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Letter From the Executive Director THE UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND Alumni
Association is your association. It’s here to not only support the university, but also enrich your life socially, personally and professionally. Therefore, we take your input seriously. Recently, nearly 5,000 Terps responded to our survey asking about everything from your experience as students to impressions of the association to what types of programs and events you most crave. Alumni like you resoundingly shared a positive opinion of the university and that your No. 1 priority for the Alumni Association is to help improve your career. (See more on the facing page.) Thanks to this revealing feedback, the Alumni Association has taken the following steps to serve you better: • Launching our first-ever Career Week, when more than 2,000 Terps registered for 21 events designed to help you gain skills, network with Terps in their industry and connect with career-boosting resources at the Alumni Association. • Expanding our investment in Terrapins Connect, our online networking and mentoring platform exclusively for the Terp community. • Increasing our programming during Black History Month earlier this year, as a kickoff to our inaugural Black Alumni Weekend, coming in Spring 2022. • Amplifying alumni-owned businesses through the #TerpBusiness
A Celebration of Terps:
Featuring The Maryland Awards The Alumni Association’s annual gala was reimagined this year, with guests attending a virtual awards ceremony on April 23 during the week of events celebrating the inauguration of UMD President Darryll J. Pines. Thank you to all who joined us in honoring the achievements of six outstanding Terps: PRESIDENT’S AWARD: Jody K. Olsen Ph.D. ’79, former
Peace Corps director
initiative to encourage Terps to do business with other Terps. • Enhancing the content in our Alumni Blog, which is already reaching more than 4,000 Terps a month. • Revamping our website to help you more easily find the resources you want. Your Alumni Association is fearlessly committed to your success. Stay tuned for more valuable programs and experiences. Go Terps!
OUTSTANDING YOUNG ALUMNUS AWARD: Jazz Lewis ’11,
MPP ’14, Maryland state delegate, Democratic House Caucus chair DO GOOD AWARD: L. Seth Statler MBA ’87, director of
government affairs, National Fire Protection Association TYSER GOTTWALS AWARD: Wanda Alexis Alexander ’81,
president and CEO, WAA-LLC ELAINE JOHNSON COATES AWARD: Joseph Kunkel M.Arch.
’09, principal, MASS Design Group, and director, SNC DL SPIRIT OF MARYLAND AWARD: Johnny Holliday, the
Amy Eichhorst
Executive Director University of Maryland Alumni Association
“Voice of Maryland Basketball and Football” Learn more about these distinguished Terps at celebrateterps.umd.edu.
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