The QUEST (Quality Enhancement Systems and Teams) Honors Program is a three-year program for University of Maryland undergraduates studying business, engineering, and/or science.
Through our five-course curriculum, students complete experiential learning projects and gain valuable teamwork, communication, and problem-solving skills to prepare them for their futures. Now in our 31st year, QUEST has become a mainstay at the University of Maryland, College Park, providing a unique opportunity for students who are interested in multidisciplinary, hands-on learning experiences.
QUEST students are from the Robert H. Smith School of Business, the A. James Clark School of Engineering, and the College of Computer, Mathematical, and Natural Sciences. In a highly competitive process, 90 new “QUESTees” are admitted each spring during their first year at UMD.
Hands-on
QUEST projects focus on real challenges facing organizations and society today. Students apply total quality tools, design, and systems thinking principles and engage in customer-driven initiatives. Project outcomes develop real and immediately-applicable innovations that improve processes, drive productivity, and reduce costs for clients.
To foster a dynamic learning community that makes a recognized difference for students, the University, and partnering organizations through a commitment to cross-functional collaboration, creative problem-solving, and systems thinking. Participation in the QUEST Honors Program stimulates a belief in life-long learning and employing collaboration to shape and impact the future.
QUEST students work in multidisciplinary teams on client projects and are fully comfortable navigating team dynamics, working with individuals with diverse skill sets and talents, and inspiring an environment for collaborating on ideas and tactical strategies.
QUEST is a dynamic community of learning where students, faculty and staff, alumni, corporate partners, and University colleagues contribute to and benefit from the interactions and lessons learned.
The QUEST Honors Program at the University of Maryland embraces a key pillar of the University’s strategic plan to move fearlessly forward through reimagining learning. QUEST classes are unlike any other, providing high-impact learning experiences for 258 of the university’s most outstanding students. QUEST also brings together students from multidisciplinary backgrounds, leading to creative expression, discovery, and critical thinking.
As deans, we aim to expand these types of innovative, imaginative programs, and QUEST leads the way as a model with 30 years of experience. It has been a pleasure to support the program during this pivotal milestone, and we look forward to many more years of transformative higher education.
Thank you to all of the students, alumni, faculty, staff, parents, corporate partners, and benefactors who have contributed to the success of QUEST. We look forward to your continued participation!
Samuel Graham Dean, A. James Clark School of Engineering
Prabhudev Konana Dean, Robert H. Smith School of Business
Amitabh Varshney Dean, College of Computer, Mathematical, and Natural Sciences
I am delighted to share with you our 2023 QUEST Annual Report. This academic year brought about exciting changes for the QUEST program as well as an opportunity to reflect on all of our success over the past 30 years. In November, we celebrated our 30th anniversary, bringing together over 160 alumni, current students, faculty, and staff on the rooftop of the Hotel at the University of Maryland. It was wonderful to connect with a range of QUESTees, from Cohort 1 alumni to Cohort 40 new admits. Thank you to everyone who made this evening a success.
Since Cohort 1 in 1992, off-campus orientation has been a staple of the QUEST program. Due to the pandemic, our off-campus travel was suspended for a few semesters, which made our return to off-campus orientation in January that much sweeter. Forty-five students, nine mentors, and two teaching assistants packed into a coach bus and headed to Camp Tockwogh in northern Maryland for an overnight team-building retreat. It was clear from the noise on the bus on day two that students had built strong bonds that will serve them well throughout QUEST.
We were also able to bring back our study abroad elective this year. Over winter break, 28 QUEST students traveled to Vietnam and Singapore for an amazing hands-on learning experience which included both company visits and cultural excursions.
QUEST received 308 applications this year from prospective students, the most ever. After a difficult review process, we selected 90 new students from the Robert H. Smith School of Business, A. James Clark School of Engineering, and College of Computer, Mathematical, and Natural Sciences to join our community. We cannot wait to see all that they accomplish.
We welcomed two new professors to the QUEST program this year: Dr. Brian Danielak from the A. James Clark School of Engineering for our data science course and Jessica Alves de Sa, Cohort 16 alumna, for our product management elective.
We are grateful to be continuously improving our teaching team with some new minds and diverse perspectives. We also welcomed new staff member Emily Marks who has hit the ground running, embracing our “students first” mindset.
