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Alumni Spotlight

Legacy Award: Rebecca Evans Carroll Ed.D. ’66

Author, educator and former deputy superintendent of curriculum and instruction for Baltimore City Public Schools, Carroll became the first African American woman to earn a doctorate from UMD (1962). She is a 2021 recipient of the Alumni Excellence Awards. Photo provided by The Baltimore Sun, 1983.

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Alumni Spotlight

EnTERPrenuer Award: Steve Touw ’99

Touw and his UMD Discovery District-based company created software that enables legal and ethical use of data while protecting privacy. He is a 2021 recipient of the Alumni Excellence Awards.

 

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Alumni Spotlight

EnTERPrenuer Award: Brett Schulman ’95

Under Schulman’s direction, the Mediterranean fast-casual chain CAVA has expanded to almost 300 restaurants in 24 states, including a location in College Park. He is a 2021 recipient of the Alumni Excellence Awards.

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Alumni Spotlight

EnTERPrenuer Award: Cate Luzio ’97

Luzio founded Luminary, a collaboration hub for women to develop, network and connect. She recently expanded her online programs to reach women across the country and is a recipient of the 2021 Alumni Excellence Awards. 

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Alumni Spotlight

Research Award: Samuel Ramsey Ph.D. ’18

Ramsey revolutionized the honey bee world when he discovered that a parasite that threatens the population is feeding on bees’ organs, and not their blood as previously believed. He is a recipient of the 2021 Alumni Excellence Awards.
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Research Award: Ruth Kastner ’82, M.S. ’92, Ph.D. ’99

Kastner is a researcher and physics pioneer, known worldwide for her work in quantum mechanics, and a recipient of the 2021 Alumni Excellence Awards.
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Research Award: Autumn Griffin Ph.D. ’20

Griffin, a postdoctoral researcher studying technology in the classroom, launched the Blackademia digital network to share and celebrate stories of people of color in academic spaces. She is a recipient of the 2021 Alumni Excellence Awards.

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Rising Terp Award: Sahil Rahman ’12 and Rahul Vinod ’11

Through their Indian fast-casual eateries, the lifelong friends have helped feed more than 20,000 people impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic. Together, they are recipients of the 2021 Alumni Excellence Awards.

 

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Alumni Spotlight

Rising Terp Award: Dani Beckerman ’12

This Rising Terp turned her baking hobby into a thriving business when she founded Jars by Dani in 2013. Now, she sells her neatly-packed, colorful cakes nationwide and she is a recipient of the 2021 Alumni Excellence Awards.

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Rising Terp Award: Nikhil Balakumar ’14

Balakumar is an innovator, pushing for smarter use of clean energy like electricity and better access to utility company data, and a recipient of the 2021 Alumni Excellence Awards.