Spring 2024

May 17, 2024

UMD-themed vanity plates are the highway four-leaf clovers we love to spot. We share some of the best—and the tales behind the tags.

Explorations

May 21, 2024

Researchers Use Recipes to Test Tool for Analyzing DoD Classification Guidelines

Parting Shot

May 17, 2024

Sculpture Dedicated to Late Groundbreaking Artist

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Post-Grad

May 17, 2024

An ‘Underexposed’ Photo of UMD History

Post-Grad

May 17, 2024

Terp, Teammate Complete Race Across Atlantic in Record Time

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Post-Grad

May 17, 2024

3 Alums Crunch Numbers as Sports Analytics Experts for Pro Teams in the DMV

Post-Grad

May 17, 2024

Alum Astronaut Joins International Space Station

Post-Grad

May 17, 2024

Terps ‘Do Good’ on Campus and Beyond

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Features

May 17, 2024

A Fluctuating, Ever-Changing, Up-and-Down Journey to Gaming Success

The image is a stylized, futuristic illustration that depicts a hilly landscape with a car winding through it.

Features

May 17, 2024

Ninety-second battery fill-ups. All-day range. Unparalleled safety. UMD researchers are powering up EVs to save the planet.

Explorations

May 17, 2024

Is Neighborhood Wildlife Spreading COVID?

Explorations

May 17, 2024

Gabbing About Others Offers Unexpected Benefits in Social Groups, UMD and Stanford Researchers Find

Explorations

May 17, 2024

Researcher Finds That Moderate Movement Can Protect Memory and Cognition

Explorations

May 17, 2024

Professor Tells Stories Behind Her Traditional Tattoos

Explorations

May 17, 2024

New Center Links Humanities, Social Change

Class Notes

News on Friends and Classmates

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80s

Linda S. Roth ’84

Linda S. Roth ’84 was elevated from vice president to president of the Frederick Arts Council. She is the vice president and treasury management officer at ACNB Bank.

Passings

John Raymond Campbell Ph.D. ’72

John Raymond Campbell Ph.D. ’72 died on Sept. 17, 2023, age 82. He earned five degrees, including a doctorate in statistics at UMD and a law degree from the University of Maryland, Baltimore. Campbell had a 42-year career with the federal…

10s

Scott Reddersen MBA ’15

Scott Reddersen MBA ’15 was named to the Washington Business Journal’s 2024 list of 40 Under 40. He is a partner at Withum, a nationally ranked advisory and public accounting firm providing to businesses and individuals on a local-to-global scale.

20s

Megan Howell MFA '20

West Virginia University Press will release a short story collection by first-time author Megan Howell MFA '20 in November. "Softie” shares tales of women and girls transforming their bodies and testing their sanity, trying to find meaning in the…

Passings

Richard “Richie” Reiter ’70

Richard “Richie” Reiter ’70 died on Jan. 22, 2024, in Newark, N.J., at age 76. Reiter was raised in Silver Spring, Md., and earned psychology degrees from UMD and the Catholic University of America. During this time he met his wife, Susan. A saxophonist,…

00s

Srinivas “Srini” Attili MBA ’05

Srinivas “Srini” Attili MBA ’05 was appointed executive vice president, Civilian Business Group, at Science Applications International Corp., a Fortune 500 technology integrator. He joined SAIC from McKinsey & Co., where he served as partner and…

70s

Bishop Joachim "John" Cotsonis ‘76

Bishop Joachim "John" Cotsonis ‘76 is director of the Archbishop Iakovos Library and Learning Resource Center at Holy Cross Greek Orthodox School of Theology in Brookline, Mass. In 2019, he became the first Terp to be ordained as an auxiliary bishop in…

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James Miln M.B.A. ’95

James Miln M.B.A. ’95 was appointed CFO of Xometry. He most recently served as the senior vice president of finance and investor relations at Yelp, where he helped introduce new AI-powered search experiences to the site.