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Terp Magazine, University of MarylandTRANSCRIPT
TERPCONNECTING
THE UNIVERSITY
OF MARYLAND
COMMUNITY VOL. 1, NO. 3 SPRING 2004
SUMMER READING 6 I STRAIGHT TALK FROM THE “FRIDGE” 22 I CICADA-MANIA 13
What DoYou LoveAbout
Maryland?Help Us Count theWays 8
PUBLISHERBrodie RemingtonVice President, University Relations
ADVISORY BOARDJ. Paul Carey ’82 M.B.A.CEO, Enumerate
Terry Flannery ’83, ’87 M.Ed., ’95 Ph.D.Executive Director, UniversityMarketing and Communications
John Girouard ’81President and CEO, Capital AssetManagement Group
Anil GuptaRalph J. Tyser Professor of Strategyand Organization, Robert H. SmithSchool of Business
Danita D. Nias ’81Executive Director, Alumni Relations
Vicki Rymer ’61, ’66 M.B.A., ’83 Ph.D.Teaching Professor,Robert H. Smith School of Business
Keith Scroggins ’79Bureau Head of General Services, Cityof Baltimore, Dept. of Public Works
Lee ThorntonProfessor and Eaton Chair, PhilipMerrill College of Journalism
MAGAZINE STAFFDianne BurchExecutive Editor
Beth A. MorgenManaging Editor
John T. Consoli ’86Creative Director
Jason QuickArt Director
Monette A. Bailey ’89Tom VentsiasWriters
Michael Richman ’84, ’85Pamela Stone ’95 M.A.Ellen Ternes ’68Mark Walden ’96Contributing Writers
Mike D’AngeloStacy L. KaperMagazine Interns
Terp magazine is published by theDivision of University Relations. Lettersto the editor are welcomed. Send cor-respondence to Beth Morgen,Managing Editor, Terp magazine,Alumni Association, Rossborough Inn,College Park, MD 20742. Or, send an e-mail to [email protected].
The University of Maryland, CollegePark, is an equal opportunity institu-tion with respect to both education andemployment. University policies, pro-grams and activities are in confor-mance with pertinent federal and statelaws and regulations on non-discrimi-nation regarding race, color, religion,age, national origin, political affiliation,gender, sexual orientation or disability.
TERP
AFTER A BITTER cold winter, I amrejoicing at the approach of summer:the green leaves, the singing birds, theemerging cicadas—well, at least theleaves and birds. I know that I am notalone in my anticipation of the once-every-17-year event. University pro-fessor Mike Raupp has become anin-demand spokesman for “cicada-mania” (see page 13).
We have spent plenty of time overthe past nine months celebrating grandoccasions at the University of Maryland.
Last fall, we launched Terp—thealumni magazine that keeps you intouch with your alma mater.We wel-comed back the Class of 1953 forHomecoming in October and cheeredas the Terps crushedWestVirginia at theGator Bowl in January.The over-whelming response to our simple ques-tion, “Did you meet your spouse atMaryland?” (Terp, Fall 2003) promptedus to host our first-ever AlumniValentine’s Day Party in February.March was complete madness with amen’s basketball victory over Duke inthe ACCTournament championship. InApril, we celebrated Maryland’s shiningstars at the 5th Annual AlumniAssociation Awards Gala and welcomedthe surrounding community to campusfor Maryland Day. May brought visitsfrom Nobel Peace Prize winner ShirinEbadi and Secretary of HomelandSecurity Tom Ridge, this year’s com-mencement speaker.All of this tookplace in only nine months at Maryland.
Just as a gourmet meal tastes betterwhen shared with friends, the triumphsof the 2003–2004 academic year wereeven sweeter because we experiencedthem together as a Maryland family—a
group of alumni and friends committedto the university and to each other.
Some 400 guests celebrated ouralumni awardees’Terrapin spirit and thecapacity crowd enriched the affair(meet the awardees on page 26).Maryland Day, the university’s sixth-annual open house, arrived with blueskies, soft breezes and 70,000 guests(read more on page two).And ShirinEbadi’s words bore more weight giventhe spectrum of cultures gathered in theComcast Center to hear them.
Though summer marks the end ofthe academic year, I anticipate manymore triumphs in Maryland’s future. Ihope you will experience them with us,in person and through our magazine—turn the page for more examples of theMaryland family’s integral role in thisuniversity’s continuing success.
DearAlumniandFriends,
Danita D. Nias ’81Executive Director,Alumni Relations
P.S. Keep up with theTerp! It’s ourway of connecting the Universityof Maryland community.
