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

people hold hands along Baltimore Avenue

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

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

Post-Grad

May 17, 2024

Alum Astronaut Joins International Space Station

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.

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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Cate Luzio ’07

Cate Luzio ’07, founder and CEO of the global professional education and networking platform Luminary, was named to Inc. Business Media’s 2024 Female Founders list. Expanded to 250 names this year, the list highlights resilient female founders whose…

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Colleen T. McClellan ’99

Colleen T. McClellan ’99 was promoted to chief consumer officer at Datassential. McClellan has worked for the company since 2015 as a regional director and most recently as vice president of customer experience.

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Ida Rademacher M.P.P. ’99

The Rutgers Institute for the Study of Employee Ownership and Profit Sharing appointed Ida Rademacher M.P.P. ’99 among 33 research fellows to join its global network of scholars and subject matter experts. She is an executive fellow at the Aspen Institute.

Passings

David Robert Ellis ’61

David Robert Ellis ’61 of Atlanta, died peacefully on May 5, 2024, at age 85 after a long battle with dementia. Ellis graduated from Theodore Roosevelt High School and earned an accounting degree at UMD. He worked for Arthur Anderson in various roles in…

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Catharine N. Montgomery MBA ’19

Better Together, whose founder and CEO is Catharine N. Montgomery MBA ’19, joined PR Boutiques International, a worldwide collaborative network of founder-led boutique public relations firms.

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Thomas “Tom” Bradley ’80

Thomas “Tom” Bradley ’80 was appointed to Palomar Holdings’ board of directors. Bradley has over 30 years of experience and has held multiple executive and board-level positions, including most recently as executive chairman and CEO of Argo Group…

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D. Paul Monteiro ’02

D. Paul Monteiro ’02, Maryland's first secretary of service and civic innovation, delivered the address at Loyola University Maryland’s commencement exercises on May 18. Monteiro holds a J.D. from the Howard University School of Law.

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Bruce Matez ’86

Bruce Matez ’86 and colleagues at BorgerMatez, P.A. joined Weir Greenblatt Pierce LLP, a New Jersey divorce and family law firm.