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

H. Russell “Russ” Potts Jr. ’64

H. Russell “Russ” Potts Jr. ’64 died on Dec. 19, 2021, at age 82. Potts served 20 years in the Virginia Senate, representing the northern Shenandoah Valley. Potts was born in Richmond on March 4, 1939, and spent most of his life in Winchester, Va. After…

Passings

Barry K. Young ’75

Barry K. Young ’75 died of COVID-19 at age 69 on Oct. 28, 2021. Born and raised in Baltimore, Young majored in speech communication at UMD and earned a M.A. in leadership teaching from the Notre Dame University of Maryland. In 2011, he earned a master’s…

00s

Charles Joyce ’04

Charles Joyce ’04 joined the New York City headquarters of Syska Hennessy as a senior associate, overseeing evaluations of existing fire protection and life safety systems, the design of new systems and system testing.

00s

Susan K. Johnson O’Neil Ph.D. ’04

Susan K. Johnson O’Neil Ph.D. ’04 was named principal at talent strategy and development firm Cambria Consulting. Previously, she was the director of the Center of Excellence, Organizational Effectiveness & Design for Bon Secours Mercy Health System.…

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…

00s

Randy Guttman ’04

Randy Guttman ’04 was promoted to general partner, chief operating officer at JMI Equity, a growth equity firm focused on investing in leading software companies. He was previously general partner.

00s

Dominic Travis M.S. ’00

Dominic Travis M.S. ’00 joined the Marine Mammal Center, the world’s largest marine mammal hospital, as chief program officer. He spent the last 11 years as a tenured associate professor and faculty member at the University of Minnesota’s College of…

80s

Max Peterson ’84, MBA ’86

Max Peterson ’84, MBA ’86 was named vice president of the worldwide public sector unit at Amazon Web Services. He was previously vice president of international sales for the sector.