18 ASSEMBLING OUR
EDUCATIONAL TOOLBOXThe university is enriching
kindergarten through 12th
grade education by sharing
applicable research with
teachers, structuring engaging
curricula and assessing results.
BY MONETTE A. BAILEY
COVER PHOTO BY JOHN T. CONSOLI; SEE STORY ON PAGE 8
2 BIG PICTURE Relive Maryland Day 2004; UM’s rise in Peace Corps ranks; How does our garden grow?; New flavors at The Dairy; Biosciences building takes
shape; Notable women visit campus; Letters from readers 6 THE SOURCE Recommended reads for all ages 7 ASK ANNE Remembering riot duty and more
8 CLASS ACT What do you love about Maryland?; Alumna shares lessons from “Big Mama”; Entrepreneur offers hot stuff; Exercise your member benefits; Grad gives
new meaning to pest control 12 M-FILE Cicada-mania is here; Taking the bite out of shark attacks; Helping ADHD parents; Digital watermarks improve security;
New crime program in China 16 MARYLAND LIVE Celebrate July 4th on campus; Sign up for your class reunion and more 29 IN THE LOOP Building scholarships for
future Terps 30 PLAY-BY-PLAY ACC run is one to remember 31 SPOTLIGHT Jazz studies director is back in the swing 32 INTERPRETATIONS Access to quality
22WHAT IT TAKES TO WIN—
THEN AND NOW
Football coach and alumnus RalphFriedgen ’70,M.A. ’72, a.k.a. the “Fridge,”assesses the past three seasons and sets hissights on a national championship.
BY MICHAEL RICHMAN
26AND THE ALUMNI AWARD GOES TO …
Like the Oscars, distinguished alumniawards are intended to call attention toindividuals who have given master per-formances in their chosen fields.
BY MARK WALDEN
departments
features
page 30
TOP COURTESY OF THE PEACE CORPS, JODY OLSEN BY JOHN T. CONSOLI, ARCHITECTURAL MODEL IMAGE COURTESY OF BALLINGER TERP SPRING 2004 3
I saw in Danita Nias’ editorial that
Boomer Esiason was elected into the
Alumni Association Hall of Fame. I
first met Boomer as a senior at
Maryland when he presented our
gymnastics team with the Academic
All-American award. In the ensuing
years, we have become good friends
and colleagues at both CBS Sports
and CBS/Westwood One radio. As a
woman in a “man’s world,” I consider
Boomer one of my biggest supporters.
… He is in a rightful place of honor
among Maryland’s all-time greats.
—Bonnie Bernstein ’92,
CBS Sports
Thank you for including a piece on the
expansion of the campus [“Growth
Spurt”, p. 4]. Several grads were
responsible for the projects. The
Chemistry Wing was designed and
completed by Design Collective of
Baltimore, which is owned by Dennis
Jankiewicz, AIA ’73, Ed Kohls, AIA ’77
and Ed Jones ’80. Design Collective
also designed the Chemistry SCUB
and Atrium, the NMR addition to the
College of Life Sciences, and the cur-
rent South Campus Housing.
—Ed Kohls, AIA ’77
I was pleased to see a reference to
Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and
Transgender Studies in the Winter
issue of Terp. We offer a 21-credit
undergraduate certificate designed
to complement a broad range of
majors and to prepare students for
advanced study in a variety of fields.
The LGBT Studies program office is
located in 1147 Tawes Fine Arts
Building. For more information, visit
www.lgbts.umd.edu.
—Marilee Lindemann,
director of LGBT Studies
Send letters to Terp, University of
Maryland Alumni Association,
Rossborough Inn, College Park, MD
20742. Or to [email protected]
YOURwords
State Provides Funding for New Bioscience Research BuildingTHE STATE OF MARYLAND has approved $55.8 million in
capital funding for a new bioscience research facility at
the University of Maryland, bolstering the university’s
goal to provide regional leadership in education and
research for the biosciences. “This will have a tremen-
dous impact on our ability to recruit and retain outstand-
ing faculty members, as well as offer outstanding aca-
demic programs in this enormously exciting area,” says
Norma Allewell, dean of the College of Life Sciences.
Bioscience programs at the university have already
made significant contributions to the state’s important
biotech industry, and the new research facility is cru-
cial toward further progress. “Without a first-rate facili-
ty, you can’t be involved in the kind of current science
that translates into the commercial sector,” says
Dennis O’Connor, the university’s vice president for
research and dean of the Graduate School.
Currently, the university helps to educate a skilled
work force necessary to keep the state’s biotech indus-
try thriving. And, emerging startup companies regular-
ly turn to the university for its expertise and ideas
through innovative programs like the Maryland
Industrial Partnerships (MIPS) program and the
Technology Advancement Program (TAP). Since 1984,
TAP has graduated 25 bioscience-related companies,
generating approximately $380 million in investments
and more than 625 new jobs. —TV
DID YOU KNOW?
