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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 Sister Maureen Schrimpe

‘A Mission of Welcome’

Nun Nutritionist Has Served UMD Students for 30 Years

 Campus Life Plane tickets, passport and plane in the clouds

Roam Again

Terps on Board in Return to Study Abroad

 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

 Photo 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

B. (Bruce) Jeffrey Price ’69

B. (Bruce) Jeffrey Price ’69 died of metastatic bile duct cancer at his home in Washington, D.C. on Sept.18. He was 77. After graduating from UMD, he explored jobs ranging from motorcycle courier to security guard in Belize before beginning his career as…

Passings

James Madison Harrison Jr. ’74

James Madison Harrison Jr. ’74, of Ocean City, Md., died on May 25. He was 70. An accomplished graphic artist, he worked at companies across the Washington D.C. area. He also painted and was a mixed medium artist with works exhibited in New York, Miami,…

Passings

James (Jim) Morrow IV ’70, M.Ed. ’83

James (Jim) Morrow IV ’70, M.Ed. ’83, of Bethesda, Md., died on Oct. 31. He was 80 years old. Born in Baltimore, Morrow became the de facto father to his siblings when his father died early in Morrow’s life and eventually helped his mother move back to…

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Rebecca Yeung MBA ’98

Rebecca Yeung MBA ’98, corporate vice president of operations science and advanced technology at FedEx Corp. was named to the board of directors of Columbus McKinnon Corp. She joined FedEx in 1998 and is a graduate of Fudan University, Shanghai, China.
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Kathryn L. Hickey ’05

Kathryn L. Hickey ’05 joined the law firm McDonald Hopkins in its Baltimore/Annapolis office, focusing on representing companies in domestic and international transactions. Hickey earned her J.D. from the George Washington University, where she was a…

Passings

Randall E. Herr ’75

Randall E. Herr ’75, of Long Beach, Miss., died on Sept. 23. He was 72. He served in the U.S. Navy and later had a 25-year career as a marine geophysicist at the U.S. Naval Oceanographic Office (NAVO). His professional life revolved around gravity data…
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Jose Carlos Fernandes ’89

Jose Carlos Fernandes ’89 was appointed to Dawson Geophysical Company’s board of directors, where he serves on the audit committee. He founded Chevy Chase Contractors, where he has been president and CEO since 2000.
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Mehri Shadman ’03

Mehri Shadman ’03 was promoted to chief legal officer and corporate secretary of Under Armour. She was previously the deputy general counsel, corporate and risk, and assistant corporate secretary.