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

Andrew Jackson “Jack” Smith ’60

Andrew Jackson “Jack” Smith ’60 of Princess Anne, Md., died on Nov. 1, 2021. Born in Portsmouth, Va., to the late Andrew Jackson Smith and Myrtle Owens Sickman, he served in the U.S. Army during the Korean War for three years. He worked with the Radio…

80s

Moon Kim ’88, Ph.D. ’99

Moon Kim ’88, Ph.D. ’99 is one of two recipients of the federal government’s Meritorious Senior Professional Award. Kim is a research leader for the USDA’s Agricultural Research Service’s Environmental Microbial and Food Safety Lab in Beltsville, Md.

90s

Daria Van Liew ’91

Daria Van Liew ’91, chief of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Baltimore District, East Campus Integrated Program Office, is the recipient of the 2021 Engineer of the Year Award.

80s

Hugh Grunden ’82

Hugh Grunden ’82 was a 2021 Daily Record Icon Honors award honoree. He has worked at Easton Utilities since 1983 and served as president and CEO since 1994. He also serves in an advisory role for M&T Bank and The Country School. In addition, Grunden…

10s

Ted Kaouk Ph.D. ’14

Ted Kaouk Ph.D. ’14 joined the Office of Personnel Management as its chief data officer and deputy director for human capital data management and modernization. He was previously with the U.S. Department of Agriculture and chaired the federal CDO Council.…

00s

Matthew Bosley ’06

Matthew Bosley ’06 was named to the 2021 Forbes Top Next-Generation Wealth Advisors List. He is senior vice president and wealth management advisor with Merrill Lynch.

90s

Grant Newman ’99, M.S. ’00

Grant Newman ’99, M.S. ’00 was appointed chief financial officer at Elroy Air, an aerospace and logistics company. He recently served as senior vice president, strategy and corporate development at Era Group. In addition to his UMD degrees, he earned an…

Passings

Larry Franklin Kertcher ’70

Larry Franklin Kertcher ’70 died Dec. 31, 2021, at his McGaheysville, Va., home at age 74. He was born Feb. 11, 1947, in Baltimore to the late Franklin Emil and Valeska Kairis Kertcher. He served in the U.S. Marine Corps, studied civil engineering at UMD…