Spring 2021

News

Sports Briefs

Class Act

Collecting Today’s History

Class Act

Menu on a Mission

A Revolution Goes Public

UMD Mourns Victims of Anti-Asian Violence

The Big Question

Data Farming

Class Act

Alumni Association News

Phone Data Could Speed Up Efforts to Slow Down Traffic

Campus Life

New Residence Halls to Honor Trailblazers

Campus Life

Tallying the Toll of COVID-19

Campus Life

Mural of a Lifetime

Saves in the City

Class Notes

News on Friends and Classmates

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10s

Naina Soni ’13 and Dr. Joshua Thompson ’13

Naina Soni ’13 and Dr. Joshua Thompson ’13 married on Feb. 4 at Tranquility Farm in Purcellville, Va. Soni is a litigation associate at Cooley and Thompson is an otolaryngology resident at the University of Maryland Medical Center.

70s

Dr. Harold Koplewicz ’73

Dr. Harold Koplewicz ’73 is the author of “The Scaffold Effect: Raising Resilient, Self-Reliant, and Secure Kids in the Age of Anxiety,” released by Harmony Books. It guides parents through strategies for raising empowered, capable people. Koplewicz is a…

90s

Kamel Haddad Ph.D. ’92

Kamel Haddad Ph.D. ’92 is now dean of the College of Natural and Health Sciences at the University of Northern Colorado. Previously, he was a professor of mathematics at California State University San Marcos with a special assignment as consultant for…

10s

Reneida Leon MBA '11

Reneida Leon MBA '11 is head of product at Startup Space, a platform for entrepreneurship community building. Leon previously led experience innovation teams at companies like Kaplan, WGU and most recently, Kroger. She holds a bachelor's degree in…

Passings

Donald R. Redmiles ’53

Donald R. Redmiles ’53, a longtime resident of Davidsonville, Md., known by many as Coach "Cap," died on March 1 at age 93. He was born to the late Alfred and Bessie Redmiles, the youngest of eight sisters and two brothers, all of whom predeceased him. As…

00s

Jonathan Forsythe ’01

Jonathan Forsythe ’01 was named managing editor of Verify, an initiative by TEGNA to combat disinformation. He was most recently senior director of video and audio for McClatchy, and he spent 14 years at The Washington Post.

90s

Sam Millman ’93

Sam Millman ’93 was hired as a loan originator dealing exclusively with reverse mortgages at the Steven J. Sless Group of Primary Residential Mortgage.

90s

Brooke Greenwald ’91, M.A. ’95

Brooke Greenwald ’91, M.A. ’95 was hired as chief marketing officer at AngioSoma, a firm providing medical research, development and treatments. She has held leadership positions in multiple health care organizations, is an award-winning speaker and has…