Rising Terp Award: Matthew Hollister ‘18
Matthew Hollister ‘18
Chairman and CEO of The James Hollister Wellness Foundation and co-founder of Save Pharmaceutical
As head of The James Hollister Wellness Foundation,...
News & Stories
News & Stories
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.
Giving the Gift of Wisdom
Over the past year, the University of Maryland Alumni Association has had the pleasure of featuring more than 100 passionate, innovative and fearless Terps on this blog, sharing...
Alumni Spotlight: Bofta Yimam '04
There’s no such thing as a slow news day for Bofta Yimam '04, an Emmy and Edward R. Murrow Award-winning journalist and Washington correspondent for the Black News Channel.
Alumni Spotlight: Lauren Banyar Reich ’02
For more than a decade, entrepreneur Lauren Banyar Reich ’02 worked for public relations agencies in New York City.
Terp Writer’s Corner: Briana A. Thomas M.A. ’17
Briana A. Thomas M.A. ’17 has been published in Washingtonian Magazine, the historic Afro-American newspaper, and the Washington Post throughout her journalism career.
A Chance Encounter Helps Alum Commemorate a WWII Fighter Pilot and Fellow Terp
One day in the early 1950s, Chuck Day ’53 tagged along with a friend of his on an unusual outing: as part of an assignment for an applied psychology class at the University of...
The Secret to Making Friends as an Adult
I've lived my 20s as a part-time nomad, flip-flopping between New York City and Washington, D.C., wandering around Haiti for two summers, and spending six months in Trinidad and...
10 for TEN: Michelle Riley ’12
It’s time to make yourself a priority. Michelle Riley ’12, founder of Fierce and Fit, customizes online training and nutrition plans to empower women at all stages of life to...
3 Ways Employers Can Advance Mental Health Accommodations
It has become increasingly clear, through conversations on social media, many organizations are still missing the mark when it comes to being inviting, accommodating workplaces...
Michael Kurlander ’99: Risk, Reward and Going Public After 20-Plus Years on Wall Street
Michael Kurlander ’99 was drawn to business school by the straight-forward nature of accounting and his own comfort with numbers.
When Terrapins Connect: UMBA Mentorship Program
When Taylor Dotson ’21 came to the University of Maryland in 2019 to get her master’s in industrial organizational psychology, she was ready to take on the academic challenge to...
Joel ’70 and Barbara Buschek ’72: Golden Terps
Kimberly Marselas ’00
Joel Buschek ’70 decided to attend the University of Maryland after he was selected as an alternate to the U.S. Air Force Academy, and his dreams of...