LETTER FROM THE ALUMNI ASSOCIATION PRESIDENT SPRING 2013 / VOL. 10, NO. 3
P U B L I S H E D BY DIVISION OF UNIVERSITY RELATIONS A DV I S E R S
Peter Weiler
VICE PRESIDENT, UNIVERSITY RELATIONS
Brian Ullmann ’92
ASSISTANT VICE PRESIDENT, MARKETING AND COMMUNICATIONS
Margaret Hall EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, CREATIVE STRATEGIES M AG A Z I N E S TA F F
Lauren Brown UNIVERSIT Y EDITOR
John T. Consoli ’86 CREATIVE DIREC TOR
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Catherine Nichols ’99 Ashley Stearns ’08 DESIGNERS
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of Terp magazine, and we’re excited to share it with you. We asked several of our distinguished alumni and friends to write personal essays about what it means to be fearless. What came back blew us away! Kevin Plank ’96 recounts the building of Under Armour. Head women’s basketball coach Brenda Frese speaks of her decision to come to Maryland. “Wimpy Kid” author Jeff Kinney ’93 reflects on his new effort to make a difference in his community. And distinguished university professor Rita Colwell addresses the importance of being fearless in the search for objective truth through research. We are sure you will find these essays thoughtful and inspiring. In July, I will step aside as president of the University of Maryland Alumni Association Board of Governors. President-elect Nicole Pollard will assume those duties. I have truly savored every moment of my term. In my two years, we have seen great transition including a new president, a new athletic director, a new provost and a new vice president for university relations. With strengthened leadership and a pending move to the Big Ten Conference, there is obvious excitement for our future. On a personal level, I would like to thank my fellow alumni and the alumni association staff for their advice and counsel. Know that I am more committed than ever to our exceptional university. One final plea before I exit this stage: Please consider joining your alumni association. From career services to special events at the wonderful Riggs Alumni Center to reunions to volunteer opportunities and much more, there is always something exciting going on in the alumni association. For more information, visit www.alumni.umd.edu/join. Remember, no matter when you graduated from our university or where life has taken you in the years since you left College Park, you are “Always a Terp.”
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CORRECTION: The name of Steven D. Cohen, lecturer and managing director of the Oral Communication Program, was misspelled in the NewsDesk column in the Winter 2013 issue of Terp. We apologize for the error.
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