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Winter 2025

Campus Life people sit at tables in Adele's restaurant

A Taste of Adele’s

Panera Opens at Site of Longtime Restaurant—Without the Tin-foil Swans

Campus Life Shyanne Sellers points toward crowd on Xfinity Center court

Shooting for Success, Fueled by Family

With Passed-Down Perseverance, Shyanne Sellers Eyes Championship Run

Campus Life coach talks to Maryland men's lacrosse team

Sports Briefs

Terp Races to NCAA Cross Country Championship; Men’s Lacrosse Defensive Coordinator Earns Top Assistant Coach Honor

News portrait of Stephen Schanwald

Trailblazing NBA Exec Donates $18M to UMD

Gift From Stephen M. Schanwald ’77 to Endow Sports Management Program

News woman walks through five illuminated red rings circling the sidewalk in front of Thurgood Marshall Hall

‘Do Good’ Vibrations

Interactive Exhibit of Giant Rings Aims to Inspire Service

News students walk past the sundial on McKeldin Mall

UMD Climbs to No. 17 Among Public Universities in U.S. News’ Ranking

Record-High Placement Reflects Improvements in Graduation Rates, Student-to-Faculty Ratio, Alums’ Earnings

Class Notes

News on Friends and Classmates

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Christopher Carlson ’12 headshot

10s

Christopher Carlson ’12

Christopher Carlson ’12 was named a partner at Troutman Pepper in its Richmond office in the area of regulatory investigations strategy and enforcement.

90s

Jeffrey Rosen ’98, MBA ’05

Jeffrey Rosen ’98, MBA ’05, managing partner of Rosen, Sapperstein and Friedlander in Towson, Md., was among 31 leaders recognized by The Daily Record as the 2024 Most Admired CEOs. Honorees were selected based on professional accomplishments, community…

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Roy Rosenbaum ’97

Roy Rosenbaum ’97 was hired as senior vice president of investments for the east region of CenterPoint Properties. He comes to the post from DRA Advisors, where he was director of acquisitions for the New York City-based team. He holds a master’s in real…
William Super Jr. ’73 headshot

Passings

William Super Jr. ’73

William Super Jr. ’73 died at home in Annapolis, Md., on Dec. 11, 2024, at age 78 after a two-year battle with prostate cancer. He grew up in Baltimore and earned a degree in mathematics at UMD, then a Master of Science in Administration degree in…

90s

Jean Moody-Williams M.P.P. ’95

Jean Moody-Williams M.P.P. ’95, deputy center director for the Center for Clinical Standards and Quality at the Centers for Medicare & Medicare Services (CMS) received a 2024 Presidential Rank Award from President Joe Biden. The honor recognized her…
Jacqueline Marsh MRED ’11 headshot

10s

Jacqueline Marsh MRED ’11

Jacqueline Marsh MRED ’11 was appointed the first director of Loudoun County (Va.)’s Office of Real Property Asset Management and Planning. She began working for the county in 2016, most recently as assistant director in the Department of Planning and…

Passings

Thomas Dercola ’63

Thomas Dercola ’63 of Catonsville, Md., died on Nov. 29, 2024. He majored in business at UMD and later worked for the U.S. Department of Energy as a contract analyst. During the 1950s and ’60s, Dercola founded and played keyboards in the band Tommy Cole…
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Passings

Barbara Jenkins Bull ’71

Barbara Jenkins Bull ’71 died on Dec. 3, 2024, following outpatient surgery in Gainesville, Ga. She was 75, She grew up in Essex, Md., and earned her bachelor's degree in math education from the University of Maryland. She taught middle school in St.…