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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90s

Hugh Brown ’91

Hugh Brown ’91 was selected for induction into the Saint Michael the Archangel High School’s Sports Faith Hall of Fame in Fredericksburg, Va. Brown is head football coach at the school. He was a linebacker for UMD from 1987-1991.

90s

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…

90s

Seema Verma ’93

Seema Verma ’93 joined the board of directors of Lumeris. She most recently served as administrator of the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services. Modern Healthcare ranked her as the “Most Influential Person in Healthcare” in 2019 and one of the…

90s

David Fike ’91

David Fike ’91 was named chief operating officer of Pursoma, a global wellness brand focusing on all natural solutions for consumers headquartered in Easton, Md.

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…

90s

Danielle Guindo ’98

Danielle Guindo ’98, executive director of NYC-based Read Alliance, was recognized by the TV network PIX11 as a “Remarkable Woman.” Read Alliance trains high schoolers in a phonics-based curriculum and then meaningfully employs them to tutor younger peers…

00s

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…

70s

Paul Travers ’73

Inspired by his dying father’s dream of hiking the Appalachian Trail, Paul Travers ’73 wrote the new book “Dancing with the Mountains ... Alzheimer’s, Angels, and the Appalachian Trail: A Journey of Spirit.” It chronicles Travers’ thru-hike to raise money…