Spring 2021

Campus Life

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Features

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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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Jay Scheinberg ’91

Jay Scheinberg ’91 is now executive director of business development and alliances at TimelyMD, a telehealth provider that specializes in higher education and serves 85 campuses.

Passings

Theodore C. Papaloizos ’65

Theodore C. Papaloizos ’65, foremost educator of the Modern Greek language, died on Feb. 3 at age 97. Born in Cairo to Cypriot refugees, he immigrated to the United States in 1946 with his first wife, Angela Manganas, where he was hired to teach Greek in…

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Carol Wong ’08

Carol Wong ’08 is one of Storm Water Solutions’ 2021 Young Pros. She is the water resources engineer for the Center for Watershed Protection.

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Natalie Tham ’16

Natalie Tham ’16 was named special assistant of Advanced Research Projects Agency-Energy, in the U.S. Department of Energy. Tham most recently led the data and analytics team in Florida for the Biden-Harris campaign.

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Amy Brandt ’96

Amy Brandt ’96 joined the board of directors of Queenstown Bancorp of Maryland and Queenstown Bank of Maryland. Brandt is a certified public accountant and partner at Accounting Strategies Group. She also serves on the board of directors for Choptank…

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Dr. Ajay Verma ’84

Dr. Ajay Verma ’84 was appointed executive vice president, head of research and development at Yumanity Therapeutics, a biopharmaceutical company focused on the development of innovative, disease-modifying therapies for neurodegenerative diseases. Dr.…

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Derrick Weatherspoon ’05

Derrick Weatherspoon ’05 was promoted to managing director of IMB Partners, a private equity firm focused on lower-middle market companies serving government agencies and electric and gas utilities. Weatherspoon joined IMB in 2020 and previously served as…

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Phil Barnes ’02, M.Ed. ’10

Phil Barnes ’02, M.Ed. ’10 was named coordinator of instrumental music and theater for Montgomery County Public Schools. He spent the previous 17 years in classrooms at Rockville and James Hubert Blake high schools.