Our program would not be possible without the incredible experiential learning opportunities provided by our corporate partners. Through these hands-on projects, our students gain the hard and soft skills that are crucial for career readiness. We look forward to continuing these partnerships and also bringing in new partners in the coming year.
In this report, you will find many highlights of our community from the past academic year. Thank you to our students, alumni, faculty, staff, parents, and corporate partners for your continued support as we look to the next 30 years and beyond.
Sincerely,
Dr. Hassan Ibrahim
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308 applicants
155 interviews 90 new students
3.74 average GPA
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COLLEGE BREAKDOWN
Robert H. Smith School of Business
A. James Clark School of Engineering
College of Computer, Mathematical, & Natural Sciences
QUEST is thrilled to welcome yet another outstanding class of 90 students to the QUEST community. This year, we had a particularly rigorous selections process after receiving the highest number of applications in QUEST history! With 308 talented students applying to the program (a 22% increase from last year), this was the most competitive year that QUEST has ever seen. This is not only a reflection of QUEST’s positive reputation across campus, but also the strong efforts of the QUEST Recruiting student organization which worked tirelessly to attract UMD’s most talented students to the program. Congratulations, Cohorts 41 and 42! We cannot wait to see all that you accomplish over the next three years.
*Percentages total over 100% because some students are pursuing majors in multiple colleges
After three years of virtual and on-campus orientations, QUEST was finally able to return to an off-campus orientation in January 2023. Cohort 40 traveled to YMCA Camp Tockwogh in Chestertown, Maryland for an overnight retreat along with their mentors, TAs, and QUEST staff. After arriving at camp, the first order of business was using clues to find their BMGT/ ENES190H teams and mentors! Once everyone had their teams, they jumped straight into a day packed with activities. Students had fun doing improv with Dr. Pamela Armstrong, which allowed them to let loose and get comfortable with each other. On the low ropes course, students took risks, thought creatively, and supported their teammates. Finally, students got a taste of 190H as they worked in their newly-formed teams to develop and pitch a pilot product in front of their instructors and peers.
It was wonderful to see the students bonding with their cohort over the course of orientation. Whether it was sharing meals at the dining hall, making s’mores in the fireplace, or doing silly dances during improv, the students in Cohort 40 certainly left Camp Tockwogh with more friends than they arrived with. We can’t wait to see their bonds get even stronger throughout their QUEST journeys!
Students followed a team leader during this improv dance activity
Students conquered the low ropes course at Camp Tockwogh
On November 12 and November 13, 2022, over 160 alumni, students, faculty, and staff came together to celebrate 30 years of QUEST! On Saturday night, QUEST took over the rooftop at the Hotel at the University of Maryland. The evening was mainly an opportunity for QUESTees to reunite and catch up with one another. Guests enjoyed a french fry bar, trivia game, and giveaways in the form of turtle stress relievers. Welcome remarks were provided by Smith School Dean Prabhudev Konana, interim QUEST Executive Director Hassan Ibrahim, and former QUEST Executive Director and current Smith School Associate Dean of Undergraduate Programs Joseph Bailey. It was a beautiful fall evening and party goers loved catching up on the outdoor terrace, many staying up to an hour after the event.
On Sunday, November 13, the celebrations continued with a student and alumni networking brunch at Busboys and Poets in Hyattsville. Over 75 people attended, including surprise guest Andy Shallal, CEO of Busboys and Poets, who shared an inspiring speech about the origins of the restaurant.
Both events showcased a key strength of the QUEST community: alumni from all cohorts giving back to current students. As Debbie (Gordon) Feinberg, accounting ‘96 (Cohort 1), explained, “QUEST was such an important piece of my undergraduate experience. It’s impossible to list all the ways it has positively impacted me, and I am so happy that the program has continued to thrive over the last 30 years. QUEST has given me a lifelong connection to the University of Maryland, and it gives me great satisfaction to still be involved in the program. We were the pioneers in Cohort 1, and I love having a front row seat to the next generation of the program.” Thanks to all who joined us to celebrate 30 years of QUEST!