In 2001, President George Bush nominated alumnaJody Olsen ’79 as deputy director of the PeaceCorps. From 1966–1968 Olsen was a Peace Corpsvolunteer living in Tunisia.
AT NUMBER 18, the University of Maryland is one of the top volunteer-producing collegesand universities for the Peace Corps.This year the university moved up two places for large-sized universities.There are 58 alumni serving in the Peace Corps—an 18-percent increaseover last year.All total, more than 855 alumni have served or are currently serving as PeaceCorps volunteers.
“We are getting the word out,” says BillVarettoni, who joined the university as its Peace Corpsrecruiter last August. He served two years with the Peace Corps in the Ukraine.
Varettoni says that the ideal candidate for the Peace Corps is someone who has a “sincere inter-est in living in and learning about other cultures.”Volunteers must be U.S. citizens and at least 18years of age. Peace Corps service is a two-year commitment. If you’re interested in serving, contactVarettoni at 301.405.9589 or [email protected]. –BAM
Maryland Rises in Peace Corps Ranks
scoops of Maryland-madeice cream dished out.
PHOTOS BY JOHN T. CONSOLI2 TERP SPRING 2004
It All Adds Up to aRecord-breaking Maryland DaySATURDAY, APRIL 24, 2004: Take one bright blue sky, sprinkle
in some puffy white clouds and combine with air temperature
in the low 70s. It doesn’t get any better for the sixth annual
event that both theWashington Post and the Baltimore Sun
trumpeted in advance as a “Best Bet,” for a family outing.
Folks took it to heart. –DB
autographs signed by football and
basketball players and coaches.
60,000+
2,000bobbing “rubber duckies”
invite kids to fish for prizes.
70,767
presidential pup
performing tricks for
tykes from the Center
for Young Children.
3,176
free events werespread across campus
in six theme areas.
400+
visitors made quite an
attendance splash.
Mote Mobiles (forPresident Dan and FirstLady Patsy) to take in thesights and sounds.
R-O-A-R competitors
shout it out at the Fear
the Turtle contest.
86
1
2
bigpicture
faculty, staff and studentvolunteers were on handfor the day.
6,000
TOP COURTESY OF THE PEACE CORPS, JODY OLSEN BY JOHN T. CONSOLI, ARCHITECTURAL MODEL IMAGE COURTESY OF BALLINGER TERP SPRING 2004 3
I saw in Danita Nias’ editorial that
Boomer Esiason was elected into the
Alumni Association Hall of Fame. I
first met Boomer as a senior at
Maryland when he presented our
gymnastics team with the Academic
All-American award. In the ensuing
years, we have become good friends
and colleagues at both CBS Sports
and CBS/Westwood One radio. As a
woman in a “man’s world,” I consider
Boomer one of my biggest supporters.
… He is in a rightful place of honor
among Maryland’s all-time greats.
—Bonnie Bernstein ’92,
CBS Sports
Thank you for including a piece on the
expansion of the campus [“Growth
Spurt”, p. 4]. Several grads were
responsible for the projects. The
Chemistry Wing was designed and
completed by Design Collective of
Baltimore, which is owned by Dennis
Jankiewicz, AIA ’73, Ed Kohls, AIA ’77
and Ed Jones ’80. Design Collective
also designed the Chemistry SCUB
and Atrium, the NMR addition to the
College of Life Sciences, and the cur-
rent South Campus Housing.
—Ed Kohls, AIA ’77
I was pleased to see a reference to
Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and
Transgender Studies in the Winter
issue of Terp. We offer a 21-credit
undergraduate certificate designed
to complement a broad range of
majors and to prepare students for
advanced study in a variety of fields.
The LGBT Studies program office is
located in 1147 Tawes Fine Arts
Building. For more information, visit
www.lgbts.umd.edu.
—Marilee Lindemann,
director of LGBT Studies
Send letters to Terp, University of
Maryland Alumni Association,
Rossborough Inn, College Park, MD
20742. Or to [email protected]
YOURwords
State Provides Funding for New Bioscience Research BuildingTHE STATE OF MARYLAND has approved $55.8 million in
capital funding for a new bioscience research facility at
the University of Maryland, bolstering the university’s
goal to provide regional leadership in education and
research for the biosciences. “This will have a tremen-
dous impact on our ability to recruit and retain outstand-
ing faculty members, as well as offer outstanding aca-
demic programs in this enormously exciting area,” says
Norma Allewell, dean of the College of Life Sciences.
