News & Stories

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 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...

Alumni Spotlight , Terp Business Spotlight

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...

Alumni Spotlight

January 13, 2022

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...

Terp Business Spotlight , Events and Programs

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 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 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...

Alumni Spotlight

January 08, 2022

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...

Professional development

January 08, 2022

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...

Alumni Spotlight

January 07, 2022

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,...

Alumni Spotlight

January 07, 2022

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...

Alumni Spotlight