Summer-Fall 2022 INAG News

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COLLEGE OF AGRICULTURE AND NATURAL RESOURCES | INSTITUTE OF APPLIED AGRICULTURE | SUMMER/FALL 2022

UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND / FEARLESS IDEAS

CONTENTS Ag Enterprises

4 PGA Tournament

From the New Director’s Desk, 15 Years Later.

6 2022 Graduation

8 Student News

10 Shields Memorial Golf Tournament

12 Class Notes

15 Cover: Marvin Martinez ('15) at the Shields Memorial Golf Tournament.

Heather McHale Interim Director Rebecka Jones Graphic Designer

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fter 15 years as the IAA’s Director—and 32 years at the IAA—Glori Hyman retired on June 30. On July 1, when I came to the office as the interim Director, I happened to pick up a ten-year-old copy of INAG News. Right at the front, I saw Glori’s regular Notes from the Director feature…and to my surprise, it was a list of suggestions and advice to the IAA’s new Director.

When Glori wrote that advice, she had just been appointed as permanent Director after serving in an interim capacity—she had prepared some suggestions for the new Director, and when it turned out that the permanent Director was Glori herself, she shared that advice with the IAA community instead, both as a set of useful leadership principles and as a promise of how she would serve as the IAA’s leader.

Although her list had eight items (all of them wise!), I want to share one in particular, because I think it reflects the outlook that made Glori so good at her job. On her list, this was item #4; in her daily practice, I think this was her #1 priority.

"Base decisions on what is best for the students. Although it may not be the easiest path or the most economical choice, you should always do what is best for current and future IAA students. The decision may mean more work for you and the faculty, or more resources, but you should strive for the best education and experience for the student. And remember to ask students for input."

I could make a long list of things that Glori accomplished as the Director. I’d have no shortage of material, because she drove many changes to the program, all of them aimed at improving the students’ experience or providing them with more opportunities. But I think that piece of advice sums it up: every single day, Glori based her decisions on what was best for the students.

In many cases, I would respond to someone’s retirement by wishing them peace and quiet, time for reflection, and plenty of relaxation. In Glori’s case, however, it is quite clear that she is going to be busy chasing grandchildren, picking up litter on trails all over Maryland, and exploring every state in the country! Please join me in thanking her for her service and wishing her the happiest, most fulfilling years yet.

As for the IAA: it’s going to be an exciting year! Our first Environmental Stewardship students begin in the fall; we have innovative new courses in the pipeline; and we’re identifying many new internship prospects for IAA students. Our most recent graduates are headed for a whole array of work and educational experiences, and our incoming class of new students bring a fascinating range of interests and goals.

I am grateful for the learning community that Glori has fostered, for our stellar team of faculty and staff, and for the opportunity to lead us this year. The most important resource in any institution is its people. I promise to base my decisions on what is best for the IAA’s people: students, faculty, staff, alumni.

If any of our loyal readers have thoughts, ideas, comments, or suggestions, I’d love to hear from you. Email me, give me a call, or schedule a time to drop by—the IAA is listening.

Best wishes from your new interim Director,

Heather McHale

Faculty & Staff Accolades

Maryland Day was back for 2022! The Institute of Applied Agriculture gave away over 2,000 culinary herbs (including rosemary, thyme, basil, sage, parsley, and cilantro) to the public grown by IAA students. This year we reached a record donation amount towards IAA student scholarships!

IAA Oral Communication Lecturers Chelsea Mays-Williams, Dr. Eric Dunning, and Dr. Lori Sefton presented at a panel discussion on how our unit embraced and enjoyed the university-wide initiative to incorporate DEIR into our classrooms. This included how they approached the challenge as well as how they individually incorporated the learning objectives of DEIR into their personal classrooms.

IAA's Rebecka Jones was awarded the On-Campus Staff Excellence Award, Carole Dingess was recognized for her years of service, and Heather McHale received the Paul R. Poffenberger Excellence in Teaching and Advising Award. Congratulations, honorees!

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Students Explore AG ENTERPRISES

1 1. INAG205: Analyzing Alternative Enterprises welcomed IAA alumn and UME agent, Ben Beale ('95) to lead a mushroom inoculation workshop.