Bioscience programs at the university have already
made significant contributions to the state’s important
biotech industry, and the new research facility is cru-
cial toward further progress. “Without a first-rate facili-
ty, you can’t be involved in the kind of current science
that translates into the commercial sector,” says
Dennis O’Connor, the university’s vice president for
research and dean of the Graduate School.
Currently, the university helps to educate a skilled
work force necessary to keep the state’s biotech indus-
try thriving. And, emerging startup companies regular-
ly turn to the university for its expertise and ideas
through innovative programs like the Maryland
Industrial Partnerships (MIPS) program and the
Technology Advancement Program (TAP). Since 1984,
TAP has graduated 25 bioscience-related companies,
generating approximately $380 million in investments
and more than 625 new jobs. —TV
DID YOU KNOW?
In 2001, President George Bush nominated alumnaJody Olsen ’79 as deputy director of the PeaceCorps. From 1966–1968 Olsen was a Peace Corpsvolunteer living in Tunisia.
AT NUMBER 18, the University of Maryland is one of the top volunteer-producing collegesand universities for the Peace Corps.This year the university moved up two places for large-sized universities.There are 58 alumni serving in the Peace Corps—an 18-percent increaseover last year.All total, more than 855 alumni have served or are currently serving as PeaceCorps volunteers.
“We are getting the word out,” says BillVarettoni, who joined the university as its Peace Corpsrecruiter last August. He served two years with the Peace Corps in the Ukraine.
Varettoni says that the ideal candidate for the Peace Corps is someone who has a “sincere inter-est in living in and learning about other cultures.”Volunteers must be U.S. citizens and at least 18years of age. Peace Corps service is a two-year commitment. If you’re interested in serving, contactVarettoni at 301.405.9589 or [email protected]. –BAM
Maryland Rises in Peace Corps Ranks
scoops of Maryland-madeice cream dished out.
PHOTOS BY JOHN T. CONSOLI2 TERP SPRING 2004
It All Adds Up to aRecord-breaking Maryland DaySATURDAY, APRIL 24, 2004: Take one bright blue sky, sprinkle
in some puffy white clouds and combine with air temperature
in the low 70s. It doesn’t get any better for the sixth annual
event that both theWashington Post and the Baltimore Sun
trumpeted in advance as a “Best Bet,” for a family outing.
Folks took it to heart. –DB
autographs signed by football and
basketball players and coaches.
60,000+
2,000bobbing “rubber duckies”
invite kids to fish for prizes.
70,767
presidential pup
performing tricks for
tykes from the Center
for Young Children.
3,176
free events werespread across campus
in six theme areas.
400+
visitors made quite an
attendance splash.
Mote Mobiles (forPresident Dan and FirstLady Patsy) to take in thesights and sounds.
R-O-A-R competitors
shout it out at the Fear
the Turtle contest.
86
1
2
bigpicture
faculty, staff and studentvolunteers were on handfor the day.
6,000
The Dairy Dishes Out New FlavorsMOO-VE OVER BEN AND JERRY. The Dairy at the University of Maryland has introduced
five flavors whose names and ingredients rival those produced by the famous ice
cream makers. The new flavors made their debut on Maryland Day 2004 and
have been added to the original lineup of 28 choices. Visitors to campus
can stop by The Dairy for a taste of any of the flavors. Here’s
the scoop on the new additions:
PHOTOS BY JOHN T. CONSOLI4 TERP SPRING 2004 TERP SPRING 2004 5CHENEY AND ROBINSON PHOTOS BY JOHN T. CONSOLI, EBADI PHOTO COURTESY OF THE EUROPEAN PRESS PHOTO AGENCY/ABEDIN TAHERKENAREH, BOTTOM ART BY MARGARET HALL
Cherry Blossom TimeHistory:Washington, D.C., has been the siteof the National Cherry Blossom Festival since1912 when 3,000 cherry trees were given bythe city of Tokyo. Maryland can lay claim tohaving the same variety, Yoshino cherry, asthose planted around the Tidal Basin.Wherefound: Visitors may be most familiar with thecherry trees by the Mitchell Building, hometo undergraduate admissions, and the near-by Armory. However, the flowering trees arescattered throughout the campus. Newestspot: Look for Yoshino cherry trees on thenorth side of McKeldin Library, planted twoyears ago as a gift from Jack Baker, directorof operations and maintenance, to honor hisdaughter’s graduation from Maryland.
