Winter 2022

Campus Life

January 31, 2022

With Pingpong-Tennis-Badminton Mashup on the Upswing, Terp Pro Leads the Way

Campus Life

January 31, 2022

Family’s $2.5M in Gifts Will Fund Arts Innovation, Support Education Majors

Explorations

January 31, 2022

Cupboard Staple’s Impact Goes Beyond the Dinner Table

Campus Life

January 31, 2022

New Fermentation Major Will Support Growing Maryland Craft Beverage and Food Industries

Explorations

January 31, 2022

Study Reveals Fewer Romances, Little Difference Between App, In-Person Pairings

News

January 31, 2022

UMD Makes $20M Investment in Q-Lab, Leads $25M NSF Grant on Quantum Simulation

Post-Grad

January 31, 2022

Alum Takes Over as Capitol Police Chief in Wake of Jan. 6 Riot

Explorations

January 31, 2022

Researcher Asks: Could Burying Enough Dead Wood Alter the Globe’s Climate Trajectory?

Campus Life

January 31, 2022

Student Team Wins Safety Award in Elon Musk’s Digging Contest

Campus Life

January 31, 2022

Honors College Scholar-in-Residence Spends Semester Among Students in Residence Hall

News

January 31, 2022

Post-Grad

January 31, 2022

Alum’s New Book Highlights African Americans’ Relationship to Lincoln

Post-Grad

January 31, 2022

Alum’s Streamlined Furniture Resale Website Aims to Cushion the Stress of Online Sales

Post-Grad

January 31, 2022

As Women’s Basketball Team Shoots for More Success, Get a Glimpse of 1920s Game-day Garb

Class Act

January 31, 2022

Explorations

January 31, 2022

Class Notes

News on Friends and Classmates

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Passings

Michael T. Breen ’67

Michael T. Breen ’67 of Nashua, N.H., died on Nov. 20, 2021, at age 90. Born on Aug. 22, 1931, in New Haven, Conn., to Thomas J. Breen Sr. and Mary (Tracy) Nassetta, he served in the U.S. Army during the Korean War and was honorably discharged. He worked…

Passings

Beverly A. Lusey MLS ’71

Beverly A. Lusey MLS ’71 died on Nov. 15, 2021, at age 81. A native of Northern California, Lusey was a graduate of San Francisco State College before attending UMD. She worked as a children’s librarian, an assistant director and reference librarian at…

90s

Joel Vilmenay ’90

Joel Vilmenay ’90 was hired as general manager of KCBS-TV Channel 2 and KCAL-TV Channel 9 in Los Angeles. Vilmenay has spent two decades with Hearst Television, including as president and general manager of its NBC affiliate in New Orleans, WDSU-TV…

Passings

Helen Metaxas Koste MLS ’70

Helen Metaxas Koste MLS ’70 of Midlothian, Va., died on Nov. 30, 2021. Born on June 3, 1923, in Easton, Md., to Peter and Anastasia Metaxas, she graduated from Drexel University with a B.S. in commerce in 1944. Working as a business teacher at Wilmington…

Passings

Thomas Damien Leppert ’70

Thomas Damien Leppert ’70 of Richmond, Va., died on Oct. 19, 2021, at age 74. Born on April 28, 1947, in Atlantic City, N.J., to Thomas H. and Luise Slack, Leppert grew up by the water and enjoyed boating and fishing. While at UMD, he played football and…

90s

Nicole Bouknight Johnson ’93

Nicole Bouknight Johnson ’93 was selected to serve as Hudson County Community College’s inaugural vice president for advancement and communications. Most recently, Johnson served as national director of development and communications for the nonprofit A…

90s

Brion W. Murray Ph.D. ’94

Brion W. Murray Ph.D. ’94 was appointed senior vice president of research at Lengo Therapeutics. Prior to that, he was vice president, cancer biology and translational research at Turning Point Therapeutics. At Pfizer, he was a research fellow and…

90s

Delmar Gillus Jr. ’93

Delmar Gillus Jr. ’93 was appointed to the Future of Work task force by Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker. For over 10 years, he has served as the chief operations officer of Elevate, an organization that ensures equitable access to utilities in homes and…