Winter 2020

Class Act

Found in Space

Cloudy With a Chance of Microbes

Tackling Parental ADHD to Help Kids

Class Act

Alumni Association News

The Big Question

Campus Life

A Home for the Public Good

Information Pump

Campus Life

Diamondback to End Century-plus Print Run, Take All-Digital Approach

Campus Life

Room(s) to Grow

The Page Turner

Tunnel Vision

Class Notes

News on Friends and Classmates

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Eric Dahl '98

Eric Dahl '98 joined the Chicago office of Baird’s Private Wealth Management as vice president and financial adviser. He most recently served in the same role at UBS.

Passings

Ret. Air Force Col. Mark E. Swomley '71

Ret. Air Force Col. Mark E. Swomley '71 died Nov. 6 at his home in Bel Air, Md. He was 71. Born in Hagerstown to the late Edward Lease and Ethel Munshour (Hockensmith) Swomley, he went on to become a C-130 pilot in the U.S. Air Force, serving for 23…

Passings

Dolores Maletzky '52

Dolores Maletzky '52 of Hagerstown, Md., died on Dec. 13. Born April 7, 1930, in Washington, D.C., she was the daughter of the late Harold T. and Gladys Moss Hambright. She was a graduate of Calvin Coolidge High School in Washington, D.C., and UMD, where…

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Jamie Hyrkas '14

Jamie Hyrkas '14 married Alex Skippers in Crete, Greece, on Sept. 2. More than 25 UMD alumni attended the wedding.

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James Hogen '06

James Hogen '06 is senior vice president of asset management at Southern California–based NB Private Capital, a real estate firm specializing in student housing.

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Alicia O'Brien '97

Alicia O'Brien '97 joined King & Spalding as a partner in its government matters practice group in Washington, D.C. She was previously a partner in the Washington office of Venable. Prior to private practice, O’Brien held senior positions at the U.S.…

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Willie May Ph.D. '77

Willie May Ph.D. '77 was elected a 2019 American Association for the Advancement of Science fellow. May, who serves as Morgan State University’s vice president for the Division of Research and Economic Development, was selected for his international…

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Akash Palkhiwala MBA '99

Akash Palkhiwala MBA '99 was named executive vice president and CFO of Qualcomm. He had been acting as interim CFO since August. He previously served as senior vice president and finance lead for Qualcomm CDMA Technologies. He has worked with the company…