Spring 2025

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May 14, 2025

How Students in UMD’s Forensic Accounting Club Helped Crack a Murder Case

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May 14, 2025

A unique scholarship program has transformed the lives of hundreds of UMD students. Twenty-five years later, its pioneers share how.

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News

May 14, 2025

High-Tech Field Will Bring Transformative Advances, Leaders Say

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News

May 14, 2025

State Initiative Adds $12.5M to Investment From Edward and Jennifer St. John

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Campus Life

May 14, 2025

Walk Back Through 40 Years of Fun Facts and Surprising Perks

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Campus Life

May 14, 2025

Piscataway, UMD Team Up to 3D-Print Replicas of Peace Medals

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Campus Life

May 14, 2025

Art Purchasing Program Puts Terps in Charge of Creative Choices for Gallery’s Collection

Campus Life

May 14, 2025

Campus Farm Welcomes First Dairy Goats

Campus Life

May 14, 2025

Alum Jim Henson’s Beloved Muppet Named Speaker for Campus Ceremony

Campus Life

May 14, 2025

Powerhouse Men’s Lacrosse Program Celebrates 100th Season

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Campus Life

May 14, 2025

What to Know as Colleges Could Begin Paying D-I Student-Athletes

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Explorations

May 14, 2025

Centuries-Old Stones Uncovered by Archaeologist Reveal Stories of Ireland’s Mystical Past

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Explorations

May 14, 2025

Ask the Expert: Advice for Real Life

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Explorations

May 14, 2025

Diet, Exercise and Other Behaviors Can Impact Dementia Risk, Study of 20K Brain MRIs Shows

Explorations

May 14, 2025

Gift to Maryland Democracy Initiative Supports Political Engagement, Literacy

Class Notes

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90s

Ann McCallum M.Ed. ’96

Ann McCallum M.Ed. ’96 released the children’s book “Fantastic Flora: The World's Biggest, Baddest, and Smelliest Plants" (MIT Kids Press) on May 20. It offers groundbreaking science and botanical fun about how plants find a savvy way to thrive in all…

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Greg Gaston ’09

Greg Gaston ’09 was elevated to general manager of Tiger Sports Properties, the Memphis-based team of Learfield, the exclusive multimedia rights holder for Memphis Athletics. Gaston is a 12-year veteran with TSP, first joining the team as account…

20s

DeAnna Giles M.Jour. ’22

DeAnna Giles M.Jour. ’22 is the new KLTV 7 and KTRE Tyler "Good Morning East Texas" co-anchor. Giles joined from sister station WILX News 10 in Lansing, Mich., where she was a weekend anchor/reporter for two years. Giles earned her bachelor's degree in…

90s

Dena Volovar ’96

Dena Volovar ’96 was promoted to president of the nuclear, security and environmental (NS&E) business of Bechtel, an engineering and construction firm. She has been with Bechtel for 26 years, most recently as executive vice president and general…

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Gregory Klingler ’04

Gregory Klingler ’04 was promoted from deputy CEO to president and CEO of the Government Employees’ Benefit Association, a nonprofit that provides group insurance products and financial planning services to federal employees and the military. He has an…

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Angela Cabellon ’02

Angela Cabellon ’02 was a recipient of the Maryland Daily Record’s Maryland’s Top 100 Women Awards. She is chief of staff for Howard County government, where she oversees more than 3,000 employees and an operational budget of $2.4 billion to provide…

Passings

Alicia Patterson Rasnic ’64

Alicia Patterson Rasnic ’64 of Glen Ellyn, Ill., died on April 28, 2025. She was 83. She attended Towson High School, studied human ecology at UMD, then traveled the U.S. conducting marketing survey work for Proctor and Gamble. She went on to market…

Passings

Thomas Roger Lee ’70

Thomas Roger Lee ’70 died on April 6, 2025, at his home of nearly 50 years in Derwood, Md., after a seven-year battle with idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis. He was 81. Lee grew up in Worcester, Mass., and graduated a year early from North High School with…