Rising Terp Award: Dani Beckerman ’12
This Rising Terp turned her baking hobby into a thriving business when she founded Jars by Dani in 2013. Now, she sells her neatly-packed, colorful cakes nationwide and she is a...
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Rising Terp Award: Nikhil Balakumar ’14
Balakumar is an innovator, pushing for smarter use of clean energy like electricity and better access to utility company data, and a recipient of the 2021 Alumni Excellence...
Scott Plank '88: Investor, Convener, Innovator
Scott Plank ’88 was a partner in one of the best entrepreneurship stories to come out of the University of Maryland, overseeing Under Armour’s global supply chain and technology...
Alumni Spotlight: Adrienne (Freeman) Nicole ‘03
With jobs at the sketch comedy series “Chappelle’s Show” and the music and talent series “Showtime at the Apollo,” Adrienne (Freeman) Nicole ’03 began her production career...
LaTanya Anderson ’92: Redefining Career Development
LaTanya Anderson’s '92 journey toward a 20-year government career might have started on the school bus.
Built to Be Bold with James Fayal ‘12: A Q&A with an EnTERPreneur
On October 7, 2020, the Student Alumni Leadership Council (SALC) hosted their second ever “Built to Be Bold” event with James Fayal ‘12.
Prannoy Nambiar ’12: Cultivating Innovation in Education
In the eight years since Prannoy Nambiar ’12 left the University of Maryland, he’s been cooking up a big idea, one meant to bring innovation and equality to education.
Putting Health Information Technology on the Map
By Allison Eatough ‘97
Last year, Ajay Gupta ’95, M.A. ’98 and his company, HSR.health, developed a GIS or map-based data analytic platform to help the Federal Emergency...
Natalie Guerra ’12: Strengthening a Network for Latinx
As a freshman commuter, Natalie Guerra ’12 found it hard to connect with the thousands of Terps she passed on campus every day.
Finding a new home for her Terp pride with Noreen Welch ‘90
As a computer science student, Noreen Welch ’90 loved all things UMD – especially going to university basketball and football games.
Humanizing the Hustle
Pi-Isis S. Ankhra ’97 has scaled many walls as a one-time national campaign operative, a public school educator and artist and consultant for multiple non-profit organizations...
Chugging Along Toward Success
By Kimberly Marselas ’00
A junior college transfer and railroad worker, Keith Risser ’70 took advantage of guaranteed admission to Maryland to reroute his life.
More than 50...