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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10s

Amber Wendland ’10, M.Arch. ’13

Amber Wendland ’10, M.Arch. ’13, associate principal at Ayers Saint Gross, was named to the Baltimore Business Journal’s 2024 class of 40 Under 40 honorees, spotlighting the next generation of local business leaders.

90s

Bakul Chibber MBA ’95

Bakul Chibber MBA ’95 hiked 100 kilometers of the El Camino Trail in Spain in August, raising $1,000 from family and friends for the UMD Campus Pantry. He is a Terp parent, member of the Student Affairs Alumni Group for Engagement and vice president,…

00s

Fernando Gonzalez MBA ’04

Fernando Gonzalez MBA ’04, partner and CEO in residence at QED Investors, was named one of DC’s 2024 Tech Titans by Washingtonian magazine, showcasing 219 of the most innovative and important leaders in Washington’s tech scene.

Passings

Barrett Lee McKown ’57

Barrett Lee McKown ’57 of Edgewater, Md., died on Nov. 25, 2024, at age 89. After majoring in education at UMD, he received his Master of Biological Science degree from American University. McKown began his career teaching biology at Suitland and DuVal…

10s

Michael Brice-Saddler ’18

Washington Post reporter Michael Brice-Saddler ’18 was promoted from covering D.C. City Hall to a beat on how the city’s policies are reverberating across the District’s eight wards. He joined the local desk as an intern in 2018.

80s

Andy Boyd ’89

Andy Boyd ’89 was promoted to partner in the Southeast corporate and consumer group of the North Carolina-based marketing and communications firm Finn Partners. After 25 years at American Honda, Boyd joined Finn in 2020 as senior vice president.

90s

Jason D. Winn ’96

Jason D. Winn ’96 joined Lewis, Longman & Walker, P.A. as a senior attorney. He serves as general counsel for the Florida Osteopathic Medical Association, Florida Podiatric Medical Association, Florida Prescription Drug Monitoring Program Foundation,…

90s

Dawn Flythe Moore ’97

Maryland first lady Dawn Flythe Moore ’97 was honored by Planned Parenthood of Metropolitan Washington, D.C., at its annual Impact Gala with its Champion of Reproductive Health Award. It recognized her work advancing reproductive health care access and…