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Dani Beckerman

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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Alumni Spotlight

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.

 

Nikhil Balakumar

Alumni Spotlight

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.
The Testudo statue at the Riggs Alumni Center on Apr. 11, 2024.

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Alumni Spotlight, Terp Business Spotlight

Scott Plank '88: Investor, Convener, Innovator

Scott Plank ’88 was a partner in one of the best entrepreneurship stories to come out of the University of Maryland, overseeing Under Armour’s global supply chain and technology infrastructure, its retail expansion and the transformation of the Baltimore company’s physical presence during his 14 years as an executive there.

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Alumni Spotlight

Alumni Spotlight: Adrienne (Freeman) Nicole ‘03

With jobs at the sketch comedy series “Chappelle’s Show” and the music and talent series “Showtime at the Apollo,” Adrienne (Freeman) Nicole ’03 began her production career before she even graduated from UMD.

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Alumni Spotlight

LaTanya Anderson ’92: Redefining Career Development

LaTanya Anderson’s '92 journey toward a 20-year government career might have started on the school bus.

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Alumni Spotlight

Built to Be Bold with James Fayal ‘12: A Q&A with an EnTERPreneur

On October 7, 2020, the Student Alumni Leadership Council (SALC) hosted their second ever “Built to Be Bold” event with James Fayal ‘12.

The Testudo statue at the Riggs Alumni Center on Apr. 11, 2024.

Photo by Dylan Singleton/University of Maryland

Alumni Spotlight, Terp Business Spotlight

Prannoy Nambiar ’12: Cultivating Innovation in Education

In the eight years since Prannoy Nambiar ’12 left the University of Maryland, he’s been cooking up a big idea, one meant to bring innovation and equality to education.

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Alumni Spotlight

Putting Health Information Technology on the Map

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Alumni Spotlight

Natalie Guerra ’12: Strengthening a Network for Latinx

As a freshman commuter, Natalie Guerra ’12 found it hard to connect with the thousands of Terps she passed on campus every day.