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Winter 2014

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Features

February 07, 2014
Rising business owner shakes up scene by creating drinkable art
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Features

February 07, 2014
Can Art Change the World?
In Brief Ask Anne Chapel Small

In Brief

February 07, 2014
Questions for Anne Turkos, the university archivist
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Campus Life

February 07, 2014
New course teaches students the not-so-sweet details of their diets
Brett Egan (left) and Michael Kaiser. Photo by John T. Consoli

In Brief

February 07, 2014
Jurado sidebar graphic

Class Act

February 07, 2014
Jaime Jurado ’83 offers his insights on the growth of craft beer, home brewing and how you can get into the field.
Innovation Arnab Ray

Innovation

February 07, 2014
Computer Scientist Arnab Ray’s Double Life as a Popular Blogger
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Innovation

February 07, 2014
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Campus Life

February 07, 2014
Elite Australian Gymnast Brings World-class Talent to UMD Squad
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In Brief

February 07, 2014
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Class Act

February 07, 2014
Founder of Kids’ Snack Company Fills Need, and Tummies
Josh Burdette

Campus Life

February 07, 2014
Scholarship Honors Pillar of D.C. Music Scene
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Class Act

February 07, 2014
Parting Shots Bones

Parting Shot

February 07, 2014
Maryland Day Logo

Class Act

February 07, 2014
Imprint On History1

Features

February 07, 2014
Student’s Fossil Discovery Sheds Light on Plant Evolution—and a Civil War Tragedy

Class Notes

News on Friends and Classmates

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70s

Ross J. Kelbaugh ’71

Ross J. Kelbaugh ’71 is among the expert appraisers appearing in the fourth season of Maryland Public Television’s program Chesapeake Collectibles, which began Jan. 9. The president of Historic Graphics LLC in Pikesville, Md., he is expert in all aspects…

80s

Sharon-Frances Moore ’89

Sharon-Frances Moore ’89 writes: As an alumna with a degree in American history, I always enjoy hearing older alumni’s memories of the university. Recently while attending a Terp Town pre-football game reception with my former college roommate Robin…

80s

Bruce R. Gourley M.A. ’85

In his new novel “Ephemera: The Civil War Papers of Private James Bruckner,” Bruce R. Gourley M.A. ’85 explores the harrowing psychological and spiritual journey of a North Carolina Confederate soldier from naïve volunteer to traumatized veteran of the…

Passings

John F. Leitzel ’50

John F. Leitzel ’50, a retired insurance broker and agency owner, died of heart failure Dec. 21 at the Joseph Richey Hospice in downtown Baltimore, The Baltimore Sun reported. The Dundalk resident was 95. Leitzel was a 1935 graduate of Sparrows Point High…

00s

Charlotte Stephanie Malerich M.A. ’07,

“Meat,” a short story by Charlotte Stephanie Malerich M.A. ’07, is included in the new anthology “Among Animals: The Lives of Animals and Humans in Contemporary Short Fiction.” Her other short stories have appeared online in Aphelion and Sorcerous…

90s

Jackie Clarke ’98

Jackie Clarke ’98, CPA, was recently named manager of the audit department at McQuadeBrennan LLP. She previously served as controller and chief financial officer of various national not-for-profit organizations.

90s

Eliot Sokalsky ’98

Eliot Sokalsky ’98, president of Doctors Asset Group in Fort Myers, Fla., has been selected by Medical Economics magazine as a 2013 Best Financial Adviser for Doctors.

Passings

David J. Yanssens ’66

David J. Yanssens ’66, of Ellwood City, Pa., died Jan. 6 in the University of Pittsburgh Presbyterian Hospital. He was 70. A graduate of Beaver Falls High School in Beaver Falls, Pa., he served with the Army Reserve during the 1960s. Yanssens worked at…