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...
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.
Friday Five: Terps in Your Town
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
Friday Five: Career Week Is Back!
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...
Rising Terp Award: Akash Magoon ’18
Akash Magoon ’18
Co-founder, Nayya
A UMD computer science alum, Magoon co-founded Nayya to help employees choose and enroll in health benefits and then engage with their health...
Rising Terp Award: Audrey Awasom ’18
Audrey Awasom ’18
Founder, Noble Uprising
A graduate of the Robert H. Smith School of Business, Awasom founded Noble Uprising to empower women in shelters through job readiness...
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,...
Friday Five: Giving the Gift of Wisdom
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...
5 Stocking Stuffers: Terp Edition
Ah, the stocking, home of small and unique gifts and gadgets for your family and loved ones. There is surely an art that comes to selecting just the right “stuffers” for your...