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Fashioning a Romance

Joe Danczuk ’15 was enrolled at UMD for all of a day when he met Christina Germano Danczuk ’15 at a dinner their roommates organized at their adjacent off-campus apartments....
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Love Languages

Dave and Dara Feldman ‘84 live their lives as if every day is Valentine’s Day.
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Striking the Right Notes

As a UMD tour guide, Dan Zawacki ’13 always made it a point to share with visitors that the rock band Hootie and the Blowfish filmed their “Only Wanna Be With You” music video...
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Love by the Book

It started with a laugh. Pramod Raheja ’91 was studying in UMD’s engineering library when peals of laughter rolled to his ears from the stacks. He ignored them at first, but...
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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...
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Alumni Spotlight: David Diehl ‘74, Overcoming Adversity

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