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Maryland Today

Spring 2022

Contemporary photo of the Iribe Center with archival photo of circle drive by Ritchie

Features

May 31, 2022
College Park is hopping and humming with new businesses, housing and other perks. See for yourself.
Bernice Sandler collage

Features

May 26, 2022
Fifty years after the law’s passage, the legacy of Bernice Sandler Ed.D. ’69 endures through the millions of girls and women whose lives she’s changed.
Sacoby Wilson

Features

May 26, 2022
Trash and toxic substances are often dumped where poor people and communities of color live. Public health researcher Sacoby Wilson is empowering them to fight for cleaner, safer conditions.
Career networking illustration

Post-Grad

May 26, 2022
Career Week in Review, An Event With Good Tastes and Terps Supporting Terps
Sheet music

Post-Grad

May 26, 2022
See How University Archives Restored a Rare Piece of Maryland’s Musical History
Watering can illustration

Explorations

May 26, 2022
What’s the Smallest Change People Can Make to Have the Biggest Positive Impact on Society?
Cat cafe

Post-Grad

May 26, 2022
Alum’s Popular ‘Cat Cafés’ in D.C., Hollywood Draw Celebrities While Saving Kitties
Three Mokhtarzada brothers

Post-Grad

May 26, 2022
Entrepreneurial Terps Sell Financial Planning App for $1.275B
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Post-Grad

May 26, 2022
Costume Designer Makes Stars Shine on Small and Big Screens
students stand in circle around candles spelling out "STOP WAR" on McKeldin Mall. One student holds a "Stop Putin" sign

Parting Shot

May 26, 2022
With Tears, Hugs and Anger, International Crowd Condemns Invasion
Collage of Jared Bernhardt playing lacrosse, football

Campus Life

May 26, 2022
Former Lacrosse Star Adds Football Title to Superb Collegiate Career
Gymnast Audrey Barber

Campus Life

May 26, 2022
Gymnast Vaults to Top of Maryland Leaderboard; Women Finish in Sweet 16
James Webb Space Telescope

Explorations

May 26, 2022
Hubble’s Giant Successor Has Plenty of Connections to UMD
Illustration of person dropped mask behind them as they walk, with sanitizer and glove on the ground behind them

Explorations

May 26, 2022
Study Finds Fatigue With Mobility Restrictions Sets in Quickly
Psyche Williams-Forson portrait

Explorations

May 26, 2022
In New Book, Professor Chews Over the Consequences of Food Shaming
Ron Walsworth in lab

Explorations

May 26, 2022
Physicist Translates Quantum Theory Into Medical Devices and Tomorrow’s Tech

Class Notes

News on Friends and Classmates

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Kenneth Tighe headshot

Passings

Kenneth Tighe ’81

Kenneth Tighe ’81 died on March 21, 2022, at his home in Annapolis, Md., at age 63. Tighe graduated from Severna Park High School and earned a marketing degree at UMD. He founded and executed several software companies including CareFusion. As CEO of…
Joseph S. Michael headshot

80s

Joseph S. Michael ’87

Joseph S. Michael ’87 was appointed by Gov. Larry Hogan to the Washington County, Md., Circuit Court bench. He was the county’s deputy state’s attorney. Michael received his J.D. from Washington and Lee University School of Law.
Jesus Jackson headshot

10s

Jesus Jackson ’10

Jesus Jackson ’10 joined technology firm ArdentMC as its chief technology officer. He was formerly the vice president for engineering at CollabraLink Technologies.

Passings

Robert Glenn Miller ’50

Robert Glenn Miller ’50 died on March 9, 2022, at age 97. Born in Accident, Md., he was the son of the late Lloyd E. and Cora M. Miller. He was a WWII veteran, having served in the U.S. Navy for nearly two years in the Pacific theater. In 1949, he married…

90s

Bruce Fekrat ’94

Bruce Fekrat ’94 was appointed chief counsel of the Commodities Futures Trading Commission. He was previously executive director and associate general counsel at CME Group. Fekrat received his J.D. and LL.M. (with distinction) in securities and financial…

80s

Andy Kalbaugh ’87

Andy Kalbaugh ’87 joined the management advisory board of TowerBrook Capital Partners, an international investment management firm. He is the former managing director and divisional president of national sales and consulting at LPL Financial.
Janice Claire White Bain-Kerr headshot

Passings

Janice Claire White Bain-Kerr MLS ’66

Janice Claire White Bain-Kerr MLS ’66 died on March 1, 2022, in Frederick, Md. She was 80. Born in Philippi, W.Va., she received her B.A. from Davis & Elkins College in 1963. She served as associate dean of library sciences and university college…
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00s

Karla Galva ’01

Karla Galva ’01 joined Essex Realty Group. Prior to joining Essex, Galva worked in marketing and transaction management for a residential real estate brokerage firm.