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Winter 2023

Campus Life A video projection shows photos and newspaper clippings of slain Black men

‘Food’ for Thought

Performance Piece Asks Tough Questions Via Unexpected Messenger: Puppets

 Campus Life Plane tickets, passport and plane in the clouds

Roam Again

Terps on Board in Return to Study Abroad

 Campus Life Sister Maureen Schrimpe

‘A Mission of Welcome’

Nun Nutritionist Has Served UMD Students for 30 Years

 Campus Life collage of images from Jen Golbeck's social media accounts

The Secrets to Social Success

Students Learn to Game Algorithms and Grow Audiences in Popular Class

 Campus Life combat robots with "FLIP," "CRUSH" and "SPIN" written in comic book-style

Gearing Up for Battle

Sparks—and Creativity—Fly When Combat Robotics Club Enters Arena

 Campus Life students play esports

UMD Esports Comes Online

RecWell Program Puts Teams Into Elite Competition

 News Aerial rendering of Aviation Landing

A Flying Start for Greater College Park

Aviation Landing to Rise Across From Metro Station

 News Student hugs Testudo statue

UMD Makes $20M Investment in Need-Based Financial Aid

Terrapin Commitment Program to Expand Support for Pell Grant-Eligible, In-State Students

 News Confetti falls at ceremonial groundbreaking event

‘A Hub for Discussion, Innovation and Discovery’

Ceremonial Groundbreaking Held for Zupnik Hall

 Parting Shot collage of arts photos from around campus

Staging a Revolution

Terps Have Endless Opportunities to Explore, Innovate in the Arts

 Features The image depicts a historical moment during World War II in April 1942, showing Japanese Americans arriving by train at the Santa Anita Park assembly center in California.

Truth in Exile

Decades after more than 100,000 Japanese Americans were forced into camps during World War II, a UMD archival expert is making sure the dark history of their management finally comes to light.

 Features Maryland’s vanishing tobacco barn is surrounded by trees

Structural Damage

Maryland’s vanishing tobacco barns represent the vestiges of slavery and a legacy of disease. UMD historic preservationists are racing to document them anyway.

Class Notes

News on Friends and Classmates

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Passings

Kenneth L. Egolf Ph.D. ’78

Kenneth L. Egolf Ph.D. ’78, of Carlisle, Pa., died on Dec. 30. He was 84 years old. He earned a B.S. in chemistry from Dickinson College and an M.S. from Purdue University before attending UMD. He was also a second lieutenant in the U.S. Army and…

Passings

Kenneth George Magee, M.D. ’58

Kenneth George Magee, M.D. ’58, a longtime Georgia pediatrician, died on Oct. 17. He was 85. He graduated from Nutley High School in New Jersey, serving as sports editor of the newspaper and coxswain of the varsity crew team. After undergraduate studies…

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Joshua Audi ’03

Joshua Audi ’03, CFO of Catholic Charities Fort Worth, was named a 2022 Rising Star by the Texas Society of Certified Public Accountants, which recognizes CPA members 40 and younger who have demonstrated significant leadership qualities and active…

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W. Bryan Lewis ’99

W. Bryan Lewis ’99 was appointed to the board of directors at Essential Utilities, a water and wastewater utility company. Lewis is the vice president and chief investment officer for the United States Steel Corp. He serves on several nonprofit boards,…

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Gregory Smallwood ’88

Gregory Smallwood ’88 was named chief legal officer and corporate secretary at loanDepot, a consumer lending and real estate services provider. Prior to loanDepot, Smallwood served as general counsel and executive vice president of Caliber Home Loans,…

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Rob Wells Ph.D ’16

Rob Wells Ph.D ’16’s book, “The Insider: How the Kiplinger Newsletter Bridged Washington and Wall Street,” was published by University of Massachusetts Press. The book recounts Willard M. Kiplinger’s break with traditional journalism and the 1923 founding…

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Claudia B. Robinson MBA ’85

Claudia B. Robinson MBA ’85 joined AreaProbe, a Washington, D.C.-based real estate advisory firm, as head of institutional capital and real estate advisory services. She completed her bachelor's degree at McGill University and came to AreaProbe from Bank…

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James Rolfes ’98

James Rolfes ’98 joined the Bureau of Land Management to lead its Information Management and Technology Directorate. He comes from the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission, where he was chief information officer, chief data officer and senior agency…