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Campus Life

Muscling Up Global Support

June 02, 2023

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

Campus Life

Terps With Bushy Tails

June 02, 2023

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

Campus Life

Tiny Turtles, Big Lessons

June 02, 2023

Hatchlings Bring Science, Math and History to Life

Campus Life

Live From New York, It’s a Terp!

June 02, 2023

Choral Director and Singers Back Up Coldplay on ‘SNL’

Campus Life

A Mental Health U-Turn

June 02, 2023

New Course Teaches Coping Skills to Stressed-Out Students

Campus Life

Moving to a Culture of Reuse

June 02, 2023

Store Offers Free, Gently Used Res Hall Requisites

Campus Life

A Wonder-foal Surprise

June 02, 2023

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

Campus Life

A ‘Declaration of Unity’ in New Space

June 02, 2023

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

News

‘Wimpy Kid’ Statue Debuts in Stamp

June 02, 2023

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

News

UMD Poised to Do More Good

June 02, 2023

New Opportunities Announced; Campus Icon Unveiled

News

School of Public Policy Building Named for Thurgood Marshall

June 02, 2023

Future Supreme Court Justice Helped Desegregate UMD

Features

Deconstructing Maryland’s Open House

May 31, 2023

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

Features

D.C. History by the Forkful

May 31, 2023

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

Features

An End to the Bleeding

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

Deborah G. Lord ’59

Deborah G. Lord ’59 of Cape Porpoise, Maine, died on Jan. 12, 2023. She was 85 years old. Born in Washington, D.C., she majored in music at UMD, where she was a member of Kappa Kappa Gamma sorority. While residing in New York City, she taught music to…

Passings

Diane Alexander Shankman ’66

Diane Alexander Shankman ’66 of Silver Spring, Md., died on May 7, 2023, at age 78. She graduated from Wheaton High School and graduated from UMD with a degree in textiles and clothing. Shankman held a variety of positions in the federal government,…

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

Benjamin B. Newsom Jr. MBA ’92

Benjamin B. Newsom Jr. MBA ’92 died suddenly on April 13, 2023 at age 64. Born in Belleville, Ill., Newsom graduated from Madison County High School then from Washington and Lee University with a math/applied sciences degree. He went on to receive an MBA…

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

Lorrie Norrington ’81

Lorrie Norrington ’81 was appointed lead independent director on the board of directors of Colgate-Palmolive. She is an operating partner of Lead Edge Capital and previously held senior roles at Intuit and General Electric.

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…

90s

Roslyn Johnson ’95

Roslyn Johnson ’95 was nominated to become director of the Annapolis Department of Recreation and Parks by Mayor Gavin Buckley. She has been a member of the National Recreation and Parks Association since 2004.