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Spring 2023

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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
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Campus Life

June 02, 2023
Hatchlings Bring Science, Math and History to Life
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Campus Life

June 02, 2023
Choral Director and Singers Back Up Coldplay on ‘SNL’
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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
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News

June 02, 2023
New Opportunities Announced; Campus Icon Unveiled
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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
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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

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…
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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.