The M CircleHistory: Created by the Department ofFacilities Management in 1976 to commemo-rate the U.S. Bicentennial and planted season-ally ever since. Plant specifications: Accordingto Kevin Brown, assistant director of landscapeand grounds, it takes 1,400 petunias to fill the“M.” At other times of the year, pansies arethe preferred choice. Begonias had been triedbut were prone to developing a fungus andmarigolds (which looked good) required labor-intensive dead-heading. New this summer:The petunias were grown in the new ResearchGreenhouse Complex, from seeds donated byBall Seed Company. The variety is “Red Wave,”which blooms longer and more productivelythan ordinary petunias, says Brown.
Beds of BulbsTrivia: Each year, the grounds crew plantsapproximately 12,000 bulbs, which includeHolland tulips in shades of purple, white and—naturally—red as well as American-grown daf-fodil and crocus.Where found: Stately tulipsare interspersed with pansies at the mainentrance to the university. Combined withannuals, they can be found in several dozenlandscape areas and pocket gardens through-out the campus. New focus: Brown says that anewly created position dedicated to landscapeenhancement will concentrate on renovatingold small-scale landscapes and installing newpocket gardens.
A Festive Occasion
Simply M-arvelous
Blooming Wonder
Spring is the season when brilliant bursts of color beckon visitors to the 1,250-acre campus. Through the diligentefforts of the 42-person landscaping and grounds crew responsible for the designing, planting, pruning andweeding of our foliage, visitors and community members reap the benefits of Maryland in bloom.
Notable, Quotable WomenThe University of Maryland was honored to have three distinguished guests address campus during the spring semester. Known throughout
the world, these women covered issues ranging from American history to immigration policies to human rights.
Featured guest at the Norman and Florence
Brody Public Policy Forum, Feb. 29
“I think what sometimes hap-
pens when we set out to tell
the American story is that
we tell it in a fashion that’s a
lot darker, a lot more negative
that it deserves to be told. It’s
taken as a series of problems instead of a
series of challenges overcome.
Sometimes there is a lot of acrimony and
difficulty, but nevertheless we have
moved forward and we have become a
better and better country.”
Lynne Cheneychildren’s history book author and wifeof Vice President Dick Cheney
Keynote speaker for the Sadat Lecture
for Peace, March 17
“[President Sadat] understood in reach-
ing out to the people of Israel that he was
reaching out not so much
to a different nation or
culture but to a
shared human desire
for acceptance, secu-
rity and dignity. It is I
believe that ability to
acknowledge the equal dignity and rights
of each person which is most lacking in
our world today.”
Mary Robinsonformer president of Ireland and U.N.High Commissioner for Human Rights
Campus address, May 12
“You who live in America
cannot remain indifferent
to violations of human rights
in Afghanistan, Iraq, in Palestine,
Iran or in other parts in the world. We
are all on the same boat and we all sail
toward a greater civilization. Any dam-
age to any part of the vessel will disrupt
or hinder its movement. The fate of
humanity is so intertwined that one can
no longer consider the blessings of this
world one’s own and deprive others of
them at the same time.”
Shirin Ebadi2003 Nobel Peace Prize winner
MIDNIGHT MADNESSDouble chocolate ice creamwith chocolate ganacheand crème de cocoa
FRIDGE FEVERVanilla ice cream, chocolatefudge, chocolate brownie,chocolate-covered cashews
and Myer’s rum
FINAL EXAM CRAMRich cappuccino
ice cream with crushedchocolate cookies
FEAR THE TURTLEWhite chocolate ice creamswirled with caramel
and pecans
SPRING BREAKExotic tropical fruitice cream splashed
with Myer’s dark rum
After 80 years, Maryland Ice Creamis still made on campus. The Dairy is locatedin the Turner Building, along Route 1 and justsouth of Campus Drive. Summer hours are
11 a.m. – 4 p.m., Monday – Friday.
GROWTHspurt
bigp
ictu
re
The Dairy Dishes Out New FlavorsMOO-VE OVER BEN AND JERRY. The Dairy at the University of Maryland has introduced
five flavors whose names and ingredients rival those produced by the famous ice
cream makers. The new flavors made their debut on Maryland Day 2004 and
have been added to the original lineup of 28 choices. Visitors to campus
can stop by The Dairy for a taste of any of the flavors. Here’s
the scoop on the new additions:
PHOTOS BY JOHN T. CONSOLI4 TERP SPRING 2004 TERP SPRING 2004 5CHENEY AND ROBINSON PHOTOS BY JOHN T. CONSOLI, EBADI PHOTO COURTESY OF THE EUROPEAN PRESS PHOTO AGENCY/ABEDIN TAHERKENAREH, BOTTOM ART BY MARGARET HALL
Cherry Blossom TimeHistory:Washington, D.C., has been the siteof the National Cherry Blossom Festival since1912 when 3,000 cherry trees were given bythe city of Tokyo. Maryland can lay claim tohaving the same variety, Yoshino cherry, asthose planted around the Tidal Basin.Wherefound: Visitors may be most familiar with thecherry trees by the Mitchell Building, hometo undergraduate admissions, and the near-by Armory. However, the flowering trees arescattered throughout the campus. Newestspot: Look for Yoshino cherry trees on thenorth side of McKeldin Library, planted twoyears ago as a gift from Jack Baker, directorof operations and maintenance, to honor hisdaughter’s graduation from Maryland.