SPECIAL THANKS TO:
30TH ANNIVERSARY EVENT SPONSORS
Accenture Federal Services
Guidehouse
A. James Clark School of Engineering
Robert H. Smith School of Business College of Computer, Mathematical, and Natural Sciences
30TH ANNIVERSARY PLANNING COMMITTEE
Rachel DiDonna, former QUEST
Program Manager
Debbie Feinberg, Cohort 1 Alumna
Manas Kulkarni, Cohort 18 Alumnus
Kayla Malone, Cohort 36 Student
Luke Muratore, Cohort 37 Student
Jessica Roffe, QUEST Assistant Director
QUEST students take four required courses with their cohorts in addition to one elective. Students who complete all five courses earn a notation on their transcript and gain skills in teamwork, process improvement, systems thinking, product design and development, data analysis, and oral and written communication.
This first QUEST course focuses on creative problem solving and teamwork. Students learn to work in multidisciplinary teams while designing solutions for two projects. Along the way, they learn and apply methods from design thinking, new product development, project management, quality management, and process improvement. Additionally, they learn how to prepare and deliver multiple types of presentations which they practice through a product pitch, poster session, and client briefings.
In the first project, each team was given a different type of user, and they had to apply design thinking to identify a need for this user and develop a new product idea to address the need. Teams developed solutions for users that included unhoused populations, young professionals, and busy moms.
For the second project, teams used lean six sigma methods and design thinking to help a campus client improve a business process. The teams not only learned about process improvement, but they also practiced consulting with a client. The teams were highly engaged with their clients and delivered valuable recommendations. Our clients included the Division of Student Affairs, Terrapin Works, the Maryland Athletics Compliance Department, and Engineering Career Services.
While this first QUEST course introduces students to design and quality through problem solving and teamwork, students come away with much more. Many students say that the course expands their thinking and helps them appreciate new perspectives and see the world in new ways.
The first 190H project challenges students to use the voice of the customer and design thinking to design a digital or physical product. Cohort 39 team QUEST Foot Forward created FosteringFriendships, an app meant to connect foster children and parents with helpful resources and a community of people going through the same thing. “The original idea came from my teammate, Abigail Manga, after she watched an episode of Meet the Fosters,” shared QUEST Foot Forward team member Matthew Weirich, electrical engineering ‘25 (Cohort 39). “But what separated our team and our project was how emotionally and personally invested we became as we did research and held interviews with experts and former foster children themselves. We realized we had the power to do something really impactful and meaningful through this project.”
After sending a cold LinkedIn message, Weirich helped connect his team to a wonderful mentor, a former foster child who now dedicates his life to helping foster children. “He happened to be working on a somewhat similar app and loved our ideas, even inviting us to join him in his highly-coveted Y-Combinator pitch. From our shared conversations and continued contact, we are excited to see him utilize some of our ideas in his real-life app to help as many foster children as possible.”
... what separated our team and our project was how emotionally and personally invested we became as we did research and held interviews with experts and former foster children themselves. We realized we had the power to do something really impactful and meaningful through this project."
Matthew Weirich Electrical Engineering ‘25 (Cohort 39)
In the second QUEST course, students learn how to translate raw data into useful information. In addition to learning how to work with a client that is external to the University, students are given more independence in managing this process since we remove the mentor scaffolding of the 190H class.
The 18 projects completed this year involved data related to repeat customers, donor relations, ticket patterns, and more. The class focused on the importance of the full data science process, including addressing data quality and data privacy concerns. Through completing the QUEST data course, students learned how quantitative and qualitative data can be used in concert to make data-supported recommendations to their clients.
QUEST team QSpice6 had the opportunity to work with QUEST alumnus Ori Zohar, marketing ‘07 (Cohort 12), Co-Founder and Co-CEO of Burlap & Barrel, a single origin spice company. Burlap & Barrel was looking to better understand customer buying patterns in order to improve the conversion rate of one-time customers to repeat customers. The team used Pandas, Matplotlib, scikit-learn, and NumPy to analyze Shopify data about customer purchases, including discount and free shipping usage, amount spent, location, and more. Using this analysis, the team developed comprehensive recommendations for demographic-based marketing and promotional pricing. Zohar explained, "The students dug into the data and pulled out insights about how our customers behave - how they order, when they come back for their next order, and what motivates them. They found stories in the data."
