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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50s

Lester Brown M.S. ’59

In “Breaking New Ground: a Personal History,” Lester Brown M.S. ’59, founder of the Worldwatch and Earth Policy Institutes, traces his life from his childhood on a small farm to his leadership on global environmental issues.

00s

Dr. Matthew Jonathan Siegel ’08

Dr. Matthew Jonathan Siegel ’08 and Alexa Jordan Silverman were married Nov. 23 at Temple Sinai in Roslyn Heights, N.Y. He received a dental degree from the New York University College of Dentistry and is a first-year dental resident at Lutheran Medical…

Passings

Van Court Wilkins ’59, M.B.A. ’62

Van Court Wilkins ’59, M.B.A. ’62, a retired Army colonel and veteran of World War II and the Korean War, died Dec. 23 at a hospital in Martinsburg, W.Va., of complications from Alzheimer’s disease, according to The Washington Post. He was 87. Wilkins was…

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

James H. Waggoner ’01

James H. Waggoner ’01 has released “The Wages of Sin,” a sequel to his suspense novel “Empty Soul.” It again features troubled murder-for-hire Lance Goodman on a self-destructive path. He currently teaches within the U.S. Department of Defense and lives…

90s

Tom Schniedwind ’91

The League for People with Disabilities has named Tom Schniedwind ’91 vice president of marketing and development. He worked most recently as an area executive director for the American Cancer Society, preceded by his role as executive vice president of…

00s

Jordan Raanan ’01

Jordan Raanan ’01 is now covering the New York Giants for NJ.com. He previously spent eight years covering the Philadelphia Eagles and the NFL, and broke stories including the hiring of Eagles general manager Howie Roseman and a season-ending knee injury…

70s

Daniel Robert Anderson ’76

Daniel Robert Anderson ’76 and Gregory Joseph Melanson were married Nov. 9 at the Mansion on O Street, a hotel in Washington. Anderson has a law degree from the University of Baltimore and a master’s degree in public administration from Harvard and is a…