2. Students in INAG131: Introduction to Ag Policy and Communication visited Annapolis, MD to meet with Maryland Farm Bureau to learn about agricultural advocacy and share oneon-one time with Senator Pinsky and Senator Rosapepe.

3. Each semester, students in INAG248: Topics in Sustainable Agriculture pick specific topics of their interest. This year, they visited Vigilante Coffee in Hyattsville, MD to learn about ethical coffee production and processing.

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4. After the successful completion of INAG250: Agricultural Mechanics, students have the opportunity to explore mechanics further in INAG207: Power Machinery. Tom Mazzone and Josh Baker observe and troubleshoot as Alexander Evans starts their rebuilt engine.

5. Learning to preserve the produce grown is a great way to reduce food waste. Students learned how to "quick pickle" zuchini and onions as a means of preservation.

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6. Handmade soap has become a popular farmer's market item to sell and can use remaining products from the farm, such as goat milk. "Soapmaker" is now a skill students can add to their resume.

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IAA Alumni Prep for

PGA Tournament By: Heather McHale

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ack in May, the best golfers in the world—watched by thousands of spectators—played in the Wells Fargo Championship (May 5-8, 2022) at the TPC Potomac golf course in Potomac, Maryland. IAA alumni Marvin Martinez (2015) and Tad Dinan (2017), both assistant superintendents at TPC Potomac, worked hard to get the course ready—but they both made time to talk to the IAA about the experience when we visited them at the course in April.

“This tournament is a pretty big deal,” said Dinan, gesturing to the structures and tents that were already set up along the eighteenth green, ready to hold spectators and concessions on the big weekend. “The TV cages have been going up for the last couple of weeks.” A field of 156 golfers were slated to compete for their share of a $9 million purse.

TPC Potomac buzzed with energetic preparations for the big event. Getting ready to host a PGA tournament does

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place some demands on the club’s members, said Dinan and Martinez. Rounds were limited and no guests were allowed to play; golf carts had to stay on paved pathways at all times.

“That can be tough for the members,” said Dinan. Martinez agreed—he’s grateful for their support and cooperation.

Martinez and Dinan reported that the weather, always iffy so early in the year, was the wild card in preparing the course. “We were watching it pretty closely up to a week ago!” said Martinez. “It’s really only this past week that we started getting weather warm enough to get the grass awake and growing.” The prospects looked good now, though, as warmer weather had finally arrived.

Ordinarily, Martinez and Dinan’s daily routine revolves around maintaining the course for the club’s members and guests. When asked what he does on an average day on the job, Dinan laughs. “Oh, everything,” he says. “Might be replacing cups, planning for mowing or spraying.” Between the regular business of keeping the course in top shape and troubleshooting any problems that arise, no two days are the same for a golf course assistant superintendent.

Martinez says that his IAA courses gave him essential leadership skills. For example, his Oral Communication course, taught by Glori Hyman, prepared him for the communication tasks he undertakes in his job. “I was very timid about speaking in front of people when I started that class,” he reflects. “Now I’m comfortable addressing anybody, even if it’s a hundred people. I speak to groups every single day—Glori’s class is one of the reasons I’m able to run my morning meetings the way that I do.” He plans out the next day’s tasks every day so that his crew of 26 can hit the ground running in the morning.

Martinez stumbled into the world of golf by accident.

After he graduated high school, he took a summer job at Congressional Country Club—just because his uncle worked there. “I had never even played golf!” he says. “I had no idea what the game was about.” Looking back on that summer, he marvels at his own luck. “That was a top50 golf course,” he says. “It was competitive, getting a job there. But I didn’t even know that at the time!”

While he started out mowing greens, Martinez also started working PGA tours. He remembers the second PGA tour he worked on, as part of the setup crew. “That’s the summer I fell in love with golf,” he says. “And I saw this little flyer stuck to the fridge in the break room. It said ‘Start your career with the IAA!’ I kept seeing it every day.

And I was around interns all the time, and Kevin Mathias was here a lot, just talking to me all the time. One day I asked my supervisor about that flyer, and he said, ‘Yeah! You can go to the University of Maryland and study turfgrass!’”

