Spring 2023

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Parting Shot

June 02, 2023

Students Embrace Warmer Weather on McKeldin Mall

Post-Grad

June 02, 2023

Can You Help Us Identify These Terps?

Kylie D’Alessio films Alex measuring wall

Post-Grad

June 02, 2023

Thousands Follow Alums on TikTok, Instagram

Ryan Bunch poses with "Oz and the Musical" book, on yellow background with white and gray Wizard of Oz illustrations

Post-Grad

June 02, 2023

Alum to Head International Wizard of Oz Club

Sahil Rahman ’12 and Rahul Vinod ’11 pose outside Rasa restaurant

Post-Grad

June 02, 2023

Friends’ Fresh Take on Indian Cuisine Expands Across D.C. Area

Amber Mayfield with "While Entertaining" magazine cover

Post-Grad

June 02, 2023

Alum Highlights Black Chefs, Artists at NYC-Based Event Agency

Post-Grad

June 02, 2023

Alums Share Advice at Terps Under 30, Women’s Leadership Development Conference

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Explorations

June 02, 2023

Maryland Economist’s Studies Fueled Federal Drive to Ban Controversial Employee Contracts

Explorations

June 02, 2023

New Compound Fights Both Fentanyl and Meth in Bloodstream

Explorations

June 02, 2023

REI-Funded Center Promotes Nature-Based Research and Reparation

Explorations

June 02, 2023

Engineers’ Picker-Upper Is Even Quicker

Explorations

June 02, 2023

Researcher Executive-Produced Lauded Documentary

Explorations

June 02, 2023

Ask a Researcher: Advice for Real Life

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Explorations

June 02, 2023

Survey Shows Cars Fuel Post-COVID Commute

Explorations

June 02, 2023

Unprecedented UMD Research Program Targets Climate, Racial Justice, Energy and More

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Campus Life

June 02, 2023

Achievements by Women’s Basketball, Softball and Gymnastics Teams

Class Notes

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80s

Haley Kaufman ’86

Forbes named Haley Kaufman ’86 a Top Woman Wealth Advisor, Best in State 2023 for Washington, D.C. A member of the Maryland Smith Board of Advisors, Kaufman is a managing director at Merrill Lynch Wealth Advisors, where she helps individuals and families…

Passings

Margaret H. Eads ’65

Margaret H. Eads ’65, of Washington, D.C., died on Jan. 19, 2023. She was 79 years old. Born in Miami, she and her family moved north with stops in Anacostia and eventually Clinton, Md., in 1950. Eads taught at elementary schools in Prince George’s…

Passings

John Marshall David ’62, M.S. ’72

John Marshall David ’62, M.S. ’72 died on May 11, 2023, from cardiovascular disease at age 88. John was born in 1935 in Galveston, Texas, David graduated from Kirwin High School (now O’Connell High School) and joined the U.S. Navy. While there, David…

Passings

Michael John Wigglesworth M.A. ’72, Ph.D. ’77

Michael John Wigglesworth M.A. ’72, Ph.D. ’77 of SIlver Spring, Md., died on April 16, 2023. He was 79. Born in Washington, D.C., and raised in Bethesda and Chevy Chase, Md., he attended Gonzaga College High School and Catholic University before joining…

10s

Rachel Koval ’10

Rachel Koval ’10 joined the Peace Corps and will serve as an education volunteer in Costa Rica.

Passings

Ida Barksdale Crawford Stewart ’50

Ida Barksdale Crawford Stewart ’50, a longtime vice president at the Estée Lauder Cos. and a special assistant to company founder Estée Lauder, died on March 25, 2023, at the Clinton (S.C.) Presbyterian Community. She was 100 years old. She was a graduate…

00s

Ben Margolis ’07

Ben Margolis ’07 an engineer who later founded several climate technology companies, was named a Breakthrough Energy Fellow. It is a program of Breakthrough Energy, a network founded by Bill Gates that aims to accelerate innovation in sustainable energy…

Passings

Pearl Elizabeth "Betsy" (Podlich) McNamara M.L.S. ’75

Pearl Elizabeth "Betsy" (Podlich) McNamara M.L.S. ’75 of Timonium, Md., died on Feb. 14, 2023 of congestive heart failure. She was 91. Born in Baltimore, she graduated from Mt. Holyoke College in Massachusetts with a chemistry degree and worked for DuPont…