Spring 2022

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

Campus Life

May 26, 2022

Terp Investigating Whether Elder Goths Hold Secret to Aging Happily

Illustration of Maryland flag welcome mat

Campus Life

May 26, 2022

UMD Welcomes Afghan Arrivals to Campus Residences

Campus Life

May 26, 2022

Exhibit Highlights the Art Form’s Variety

Campus Life

May 26, 2022

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

Students ice skate on temporary rink at La Plata Beach

Campus Life

May 26, 2022

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

Illustration of Testudo with Terrapin Strong flag

Campus Life

May 26, 2022

Onboarding Initiative Introduces Terps to UMD’s History, Values

Campus Life

May 26, 2022

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

News

May 26, 2022

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

News

May 26, 2022

Plaque, Unity Mural Represent ‘Only the Beginning’

Class Notes

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Katya Gimbel ’06

Katya Gimbel ’06 is a new board member of Girls on the Run NOVA. Gimbel is an M&A tax managing director at KPMG. She holds an M.S. in taxation from American University.

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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Jenna Frey ’10

Jenna Frey ’10 received the 2021 Supply & Demand Chain Executive’s Women in Supply Chain award. She is vice president of operations for Whitebox, a fulfillment company. Frey earned an MBA in global operations from Indiana University.

Passings

Bennie James Dover Ph.D. ’70

Bennie James Dover Ph.D. ’70 of Greenwood, S.C., died on Jan. 2, 2022, in Fayetteville, Ga. He was born in Union County, S.C., on Nov. 6, 1922, the only child of Hayden Dover Davis and Hezekiah Dawkins. He graduated from Granard High School in Gaffney,…

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Timothy Hackman MLS ’02, M.A. ’06

Timothy Hackman MLS ’02, M.A. ’06 was named dean of university libraries at Old Dominion University. Hackman had served as associate director for public services at the University of Maryland, Baltimore County since 2019. He earned a B.A. from…

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Mike Downey ’90

Mike Downey ’90 joined the Galbreath Group, a provider of bank and corporate owned life insurance and executive retention benefits, as senior managing director. For the past 16 years, Downey focused on working with depository and financial institutions,…

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Robert D. Kelly Ph.D. ’05

Robert D. Kelly Ph.D. ’05 was named president of the University of Portland, a Catholic university in Oregon. He was previously vice president and special assistant to the president at Loyola University Maryland in Baltimore.

Passings

Elaine Kolker Horwitz ’72

Elaine Kolker Horwitz ’72 died on Feb. 16, 2022, after a nearly three-year battle with glioblastoma. She was 71. Born in Washington, D.C., Horwitz grew up in Silver Spring, Md., and resided in Austin, Texas, since 1980, where she worked as a tenured…