Martinez laughs. “I said, ‘What? You can study grass?’” He came to an IAA open house, and then he knew, he says, that the IAA was the right place for him.

When he looks back on the time he spent at the IAA, Martinez reflects on the relationships he formed with his classmates, both in his classes and through competing in the Turf Bowl. He also remembers admitting to the rest of his cohort that he had never actually played golf. “They couldn’t believe it,” he says, laughing. They started playing three days a week, and Martinez learned to play the game he already loved. “It was like destiny for me,” he says. “I can never thank Doc, Ken, Glori, and the IAA enough for setting me up for success.”

Dinan, who interned at two different clubs before becoming an assistant superintendent at Overbrook Golf Club in Villanova, PA, says that he learned a lot from each of his work experiences. He started his current job at TPC Potomac in January 2020. “I had two normal months,” he says ruefully, “and then the pandemic hit.” Things are largely back to normal at the club, though, as evidenced by the upcoming public event. Dinan says that he is using the budgeting skills and knowledge of chemicals he gained at the IAA. In addition to maintaining the golf course itself, says Dinan, the staff at TPC Potomac care for the club’s grounds. The championship golf course winds through wetlands and wooded terrain. TPC Potomac is an Audubon-certified course, which means that the club protects valuable natural spaces and wildlife habitats, as well as following best practices for minimizing the possible environmental impacts of golf course operations. Dinan points out the native grasses planted next to the course. He values the natural beauty at the club; spectators at the tournament will be treated to gorgeous views of the rolling terrain and the surrounding springtime woods.

Pictured on Page 6:Tad Dinan ('17) and Marvin Martinez ('15) at TPC Potomac.

Pictured on Page 7: Marvin Martinez ('15), James Hanmer, Peyton O'Connor, Ken Ingram, and Tad Dinan ('17) at the Wells Fargo Championship in May. INAG News | SUMMER/FALL 2022

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2022 GRADUATION By: Heather McHale Any group of IAA graduates can look back and recount experiences they have shared, challenges they have conquered, and relationships they have built. For the class of 2022, though, all of those reflections are shaped by one major element: the COVID-19 pandemic. Many of this semester’s graduates began their IAA careers in fall semester of 2020…which means that they began their IAA careers online. In addition to all of the normal adjustments that accompany the transition to college—time management, new classmates, academics—this group of students faced another whole set of challenges: Zoom meetings, lockdowns, sometimes shared workspaces or lack of workspaces, Wi-Fi woes.

Despite these challenges, IAA students persevered— and in May, we celebrated the graduation of our class of 2022. This year’s graduation luncheon featured an address by the winner of this year’s Distinguished Alumni Award, Reverend Jon Greenstone; the awarding of the IAA’s Distinguished Early-Career Alumni Award to Scott Hebert; and a moving speech by new graduate Kate Farmer.

Throughout the luncheon, the graduates and their guests chatted with one another, discussed the new graduates’ future plans, and reminisced about their college experiences. Although our graduates are departing for a wide range of careers and further courses of study, one sentiment was shared by the guests at every table: everyone was deeply grateful to be together in person to celebrate this milestone.

Fall 2021 and Spring 2022 Graduates— Samantha Berenschot-Bucciero Sustainable Agriculture After Graduation: Full-Time Employment Kia Calloway Sustainable Agriculture After Graduation: Earning Bachelor’s Degree at UMD. Alyssa Chiascione Sustainable Agriculture After Graduation: Earning Bachelor’s Degree at UMD. Kate Farmer Sustainable Agriculture After Graduation: Earning Bachelor’s Degree at UMD.

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Ashley Fennell Agricultural Business Management After Graduation: Earning Bachelor’s Degree at UMD. Mason Hofmeister Golf Course Management After Graduation: Full-Time Employment (Argyle Country Club) Marina Karides Agricultural Business Management After Graduation: Earning Bachelor’s Degree at UMD. Kristen Klebrowski Agricultural Business Management After Graduation: Earning Bachelor’s Degree at UMD. Makayla Kret Agricultural Business Management After Graduation: Earning Bachelor’s Degree at UMD. Elpida Liakos Agricultural Business Management After Graduation: Earning Bachelor’s Degree at UMD. Aidan Moffitt Agricultural Leadership and Communication After Graduation: Earning Bachelor’s Degree at UMD. Alyssa Steele Ornamental Horticulture After Graduation: Full-Time Employment Tara Strasser Sustainable Agriculture After Graduation: Full-Time Employment Grayson Welsh Agricultural Business Management After Graduation: Earning Bachelor’s Degree at UMD. Brett Wilcom Turfgrass Management After Graduation: Full-Time Employment (Laytonsville Golf Course)

Pictured on Page 8: Alyssa Steele, Brandon Writt, and Elpida Liakos.

