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Spring 2022

Campus Life Collage of Jared Bernhardt playing lacrosse, football

Dual Threat

Former Lacrosse Star Adds Football Title to Superb Collegiate Career

 Parting Shot students stand in circle around candles spelling out "STOP WAR" on McKeldin Mall. One student holds a "Stop Putin" sign

Peace in Minds

With Tears, Hugs and Anger, International Crowd Condemns Invasion

 News IDEA Factory exterior

Sounding the ‘Factory’ Whistle

New Engineering Building Expands Students’ and Researchers’ Opportunities to Innovate

 Campus Life Leah Bush portrait

Ph.D. Research: Why Goths Age Happily

Terp Investigating Whether Elder Goths Hold Secret to Aging Happily

 Campus Life Illustration of Maryland flag welcome mat

A Foothold for Refugees

UMD Welcomes Afghan Arrivals to Campus Residences

 Campus Life Collage of three puppets

A Puppet by Any Other Name

Exhibit Highlights the Art Form’s Variety

 Campus Life Kevin Bacon

A Decade of Do Good Times

Student Competition Changed the Lives of Its Veterans—and Transformed Their Ventures

 Campus Life Students ice skate on temporary rink at La Plata Beach

La Plata Beach’s Cool Transformation

SGA, RecWell Install Skating Rink to Temporarily Create Winter Wonderland on Campus

 Campus Life Illustration of Testudo with Terrapin Strong flag

TerrapinSTRONG From the Start

Onboarding Initiative Introduces Terps to UMD’s History, Values

 Campus Life Two fencers fence in wheelchairs

En Garde for Accessibility

New Equipment Allows Students Who Use Wheelchairs to Participate in Fencing Club

Class Notes

News on Friends and Classmates

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Ralph P. Caiazzo headshot

Passings

Ralph P. Caiazzo ’76

Ralph P. Caiazzo ’76 of Avon-by-the-Sea, N.J., died on March 7, 2022, at age 67. He was born in Newark, N.J., to the late Edith and Peter Caiazzo. He graduated from Seton Hall Prep and UMD and earned his master’s degree from New York University. Calazzo…

20s

Luke Spence DMA ’20 and Andrew Welch DMA ’20

Luke Spence DMA ’20 released his debut solo album, “20th Century Art Songs,” with collaborative pianist Andrew Welch DMA ’20 on the Tonsehen record label. In 2021, Spence joined the faculties of Frostburg State University and Frederick Community College.

90s

Vijay D’Souza ’96

Vijay D’Souza ’96 was elected partner at Cotton & Company. He was previously director of information technology and cybersecurity at the U.S. Government Accountability Office.
Kimberly Boulmetis headshot

90s

Kimberly Boulmetis ’92

Kimberly Boulmetis ’92 joined Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group as a managing director and head of U.S. financial institutions for the debt capital markets group. Boulmetis came from BTIG, where she was a managing director handling specialty finance within…
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Passings

Robert C. Cooksey Ed.D. ’73

Robert C. Cooksey Ed.D. ’73 of Anderson, Ind., died on Jan. 3, 2022, at age 86. Born in Indianapolis, he was the son of the late R. Nelson and Katherine Keller Cooksey. Cooksey received his bachelor’s degree in industrial education from Ball State…
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10s

Dan Appenfeller ’14

Dan Appenfeller ’14 joined The New York Times’ Washington bureau as a senior staff editor and deputy weekend editor. He was previously an editor on Insider’s copy desk.
Monica Norton headshot

80s

Monica Norton ’87

Monica Norton ’87 was named a deputy managing editor of The Washington Post. Norton was previously the deputy local editor for planning and enterprise. In previous roles at Newsday, she edited Washington news, and served as assistant and then deputy Long…
Cheryl Ann Foster Lash headshot

Passings

Cheryl Ann Foster Lash M.Ed. ’69

Cheryl Ann Foster Lash M.Ed. ’69 died on March 16, 2022, in St. Augustine, Fla. She was 77. Lash grew up in Wellsville, N.Y., and became an English teacher after graduating with a B.S. from Edinboro State College in Pennsylvania in 1965. She is survived…