The M CircleHistory: Created by the Department ofFacilities Management in 1976 to commemo-rate the U.S. Bicentennial and planted season-ally ever since. Plant specifications: Accordingto Kevin Brown, assistant director of landscapeand grounds, it takes 1,400 petunias to fill the“M.” At other times of the year, pansies arethe preferred choice. Begonias had been triedbut were prone to developing a fungus andmarigolds (which looked good) required labor-intensive dead-heading. New this summer:The petunias were grown in the new ResearchGreenhouse Complex, from seeds donated byBall Seed Company. The variety is “Red Wave,”which blooms longer and more productivelythan ordinary petunias, says Brown.
Beds of BulbsTrivia: Each year, the grounds crew plantsapproximately 12,000 bulbs, which includeHolland tulips in shades of purple, white and—naturally—red as well as American-grown daf-fodil and crocus.Where found: Stately tulipsare interspersed with pansies at the mainentrance to the university. Combined withannuals, they can be found in several dozenlandscape areas and pocket gardens through-out the campus. New focus: Brown says that anewly created position dedicated to landscapeenhancement will concentrate on renovatingold small-scale landscapes and installing newpocket gardens.
A Festive Occasion
Simply M-arvelous
Blooming Wonder
Spring is the season when brilliant bursts of color beckon visitors to the 1,250-acre campus. Through the diligentefforts of the 42-person landscaping and grounds crew responsible for the designing, planting, pruning andweeding of our foliage, visitors and community members reap the benefits of Maryland in bloom.
Notable, Quotable WomenThe University of Maryland was honored to have three distinguished guests address campus during the spring semester. Known throughout
the world, these women covered issues ranging from American history to immigration policies to human rights.
Featured guest at the Norman and Florence
Brody Public Policy Forum, Feb. 29
“I think what sometimes hap-
pens when we set out to tell
the American story is that
we tell it in a fashion that’s a
lot darker, a lot more negative
that it deserves to be told. It’s
taken as a series of problems instead of a
series of challenges overcome.
Sometimes there is a lot of acrimony and
difficulty, but nevertheless we have
moved forward and we have become a
better and better country.”
Lynne Cheneychildren’s history book author and wifeof Vice President Dick Cheney
Keynote speaker for the Sadat Lecture
for Peace, March 17
“[President Sadat] understood in reach-
ing out to the people of Israel that he was
reaching out not so much
to a different nation or
culture but to a
shared human desire
for acceptance, secu-
rity and dignity. It is I
believe that ability to
acknowledge the equal dignity and rights
of each person which is most lacking in
our world today.”
Mary Robinsonformer president of Ireland and U.N.High Commissioner for Human Rights
Campus address, May 12
“You who live in America
cannot remain indifferent
to violations of human rights
in Afghanistan, Iraq, in Palestine,
Iran or in other parts in the world. We
are all on the same boat and we all sail
toward a greater civilization. Any dam-
age to any part of the vessel will disrupt
or hinder its movement. The fate of
humanity is so intertwined that one can
no longer consider the blessings of this
world one’s own and deprive others of
them at the same time.”
Shirin Ebadi2003 Nobel Peace Prize winner
MIDNIGHT MADNESSDouble chocolate ice creamwith chocolate ganacheand crème de cocoa
FRIDGE FEVERVanilla ice cream, chocolatefudge, chocolate brownie,chocolate-covered cashews
and Myer’s rum
FINAL EXAM CRAMRich cappuccino
ice cream with crushedchocolate cookies
FEAR THE TURTLEWhite chocolate ice creamswirled with caramel
and pecans
SPRING BREAKExotic tropical fruitice cream splashed
with Myer’s dark rum
After 80 years, Maryland Ice Creamis still made on campus. The Dairy is locatedin the Turner Building, along Route 1 and justsouth of Campus Drive. Summer hours are
11 a.m. – 4 p.m., Monday – Friday.
GROWTHspurt
bigp
ictu
re
Q. I served in the National Guardwhile I was a student. In mysenior year we got called up forriot duty on campus, and I hadto miss a week of classes. Do youhave any pictures of thosedays in your archives?
