Spring 2020

Features

Sticking Together

Features

Secrets, Satellites and Howard Stern

In Race With Virus, Engineers Speed Development of Medical Equipment

Campus Life

UMD Fights Pandemic With Historic Changes

Campus Life

‘Building Champions’

Campus Life

(Re)Introducing Darryll Pines

Campus Life

‘You Had a Feeling That You Could Change the World’

Campus Life

Disposable Knowledge

Class Act

Former Olympic Gymnast Takes the Next Leap

Art and Craft

Forecasts of the Future

Breaking Out of a Web of Censorship

Campus Life

Millions Gone, But Not Forgotten

Class Act

Maryland’s Leading Lady

Campus Life

An Unexpected Final Whistle

The Big Question

Class Notes

News on Friends and Classmates

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Nicholas Ladany ’85

Nicholas Ladany ’85 wwill become president of Oglethorpe University in Georgia in July. Ladany is currently dean of the School of Leadership and Education Sciences and associate provost for academic outreach at the University of San Diego. Ladany will…

Passings

Harry C. Hendrickson Ed.D. ’67

Harry C. Hendrickson Ed.D. ’67 died on Jan. 18 at Charlestown Retirement Community in Catonsville, Md. He was born on July 8, 1921, to Harry and Jessie Hendrickson of Still Pond, Md. After graduating from Washington College in Chestertown, Md.,…

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James Lott ’95

James Lott ’95 joined Peak Rock Capital, a middle-market private investment firm, as managing director of Peak Growth Consulting. Lott spent the previous seven years at GTCR as chief information officer. Lott earned a master’s degree in business…

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Gareth Roberg-Clark Ph.D. ’19

Gareth Roberg-Clark Ph.D. ’19 received a 2019 High Performance Computing Achievement Award from the National Energy Research Scientific Computing Center. The awards recognize early-career scientists who have used the center’s resources to make high-impact…

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Kimberley Lanham MBA ’01

Kimberley Lanham MBA ’01 joined the Institute for Defense Analyses as senior manager, financial strategy and analytics in the nonprofit’s Finance Directorate. Lanham earned her bachelor’s degree in accounting information systems from Virginia Polytechnic…

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Kamal Narang MBA ’07

Kamal Narang MBA ’07 was a recipient of the 2020 Washington Business Journal Minority Business Leader Award. He is vice president, general manager, federal health sector at General Dynamics Information Technology.

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Apryl Webb MBA ’19

Apryl Webb MBA ’19 was promoted to vice president of preconstruction for building operations at Skanska, a global construction and development firm. Most recently, Webb served as director of preconstruction.

Passings

Edward J. Norris ’69

Edward J. Norris ’69 died on March 18 after a long battle with Parkinson’s disease. He was 77. Norris was born on March 8, 1943, in Cumberland, Md., the son of the late Jesse and Beulah Norris. He graduated from Fort Hill High School and UMD, where he…