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Parting Shot

Peace in Minds

May 26, 2022

With Tears, Hugs and Anger, International Crowd Condemns Invasion

Campus Life

Ph.D. Research: Why Goths Age Happily

May 26, 2022

Terp Investigating Whether Elder Goths Hold Secret to Aging Happily

Campus Life

A Foothold for Refugees

May 26, 2022

UMD Welcomes Afghan Arrivals to Campus Residences

Campus Life

A Puppet by Any Other Name

May 26, 2022

Exhibit Highlights the Art Form’s Variety

Campus Life

A Decade of Do Good Times

May 26, 2022

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

Campus Life

La Plata Beach’s Cool Transformation

May 26, 2022

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

Campus Life

TerrapinSTRONG From the Start

May 26, 2022

Onboarding Initiative Introduces Terps to UMD’s History, Values

Campus Life

En Garde for Accessibility

May 26, 2022

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

News

Sounding the ‘Factory’ Whistle

May 26, 2022

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

News

Campus Plaza Honors 1st Lt. Richard W. Collins III

May 26, 2022

Plaque, Unity Mural Represent ‘Only the Beginning’

Class Notes

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90s

Leslie Shoemaker Ph.D. ’90

Leslie Shoemaker Ph.D. ’90 was elected to the National Academy of Engineering. She is tech president and chief sustainability officer of Tetra Tech, a provider of high-end consulting and engineering services. NAE recognized Shoemaker for developing and…

00s

Katy Santiff ’06

Katy Santiff ’06 was hired as the first program director of Chesapeake Therapeutic Riding, a nonprofit whose mission is to offer growth and healing through the transformative connection between people and horses.

Passings

Carroll W. Smith Ph.D. ’72

Carroll W. Smith Ph.D. ’72 of Raleigh, N.C., died on April 29, 2022, after many years of Alzheimer’s disease. Smith was the son of the late Dr. Earl Smith and Aileen Watson Smith, both of long family lines from Travelers Rest, S.C., and Gap Creek. Smith…

80s

Lynnette Young Overby Ph.D. ’86

Lynnette Young Overby Ph.D. ’86 was confirmed by the U.S. Senate to serve on the National Council on the Humanities. She is a professor of theatre and dance at the University of Delaware, director of the Community Engagement Initiative, founding director…

10s

Megan Heiman M. Jour. ’14

Megan Heiman M. Jour. ’14 was named deputy mayor of Binghamton, N.Y. Heiman previously worked as an assistant to the mayor for neighborhood and youth affairs. Before that, she was a newspaper reporter for The Press & Sun-Bulletin in Binghamton and the…

00s

Pete Casasanto ’02

Pete Casasanto ’02 was hired as chief biopharma officer at Sophia Genetics. Prior to this role, he was vice president of new commercialization initiatives at CellCarta. He holds an MBA in pharmaceutical management from Drexel University and a master’s…

10s

Karin Zeitvogel M.A. ’18

Karin Zeitvogel M.A. ’18 was named editor of The Pueblo Chieftan, a newspaper in Pueblo, Colo. She was most recently based in Kaiserslautern, Germany, as a reporter and editor for Stars and Stripes.

00s

Omar Paredes ’06

Omar Paredes ’06 was named associate director, industry engagement at SoundExchange, a music-tech organization. Prior to joining SoundExchange, Omar was director of artist services of Latin for the Orchard, a global digital distributor, and founder of…