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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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Roya Mohadjer ’09, MBA ’13

Roya Mohadjer ’09, MBA ’13 was promoted to vice president of government business Development at Battelle. She joined the company in 2020 after holding roles at DLH, Leidos and Lockheed Martin. In 2022, Washington Exec named Mohadjer a Top Healthcare…

Passings

Thomas Caldwell Morrison ’56

Thomas Caldwell Morrison ’56 of Greenwich, Conn., died on Sept. 4, 2024, at age 89. At UMD, he majored in business and was a member of Phi Delta Theta fraternity; the Men's League named him one of the 10 outstanding seniors in his class. After graduation,…
Keri Mattox ’99 headshot

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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…
Victoria Ortega M.A. ’11 headshot

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Victoria Ortega M.A. ’11

Victoria Ortega M.A. ’11 was promoted to partner at Blank Rome LLP’s Washington, D.C., office. She works in corporate litigation, advocating for clients from a wide array of industries, including restaurants and hospitality, government contracting, and…

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Nicola “Dr. Nikki” Smith-Kea M.A. ’09

Nicola “Dr. Nikki” Smith-Kea M.A. ’09 is overseeing a $1.2 million grant from the U.S. Department of Justice to fund the implementation of the Matthew Shepard and James Byrd Jr. Hate Crimes Program in Anne Arundel County, which aims to enhance the…
“Fighting to Be Seen: A Civil Rights Baby Reflects on Life in Post-Integration America” book cover

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Jennifer E. Mabry Ph.D. ’97

Jennifer E. Mabry Ph.D. ’97 wrote the new book, “Fighting to Be Seen: A Civil Rights Baby Reflects on Life in Post-Integration America,” a memoir that explores the impacts of civil rights policy and integration, from a personal perspective, on a…
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Passings

Norman Francis Danis Jr. M.A. ’66

Norman Francis Danis Jr. M.A. ’66, died on Dec. 10, 2024, at his home in Bethesda, Md., surrounded by his loving family. He was 86 and had suffered from dementia. Danis grew up in Washington, D.C., and graduated from Archbishop Carroll High School,…
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Fred A. Balkin ’85

Fred A. Balkin ’85, principal at Stein Sperling Bennett De Jong Driscoll PC, was named to The Daily Record’s 2024 Personal Injury & Medical Malpractice Law Power List.