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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80s

Hilary Bradley ’83

Hilary Bradley ’83 joined Associa Community Management Corp. as business development director. Bradley founded her own marketing and event agency that provides strategy, implementation and project management services.

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…

80s

Mark Ciardi ’83

Mark Ciardi ’83 joined sports content studio game1 as president and chief content officer. Ciardi has produced many sports-oriented films, including “Secretariat,” “Miracle,” “Invincible,” “The Rookie,” “McFarland USA” and “Million Dollar Arm.”

90s

Peggy Cruz ’98

Peggy Cruz ’98 was appointed chair of Anne Arundel County’s Joint Commission on the Opportunity Gap. Cruz is the county Department of Health Bureau of School Health and Support program supervisor for the Old Mill/Northeast clusters. In this position, she…

90s

Denise Brinely M.S. ’96

Denise Brinely M.S. ’96 joined TRC Companies, a digitally powered and environmentally focused global professional services firm, as vice president of strategic growth and client engagement. Previously, Brinley served as executive director of the…

Passings

Warren Edward Groomes ’63

Warren Edward Groomes ’63, of Land O’Lakes, Fla., died at age 81 on Oct. 8, 2021. Groomes was born in Washington, D.C., but spent the majority of his life in Silver Spring, Md.. He taught mathematics and coached cross country at White Oak Intermediate…

Passings

Elizabeth “Libby” Eppley ’48

Elizabeth “Libby” Eppley ’48 died on Oct. 23, 2021. She was born on Jan. 18, 1927, to Elizabeth and Geary Eppley (1920), the noted UMD athletic director, dean of men and assistant professor of agronomy whose name is on the university’s recreation center.…

00s

Jeff Silberman ’01

Jeff Silberman ’01 joined global law firm Morrison & Foerster as a partner in its FinTech and Financial Services groups. Previously, Silberman served as global co-chair of the FinTech practice at another leading international firm. He earned his J.D.…