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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.
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.
Friday Five: A Year In Pictures
Welcome to the Friday Five, a roundup of the best your Alumni Association and other UMD communities have to offer. From the latest events to fun facts, here’s essentials in five categories for you to check out this weekend.
Research Award: Ruth Kastner ’82, M.S. ’92, Ph.D. ’99
Research Award: Samuel Ramsey Ph.D. ’18
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.
Get Involved: Seven Ways to Engage with Your Alumni Association
Welcome to your one-stop shop for ways to connect with your Alumni Association.
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.
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.
Rising Terp Award: Nikhil Balakumar ’14
Friday Five: TerrapinSTRONG Reusable Face Coverings
Welcome to the Friday Five, a roundup of the best your Alumni Association and other UMD communities have to offer. From the latest events to fun facts, here’s essentials in five categories for you to check out this weekend.
Get Involved: Find Your Network
The Alumni Association has over thirty networks, including networks based on region, affinity and special interest groups.
Get Involved: What's Happening at Your Alumni Association, January-March
Here’s to a new year, Terps! Here's what's happening at your Alumni Association over the next three months.
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.
Podcast Recap: Do What Scares You Most
Three UMD alumni; Maya Dawit ‘15, Brandon Schatt ‘15 and Azsanee Truss ‘15 are the authors and hosts of Diet Starts Monday, a podcast where the three “talk about whatever nonsense is on [their] minds at the time.”