Spring 2025

Post-Grad

couple and two kids wearing Maryland gear at Testudo statue

Alumni Association News

Love of a Lifetime; 5 Reasons to Join Now

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mom and daughter look at dinosaur at museum

‘Jurassic Park,’ a Little More Real

At New Dinosaur Museum Led by Paleontologist Alum, Visitors Can Dig In

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Beating the Drum for Brain Benefits

Alum’s Rhythmic Fitness Regime Exercises Body and Mind

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Maia Shanklin Roberts portrait with images of Barry Farm

Building on a Legacy

Alum Strives to Help Residents Reclaim Vibrant Black Community in Redeveloped Barry Farm

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A Towering Terp Achievement

An ‘Underexposed’ Photo From UMD History

Parting Shot

Sweet Success

Women’s, Men’s Basketball Teams Advanced to Sweet 16 Together for First Time

Class Notes

News on Friends and Classmates

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Eva Markowitz ’98

Eva Markowitz ’98 was promoted to chief human resources and compliance officer at data and security solutions and IT modernization provider Converged Security Solutions. She joined CSS as senior vice president of human resources in 2022. She holds an…

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Jorge Diaz Schneider MBA ’09

Jorge Diaz Schneider MBA ’09 was named CEO of Beltsville, Md.-based solid-state battery maker Ion Storage Systems. He is a former vice president of advanced energy storage materials and lithium recycling at Charlotte, N.C.-based chemicals manufacturer…

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Glenn Fleischman ’92

Glenn Fleischman ’92 joined Aytm, a consumer insights platform for some of the world's most notable consumer brands, CPG companies and creative agencies, as chief revenue officer.

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…

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Artie Mandel ’07

Artie Mandel ’07 was promoted to director of government affairs at the Port of Los Angeles. Prior to joining the Port, Mandel served as chief of intergovernmental and legislative affairs for the city of Los Angeles.

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Grant Newman ’99, M.S. ’00

Grant Newman ’99, M.S. ’00 was appointed senior vice president and treasurer of Air Lease, an aircraft leasing company. Newman's most recent role was CFO at Elroy Air. He holds an MBA from Duke University.

Passings

Judith Jean Turpin Oarr ’62

Judith Jean Turpin Oarr ’62 died at her home in College Park, Md., on April 13, 2025. She was 85 years old. Oarr attended Bladensburg Senior High School, Towson University and the University of Maryland. She taught English for over 30 years at Frederick…

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Nicole T. Livingston M.A. ’95

Nicole T. Livingston M.A. ’95, a partner at McKenna Russo, was named to the Maryland Daily Record’s 2025 PowerList Estate & Trust Law. She focuses on estate planning, estate and trust administration and elder law. Before becoming an attorney in 2003,…