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When Brian Ullmann ’92 set out to reach the highest point of every state in 2017, he brought along a pocket-sized companion: a stuffed Testudo that clipped conveniently onto his climbing pack.

Using her cooking skills, vibrant photography and social media savvy, self-taught chef Kristen Rosania ’15 has turned her hobby into a thriving business.

When it came time for Tiana Wynn ’05 to choose a major, she thought of her godmother, who began her career as an accountant before deciding her real passion was for acting. As she traveled from city to city, acting in small parts, she supported herself working as an accountant.

Mazi Mutafa ‘06 is founding Executive Director of the non-profit, Words Beats & Life.

Places of education are sacred spaces where passions are born and lives intersect. No one knew this better than David “Dave” Fulk Ph.D. ‘71 (Animal Science) whose life changed by both his studies and a chance meeting at the University of Maryland.

Julie Rosenthal ’81 started Food on the 15th, a nonprofit food collection and delivery program for low-income older adults, after a simple breakfast conversation with her then 9-year-old daughter, Jenny.

A born connector, Jim Giangrande ’90 has found what might be his best tool for creating links in a source close to his heart: the University of Maryland.

As executive director, Henyan works to ensure Red Cross services are available to nine counties in the southern part of the state, alongside a staff of 12 and 600 volunteers. 

Some may call it a night job, but I did it on nights, weekends and in the early mornings.

In 2015, an unexpected meeting between two Terps – who graduated 18 years apart – led to the creation of Instinct, a software designed specifically for veterinary hospitals.