It was a unique experience for the students to have a QUEST alumnus as their project champion. “Working with a QUEST alum was really helpful!” shared Sareet Nayak, computer science ‘24 (Cohort 38). “Since [Zohar] had already experienced the same things we had as a student, he was very proactive, ensuring we wouldn’t be left in the dark at any point.”
In the third course in the QUEST curriculum, students learn about the value and complexity of a systems thinking approach when solving problems and designing systems. By drawing upon the disciplines of students in the program, we can reveal the biases of the different disciplines and help bring together the different perspectives of business, technology, and science.
Team Punjabi Q[uest]C aimed to tackle the opioid crisis in Punjab, India. Team member Ayman Bootwala, mathematics and economics ‘24 (Cohort 38), drew from his own experience traveling to India for inspiration about the project topic. “Having traveled to India many times, I have seen poverty in India first hand and have heard the stories of my father’s battle with poverty. Being able to work on an issue that affects a large population of India was extremely meaningful to me.”
The team explored several product ideas that could help reduce the stigma around drug abuse and support those in drug rehabilitation programs. “What I will take away from this project is all of the analysis tools we learned. We used an implications wheel to see how people would use our products as well as a gap analysis to see how our products would fit into the general market,” shared Bootwala.
For the projects in this course, student teams selected a product or resource to be introduced into a developing country to improve its citizens’ lives and considered the system-level implications. The topics ranged from bringing new sources of power through solar panels in India to improving education in Chad to increasing Internet access in Ghana. Student teams used a combination of qualitative and quantitative research to propose a strategy for driving positive change in those countries through their product ideas.
One of the signature QUEST experiences, the QUEST Capstone Professional Practicum allows students to work with clients for a full semester to address organizational challenges through process improvement, systems design, data analysis, and innovation. Teams work directly with clients to understand the opportunity, research the industry and relevant technologies, develop and evaluate possible solutions, and make final recommendations.
Through site visits and meetings, QUEST students completed 18 projects for 11 companies this academic year. These projects, based everywhere from South Africa to Hunt Valley, Maryland, to Houston, Texas provided students with the opportunity to tackle real-world problems and provided companies with tangible benefits. Project topics included improving workflow efficiencies and inventory planning, utilizing predictive analytics, integrating artificial intelligence into apps, designing customer feedback loops, and more. Student teams did an excellent job working with repeat clients as well as cultivating relationships with new clients.
SPECIAL THANKS TO:
FALL PROJECT SPONSORS
18 capstone projects
11 companies
100% of clients would like to return for another project
SPRING PROJECT SPONSORS
BAE Systems
CNH Industrial
D&H Distributing
Get Real Health
McCormick
Middle River Aerostructure Systems (MRAS)
Thales
Tronox
Tulkoff Food Products
BAE Systems (2 projects)
Capital i
D&H Distributing
Get Real Health
McCormick
SX Industries
Thales
Tronox
McCormick returned as a QUEST project sponsor this year, partnering with our students for projects in both the fall and spring semesters. In the fall, Team “The Spice is Right” analyzed spice properties and data from sensors at the Hunt Valley, Maryland plant to understand how plant conditions such as temperature and humidity relate to line performance. The team was then able to estimate that over $750,000 could be saved annually by implementing more climate control measures at the plant. The team was awarded Most Outstanding Capstone by a panel of QUEST alumni during final presentations.
According to team member Jessica Strongin, chemical and biomolecular engineering ‘23 (Cohort 36), “Working with McCormick provided me with a unique ability to apply what I learned in my chemical engineering classes and fuse it with QUEST’s focus on data science. Not only did I sharpen my analytical skills, but I also had the opportunity to dive deep into understanding how data impacts a company’s decision making.”
In the spring semester, Team “Spicy Solutions Consulting” worked on optimizing the spare parts storeroom at the Hunt Valley plant. After conducting stakeholder interviews and analyzing historical data on production lines and part usage, the team recommended several layout changes as well as the implementation of a new cycle count-based inventory management system that will enable real-time tracking of inventory levels.
“Our partnership with QUEST gives us the opportunity to get fresh, creative perspectives on some of the problems we experience every day,” shared Jonathan Kalman, project champion and Performance Manager at McCormick “Through intense data analysis and hands-on testing, the students were able to identify and extract considerable financial savings for our site. This has allowed us to cost-justify improvements for the HVAC system and a digital storeroom cycle counting system for the Hunt Valley plant, both of which will save our site money and raise the morale of our employees.”
