Spring 2021

Campus Life

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Features

May 19, 2021

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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Christian Douglas ’15

Christian Douglas ’15 released his first full-length album, “Inside Voice,” which he created, produced and recorded from his home during the pandemic. Special guests include singer-songwriter Becca Stevens and Snarky Puppy's Justin Stanton, among others.…

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Sid Pandey M.P.S. ’19

Sid Pandey M.P.S. ’19 was named one of this year’s 50 Rising Stars by Geospatial World. A senior associate and senior geospatial technology manager in Dewberry’s geospatial and technology services group in Fairfax, Va., he has worked on projects for…

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William F. Tate IV Ph.D. ’91

William F. Tate IV Ph.D. ’91 was appointed president of Louisiana State University. He was previously Education Foundation distinguished professor, and provost and executive vice president for academic affairs at the University of South Carolina.

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Cheryl Moore-Thomas Ph.D. ’00

Cheryl Moore-Thomas Ph.D. ’00 was named acting provost and vice president for academic affairs at Loyola University Maryland. Moore-Thomas began in her role as Loyola’s first chief equity and inclusion officer on Jan. 1, 2020. She came to Loyola as an…

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Michael Kurlander ’99

Michael Kurlander ’99 was hired as chief financial officer of Pagaya, a financial technology company. He previously worked at Goldman Sachs where he held leadership roles across Corporate Treasury, Operations, and GS Bank, and most recently at Citadel as…

Passings

Vernon “Bob” R. Schmalbach Jr. ’65

Vernon “Bob” R. Schmalbach Jr. ’65 of Wilmington, Del., died on Feb. 5 at age 78. Born in Baltimore, Schmalbach graduated from UMD with a mechanical engineering degree and the University of Delaware with an MBA. He worked as a mechanical engineer with…

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Catherine A. Thompson ’14

Catherine A. Thompson ’14 joined Ain & Black as an associate. The law firm specializes in divorce, property division, custody and support issues, business evaluation and business succession. She graduated from the University of Virginia School of Law…

Passings

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…