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

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‘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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Passings

Dr. Joseph Hall Jr. ’69

Dr. Joseph Hall Jr. ’69 of Columbia, Md., died on Aug. 3, 2024, at the age of 78. Raised in a military family, Hall lived in Japan, Germany, California and Ohio before graduating from the University of Maryland with a sociology degree; Hall was also a…

90s

Jody Kaminsky M.A. ’99

Jody Kaminsky M.A. ’99 joined CIMS, a provider of talent acquisition technology, as chief marketing officer. She previously served as CMO for UKG, a $4+ billion enterprise software company focused on human capital management and workforce management.

10s

Andrew Tran ’19

Andrew Tran ’19 won a place in The New York Times’ Mini Hall of Fame to mark the crossword game’s 10th anniversary. The 25 inductees had to solve a week’s worth of puzzles as fast as possible. Tran is a software engineer with Microsoft in Seattle.

70s

William White ’72

William White ’72 will step down in February as vice president of advanced technology at the United States Gypsum Co., a manufacturer of construction materials and one of Home Depot’s primary suppliers of gypsum wallboard and ceiling tile. He has worked…

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…

80s

Jeffrey W. Gluck Ph.D. ’88

Intellectual property attorney Jeffrey W. Gluck Ph.D. ’88, a partner at Panitch Schwarze, was recently named among IAM’s Strategy 300 Global Leaders 2025. This honor recognizes the world’s leading IP strategists.

00s

Indira Sharma ’03

Indira Sharma ’03 joined Locke Lord’s Washington, D.C., office as a partner in the firm’s Litigation Practice Group. Her experience spans complex contract and commercial disputes to matters involving commercial leases and real estate. Sharma joins Locke…

Passings

Russel “Russ/Rusty” Anthony Arlotta Jr. ’78

Russel "Russ/Rusty" Anthony Arlotta Jr. ’78 died at his Takoma Park, Md., home on Nov. 10, 2024, after a years-long battle with mantle cell lymphoma. Arlotta graduated from Good Counsel High School, where he played football and baseball, and earned an…