Pictured on Page 9: Sustainable Agriculture graduates, Kate Farmer, Alyssa Chiascione, and Kia Calloway.

Agricultural Business Management graduates, Makayla Kret, Grayson Welsh, Kristen Klebrowski, and Marina Karides. Golf and Turfgrass Management graduates, Mason Hofmeister and Brett Wilcom.

Brandon Writt Agricultural Business Management After Graduation: Full-Time Employment (Ruppert Landscaping) Congratulations, Graduates!

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SPRING 2022 IAA SCHOLARSHIP WINNERS Alyssa Chiascione Kate Farmer Bryce Holt Shields Memorial Scholarship These scholarships are only available for students of the IAA; visit go.umd.edu/iaa-scholarships.

The annual due dates are December 15 for Spring and May 31 for Fall scholarship applications.

OUTSTANDING STUDENT: BRETT WILCOM

Brett Wilcom is the living definition that if one is determined enough, they are resilient enough. Brett began at the Institute of Applied Agriculture in 2018. In 2019, he was diagnosed with a brain tumor that would severely affect his coursework. Brett held strong while battling chemotherapy and virtual learning simultaneously. A lesser person would have simply thrown in the towel, but not Brett. Brett's exemplified the purest form of grit to get him to this point. He is an active member of Alpha Gamma Rho, participated in Turf Bowl, and is extremely deserving of this honor.

Congratulations, Brett!

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Impromptu in the CLASSROOM After a two-year hiatus, Impromptu in the Garden was back... Except this year, it rained and was moved to the classroom.

Congratulations to Mason, Ritzer, and Will for taking home the top three places!

Turf Terps Bring Home the Challenge Cup Trophy

Congrats to our Turf Terps who won back the Mid-Atlantic Challenge Cup from the Virginia Tech Turf Club back in April! Pictured: Brett Wilcom, Jimmy Danielczyk, Jarrett Maynor, Matthew Miller, and Payton O'Connor.

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41st Annual Shields Memorial RETURNS By: Geoffrey Rinehart

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fter a two-year hiatus, the Shields Memorial Golf Tournament resumed this spring with a new venue but the same tradition of camaraderie, fun, and golf for good to support the Institute of Applied Agriculture!

With the sale of Glenn Dale Golf Club two years ago, the 41st annual Shields Tournament moved to the University of Maryland Golf Course this year on Friday, May 13. In addition to the traditional “sixsome” format, fun competitions were held for long drive, closest to the line, and a putting contest on the practice green. Although rain threatened, it cleared out prior to the start of the golf and temperatures were mild for the almost 100 golfers who participated.

The final results for the “net competition” were very close with the Top 3 teams separated by less than a stroke.

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1st Place: Ryan Kraushofer, Jon Lobensine, Joe Haskins, Shaun O’Connor, Andrew Puddester, Chris Fernandes—46.08 Net. Pictured above.

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2nd Place: Sam Camuso, Andrew Harrison, Brendan Rapp, Kirk Warburton, Dan Wildeman, and Kevin Boyle—46.64 Net. 3rd Place: Josh Berman, Joey Wolff, Matt Richter, Gregg Thomas, Mike Esh, Tad Dinan—46.86 Net.

In addition, Brian Dearstine and Donna Hayden took the men’s and women’s long drives, respectively. Jeff Shields and Roxanne Smith claimed the men’s and women’s “closest to the line” for drives, respectively.

This year the tournament raised ~$8,000 in scholarship endowments for IAA students and funds that cover student and advisor travel to various meetings and competitions. Over the last 41 years, this tournament has raised ~$250,000 to support the IAA Golf and Sports Turf Management programs.

