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Spring 2022

Illustration of birds flying near buildings

Explorations

May 26, 2022
Faculty, Students Study How to Make Buildings More Bird-Friendly
Collins memorial on campus

News

May 26, 2022
Plaque, Unity Mural Represent ‘Only the Beginning’
IDEA Factory exterior

News

May 26, 2022
New Engineering Building Expands Students’ and Researchers’ Opportunities to Innovate
Two fencers fence in wheelchairs

Campus Life

May 26, 2022
New Equipment Allows Students Who Use Wheelchairs to Participate in Fencing Club
Illustration of Testudo with Terrapin Strong flag

Campus Life

May 26, 2022
Onboarding Initiative Introduces Terps to UMD’s History, Values
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
Kevin Bacon

Campus Life

May 26, 2022
Student Competition Changed the Lives of Its Veterans—and Transformed Their Ventures
Collage of three puppets

Campus Life

May 26, 2022
Exhibit Highlights the Art Form’s Variety
Illustration of Maryland flag welcome mat

Campus Life

May 26, 2022
UMD Welcomes Afghan Arrivals to Campus Residences
Leah Bush portrait

Campus Life

May 26, 2022
Terp Investigating Whether Elder Goths Hold Secret to Aging Happily

Class Notes

News on Friends and Classmates

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“The New Retirement: The Ultimate Guide to the Rest of Your Life” book cover

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Jan (Latter) Cullinane ’75, M.Ed. ’80

Jan (Latter) Cullinane ’75, M.Ed. ’80 is the author of “The New Retirement: The Ultimate Guide to the Rest of Your Life,” published by Wiley. She previously taught biology, microbiology and health psychology at the high school and college levels.
Jeron Davis headshot

10s

Jeron Davis ’15

Jeron Davis ’15 was named to the 2022 Forbes’ 30 Under 30 list in the category of finance. Davis is a senior associate at RLJ Equity Partners, a middle-market private equity firm.
Sarah Patton headshot

00s

Sarah Patton M.L.S. ’09

Sarah Patton M.L.S. ’09 was chosen by the Nevada Historical Society as its new librarian and archivist. Patton comes to Reno from the Hoover Institution Library & Archives at Stanford University, where she was the research services manager. She has a…

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​​Oyinade Koya ’05

Oyinade Koya ’05 joined the law firm Mitchell Sandler. She earned her J.D. from the University of Baltimore.

Passings

Dr. William “Bill” Ward ’56

Dr. William “Bill” Ward ’56 died on April 16, 2022, at his home in Saratoga, Wyo. He was 89. He was born in Washington, D.C., on Dec. 17, 1932, and was raised in Illinois, Maryland, Colorado and, most fondly, Wyoming. He played basketball at UMD and…
Ayan Roy-Chowdhury headshot

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Ayan Roy-Chowdhury M.S. ’03, Ph.D. ’08

Ayan Roy-Chowdhury M.S. ’03, Ph.D. ’08 was elevated to principal at law firm Fish & Richardson. He focuses on patent prosecution and counseling, opinion work, due diligence studies, patent portfolio development and management, and post-grant…

Passings

Dorothy J. “Jean” Pugmire Ed.D. ’73

Dorothy J. “Jean” Pugmire Ed.D. ’73 of Logan, Utah., died on March 11, 2022, at age 98. She was born May 28, 1923, in Paris, Idaho, to Jonathan Rich Pugmire and Ellen Athay Budge Pugmire. In 1944 she joined the Women Accepted for Volunteer Emergency…

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Haley Kaufman ’86

Haley Kaufman ’86 was named to Working Mother Magazine’s ranking of “Top Wealth Advisor Moms.” She was also named to Forbes’ list of best in-state women wealth advisors. Kaufman is a financial advisor for Bank of America Merrill in Washington, D.C.