John building

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June 10, 2014
Wrought iron red M Gate against brick outside of Maryland Stadium.

Features

June 10, 2014
Conference Impact to Extend Across Campus
Wrought iron red M Gate against brick outside of Maryland Stadium.

Class Act

June 10, 2014
Anne on campus

In Brief

June 10, 2014
Questions for Anne Turkos, the university archivist

Class Notes

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90s

Alexandra Rudolph ’99

Alexandra Rudolph ’99 has joined the Chicago litigation firm Zagnoli McEvoy Foley LLC as a senior consultant. She specializes in conducting focus groups, mock trials, shadow juries and preparing experts and witnesses for trials and depositions. She has a…

80s

Camellia Blackwell Ph.D. ’85

Mixed-media artist Camellia Blackwell Ph.D. ’85 in April hosted 20 art collectors and enthusiasts at her art studio and gallery, an event organized by the Smithsonian Anacostia Museum. Her work combines photography and printmaking, and she is also a…

70s

Maurice W. Dorsey ’70, Ph.D. ’83

Maurice W. Dorsey ’70, Ph.D. ’83 has written his first book, “Businessman First: Remembering Henry G. Parks (1916 to 1989); Capturing the Life of a Businessman Who Was African American; An Authorized Biography.” The only African American in his class at…

90s

Jolene Ivey M.A. ’92

Maryland Del. Jolene Ivey M.A. ’92 is running for lieutenant governor. The Prince George’s County Democrat will be on the primary ballot June 24 with Attorney General Douglas F. Gansler, who is seeking the gubernatorial nomination. She’s now chair of the…

Passings

Margaret Wharton ’65

Artist Margaret Wharton ’65 died Jan. 20 at her home in Riverside, Ill. She was 70. Wharton lived in Virginia, North Carolina and Ohio before coming to UMD, according to The Chicago Tribune. She worked briefly in advertising before marrying and moving…

Passings

Julie Sutherland Jones ’74

Julie Sutherland Jones ’74, who retired in the early 1990s as deputy director of public affairs at the Labor Department, died of cancer Jan. 24 at her home in Arlington, Va. She was 65, according to The Washington Post. She attended Northwestern High…

70s

Mark McEwen ’76

Mark McEwen ’76, a longtime journalist who suffered a stroke in 2005, returned to Orlando’s WKMG Local 6 in February to host regular segments for the noon broadcast called “Positive Mark.” He previously spent 16 years with “CBS This Morning,” during which…

00s

Linda A. Weir M.S. ’01

Linda A. Weir M.S. ’01 co-wrote “North American Amphibians,” published by the University of California Press. The book covers the 300 recognized species found in the United States and Canada, many of which are endangered or threatened with extinction.