Winter 2026

Explorations

January 15, 2026

Engineers Use AI on Popular Video Game to Improve Autonomous Vehicles

Campus Life

January 15, 2026

Olympics’ Teen Track Star Signs With UMD; Historic Season for Men’s Soccer

Campus Life

January 15, 2026

Wrestler Trains With Men While Dominating Women in Independent Tournaments

Campus Life

January 15, 2026

After Conquering Cancer, Men’s Basketball Transfer Shoots for More Wins on the Court

Campus Life

January 15, 2026

Art Professor Depicts Different Sides of Baltimore in New Audiovisual Installation

Campus Life

January 15, 2026

UMD’s Golf Course Doubles as Sustainable Living Classroom

Campus Life

January 15, 2026

Spelling Champ, Basketball Record-Holder Juggles Skills

Campus Life

January 15, 2026

Student Entrepreneurs Win $250K in xFoundry Competition to Develop Tech That Detects Guns, Tracks Suspects in Schools

News

January 15, 2026

UMD Hits All-time High in U.S. News Rankings

News

January 15, 2026

Support to Benefit Professors, Postdocs, Students

News

January 15, 2026

Series of Commitments Adds to Legacy of Giving at UMD

Class Notes

News on Friends and Classmates

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Passings

Hugo Gary Santora ’65

Hugo Gary Santora ’65 died at his Annandale, Va., home on Nov. 21, 2025, after a long battle with Parkinson’s disease and Parkinson’s dementia. He grew up in Greenbelt, Md., and graduated from UMD and the University of Maryland Francis King Carey School…

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Anthony Lee Gregg ’09

Anthony Lee Gregg ’09 wed Elizabeth Katherine Thomas on Oct. 18 in front of 175 guests at the St. Louis Cathedral in New Orleans. He is a software engineer at Asurion. The New York Times published a story about their nuptials, focusing on her family’s…

Ted Ewanciw sits on floor with young students

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Ted Ewanciw ’81

Ted Ewanciw ’81 was named the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Washington’s 2025-26 Distinguished Principal of the Year. He joined the St. Bernadette Parish and School community in Silver Spring, Md., in 1984 and served as a parishioner, school parent,…

Passings

Kenneth Bate ’66

Kenneth Bate ’66 died on April 13, 2025, at his Lusby, Md., residence. He was 85. Bate was raised in Washington, D.C., graduated from McKinley Technical High School and served in the U.S. Air Force from 1958-64, including 21 months in the Weather…

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Jason Hofberg ’09

Jason Hofberg ’09 was a 2026 Washington Business Journal 40 Under 40 honoree. Hofberg is a tax principal at BDO USA, a leading accounting, tax and advisory firm.

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Jack Spencer ’99

Jack Spencer ’99 joined the Pittsburg (Kan.) Fire Department as fire chief. The Kansas native has more than 30 years of firefighting experience, most recently as battalion fire chief for the District of Columbia Fire and EMS, leading Special Operations,…

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Mitchell Weintraub ’88

Mitchell Weintraub ’88 was promoted to leader of the Washington, D.C., market for the accounting and business advisory firm Cherry Bekaert. He had been a partner and head of outsourced accounting services there since 2023, when the company acquired…

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Derek Lynch MBA ’14

Derek Lynch MBA ’14, who had been Wells Fargo’s Maryland commercial leader, was promoted to also oversee commercial banking in Washington, D.C., and Northern Virginia. He joined the company in 2016 as a senior relationship manager. Prior to Wells Fargo,…