Thank you to this year’s participants, sponsors, and everyone who has supported the Shields Tournament through the years! We look forward to the 42nd Annual Shields Tournament in May 2023 – watch for more details available by this fall.

Scott Hebert: Early Career Superstar By: Glori Hyman

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fter earning his bachelor’s degree in history, Scott Hebert worked for three years in environmental construction before realizing that his true passion was in golf course management. He enrolled in the IAA and committed fully to excelling in his field. His hard work and determination as a student earned him multiple scholarships (Shields Memorial, TESCO, ESAGCS, GCSAA/EIFG), Dean’s List Honors, 2nd and 3rd place in the GCSAA Intercollegiate Turf Bowl, and 1st and 4th place at the STMA Competitions.

Since graduating from the IAA in 2016, Hebert has never wavered in his commitment to excellence and has been selected as the 2022 recipient of the IAA’s Early Career Alumni Award. Along with Hebert’s strong track record of environmental stewardship at high-profile clubs, his professionalism elevates him within the golf course industry.

“Scott has shown exceptional industry acumen and made a significant impact during the early stages of his already distinguished career,” says nominator Tyler Johnson.

In 2018, Hebert was selected to become a Quail Institute Agronomy Fellow at Quail Hollow Club in Charlotte, North Carolina. This experience combined Hebert’s passion for learning with golf course agronomics and exposed him to all facets of the industry through an immersive year of cross training. He ran member outings, caddied, gripped clubs, managed merchandise, hosted dinners, and managed events. As the Agronomy Fellow, Hebert contributed to the success of multiple PGA TOUR and professional events such as the Wells Fargo Championship, The John Deere Classic, The Augusta National Women’s Amateur, and the 2019 Masters.

After his fellowship year, Hebert moved to Scottsdale, Arizona in 2019 where he now holds the role of Senior Assistant Golf Course Superintendent at TPC Scottsdale. He continues to promote excellence and education. He conducts mock interviews with IAA students to help prepare them for the job search, and in February he hosted IAA turf students so they could experience preparations for the WM Phoenix Open, the largest professional golf event in the world.

Pictured: Early Career Alumnus, Scott Hebert at TPC Scottsdale where he is now as the Senior Assistant Golf Course Superintendent.

IAA Turfgrass Advisor Geoff Rinehart praises Hebert’s generous spirit in giving back to IAA students. “We had four students volunteer for Scott,” says Rinehart. “The students worked ‘advance week,’ the week before the tournament begins. It is a week when a lot of critical last-minute touches are made to the golf course to be ready for the pros and the thousands of spectators the tournament has. It was a definite resume builder for our students. They had the opportunity to experience preparations for a prominent PGA TOUR event and gain some knowledge about what it takes to maintain turf in Arizona.”

Johnson wrote, “Scott’s diverse background in managing golf courses in the four corners of the continental United States has allowed him to excel in his trade through exposure to various climates, agronomic and construction practices, business models, and tournament operations of all scale. Scott’s passion for greenskeeping and dedication to advancing future generations is abundantly clear in his commitment to the IAA. All of these reasons, and many more, make Scott Hebert more than deserving of the IAA Early Career Alumni Award.”

The IAA’s Award Committee agrees! Congratulations, Scott.

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Distinguished Alumni Finds Calling in AGRICULTURE By: Glori Hyman

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y the time he graduated from Sherwood High in Montgomery County Maryland in 1979, Jon Greenstone had found his passion for agriculture, but his first attempt at farming on his own was not a blooming success. His two older brothers attended the Institute of Applied Agriculture, so in 1987 Greenstone enrolled in the IAA’s Golf Course Management program.

“It looked like an excellent career opportunity,” he said at the time. And, it was. After graduating from the IAA in 1989, Greenstone worked at TPC Potomac at Avenel Farm; then, he became the Golf Course Superintendent at Reston National Golf Course where he remained for 7 years.

But Greenstone couldn’t shake his desire to serve the greater good, feed people, and advocate for local farmers. He returned to school earning a bachelor’s degree in Religion and then completed a Masters of Divinity in 2003 at the Lutheran Theological Seminary (now United Lutheran Seminary), Gettysburg, Pennsylvania.

