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Maryland Today

Spring 2024

collection of Terp license plates

Features

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.
cooking utensils and lock

Explorations

May 21, 2024
Researchers Use Recipes to Test Tool for Analyzing DoD Classification Guidelines
Melvin Edwards poses with statue

Parting Shot

May 17, 2024
Sculpture Dedicated to Late Groundbreaking Artist
people hold hands along Baltimore Avenue

Post-Grad

May 17, 2024
An ‘Underexposed’ Photo of UMD History
Lauren Champion rowing

Post-Grad

May 17, 2024
Terp, Teammate Complete Race Across Atlantic in Record Time
collage of Lee Mendelowitz, Di Zou and Benjamin Eidelberg

Post-Grad

May 17, 2024
3 Alums Crunch Numbers as Sports Analytics Experts for Pro Teams in the DMV
Jeanette Epps in astronaut gear

Post-Grad

May 17, 2024
Alum Astronaut Joins International Space Station
volunteers hold bags

Post-Grad

May 17, 2024
Terps ‘Do Good’ on Campus and Beyond
A couple sits behind a table with some card games on it

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.
two baby deer near mailbox

Explorations

May 17, 2024
Is Neighborhood Wildlife Spreading COVID?
one person whispers into another's ear

Explorations

May 17, 2024
Gabbing About Others Offers Unexpected Benefits in Social Groups, UMD and Stanford Researchers Find
three cartoon brains exercising

Explorations

May 17, 2024
Researcher Finds That Moderate Movement Can Protect Memory and Cognition
SHELBI NAHWILET MEISSNER portrait

Explorations

May 17, 2024
Professor Tells Stories Behind Her Traditional Tattoos
Frederick Douglass statue

Explorations

May 17, 2024
New Center Links Humanities, Social Change

Class Notes

News on Friends and Classmates

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Thomas Scarbath headshot

Passings

Thomas Scarbath ’78

Thomas Scarbath ’78 of Williamsburg, Va., died on May 7, 2024, at the age of 70. He attended John Carroll High School in Bel Air, Md., where he was a three-sport star and was named all-state quarterback and state champion in the 4 x 100 relay. Scarbath…
Dr. Henry Y. Lee headshot

70s

Dr. Henry Y. Lee ’73

Dr. Henry Y. Lee ’73 received the University of Maryland Baltimore Foundation’s 2024 Distinguished Service Award. The 1979 graduate of its law school has been a donor and volunteer there, including serving on the UMSOD Dean’s Faculty.
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10s

Alexander J. Choi ’10

Alexander J. Choi ’10 was promoted to executive director of government program development, affairs and research at TEDCO, Maryland's economic engine for technology companies. Prior to joining the agency over a year ago, Choi held several positions within…
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Passings

Paul Mider ’72

Paul Mider ’72 died in Austin, Texas, on Feb. 20, 2024, after a long bout with Lewy body dementia. He was 77. Mider was born in Cincinnati and attended Muskingum College for one year on a football scholarship before enlisting with the U.S. Air Force,…

80s

Rosalie V. Mince ’83, Ph.D. ’94

Rosalie V. Mince ’83, Ph.D. ’94 was named by the Maryland Daily Record in their 2024 Top 100 Women List. Mince is the associate president and provost and dean of faculty at Carroll Community College.
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00s

Colleen Vacelet ’02

Colleen Vacelet ’02 was selected as the Baltimore Business Journal’s “2024 Mentor of the Year.” She is the founder of Intreegue Design, an Elkridge-based landscape architecture firm, and last year acquired Order Green Supply, a Baltimore firm that…
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80s

Brendan Voss ’87

Brendan Voss ’87 was appointed chief claims officer at ShoreOne Insurance Co. He previously held that role at Narragansett Bay Insurance Co. and was vice president of claims at Homesite Insurance.
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10s

Shaakira E. DeLoatch ’17

Ginja Snap, a ginger beverage company founded by Shaakira E. DeLoatch ’17, was selected for the latest cohort of Satander’s small business program. Membership to the program will allow DeLoatch to scale the company to larger regional retailers.