Winter 2014

Features

February 07, 2014

Rising business owner shakes up scene by creating drinkable art

Features

February 07, 2014

Can Art Change the World?

In Brief

February 07, 2014

Questions for Anne Turkos, the university archivist

Wrought iron red M Gate against brick outside of Maryland Stadium.

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

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

February 07, 2014

Computer Scientist Arnab Ray’s Double Life as a Popular Blogger

Innovation

February 07, 2014

Campus Life

February 07, 2014

Elite Australian Gymnast Brings World-class Talent to UMD Squad

In Brief

February 07, 2014

Class Act

February 07, 2014

Founder of Kids’ Snack Company Fills Need, and Tummies

Campus Life

February 07, 2014

Scholarship Honors Pillar of D.C. Music Scene

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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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00s

Dave Melson ’01

Dave Melson ’01, a lieutenant commander in the U.S. Navy Judge Advocate General’s Corps, was selected to serve as the command judge advocate for the USS George Washington, homeported in Yokosuka, Japan.

00s

J. Ross Burhouse M.S. ’01

J. Ross Burhouse M.S. ’01, PE, has been promoted to associate in the Fairfax, Va., office of Dewberry, a privately held professional services firm. He has more than 15 years of experience as a structural engineer with a focus in the design and analysis of…

80s

Chris Malone ’86

Chris Malone ’86, with Susan T. Fisk, wrote “The Human Brand: How We Relate to People, Products and Companies,” a book suggesting that customers choose companies and brands on the basis of their warmth and competence. He is managing partner of Fidelum…

80s

Douglas Pinckney ’86

Pinckney Hugo Group, a marketing communications firm based in Syracuse, N.Y. whose president and founding partner is Douglas Pinckney ’86, has been named one of the 60 Best Companies to Work For in New York State for 2014. It is the second year in a row…

Passings

Robert Richard Glesener ’69

Robert Richard Glesener ’69 died Dec. 22 at his Henderson, W.Va., home. He was 66. A native of Chicago, he graduated from both the University of Maryland and the University of Michigan. His taught at Brevard College for 26 years and started the BC…

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…

90s

Brian D. Bloomfield M.A. ’99, Ph.D. ’13

Brian D. Bloomfield M.A. ’99, Ph.D. ’13, executive director at Nova Classical Academy in St. Paul, Minn., will become the new head of school this summer at the Academy at Charlemont in Charlemont, Mass.

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John Graves ’77

John Graves ’77, owner of the software company NetComm Inc. in Rockville, Md., and married grandfather of five, has signed up for a coveted flight into space on Virgin Galactic’s SpaceShipTwo later this year. “After meeting (Virgin founder) Richard…