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Features

Standing the Testudo of Time

January 12, 2024

From Turtlenappings to TikTok Shenanigans, How an Unassuming Reptile Evolved to Represent Terp Spirit

Features

Out of the Shell

January 16, 2024

Twenty-five years ago, the LGBTQ+ Equity Center opened to support queer Terps who felt invisible, isolated and harassed. Some of the founders recount its humble start and hard-won victories.

Features

Tribal Loyalties

January 12, 2024

American Indians have long been denied fair access to homes, health care, schooling and jobs. For Joseph Kunkel M.Arch. ’09, the mission to change that is personal.

Post-Grad

Alumni Association News

January 12, 2024

The Alumni Excellence Awards

Parting Shot

Monumental Mainstay

January 12, 2024

Testudo Watches Over McKeldin Mall From Perch of Nearly 60 Years

Post-Grad

Road-Ready Reptile

January 12, 2024

An ‘Underexposed’ Photo of UMD History

Post-Grad

A Match Made in Lot 1

January 12, 2024

Alums Celebrate Wedding at Homecoming Tailgate

Post-Grad

Cheese the Day

January 12, 2024

5 Tips for Making a Board Bursting With Flavor and Color

Post-Grad

Alum’s Photo to Live ‘Forever’ on Stamp

January 12, 2024

Image Chosen by Postal Service Opened New Avenues to Treat Brain Diseases

Post-Grad

Ahead of the Game

January 12, 2024

Sports Journalist’s Podcast Links Women’s Success in Careers to Experiences on the Field and Court

Post-Grad

Capital-area Chronicler Turns the Page

January 12, 2024

Departing Washington Post Columnist Shares 20 Years of Family Tales, Reader Favorites

Explorations

PROGRESS on Gun Violence

January 12, 2024

Initiative to Offer Research, Solutions to National Crisis

Explorations

Towering Ambitions for Forecasts

January 12, 2024

Maryland Mesonet to Provide Early Weather Warning in a Changing Climate

Explorations

A Soaring Success

January 12, 2024

Bald Eagle Expert Joins Legendary Explorers Club Honorees

Explorations

In the Shadow of History

January 12, 2024

At Robert E. Lee’s Former Residence, Researcher Opens Door to Overlooked Legacies

Class Notes

News on Friends and Classmates

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00s

Scott Shewfelt M.Jour. ’07

Scott Shewfelt M.Jour. ’07 returned this fall for “Jeopardy’s!” new Champions Wildcard tournament, which pitted winners from the previous two seasons against each other for a spot in the Tournament of Champions. Shewfelt earned $48,000 in three…

90s

Sherri Beatty-Arthur ’95, MBA ’11

President Joe Biden nominated Judge Sherri Beatty-Arthur ’95, MBA ’11 to the District of Columbia Superior Court. She has been a magistrate judge for D.C.’s Superior Court since 2020 and previously served as an administrative law judge in the District of…

80s

Matt Hicks ’83

Longtime Texas Rangers radio play-by-play announcer Matt Hicks ’83 fulfilled a career dream by covering the World Series. Hicks started his career at WMUC.

Passings

Donald Powell Sanderson Sr. ’53

Donald Powell Sanderson Sr. ’53 died on Oct. 19, 2023, at age 94. He was a lifelong resident of Woodbury, N.J., where he graduated from Woodbury High School and played baseball and basketball and quarterbacked the 1945 championship football team. After…

Passings

Steven Charles Theodore ’74

Steven Charles Theodore ’74 died on Dec. 16, 2023, in Jacksonville, Fla., after a battle with cancer. He was 71. Raised in Wheaton, Md., Theodore and his twin sister, Gwen, graduated from Einstein High School and UMD. It was at the university that he met…

90s

Tucker Barnes M.A. ’96

Tucker Barnes M.A. ’96 was named chief meteorologist at FOX 5. He joined the D.C. TV station in 2003 and is married to fellow FOX 5 meteorologist Caitlin Roth.

00s

Jason Sartori MCP '05

Jason Sartori MCP '05 was appointed planning director for the Montgomery Planning Department in October. Sartori has worked for the Montgomery County Planning Department since 2016.

00s

John Grimm ’06, M.A. ’08

John Grimm ’06, M.A. ’08 joined Goodell DeVries as a partner in the firm’s commercial and business tort litigation and appellate practice groups. He was most recently a partner at a prominent Washington, D.C., litigation and telecom boutique, and…