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Keep up with your fellow alumni through spotlights, Q&As and more! Read inspiring stories, professional advice and exciting updates from your fellow fearless alumni. You may even find an old friend or story that reminds you of the great times you spent here at The University of Maryland. 

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Stay Fearless With Your Alumni Association

The spark you found at the University of Maryland is still in you. It's time to reignite it.
Khalil Pettus '15

Alumni Excellence Awards: Rising Terp Award Winner Khalil Pettus '15

Just two years after graduating, Khalil Pettus '15 established a scholarship fund recognized by ODK, within the Division of Student Affairs, to support students who are “leaders...
Oneyda Hernandez '23

Alumni Excellence Awards: Rising Terp Award Winner Oneyda Hernandez '23

Hernandez founded the Audelia Community Response Team (ACRT) to address food insecurity in Montgomery and Prince George’s counties. What began as an effort by Hernandez and...
Parinaz Fathi '15

Alumni Excellence Awards: Rising Terp Award Winner Parinaz Fathi '15

Parinaz Fathi '15, a mechanical engineering graduate (with an Honors College citation in the Gemstone program), is one of the youngest principal investigators in the National...
Simon Levin Ph.D. ’64

Alumni Excellence Awards: Terp Research Award Winner Simon Levin Ph.D. ’64

Levin is a professor of ecology and evolutionary biology at Princeton University, where he is director of the Center for BioComplexity in the High Meadows Environmental...
Bryan Dickinson ’05

Alumni Excellence Awards: Terp Research Award Winner Bryan Dickinson ’05

Helping to advance the field of synthetic biology, Bryan Dickinson, a chemistry professor at the University of Chicago since 2014 established a lab that seeks to create...
Jonathan White M.A. ’03, Ph.D. ’08

Alumni Excellence Awards: Terp Research Award Winner Jonathan White M.A. ’03, Ph.D. ’08

There is a reason Jonathan White’s name is well known to Civil War scholars and history buffs. He’s the author or editor of 17 books.
Charles Fefferman '66

Alumni Excellence Awards: Terp Research Award Winner Charles Fefferman '66

As a 14-year-old math and physics major at Maryland, Charles Fefferman '66 got more than his share of double takes from classmates.
Maurice Dorsey '70, Ph.D. '83

Alumni Excellence Awards: Terp Legacy Award Winner Maurice Dorsey '70, Ph.D. '83

Dealing with racial disparity during his childhood helped shape Dorsey’s empathy, and his role at the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA). There, in addition to his job as...
Chip Sollins '82

Alumni Excellence Awards: Terp Legacy Award Winner Chip Sollins '82

Sollins didn’t think twice about volunteering for his alma mater for 14 years after graduation. Starting in 1998 he served as a member of the Alumni Association Board of...
Margaret Moose Swallow '75

Alumni Excellence Awards: Terp Legacy Award Winner Margaret Moose Swallow '75

Following her 2002 retirement, Margaret Moose Swallow '75 launched a second career, becoming executive director of the Coffee Quality Institute (CQI). The nonprofit helps coffee...
Geneva Convention

Developing the Future with Daniel Oates

When the “International Code of Conduct for Organizations Developing Advanced AI Systems” was endorsed by President Joe Biden and G7 Leaders in October 2023, it was a career...
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