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Alumni Awards
Alumni Excellence Awards: Research Award Recipient Dan Flynn '81
Daniel Flynn ’81 created Flynn Biotech Consulting, which helps biotech companies, and research institutions, including universities, develop and commercialize intellectual property in areas such as virology and cancer research.
Alumni Awards
Alumni Excellence Awards: Legacy Recipient William Ryan '90
William Ryan ’90 is now president of the board of directors at Building African American Minds (BAAM), a local nonprofit organization that provides academic and social help to at-risk youths.
Alumni Awards
Alumni Excellence Awards: Rising Terp Recipient Tyler Denk '16
Thanks to Tyler Denk ’16, more than 25,000 newsletter creators are sending out in excess of 2 billion emails every month with the click of a key. Denk is the co-founder and CEO of beehiiv, a software company that gives businesses big and small templates for creating newsletters that communicate information and drive sales.
Alumni Awards
Alumni Excellence Award: EnTERPrenuer Award Recipient Jayson Dubin ’97
It was Dubin who, in 2007, created the world’s first vertical advertising network, called Intergi (which he renamed to Playwire in 2014), tailored initially to online video game websites.
Alumni Awards
Alumni Excellence Awards: Rising Terp Recipient Catalina Mejía ’18
Catalina Mejía ’18 is a content manager at Meta, the parent company of Facebook, Instagram, Threads and WhatsApp, whose AI Studio allows users to create customized chatbots that can do everything from generate memes to give travel advice.
Alumni Awards
Alumni Excellence Awards: Research Award Recipient Fang-Zhen Teng Ph.D '05
Fang-Zhen Teng Ph.D. ’05 has taken isotopic understandings to new pinnacles. He’s a pioneer in non-traditional isotopes, which considers elements beyond the more commonly analyzed materials: hydrogen, carbon, nitrogen, oxygen and silicon.
Alumni Awards
Alumni Excellence Awards: EnTERPreneur Award Recipient Joshua Jeffries MBA ’11
Joshua Jeffries MBA ’11 is helping lead efforts to cut healthcare costs. The entrepreneur, health reform strategist, and employee benefit professional is pioneering what’s known as direct contracting.
Celebrate this holiday season by spreading Terp pride. As part of our Black & Gold Friday sale, alums can find the perfect gift for their friends and family. Here's a quick roundup on this year's deals. All sales will run through Monday, Dec. 2 at 11:59 p.m. EST.
Celebrate this holiday season by spreading Terp pride. As part of our Black & Gold Friday sale, alums can find the perfect gift for their friends and family. Here's a quick roundup on this year's deals. All sales will run through Monday, Dec. 2 at 11:59 p.m. EST.
Alumni Spotlight
Just three weeks into his freshman year, Rocky Lopes ’80 began his lifelong passion for the University of Maryland and the Alumni Association.