Now a reverend, Greenstone set upon his life’s mission to address food security issues in communities. Starting in Adams County, Pennsylvania, he provided training in small-scale sustainable farming techniques to families living in poverty, and then connected them to local consumers and small grocers to enable them to sell farm products--farm-made cheeses, milk, pastured poultry, eggs, meat, and vegetables—direct to market.

Additionally, he was instrumental in providing horticulture and sustainable agriculture training within the Adams County Prison, acting as a consultant for the prison greenhouse/gardening program.

Greenstone said the training proved vital when a drought brought hardship to the area. “The methods and philosophy of ‘healthy soil equals healthy people’ allowed the women, men and children practicing the intensive growing methods to continue production despite the lack of rain,” he said. And, he adds that some of the women’s groups developed their own small-scale farms and marketing techniques, leading to economic self-sufficiency.

The average do-gooder may rest on their laurels after teaching families in rural Kenya to farm, but not Greenstone. He worked hard to get a solar-powered water pumping system installed to provide water for a school of 500 children and the surrounding village. “Previously, unhealthy water was gathered from a river located some 3 miles away,” explains Greenstone.

So, what about all those turfgrass classes he took at the IAA? Greenstone has put them to good use as well. In 2013, he started a landscaping business, Bio Rich Green Care Landscape Services LLC, which offers a full range of landscape services including lawn maintenance, flower gardens, tree plantings, drainage remediation and hardscapes.

Throughout his career, Greenstone has advocated for and trained farmers and improved the lives of those in need through agriculture. He has been named the IAA’s Distinguished Alumni Award Winner for 2022. He addressed the IAA graduating class of 2022. He says he hopes to accomplish at least one more missionary service trip; this time in Peru.

“My two brothers, Jay Greenstone and Todd Greenstone, are IAA graduates and continue in full-time farming endeavors,” commented Greenstone. “IAA has shaped my livelihood and my ability to help others through agriculture and horticulture.”

Eventually, he became the sole pastor at Elias Evangelical Lutheran Church in Emmitsburg, Maryland. During his 18 years as pastor, he led four missionary trips to rural western Kenya, providing humanitarian aid with an emphasis on long-lasting impacts for health, food security, sustainable energy, educational advancement and economic development.

“I shared my experience and knowledge of agriculture--leading sustainable ag-training workshops in remote village areas,” says Greenstone.

He gave the participants a variety of culturally appropriate vegetable seeds. Some of the seeds were selected for a healthy diet that was best suited for the climate/growing conditions while others were selected for their economic potential.

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Pictured: Distinguished Alumni, Jon Greenstone, alongside Dean Beyrouty and graduation emcee, Eric Dunning.

Class Notes SEND US YOUR NEWS! We’d like to hear about your personal and professional life.

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Elpida Liakos (AGBUS ‘21) is a wildlife care intern at City Wildlife Inc, the only wildlife rehabilitation center in the district.

Jack Colbert (SUSAG '19) has been promoted to Senior Internal Sales Associate at Vestwell.

Congratulations to James Thomas (AGBUS ‘17), on his marriage to Ariel on September 25, 2021. James is working at Brooms Bloom Dairy in Bel Air, MD.

John Critzos (GOLF ‘15) and his wife, Jan, welcomed their first baby in February– WEB: iaa.umd.edu/points-pride/alumni-spotlight Leo John Critzos.

EMAIL: iaa-request@umd.edu

Kelsie Birney (HORT ‘14) joined the team at Coastal Maine Botanical Gardens as one of their new Horticulturists. She says she very excited for this new step in her career and new adventure in life!

Congratulations to Justin Jones (SPORTS ‘12) and his wife Ally on the birth of their first child in April–Nathan Roger Jones.

Christopher (Buddy) Hipp (GOLF ‘11) was promoted to Senior Project Manager at JB Kline Landscaping.

We are saddened by the passing of Bryan Bielecki, GOLF 1995, on May 30, 2022. Bryan worked for Billy Casper Golf, now Troon Golf, for over 26 years. Starting as a superintendent, he was eventually promoted VP of Agronomy. Bryan was 51 and is survived by his parents, his wife Kim, and 4 children.

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