Spring 2021

Campus Life

May 21, 2021

Features

May 19, 2021

Features

May 19, 2021

In the Shadow of Climate Change and Overfishing, a UMD Researcher Finds Answers for Today’s Oceans in the Centuries-old Bones of a North Atlantic Fish.

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Acclaimed Theater Designer Takes Lead Role in Reimagining Live Performance

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Class Notes

News on Friends and Classmates

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Passings

R. Scott Beard M.M. ’90, DMA ’96

R. Scott Beard M.M. ’90, DMA ’96, provost and senior vice president for academic affairs at Shepherd University and a nationally recognized pianist, teacher, clinician, author and recording artist, died on March 28. He was born Aug. 24, 1964, in Richmond,…

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Joseph L. Colburn Ph.D. ’63

Joseph L. Colburn Ph.D. ’63 died on Feb. 10 at age 91 in Elkhart, Ind. He was born in Baltimore and attended Mount Saint Joseph High School, before attending Loyola College. He worked part time at St. Agnes Hospital pharmacy, where he met his wife, Martha…

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Carol J. Griffin M.S. ’71

Carol J. Griffin M.S. ’71 of Stephenson, Va., died on Dec. 28. Griffin was born on Oct. 21, 1947, in New Hampshire to Robert and Frances Anderson. She grew up in Wharton, N.J. Griffin graduated from Denison University, where she met her late husband, John…

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Oliver B. Wittig M.Ed. ’66

Oliver B. Wittig M.Ed. ’66 of Severna Park, Md., died at age 83 on Jan. 28 after battling a long illness. He was born in Frostburg, Md., and served as an assistant in administration at Annapolis Junior High, Corkran Junior High School and Glen Burnie High…

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David L. Bamford ’51

David L. Bamford ’51 of Vienna, Va., died on Jan. 1 at age 93. He grew up in Verona, N.J., and served in the U.S. Navy in World War II. After graduating from UMD, he was in the lumber business for nearly 50 years. When he retired, he enjoyed playing golf…

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Gene Chen Ph.D. ’02

Gene Chen Ph.D. ’02 joined Interlink Electronics, a technology partner in the world of human-machine interface devices, sensors and other technologies, as vice president of engineering and advanced materials. Prior to joining Interlink, Chen was CTO at…

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Charles B. Tuley Jr. ’51

Charles B. Tuley Jr. ’51 of Towson, Md., died on Dec. 1 at age 93. He studied ornamental horticulture at UMD. Upon graduation, he worked for several nurseries selling landscape material and creating landscape designs. He is preceded in death by his wife,…

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Carol A. Knepp ’66

Carol A. Knepp ’66, a teacher, athlete and seamstress, died of complications from COVID-19 on Jan. 18 at age 95. Born in South Bend, Ind., Knepp enjoyed ice skating, dancing in performances at the local German and Norwegian clubs and teaching Sunday…