Winter 2026

January 15, 2026

As UMD steps up with a bold $2.5B fundraising campaign, take an interactive jaunt through Terp pride, purpose and progress.

Features

January 15, 2026

An illegal trade in animals is booming worldwide. Now, a UMD conservation criminologist is turning to artificial intelligence to snare smugglers and expose their networks.

Post-Grad

January 15, 2026

4 Ways to Stay Connected as Maryland Moves Forward

Parting Shot

January 15, 2026

IDEA Factory Window Casts Interior in Otherworldly Light

Post-Grad

January 15, 2026

An ‘Underexposed’ Photo From UMD History

Post-Grad

January 15, 2026

Alum Serves, Protects State’s Threatened Bug Community

Post-Grad

January 15, 2026

Architect Wants Your Next Airport Experience to Feel Less Terminal

Post-Grad

January 15, 2026

Alum Flips, Fights, Tumbles Across New York Sets

Explorations

January 15, 2026

Study: Lightning Creates, and Eliminates, Pollution

Explorations

January 15, 2026

Scientist Examines Sea Ice Via Satellite, Plane and Snowmobile

Explorations

January 15, 2026

Study Aims to Improve Decision-making, Health Outcomes

Explorations

January 15, 2026

Ask the Expert: Advice for Real Life

Explorations

January 15, 2026

Wild Predators Navigate the World Similarly to Domesticated Cousins, Study Finds

Explorations

January 15, 2026

Study: Tripadvisor Readers See Lone Consumers as Invested in Activities

Explorations

January 15, 2026

VR Reading Adventure Improves Skills for Dyslexic Youth

Class Notes

News on Friends and Classmates

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David Quattrone MBA ’05

David Quattrone MBA ’05 received the Jerome Fisher M&T Distinguished Alumni Award, which honors alumni of the University of Pennsylvania’s Jerome Fisher Program in Management and Technology. He is co-founder and chief technology officer at Cvent, a…

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Alex S. Rothstein ’02

Alex S. Rothstein ’02 joined the law firm Goodell DeVries as counsel in the firm’s Employer Liability and Risk Management, Investigations, and Compliance practice groups. He defends institutions against claims brought under the Maryland Child Victims Act.…

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Francisco Gonzalez ’95

Francisco Gonzalez ’95 was promoted at Gensler, the largest architecture firm in the world, to co-regional managing principal of its Southeast region. He had co-led the D.C. office of Gensler since 2018. Principal JJ Rivers ’12, M.Arch. ’14 will replace…

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Matthew Verney ’01

Matthew Verney ’01 was appointed chief banking officer for the Philadelphia and South Jersey market at Valley National Bancorp, the holding company for Valley National Bank. He was most recently the market president for Truist Bank in New Jersey. Verney…

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Marguerite Weese ’04

Marguerite Weese ’04 was promoted to chief wealth strategist at Wilmington Trust. She previously served as COO of Wilmington Trust Emerald Family Office & Advisory and as national director of Family Legacy Strategies She holds a J.D. and LL.M. in…

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Geoffrey Brown ’05

Geoffrey Brown ’05, president and CEO of the Illinois CPA Society, was named to Accounting Today’s Top 100 Most Influential People in Accounting list for the third consecutive time. Honorees are nominated by their peers from across the country. In…

Passings

Kathleen Kyne Loveland ’84

Kathleen Kyne Loveland ’84 of Mount Pleasant, S.C., died on Dec. 31, 2025, after a battle with frontotemporal dementia. She was 66. Loveland grew up in Cabin John, Md., and graduated from UMD with a degree in early childhood education. She went on to…

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Dijon Duenas ’14

Dijon Duenas ’14, a singer, songwriter and producer who goes by his first name, earned two Grammy nominations—for producer of the year (non-classical) and album of the year—for his work on Justin Bieber’s “SWAG.” He was “Saturday Night Live’s” musical…