Letter from the alumni association president winter 2013 / vol. 10, no. 2 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
Brian Shook
interim executive director, Alumni Programs m ag a z i n e s ta f f
Lauren Brown Universit y Editor
John T. Consoli ’86 Creative Direc tor
Joshua Harless Art Direc tor
Monette A. Bailey ’89 Kelly Blake ’94 Crystal Brown Beth Cavanaugh Kimberly Marselas ’oo Karen Shih ’09 Ellen Ternes ’68 Tracey Themne ’97, M.A. ’98 Tom Ventsias writers
Brian G. Payne Amy Shroads Ashley Stearns ’08 designers
Kelsey Marotta ’14 Sabrena Sesay ’13 interns
Gail Rupert M.L.S. ’10 photography assistant
Kathy B. Lambird ’94 Produc tion Manager
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This issue of Terp is practically bursting
with historic news. In fact, we had to add eight pages to hold it all! In December, we officially marked the completion of our ambitious Great Expectations campaign for the University of Maryland. Together, over 100,000 of our alumni and supporters contributed to the campaign and raised an incredible $1 billion for our great institution. It’s an impressive figure—the largest campaign for a public institution in state history. Even more impressive is the impact those funds will have on our students and faculty. For stories on the ways your support is already making a difference, turn to Page 17. And if that wasn’t exciting enough, we’re moving to the Big Ten Conference! The announcement that UMD would be leaving our longtime home in the Atlantic Coast Conference caught many of you by surprise. The benefits of this move are significant— financial, athletic and academic—and will positively contribute to the continued ascendancy of our university. We’ve heard from many of you and know that questions linger. The special feature that starts on Page 2 answers many of them. For more information, you’ll also want to visit a Big Ten transition website at www.umd.edu/ Big_Ten. The site contains news clips, FAQs and a special feature that allows you to ask questions about the move to the new conference. We encourage all of our alumni to use the site and let us know what you think. Between the landmark completion of Great Expectations and the pending move to the Big Ten, there is much to look forward to in the coming years. If you supported the Great Expectations campaign, thank you. If not, now is a great time to reconnect with UMD and the Maryland Alumni Association. It’s going to be a great year to be a Terp! Go Terps!
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cover photos by john T. consoli
Timmy F. Ruppersberger ’77 President, Maryland Alumni Association Board of Governors
dickinson photo courtesy sam carlo / mary poppins illustration by jeanette j. nelson / trail illustration by kelsey marotta / poster courtesy of the art gallery