—Rich Mannion ’72
A. It must have been quite aninteresting experience to be in the National Guard at that time and to have beencalled up to quell the violence on your own campus! TheVietnam War demon-strations are probably the most memorable occurrences during the 1966–1972time period.
Q. I have been wondering for several years what the inscription on the entrance-way of Francis Scott Key Hall says. Also, why was it put there, and when?
—Jason Waskey ’05
A.The Latin phrase from Hippocrates,on the right as you enter the frontdoor, translates to “The life so short,the craft so long to learn,” accordingto the Oxford Dictionary of Quotations,third edition.The Greek phrase on theleft,“There is no possession more valuable than knowledge,” comes from Menander.James Lesher, who was acting dean of Arts and Humanities for the 1988–89 aca-demic year, commissioned the paintings in the hallway when he tired of looking at
the messy bulletin boards thatused to hang there. Laura Stowe,assistant professor of theater, anexpert faux finisher, completedthe paintings at Lesher’s request.
askAnneQuestions for Anne Turkos,
University Archivist, may be sent to
TERP SPRING 2004 7RIOT IMAGE COURTESY OF SPECIAL COLLECTIONS, UNIVERSITY LIBRARIES, BOTTOM LEFT BY JOHN T. CONSOLI, BOTTOM RIGHT COURTESY OF THE ALUMNI ASSOCIATION
Revisiting Black History MonthIn my last column, I was remissin not recognizing the accom-plishments of other earlyAfrican American alumni ofthe university. Rose ShockleyWiseman (pictured at right andthis year’s recipient of the Collegeof Education Distinguished AlumnusAward), Myrtle Holmes Wake and John FrancisDavis received master’s degrees in education atthe June 9, 1951, College Park commencementafter taking all of their classes off-campusthrough the College of Special and ContinuationStudies.This college became University ofMaryland University College, today one of thecampuses of the University System of Maryland.Six years later, Selma Romaine Mason Toye alsoreceived a master’s degree in education.
Fiction for the FlightSuggested By: Lucy McFadden,associate professor of astronomyBook: The Cheese Monkeys:A Novel in Two SemestersPublisher: Harper Trade 2002Author: Chip KiddA read you can relate to: “A narra-tive from students taking agraphic design class supposedlyin the 1950s. It was hystericaland a great diversion for theplane ride home.”
Sports Fans ScoreSuggested By: Michael Olmert,lecturer, EnglishBook: Fever PitchAuthor: Nick HornbyPublisher: Riverhead Trade 1992Read before it becomes a movie:
“It’s a coming-of-age memoryplay about [Hornby’s] obsessionwith Arsenal, a North London
6 TERP SPRING 2004
football [soccer] team. It’s hilari-ous and touching and very realto all of us who go a bit over-board as sports fans ... You’lllaugh so much, you’ll cry.”
Reporter’s NotebookSuggested By: George Majeska,associate professor emeritus,historyBook: Lenin’s Tomb: The LastDays of the Soviet EmpireAuthor: David RemnickPublisher: Knopf PublishingGroup, 1994A journalist’s eye on history: “Ifyou can find out what actually hap-pened, you can often figure outwhy it happened. The story of the
fall of the Soviet Union in 1991 isseen in terms of people there andthe book reads like a novel.”
History Taught by HerculesSuggested By: Norma Allewell,professor and dean, College ofLife SciencesBook: The Masks of God, Vol.3:Occidental MythologyAuthor: Joseph CampbellPublisher: Viking Penguin 1991History with a fantastic twist:
“World history viewed through thelens of mythology. You will look athistory in a whole new way.”
Practical BusinessSuggested By: BruceW.Dearstyne, professor and interimdean, College of InformationStudiesBook: What’s The Big Idea?Creating and Capitalizing on theBest Management ThinkingAuthors: Thomas H. Davenport,Laurence Prusak, with H. JamesWilsonPublisher: Harvard BusinessSchool Press 2003Valuable prose for R&D: “If you’reinterested in the power of ideas
and what’s propelling the mostprogressive companies today,you’ll like this book.”
Social ConsciousnessSuggested By: Christine Clark,director, Office of HumanRelations ProgramsBook: Are Prisons Obsolete?Author: Angela Y. DavisPublisher: Seven StoriesPress 2004Penned by a former Black Panther:
“Davis’s perspective is especiallycompelling for those politicallyand spiritually engaged on pathsthat seek viable alternatives tothe mass caging of overwhelm-ingly poor, black and brown peo-ples in the United States.”
