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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Srini Attili MBA ’05

Srini Attili MBA ’05, executive vice president of the Civilian Business Group at SAIC, chaired the 2025 Greater Washington Heart Ball, annual gala benefiting the American Heart Association. This year’s event raised $1.3 million. Advocating for fundraising…

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Christian Dubay ’95

Christian Dubay ’95 was named chair of the board of directors of the American National Standards Institute. Dubay is vice president, engineering and research and chief engineer of the National Fire Protection Association.

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Dave Bourdon MBA ’96

Dave Bourdon MBA ’96 was appointed CEO of LifeStance Health Group, one of the nation's largest providers of outpatient mental health care. Bourdon joined LifeStance as CFO in 2022. He previously served as CFO of Magellan Health, a leader in behavioral…

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H. Matthew Taylor ’07

H. Matthew Taylor ’07 joined law firm Flaster Greenberg as a shareholder in its litigation department and labor and employment practice group. Before joining Flaster Greenberg, Taylor spent nearly a decade at an AmLaw 100 firm. He earned his J.D., magna…

Passings

Nancy Elizabeth Payne ’77

Nancy Elizabeth Payne ’77 died on April 25, 2025. Born in Baltimore, and raised in College Park, she earned an accounting degree at UMD, then began a lifelong career with the IRS. Payne was devoted to her family; her home was the center of family…

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Marlene Janet Wheatley Ingrao MLS ’77

Marlene Janet Wheatley Ingrao MLS ’77 died at Williamsburg Hospice House on April 14, 2025. She was 88. Ingrao attended Washington University of Saint Louis on a full scholarship, graduating summa cum laude, and later received a Master of Library Science…

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Jarred Ricks MBA ’18

Jarred Ricks MBA ’18 was named to the Washington Business Journal’s 40 Under 40 Class of 2025, which recognizes leading young executives behind the region's top dollars, deals, people and places. Ricks is senior vice president, regional manager of M&T…

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Helen Castellanos Brewer ’97

Helen Castellanos Brewer ’97 was promoted to president of the College of the Mainland, effective July 1. She currently serves as executive vice president for the Division of Academic and Student Affairs. Brewer holds a doctorate in education leadership,…