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Spring 2024

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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.
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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
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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
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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.
two baby deer near mailbox

Explorations

May 17, 2024
Is Neighborhood Wildlife Spreading COVID?
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Explorations

May 17, 2024
Gabbing About Others Offers Unexpected Benefits in Social Groups, UMD and Stanford Researchers Find
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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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Passings

Dorothy Bealle Brown ’52

Dorothy Bealle Brown ’52, of Seaside Park, N.J., died on May 4, 2024, at age 92. She met her husband, Paul Brown, while pursuing a degree in textiles and clothing at UMD. The family lived in Greenbelt, Md., Chicago, northern New Jersey, then Toms River in…

90s

Ivonne C. Lindley ’97

Ivonne C. Lindley ’97 was named to the Maryland Daily Record’s Top 100 Women List for 2024. Lindley is a principal partner at Stein Sperling law firm practicing personal injury law.
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Passings

Thomas Grafton Lee ’76

Thomas Grafton Lee ’76, of Poolesville, Md., died on April 15, 2024, at age 71. He graduated from UMD with an accounting degree and spent his career as a CPA. He enjoyed traveling with his wife, spending time with his children and grandchildren, working…
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10s

Shalanda Armstrong MBA ’12

Shalanda Armstrong MBA ’12 was named to the Washington Business Journal’s 2024 list of 40 Under 40. She is managing partner of 100KM Ventures, a venture capital company dedicated to investing in early-stage, diverse management teams focused on building…
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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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Dr. Nicholas Amoroso ’05

Dr. Nicholas Amoroso ’05 was named to the medical advisory board of egnite, a digital health company specializing in cardiovascular care. He is an interventional cardiologist and director of the Medical University of South Carolina’s Adult Cardiac…

90s

Kevin Plank ’96

Kevin Plank ’96 was named to The (Maryland) Daily Record’s “Power 100” list for 2023-24, which highlights people who play an important role in culture, lifestyle, civic conversations and economic fortunes of Maryland. He is the Founder, Executive Chairman…

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Arelis R. Hernández ’09

Arelis R. Hernández ’09 was part of The Washington Post team recognized with a Pulitzer Prize for National Reporting for its immersive series on the AR-15 rifle in American politics and culture. She is a reporter covering the U.S. Southern border,…