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

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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Fikre Mengistu ’13

Fikre Mengistu ’13 joined the Finance Directorate of the Institute for Defense Analyses (IDA) as a financial analyst. He earned his master’s degree in finance and banking from DePaul University. IDA is a nonprofit that answers challenging U.S. security…

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Hong Suk “Paul” Chung ’92

Hong Suk ‘Paul’ Chung ’92, a shareholder with Shulman Rogers, was named to The Daily Record’s 2024 Personal Injury & Medical Malpractice Law Power List.

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Laura Joy Novello Fuggitti ’03

Maryland Gov. Wes Moore appointed Laura Joy Novello Fuggitti ’03 to the Prince George’s County District Court. She had worked as an associate county attorney in the litigation division of the Prince George’s County Office of Law since 2022. Previously,…

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Varun Shankar ’24, ’24

Varun Shankar ’24, ’24 joined The Washington Post as a Washington Wizards reporter. He was most recently a summer intern at The Post, where he covered a variety of teams and sports, and was a news aide for The Post for three years before his internship,…

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Dan Groman ’98

Dan Groman ’98 was promoted to executive vice president, general counsel, secretary and chief compliance officer at Walker & Dunlop. He has worked at the real estate finance and advisory services firm since 2012, and before that served as associate…

Passings

Leslie Marshall Cregger ’60

Leslie Marshall Cregger ’60 of Petersburg, Pa., died on Nov. 28, 2024, at age 86. The native of Boyds, Md., earned a B.S. in education at the University of Maryland, then he taught science at a high school on the state’s Eastern Shore. Later, he and his…

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Heather Guarch ’05

Heather Guarch ’05 was appointed to serve as judge on the Orange County (Fla.) Court. She has served as a regional legal advisor for the Florida Department of Law Enforcement since 2018. Previously, she served as an assistant state attorney in the Ninth…

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Paul C. Barrett ’04

Paul C. Barrett ’04 was named chief financial officer of Cleveland. Most recently, he managed the debt and investment portfolios for the city of Jacksonville. Barrett also brings over 10 years of experience in client service, operations, research,…