Spring 2021

Campus Life

May 21, 2021

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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Passings

Mary K. Shamp ’62

Mary K. Shamp ’62 died on Feb. 14 in Hampstead, N.C. She was born in Lima, Ohio, and graduated with a degree in education from the University of Maryland. She taught third and fourth grades in Montgomery County, Md. She is survived by her daughter, Lynn…

90s

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.

90s

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.

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Claudia Hughes ’90

Claudia Hughes ’90 is now senior vice president and chief sales officer of Systemax.

Passings

Elfrieda “Fritzi” Mueller Riley-Kenny ’76, M.A. ’81

Elfrieda “Fritzi” Mueller Riley-Kenny ’76, M.A. ’81 died on Feb. 21 at Ginger Cove Continuing Care Retirement Community in Annapolis, Md. She was 95. The daughter of Mathilda and Arthur Mueller, Riley-Kenny was born in Athens, Wis., and graduated from…

Passings

John J. Brehm ’56, Ph.D. ’63

John J. Brehm ’56, Ph.D. ’63 died at age 86 at Nazareth Hospital in Philadelphia on Jan. 16. He was born in Memphis, Tenn., and grew up in Silver Spring, Md. A first-generation college graduate, he was an assistant professor at Northwestern University…

Passings

Donald C. Mack ’54

Donald C. Mack ’54 of Annapolis, Md., died on Jan. 22. He was born in Philadelphia and grew up in Baltimore. He graduated from Baltimore City College and UMD, where he was a member of the Alpha Tau Omega fraternity. He served in the U.S. Air Force and…

Passings

Leigh Alan Hurst ’72

Leigh Alan Hurst ’72 of Novato, Calif. died on Jan. 22 of cardiac failure. He was 70. He was born in Cheverly, Md., to Robert William Hurst and Doris Lee (Smith) Hurst. After UMD, he completed his postgraduate studies in zoology at the University of…