Winter 2022

Campus Life

A Peak of Pickle Players

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

Campus Life

Projecting the Future

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

Explorations

Book Pulls the Lid Off Canned Food’s History

Cupboard Staple’s Impact Goes Beyond the Dinner Table

Campus Life

Science Behind the Suds

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

Explorations

Swipe Left on Dating Stereotypes

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

News

New Lab, Center Advance Quantum Computing

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

Post-Grad

‘Protecting the Democratic Process Itself’

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

Explorations

Another Kind of Tree Planting

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

Campus Life

A Hardly ‘Boring’ Achievement

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

Campus Life

Living, Learning and Teaching

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

News

New Dining Hall to Honor Indigenous People of Maryland

Post-Grad

Letters of Hope and Familiarity

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

Post-Grad

A Better Plan for Secondhand

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

Post-Grad

Throwback Threads

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

Class Act

Alumni Association News

Explorations

The Big Question

Class Notes

News on Friends and Classmates

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80s

Shaun Eddy ’88

Shaun Eddy ’88 joined the board of directors of the Howard Community College Educational Foundation. Eddy is the owner and CEO of Oxford Planning Group.

Passings

Raymond E. Grant ’49

Raymond E. Grant ’49 died on Oct. 23, 2021. Born on April 19, 1923, in Baltimore, he graduated from Baltimore Polytechnic Institute in 1941 before enlisting in the Navy’s V-5 pilot training program in 1943. He flew Torpedo and Dive Bombers in World War…

90s

Daniel K. Wims Ph.D. ’94

Daniel K. Wims Ph.D. ’94 became the 12th president of Alabama A&M University. He had served as its provost and vice president for academic affairs and research, as well as professor of agricultural sciences. He also held positions at Fort Valley State…

00s

Nathan Moody ’00, M.S. ’04, Ph.D. ’06

Nathan Moody ’00, M.S. ’04, Ph.D. ’06 was elected a fellow of the American Physical Society. He is a technical staff member and group leader of the Applied Electrodynamics group within Accelerator Operations and Technology division at the Los Alamos…

00s

Katie Donahue MPM ’09

Katie Donahue MPM ’09 was hired as the city of Fort Collins’ Natural Areas Department director. Since 2016, Donahue has served as the district ranger for the Canyon Lakes Ranger District on the Arapaho and Roosevelt National Forests and Pawnee National…

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…

00s

Andrea Magers ’08

Andrea Magers ’08 was appointed to the board of directors of the Howard County Arts Council. She is the agent/owner of Andrea Magers State Farm Insurance and a third-generation State Farm agent.

Passings

Julia Clark Downs ’91

Julia Clark Downs ’91 died on Oct. 5, 2021, in Taos, N.M., after her car was struck by another motorist at high speed. Downs was born on May 25, 1978, in Evanston, Ill., to Emilie and Clark Downs. She grew up in Chevy Chase, Md., and studied English…