Alumni Excellence Awards: Terp Research Award Winner Charles Fefferman '66
As a 14-year-old math and physics major at Maryland, Charles Fefferman '66 got more than his share of double takes from classmates.
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Keep up with your fellow alumni through spotlights, Q&As and more! Read inspiring stories, professional advice and exciting updates from your fellow fearless alumni. You may even find an old friend or story that reminds you of the great times you spent here at The University of Maryland.
Alumni Excellence Awards: Terp Research Award Winner Jonathan White M.A. ’03, Ph.D. ’08
There is a reason Jonathan White’s name is well known to Civil War scholars and history buffs. He’s the author or editor of 17 books.
Alumni Excellence Awards: Terp Research Award Winner Bryan Dickinson ’05
Helping to advance the field of synthetic biology, Bryan Dickinson, a chemistry professor at the University of Chicago since 2014 established a lab that seeks to create...
Alumni Excellence Awards: Terp Research Award Winner Simon Levin Ph.D. ’64
Levin is a professor of ecology and evolutionary biology at Princeton University, where he is director of the Center for BioComplexity in the High Meadows Environmental...
Alumni Excellence Awards: Terp Legacy Award Winner Margaret Moose Swallow '75
Following her 2002 retirement, Margaret Moose Swallow '75 launched a second career, becoming executive director of the Coffee Quality Institute (CQI). The nonprofit helps coffee...
Alumni Excellence Awards: Terp Legacy Award Winner Chip Sollins '82
Sollins didn’t think twice about volunteering for his alma mater for 14 years after graduation. Starting in 1998 he served as a member of the Alumni Association Board of...
Alumni Excellence Awards: Terp Legacy Award Winner Maurice Dorsey '70, Ph.D. '83
Dealing with racial disparity during his childhood helped shape Dorsey’s empathy, and his role at the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA). There, in addition to his job as...
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 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 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...
Developing the Future with Daniel Oates
When the “International Code of Conduct for Organizations Developing Advanced AI Systems” was endorsed by President Joe Biden and G7 Leaders in October 2023, it was a career...
Blazing New Trails with Irene Zoppi
Irene M. (Rodríguez) Zoppi ‘04 was promoted to brigadier general in August 2017. It marked the first time a Puerto Rican woman held the rank of general in the U.S. Army Reserve.