Winter 2023

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

Campus Life

February 03, 2023

Performance Piece Asks Tough Questions Via Unexpected Messenger: Puppets

Campus Life

February 03, 2023

Nun Nutritionist Has Served UMD Students for 30 Years

Plane tickets, passport and plane in the clouds

Campus Life

February 03, 2023

Terps on Board in Return to Study Abroad

collage of images from Jen Golbeck's social media accounts

Campus Life

February 03, 2023

Students Learn to Game Algorithms and Grow Audiences in Popular Class

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

Campus Life

February 03, 2023

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

Campus Life

February 03, 2023

RecWell Program Puts Teams Into Elite Competition

News

February 03, 2023

Aviation Landing to Rise Across From Metro Station

News

February 03, 2023

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

Confetti falls at ceremonial groundbreaking event

News

February 03, 2023

Ceremonial Groundbreaking Held for Zupnik Hall

collage of arts photos from around campus

Parting Shot

February 03, 2023

Terps Have Endless Opportunities to Explore, Innovate in the Arts

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.

Features

February 03, 2023

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.

Maryland’s vanishing tobacco barn is surrounded by trees

Features

February 03, 2023

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

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80s

Daniel Schrider ’87

Daniel Schrider ’87 was elected chair of the board of directors by Shady Spring Bancorp. He is the longtime president and CEO of the bank based in Olney, Md.

90s

Gary Kaplan ’94

Gary Kaplan ’94 joined Jones Day as a partner in the Business Restructuring & Reorganization Practice in New York. Kaplan has approximately 25 years of experience representing debtors, creditors, official and unofficial committees and institutional…

00s

Alan Grantham ’05

Alan Grantham ’05 joined Synovus Bank as managing director, debt capital markets and credit products. He came from the leveraged finance team at Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corp. and previously worked at Deutsche Bank Securities and Goldman Sachs. He earned…

90s

Bill Meury ’90

Bill Meury ’90 was appointed the president and chief executive officer of Karuna Theraputics, a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company. Previously, Meury was a partner at Hildred Capital Management.

00s

Kevin Schmidt ’02

Kevin Schmidt ’02 joined Callan as a senior vice president and investment consultant. Callan is an institutional investment consulting firm. He has over two decades of industry and investment consulting experience.

90s

Brooks Kenny ’95

Brooks Kenny ’95 was appointed vice president of marketing by Altoida, a precision neurology company. Previously the vice president of consumer engagement and partnerships at the nonprofit UsAgainstAlzheimer’s. She also directed the organization’s Women’s…

90s

Mark Timm ’94

Mark Timm ’94 was elected to the board of directors of Alpha Energy. He serves on the board of directors of Eco Integrated Technologies, TrendTek Bio, Gravy Stack, IntegriMedical, TCI Entertainment and Surgical Safety Scanner.

70s

DeWayne Wickham ’74

DeWayne Wickham ’74 was named public editor of the Baltimore Banner. He began his journalism career as an intern with The (Baltimore) Evening Sun and over the next 45 years, worked as a broadcast and print journalist for media organizations including USA…