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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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Ryan McCarthy MBA ’13

Ryan McCarthy MBA ’13 was appointed to the board of Directors at Lynx Software Technologies. He is also the Dean’s Scholar in residence at the Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs at Syracuse University and is on the board of UMD’s Robert H.…

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Matthew A. Calderone ’95

Matthew A. Calderone ’95 was promoted to chief financial officer at Booz Allen Hamilton. He was previously the firm’s chief strategy officer. Calderone holds an MBA from Yale University.

Passings

Will Olan Brimberry ’75

Will Olan Brimberry ’75 died on Nov. 7 in Alexandria, Va., at age 71. He was active in Sigma Nu fraternity at UMD and upon graduation served four years with the Peace Corps in Mali, West Africa. Brimberry spent most of his career in the federal…
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Jeffrey MacLauchlan ’82

Jeffrey MacLauchlan ’82 assumed the role of EVP, CFO and treasurer of CACI International, a provider of expertise and technology to government enterprise and mission customers. He joined CACI in May 2022 as a senior vice president on the finance team.…

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Dennis Doyle M.E. ’06

Dennis Doyle M.E. ’06 was named CEO of Synexis. A graduate of the U.S. Naval Academy, Doyle is a U.S. Marine Corps combat veteran and has more than 20 years of leadership experience with General Electric, Honeywell and ABM Industries.
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Jay Turner M.S. ’88

Jay Turner M.S. ’88 was appointed chief operating officer of Sigma Defense Systems. He previously served for four years as president of Digital Receiver Technology, and before that, held various roles in engineering, program management and business…

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Richard Khalil ’86

Richard Khalil ’86, CPA, was promoted to chief executive officer and chairman of the board at the engineering firm A. Morton Thomas and Associates. He will continue to serve as CFO, a role he’s held for over 25 years.
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Anthony M. Ruiz ’09

Anthony M. Ruiz ’09 was named a partner of Zuckerman Speeder LLP, where he has been an associate for nearly six years. He received his J.D. from New York University’s School of Law.