Working with McCormick provided me with a unique ability to apply what I learned in my chemical engineering classes and fuse it with QUEST’s focus on data science."
Jessica Strongin
Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering ‘23 (Cohort 36)
The QUEST Conference is an opportunity for the QUEST community to come together to celebrate the accomplishments of our capstone students after all the hard work and value they’ve provided to their clients all semester long. This year, we held two QUEST Conferences, in December and May, at the Samuel Riggs IV Alumni Center.
Both evenings began with an hour-long poster session where attendees browsed through the nine project posters, admiring the students’ graphic design skills and learning about the tangible impacts they’ve made. Then, each team presented on stage for 15 minutes in front of students, alumni, family members, faculty, staff, and corporate partners. This is often an intimidating, but meaningful experience for students. “It was really rewarding to get to showcase my QUEST skills and the project that I worked on to all of my family and friends who came to support me,” said Ishaan Kapur, accounting and finance ‘23 (Cohort 36)
Congratulations to all of our capstone students on your hard work this year!
Teams took the stage in front of a large number of spectators
Students presented to a variety of guests including Smith School Dean Prabhudev Konana
The Spring 2023 BAE Systems team struck a clever pose with their Project Champion
In addition to the required courses, QUEST students take at least one elective course during their time in the program. These courses complement the curriculum and allow students to meet and work on teams with students from other cohorts.
For the first time since January 2020, QUEST students were able to study abroad this winter break to fulfill their QUEST elective. The 10-day course brought together 28 QUESTees from all cohorts to experience Vietnam and Singapore. The course focused on bringing a product to market. In addition to cultural visits to places like Ha Long Bay in Vietnam and Hanoi and Singapore historical sites, the students went on many business visits to logistics, shipping, and supply chain companies, a financial management company, the U.S. Embassy in Singapore, the U.S. Chamber of Commerce, and the Singapore University of Technology and Design. Student teams took what they learned from these visits to craft a plan to bring a product to the U.S. market and then presented their plan to the class.
Ian Rosenthal, mechanical engineering ‘23 (Cohort 36), took the course and also extended his trip both before and after the course in order to further travel with his QUEST friends. Rosenthal reflected, “Studying abroad was a great opportunity to see cultures and expand my horizons while enjoying the experience with other QUESTees. By participating in the course, I think I will be able to bring a unique perspective to my full time job as I have learned to communicate effectively with people from other backgrounds and understand the challenges that are faced in localities. Overall, I loved getting to know other cohorts and applying all of my QUEST skills in a new setting!”
ELECTIVE SPOTLIGHT
Study abroad students visited the iconic Sultan Mosque during a Singapore country tour
In addition to study abroad, we offered the following QUEST electives this year:
Students explored the differences in quality perceptions between U.S. and non-U.S. consumers and completed a cross-cultural comparative study between the U.S. and another country on an issue such as education, transportation, or healthcare.
Students learned about the discipline of Product Management through analysis of tech products across industries, guest lectures from alumni who are product managers, and the opportunity to conceive a product to monetize an unmet need.
Students practiced essential skills for mentoring and coaching teams in our QUEST introductory course, and in the process, strengthened their knowledge of design and quality techniques.
Students cultivated relationships with new and current corporate partners and prepared project scopes for QUEST courses. Students were able to visit companies such as Oceaneering, Tulkoff Food Products, and Volkswagen Group of America to tour the facilities and discuss project ideas in person.
Cross-cultural students took an Italian cooking class
Our seven QUEST student organizations provide ample opportunities for students to bond outside of the classroom through events, activities, and more.
Top left photo: QUEST Corporate hosted our annual QUEST Networking Event for 200 students and 35 employers; Top middle photo: QUEST Creative students painted canvases in the QUEST lab; Top right photo: The QUESTPress team covered the latest news in the QUEST community, sending out a monthly newsletter; Middle left photo: QUEST Serves made crafts to donate to children in the NIH; Middle right photo: QUEST Recruiting held several information sessions for prospective students; Bottom left photo: QUEST Social provided opportunities to bond outside of the classroom at events like the Big/Little Kickoff; Bottom right photo: QUESTech held their third annual Datathon
Over 195 QUEST alumni engaged with the program this year in various capacities.
