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

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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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Bonny Ghosh ’02, M.S. ’06

Bonny Ghosh ’02, M.S. ’06 was named editorial director of Inc. magazine. For the past two years, Ghosh had been producing programming for Apple’s global events team at the Steve Jobs Theater in Cupertino. She previously served as the managing editor of…

90s

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…

90s

Sara Bernstein '95

Sara Bernstein '95, president of Imagine Documentaries, was a producer of the film “Jim Henson Idea Man," directed by Ron Howard and released on Disney+. She returned to campus in October for a screening at the Philip Merrill College of Journalism.

90s

Keri Mattox ’99

Keri Mattox ’99 was appointed to the newly created role of chief business officer at Parexel, a clinical research organization. She most recently served as chief communications and administration officer at Zimmer Biomet, a global leader in medical…

20s

M Pease ’22

M Pease ’22, a doctoral student in counseling psychology at UMD, is vice chair-elect of the Maryland Commission for LGBTQIA+ Affairs. They are the first out trans nonbinary person of color elected to leadership of a Maryland state board or commission,…

90s

Tamara Wilds Lawson M.A. ’98, Ph.D. ’09

Tamara Wilds Lawson M.A. ’98, Ph.D. ’09, president and CEO, Washington Area Women’s Foundation, was named Washington Business Journal’s Nonprofit Leader of the Year. She joined the community-supported foundation, which invests in the power of women and…

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Howard A. Janet ’76

Howard A. Janet ’76, a founding and managing principal with Janet, Janet & Suggs LLC, was named to The Daily Record’s 2024 Personal Injury & Medical Malpractice Law Power List. He has been named “Lawyer of the Year” by Best Lawyers four times for…

90s

Derek Griffith ’93

Derek Griffith ’93 was named the Risa Lavizzo-Mourey Population Health and Health Equity University Professor in the School of Nursing and the Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania. Griffith is an innovator in the study of health…