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Maryland Today

Winter 2023

Julia Ruth ’14 poses in Cyr wheel

Post-Grad

February 03, 2023
Circus Performer Combines Passions for Physics and Acrobatics
man holds microphone while presenting taxidermied sea turtle on field

Post-Grad

February 03, 2023
Preserved Donation of Aquatic Animal Fits in Swimmingly at UMD
Delante Desouza ’16 shoots a basketball as Michael Cooper in "Showtime" TV show

Post-Grad

February 03, 2023
Computer Science Grad Channels ’80s Lakers Star on Hit HBO Series
Three hands raise beer glasses for toast

Post-Grad

February 03, 2023
Alum’s Toast Wins $50K in Guinness Contest
Fatema Hosseini is shown in front of a projected image of Afghans lining up to board a military jet to evacuate the capital, Kabul

Features

February 03, 2023
Driven from Afghanistan by extremism, a journalism student lands at UMD and prepares to reclaim her lost homeland.
Geoff Larson ’80 poses near brewing equipment with mountains in the background

Post-Grad

February 03, 2023
Alum Celebrates 35 Years of Craft Brewing Success in Alaska
Gold star on red backgroud

Post-Grad

February 03, 2023
The Alumni Excellence Awards
pants on fire illustration

Explorations

February 03, 2023
What’s Been the Most Significant Lie or Untruth Told to the Public?
Rod Brunson portrait

Explorations

February 03, 2023
Amid Spiraling Violence, Criminologist Studies New Approaches to Gun Crime
colorful magnet illustration

Explorations

February 03, 2023
UMD Mechanical Engineering Researcher Is ‘Disarming’ Surgery Robots
Progressively closer photos of Dimorphos

Explorations

February 03, 2023
Terps Helped Propel NASA Mission to Redirect an Asteroid
House with a garden

Explorations

February 03, 2023
Extension Experts: Climate-Resilient Gardening’s Just a Few Steps Away
rowhouses in Baltimore

Explorations

February 03, 2023
Research Finds More Vulnerable Tree Canopy in Redlined Baltimore
weaved-together photos of singers/bands

Explorations

February 03, 2023
ARHU Dean’s Podcast Debates Musical Remakes
SECU Stadium

Campus Life

February 03, 2023
Credit Union to Support Maryland Athletics, Financial Literacy and Community Service
UMD men's basketball team stands on sideline, with one player with Ukrainian flag draped over his shoulders

Campus Life

February 03, 2023
Men’s Basketball Player From Ukraine Grapples With War From Afar

Class Notes

News on Friends and Classmates

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Jane Lichter headshot

80s

Jane Lichter ’84

Jane Lichter ’84 was named chair of the Baltimore County Board of Education. She was elected to the board in November soon after her retirement as a 37-year teacher and administrator in Baltimore County Public Schools.

90s

Ian Bartman ’95

Ian Bartman ’95, principal attorney at Offit Kurman, was appointed chair of the Board of Trustees of The Community Foundation of Frederick County. He will oversee implementation of a strategic plan that includes initiatives on mental health, affordable…

20s

Isabelle Lareau ’22

Isabelle Lareau ’22 is among the first Peace Corps Response volunteers to return to overseas service since the agency’s unprecedented global evacuation in March 2020. The Persian studies major will serve as an education volunteer in Timor-Leste.
Julia Pulzone headshot

90s

Julia Pulzone MBA ’93

Julia Pulzone MBA ’93 was named to the executive leadership team at AINS, a provider of case management software and IT services for government.

80s

Carissa Rodeheaver ’88

Carissa Rodeheaver ’88 was named a Most Admired CEO honoree by the Maryland Daily Record. Rodeheaver is the chairman of the board, president and CEO of First United Corp. and First United Bank & Trust.
Nancy Bubanich headshot

80s

Nancy Bubanich ’88

Nancy Bubanich ’88 was named principal financial and accounting officer of Delta Apparel. She has held a variety of high-profile leadership roles within the company since she joined it in 2006.

90s

Vineet Gambhir MBA ’96

Vineet Gambhir MBA ’96 was named chief human resources officer of DataLink Software, a provider of data-driven solutions driving higher quality and cost-effective value-based care. Gambhir has held several senior leadership roles at technology companies,…

00s

Sarah Greenberg MCP ’07

Sarah Greenberg MCP ’07 was promoted to president of Cinnaire Lending. She served most recently as senior vice president for affordable housing and lending. Greenberg received a bachelor’s degree from Tiffin University in Ohio.