Alumni participated as project sponsors and site visit hosts at their companies, judges for class presentations, workshop leaders for social and professional events, mentors for current students, application readers for incoming students, guest speakers in our product management elective, and more. Thank you to all of the alumni who gave back to QUEST this year and continue to make our community so special and unique. To learn more about alumni involvement opportunities, contact Jessica Roffe, assistant director of the QUEST Honors Program, at jroffe@umd.edu. 84
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alumni mentored QUEST students through QUEST Corporate’s mentorship program
alumni represented their companies at our Fall Networking Event
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alumni came to QUEST’s 30th Anniversary Event alumni reviewed applications for our incoming cohorts
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alumni participated in our product management elective
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Top left photo: Alumni Joel Liebman, finance & economics ‘09 (Cohort 14), and Mark Baumgardner, decision information systems & accounting ‘00 (Cohort 5), hosted students at Guidehouse; Top right photo: Alumnus and Project Champion Steve Kutchi, mechanical engineering ‘97 (Cohort 1), spoke at the Fall 2022 QUEST Conference; Bottom left photo: Alumni Michael George, computer science ‘17 (Cohort 23), Nahom Tekle, finance ‘17 (Cohort 24), and Petrenko, finance & economics ‘10 (Cohort 15), participated in QUEST Social’s Student Alumni Dinner; Bottom right photo: Alumnus Jeff Gamerman, mechanical engineering ‘08 (Cohort 12), hosted scoping students at OceaneeringQUEST’s sophomores and juniors always have exciting summer plans. With 84% of sophomores and juniors participating in summer internships, it is safe to say that QUEST students love to stay challenged, gain professional experience, and explore different career paths. QUEST strives to help students find the perfect fit for them, whether it's through the fall QUEST Networking Event, corporate site visits, alumni panels, or mock interviews. In fact, over 60% of sophomores and juniors stated that QUEST helped them obtain their summer internships.
Will Ahn, information systems and operations management & business analytics ‘24 (Cohort 37), is a Strategy and Consulting Intern at Accenture Federal Services (AFS) this summer. He took advantage of QUEST’s strong student-alumni network to gain insights about the consulting industry, which inspired him to apply to AFS. Ahn shared, “Whether it’s talking to current QUEST students about their internship experiences or connecting with alumni about their professional fields, I have always felt supported by our community. Using the QUEST Directory, I was able to leverage our network to learn more about a variety of career tracks, which led me to my internship at Accenture Federal Services. QUESTees are everywhere, and they’re always looking to give back!"
Sophomores attended the QUEST Student Involvement Fair in August 2022
Juniors in Cohort 37 presented at the 390H Poster Session in December 2022
Sophomores in Cohort 40 posed with their mentor
Juniors in Cohort 37 supported our seniors at the December 2022 QUEST Conference
At the end of the spring semester, we were able to honor our seniors with an awards and medallion ceremony on campus, followed by a senior send-off celebration in D.C. We look forward to staying in touch as Cohorts 35 and 36 become QUEST alumni.
The QUEST courses do such an amazing job preparing students for the real world. I have learned how to properly engage with clients and solve complex problems. I am no longer afraid to tackle hard questions."
Ethan Martinez Computer Science ‘23 (Cohort 36)
I enjoyed the teamwork aspect of the QUEST classes. It not only taught me important lessons about working in a team, but it allowed me to be self-motivated, get excited about the work that I was doing, and make lifelong friends."
Aaliya Husain
Marketing and Operations Management & Business Analytics ‘23 (Cohort 35)
The QUEST community is really special. I feel as though I can text, call or email any present and past member of QUEST with the confidence of being able to get a response and even a meeting. It really connects people throughout majors and cohorts."
