News & Stories: Alumni Spotlight

February 04, 2022

Friday Five: Celebrate Valentine's Day with Fellow Terps

Welcome to the Friday Five, a roundup of the best your Alumni Association and other UMD communities have to offer. From the latest events to fun facts, here are essentials in...

Alumni Spotlight

February 04, 2022

Alumni Spotlight: David Diehl ‘74, Overcoming Adversity

At age 80, David Diehl ’74 is one of the top master swimmers in the nation.

Alumni Spotlight

January 19, 2022

On the Same Page: Alums’ Online Book Group Expands Nationally

When Zach Rubin ’12 wanted to start a business, he turned to books to learn how to tackle the ambitious endeavor.

Alumni Spotlight

January 18, 2022

Legacy Award: John C. Ford ’64 and Sandra Sollod Poster ’64

Longtime supporters of the School of Theatre, Dance and Performance Studies (TDPS)  Former radio and television students, Ford and Poster are ambassadors for TDPS and have...

Alumni Spotlight

January 18, 2022

Legacy Award: Jonathan Claiborne ’77

Jonathan Claiborne ’77 Former UMD football safety, retired partner of Whiteford Taylor Preston Since graduating, Claiborne has served as president of UMD’s former Young Alumni...

Alumni Spotlight

January 18, 2022

Legacy Award: Rita B. Leahy Ph.D. ’89

Rita B. Leahy Ph.D. ’89 Asphalt technology authority, Graduate School Doctoral Careers Advisory Board member, founder of the annual Rita B. Leahy Doctoral Career Series Through...

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January 14, 2022

EnTERPreneur Award: Lauren Foundos ’06

Lauren Foundos ’06 Founder and CEO of Fortë Foundos left a successful career as a bond trader to launch Fortë, which has revolutionized the fitness industry by helping gyms of...

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January 14, 2022

EnTERPreneur Award: David C. Quattrone MBA ’05

David C. Quattrone MBA ’05 Co-founder and chief technology officer, Cvent Under Quattrone’s direction, Cvent has become a leading meetings, events and hospitality technology...

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January 11, 2022

Research Award: Bridget T. Kelly, M.A. ’96, Ph.D. ‘01

Bridget T. Kelly, M.A. ’96, Ph.D. ’01 Associate professor, diversity officer and chair of Council on Racial Equity and Justice at the UMD College of Education An advocate for...

Alumni Spotlight

January 11, 2022

Research Award: Dr. Kathleen Maletic Neuzil ’83

Dr. Kathleen Neuzil ’83 The Myron M. Levine, MD, DTPH, Professor in Vaccinology, director of the Center for Vaccine Development and Global Health and chief of the division of...

Alumni Spotlight

January 11, 2022

Research Award: Faez Ahmed Ph.D. ’19

Faez Ahmed Ph.D. ’19 Assistant professor of mechanical engineering at Massachusetts Institute of Technology, head of the institute’s Design Computation & Digital Engineering...

Alumni Spotlight

January 10, 2022

EnTERPreneur Award: Evandro Valente ’03, M.S. ’06 and Pramod Raheja ’91

Evandro Valente ’03, M.S. ’06, and Pramod Raheja ’91 Co-founders of Airgility Former aerospace engineering students, Valente and Raheja founded Airgility to design and...

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