Spring 2023

Campus Life

June 02, 2023

Worldwide Terps Group Provides Guidance, Community for International Student-Athletes

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Campus Life

June 02, 2023

With Popular Instagram Account, Students Keep an Eye on the Squirrels

Campus Life

June 02, 2023

Hatchlings Bring Science, Math and History to Life

Campus Life

June 02, 2023

Choral Director and Singers Back Up Coldplay on ‘SNL’

Campus Life

June 02, 2023

New Course Teaches Coping Skills to Stressed-Out Students

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Campus Life

June 02, 2023

Store Offers Free, Gently Used Res Hall Requisites

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Campus Life

June 02, 2023

Terps Fundraise, Unite to Provide Quality Care for Unexpected Four-Legged Friend

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Campus Life

June 02, 2023

National Pan-Hellenic Council, Multicultural Greek Council Celebrate Agora’s Opening

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News

June 02, 2023

Protagonist of Long-Running Jeff Kinney ’93 Book Series Immortalized on Campus

News

June 02, 2023

New Opportunities Announced; Campus Icon Unveiled

News

June 02, 2023

Future Supreme Court Justice Helped Desegregate UMD

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Features

May 31, 2023

As UMD celebrates 25 years of Maryland Day, we share behind-the-scenes stories and stats

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Features

May 31, 2023

Anthropology Alum’s Food Tour Dishes Out Tales From ‘Black Broadway,’ Taste of Immigrant Culinary Traditions

Features

May 24, 2023

The mayor of Knoxville, Tenn., picked up a UMD researcher’s book on preventing gun violence. The resulting partnership could be a model for how cities can create safer streets.

Class Notes

News on Friends and Classmates

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Passings

Helene Hatsuno Horimoto Zeug M.S. ’72

Helene Hatsuno Horimoto Zeug M.S. ’72, of Honolulu, died on April 21, 2023, at the age of 82. Born in Wailuku, Maui, Zeug received a B.S. degree in home economics from the University of Hawaii, a master’s degree in family life and human development from…

10s

Andrew Griffin ’11, M.P.M. ’22

Andrew Griffin ’11, M.P.M. ’22 was promoted to senior vice president of government affairs at the Maryland Chamber of Commerce. He leads the chamber’s over 6,400 members on issues before the Maryland General Assembly.

Passings

William Sawtelle Ratchford II M.A. ’62

William Sawtelle Ratchford II M.A. ’62 died at his Annapolis, Md., home on April 23, 2023, at age 90. He spent his childhood in Baltimore and summers on the Magothy River and in Bethany Beach, Del. He graduated from Poly High School in 1950. He served as…

Passings

Craig J. Korvin ’74

Craig J. Korvin ’74 died at his Crownsville, Md., home on May 2, 2023, after an eight-year battle with cancer. He was 70. Korvin graduated from Arundel High School in Gambrills, Md., and studied business administration at UMD. He explored a few career…

80s

David Rosato ’83, MBA ’85

David Rosato ’83, MBA ’85 joined Berkshire Hills Bancorp as senior executive vice president and chief financial officer. He served most recently as chief financial officer of People's United Financial, and prior to that as treasurer at Webster Financial…

90s

Joel L. Perrell Jr. ’95, ’95

Joel L. Perrell Jr. ’95, ’95 joined the Baltimore office of Womble Bond Dickinson as a partner in the capital markets group. Perrell acts as general counsel to the National Premium Finance Association and has advised other trade organizations in the U.S.…

Passings

Mary Honora Wohlgemuth ’49

Mary Honora Wohlgemuth ’49 of Annapolis, Md., died on April 20, 2023, at age 96. She grew up in Baltimore, attending All Saints Elementary School, Trinity Preparatory School and Forest Park High School. She graduated with a bachelor's degree in elementary…

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…