Kayla Eddy Aerospace Engineering ‘23 (Cohort 35)
QUEST would like to express its sincere gratitude for the generous contributions of the following donors this school year:
Mr. David Ashley
Mrs. Sumin Ba
Mr. Anandarup Bagchi and Mrs. Kumkum Bagchi
Dr. Joseph P. Bailey
Mr. Michael Polkowitz and Ms. Laurie Berman-Polkowitz
Mr. Dhrubajyoti Biswas
Mr. Shane M. Bonkowski
Mr.Ying Chen
Mr. MacKenzie W. Cooper
Ms. Rachel L. DiDonna
Ms. Sandra Dodson
Mrs. Audrey A. Donohue
Ms. Kayla A. Eddy
Ms. Ebony T. Fullwood
Mr. Akiva Futter
Mr. Michael W. George
Ms. Alexandra Glakas
Mrs. Jodi L. Goodman
Philippe E. Gouel, Ph.D. and Mrs. Megan DeFauw
Ms. Shirley Han
Mr. Durand Harrell and Mrs.Valerie D. Evans-Harrell
Mr. DuVal E. Harrell
Ms. Sarina Y. Haryanto
Mr. Anthony Y. He
Mr. Brian L. Horick
Dr. Hassan A. Ibrahim
Mr. Matthew W. Kannan
Mr. Ishaan R. Kapur
Ms. Cheryl Katz
Mr. Kenneth Mark Katz and Mrs. Anne Katz
Mr. Nitin Khapre
Ms. Moon Kim
Mr. Gedaliah Knizhnik
Mr. Joshua B. Kohn
Ms. Anisha Kosuri
Mr. Alexander Kristal
Mr. Chul Kwon
Mr. Eliezer H. Halbfinger and Ms. Alyza Lewin
Mr. Ningwei Li
Mr. Stuart D. Liebman
Mr. Brian Marquardt
Mr. Michael J. McKenny
Mr. Todd A. Metcalfe
The QUEST Honors Program relies on individual and corporate gifts to support its curriculum and special programs and events. All funds raised provide direct support for students, academic programs, and co-curricular experiences. Make a gift today at go.umd.edu/QUESTfund. To discuss unique giving partnerships, please contact Jessica Roffe, assistant director of the QUEST Honors Program, at jroffe@umd.edu
Mr. Christian Michel
Mr. Rohan Mishra
Mr. Karthik Nambiar
Ms. Sareet Nayak
Ms. Terry-Ann Orman
Mr. Stephen J. Otis
Mrs. Tammy Paidas
Mr. Bryan A. Prince
Ms. Karen J. Qi
Mr. Mark N. Rabinowitz and Ms. Kara J. Cotsalas
Mrs. Jessica R. Roffe
Mrs. Indeya T. Samuel
Mr. John G. Savoy and Ms. Kristen M. Savoy
Mr. Brett A. Schwab
Mr. Max L. Shrier
Mr. and Mrs. Richard Sien
Mr. Bruce A. Spiegel and Ms. Glenda J. Koby
Mr. Drew M. Stasak
Mr. Rohit Tiwari
Mrs. Ianina J. Tobelmann and Mr. Matthew Tobelmann
Mr. Bryan G. Towns
Ms. Medha V. Tumkur
Mr. Rohan A. Uttamsingh
Mr. Leonid A.Velikovich
Mrs. Teresa Weirich
Mr. Connor S. Welch
Ms. Ruth A. Werner
Mr. Aaron T. Wertman
Ms. Abby S. Wexler
Mr. Fred Wexler and Mrs. Robin Wexler
Ms. Elizabeth A. Wilhelm
Ms. Emily R. Williams
Mr. Charles E. Wilson and Mrs. Morrisann M. Wilson
Mr. Richard A. Wilson, III
Mr. Stephen J. Woerner, P.E.
Mr. Liang Zhao and Ms. Kunyi Wu
Mr. Jacob S. Wurman
Ms. Grace Zhang
Ms. Sally W. Zhao
QUEST welcomes alumni and parent participation in our program. If interested in attending or hosting events, visiting a class, or creating a company partnership, please contact Jessica Roffe, assistant director of the QUEST Honors Program, at jroffe@umd.edu
QUEST Corporate Partners offer professional development opportunities for our students, enhance student learning through class project partnerships, and provide important financial support for the program. We would like to express our sincere gratitude to the following corporate partners for their generous time and contributions to our community this year:
QUEST welcomes the opportunity to partner with organizations interested in contributing to student learning through projects and/or recruiting talented undergraduate students in business, engineering, and science. To learn more, visit go.umd.edu/questpartnerships or contact Jessica Roffe, assistant director of the QUEST Honors Program, at jroffe@umd.edu
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