News & Stories

February 01, 2024

Alumni Excellence Awards: Rising Terp Award Winner Oneyda Hernandez '23

Hernandez founded the Audelia Community Response Team (ACRT) to address food insecurity in Montgomery and Prince George’s counties. What began as an effort by Hernandez and...

Alumni Spotlight , Terp Business Spotlight

January 29, 2024

Alumni Excellence Awards: EnTERPreneur Award Winner Steven Krein '92

Since founding New York-based StartUp Health, Steven Krein, the CEO, and his team have assembled a worldwide network of founders, funders, innovators and industry leaders to...

Alumni Spotlight , Terp Business Spotlight

January 29, 2024

Alumni Excellence Awards: EnTERPreneur Award Winner Richard "Rick" Rudman '84

As president and CEO of Potomac, Md.-based Curbio, Rudman works with realtors and homeowners to make repairs and updates to homes before they go on the market. They’re...

Alumni Spotlight , Terp Business Spotlight

January 29, 2024

Alumni Excellence Awards: EnTERPreneur Award Winner Pallavi Agarwal '05

In India, “Aagarwal” describes a mercantile caste in the country’s central region. Pallavi Agarwal has taken her surname to heart. She’s CEO and founder of Kander, a firm that...

Alumni Spotlight , Terp Business Spotlight

December 13, 2023

Meet Mahjong

Driven by her love for the complex game, a passion passed down by her mother, Cara has spent nearly 20 years trying to make mahjong easier for her others to understand. This...

Alumni Spotlight , Terp Business Spotlight

November 07, 2023

Eight Reasons to Support Alum-Owned Businesses

The Terp Business Directory serves as a bridge between alums and the businesses that fellow alums have established, fostering a sense of community, support and mutual growth...

Terp Business Spotlight

September 14, 2023

She's making her mark, and it's by design

Grossmueller McClure was on a pre med track in high school. But visits to a family friend’s sample room, complete with multiple types of materials, colors and textures, helped...

Alumni Spotlight , Terp Business Spotlight

August 09, 2023

Alum Uses Artificial Intelligence to Spot and Treat Lung Disease

Before arriving at the University of Maryland, Susan Wood ’84 thought her destiny was to become a doctor. But there was one significant obstacle to that career path: “I’m...

Alumni Spotlight , Terp Business Spotlight

August 04, 2023

Terp Writer’s Corner: Karen Loucks Rinedollar ’85

Karen Loucks Rinedollar ‘85, author of “Working for Peanuts: The Project Linus Story”, was compelled to help young children in hospitals after reading an article, which prompted...

Alumni Spotlight , Terp Business Spotlight , Terp Writers Corner

May 16, 2023

Aurora Tights, One of the Most Inclusive Hosiery Brands

Read about UMD alumnae Sydney Parker '16, Imani Rickerby '17 and Jasmine Snead Ferguson '18, MBA/MPP '21, who founded Aurora Tights out of a need to see athletes and performers...

Alumni Spotlight , Terp Business Spotlight

May 03, 2023

Terp Insights: From Workaholism to Choice – A High-Achiever’s Story

In this short narrative, Lauren Leftkowitz '98 recalls how she changed her life with the help of a coach. From overload and feeling burnt-out, to a life of choice and purpose.

Alumni Spotlight , Terp Business Spotlight , Terp Writers Corner

April 24, 2023

All About the Dough - Luke Watson's Vision

With more than 61,000 pizzerias spread like pepperoni across the American landscape, there’s no shortage of competition for your palate. Luke Watson ’18, CEO of Washington,...

Alumni Spotlight , Terp Business Spotlight