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J. Paul Carey ’82 M.B.A. CEO, Enumerate Terry Flannery ’83, ’87 M.Ed., ’95 Ph.D. Assistant Vice President, University Marketing and Communications John Girouard ’81 President and CEO, Capital Asset Management Group Anil Gupta Ralph J. Tyser Professor of Strategy and Organization, Robert H. Smith School of Business Danita D. Nias ’81 Executive Director, Alumni Relations Vicki Rymer ’61, ’66 M.B.A., ’83 Ph.D. Teaching Professor, Robert H. Smith School of Business Keith Scroggins ’79 Bureau Head of General Services, City of Baltimore, Dept. of Public Works Lee Thornton Professor and Eaton Chair, Philip Merrill College of Journalism MAGAZINE STAFF
Dianne Burch Executive Editor Beth A. Morgen Managing Editor John T. Consoli ’86 Creative Director Jeanette J. Nelson Art Director Mira Azarm ’01 Joshua Harless Brian Payne Contributing Designers Monette A. Bailey ’89 Kimberly Marselas ’00 Tom Ventsias Writers Mandie Boardman ’02 Karin Jegalian Denise Jones Pamela Stone ’95 M.A. Contributing Writers Michael D’Angelo Anu Kasarabada Taryn Roman Michelle Williams Magazine Interns E-mail terpmag@umd.edu Terp magazine is published by the Division of University Relations. Letters to the editor are welcomed. Send correspondence to Beth Morgen, Managing Editor, Terp magazine, Alumni Association, Samuel Riggs IV Alumni Center, College Park, MD 20742-1521. Or, send an e-mail to terpmag@umd.edu The University of Maryland, College Park, is an equal opportunity institution with respect to both education and employment. University policies, programs and activities are in conformance with pertinent federal and state laws and regulations on non-discrimination regarding race, color, religion, age, national origin, political affiliation, gender, sexual orientation or disability.
Dear Alumni and Friends, IT SEEMS THAT everywhere I look these days there is another reminder to “go green”— to eat organic food, use environmentally safe cleaning products, drive a hybrid car and more. All of a sudden thinking about Mother Earth is as trendy as the wedge heel sandal or the Nintendo Wii game system.This is all well and good, but my hope for all of us—and for generations to come—is that “going green” is not a passing trend. Here at the university, the environment is at the forefront of research being conducted by many Maryland faculty members.Turn to page 24 to learn how researchers across several disciplines are studying the science behind global warming, analyzing its effects on society and proposing processes and technologies to address this serious problem. In “Working the Water” on page 20, the topic of discussion is the Chesapeake Bay. By encouraging a dialogue among the bay’s stakeholders, including watermen, scientists and regulators, university researchers are helping us understand the bay’s challenges in both scientific and human terms.This collaborative approach may bode well for the bay’s most famous inhabitant, the blue crab, not to mention countless other marine and wildlife that call the Chesapeake Bay home, including the diamondback terrapin. It was the Terrapin spirit behind the university’s success in Recyclemania—a national competition among colleges and universities to see which school could recycle the most waste per person. Learn how Maryland stacked up among its
peers and about the many eco-friendly plans and programs springing up across our campus on page 2.While there, check out the university’s First Year Book selection for incoming freshmen. The Ravaging Tide: Strange Weather, Future Katrinas, and the Coming Death of America’s Coastal Cities may prove more thrilling than your usual summer read. This summer, I intend to put my “green” thumb to work. For those who share my passion for gardening, see this issue’s “The Source” on page 6. Our friends in the College of Agriculture and Natural Resources-based Maryland Cooperative Extension offer plenty of (free!) advice to help your garden grow. Whatever your plans this summer, absorb the world around you.Trends will come and go. Sustaining a healthy environment should be here to stay. Go Green!
Danita D. Nias ’81 Executive Director, Alumni Relations