SO MANY BOOKS, SO LITTLE TIME? SUMMER MAY BE JUST YOUR CHANCE TO
CATCH UP ON SOME OVERDUE READING. CHECK OUT THESE OTHER GREAT
READS SUGGESTED BY SOME OF MARYLAND’S BRIGHTEST BOOKWORMS.
AND FOR YOUNG READERS …
Pre-schoolHow I Became a Pirate by Melinda Long, illus-
trated by David Shannon (Harcourt, Inc, 2003)
Courage by Bernard Waber (Houghton Mifflin
Company, 2002)
ElementaryDuck for President by Dorseen Cronin, illustrated
by Harry Bliss (Simon and Schuster Children’s
Publishing, 2004)
The Man Who Walked Between the Towers by
Mordicai Gerstein (Roaring Book Press, 2003)
Middle SchoolThe Tale of Despereaux: Being the Story of a Mouse,
a Princess, Some Soup, and a Spool of Thread
by Kate DiCamillo (Candlewick Press, 2003)
PHOTOS BY JOHN T. CONSOLI
Peter Afflerbach, director of the Reading Center, and AnneDaniel, assistant director of the Center for Young Children,recommended the reads above. For more choices, Danielrefers all who love to read to 100 Best Books for Children byAnita Silvey (Houghton Mifflin, 2004).
theSource
Q. I served in the National Guardwhile I was a student. In mysenior year we got called up forriot duty on campus, and I hadto miss a week of classes. Do youhave any pictures of thosedays in your archives?
—Rich Mannion ’72
A. It must have been quite aninteresting experience to be in the National Guard at that time and to have beencalled up to quell the violence on your own campus! TheVietnam War demon-strations are probably the most memorable occurrences during the 1966–1972time period.
Q. I have been wondering for several years what the inscription on the entrance-way of Francis Scott Key Hall says. Also, why was it put there, and when?
—Jason Waskey ’05
A.The Latin phrase from Hippocrates,on the right as you enter the frontdoor, translates to “The life so short,the craft so long to learn,” accordingto the Oxford Dictionary of Quotations,third edition.The Greek phrase on theleft,“There is no possession more valuable than knowledge,” comes from Menander.James Lesher, who was acting dean of Arts and Humanities for the 1988–89 aca-demic year, commissioned the paintings in the hallway when he tired of looking at
the messy bulletin boards thatused to hang there. Laura Stowe,assistant professor of theater, anexpert faux finisher, completedthe paintings at Lesher’s request.
askAnneQuestions for Anne Turkos,
University Archivist, may be sent to
TERP SPRING 2004 7RIOT IMAGE COURTESY OF SPECIAL COLLECTIONS, UNIVERSITY LIBRARIES, BOTTOM LEFT BY JOHN T. CONSOLI, BOTTOM RIGHT COURTESY OF THE ALUMNI ASSOCIATION
Revisiting Black History MonthIn my last column, I was remissin not recognizing the accom-plishments of other earlyAfrican American alumni ofthe university. Rose ShockleyWiseman (pictured at right andthis year’s recipient of the Collegeof Education Distinguished AlumnusAward), Myrtle Holmes Wake and John FrancisDavis received master’s degrees in education atthe June 9, 1951, College Park commencementafter taking all of their classes off-campusthrough the College of Special and ContinuationStudies.This college became University ofMaryland University College, today one of thecampuses of the University System of Maryland.Six years later, Selma Romaine Mason Toye alsoreceived a master’s degree in education.
Fiction for the FlightSuggested By: Lucy McFadden,associate professor of astronomyBook: The Cheese Monkeys:A Novel in Two SemestersPublisher: Harper Trade 2002Author: Chip KiddA read you can relate to: “A narra-tive from students taking agraphic design class supposedlyin the 1950s. It was hystericaland a great diversion for theplane ride home.”
Sports Fans ScoreSuggested By: Michael Olmert,lecturer, EnglishBook: Fever PitchAuthor: Nick HornbyPublisher: Riverhead Trade 1992Read before it becomes a movie:
“It’s a coming-of-age memoryplay about [Hornby’s] obsessionwith Arsenal, a North London
6 TERP SPRING 2004
football [soccer] team. It’s hilari-ous and touching and very realto all of us who go a bit over-board as sports fans ... You’lllaugh so much, you’ll cry.”
Reporter’s NotebookSuggested By: George Majeska,associate professor emeritus,historyBook: Lenin’s Tomb: The LastDays of the Soviet EmpireAuthor: David RemnickPublisher: Knopf PublishingGroup, 1994A journalist’s eye on history: “Ifyou can find out what actually hap-pened, you can often figure outwhy it happened. The story of the
fall of the Soviet Union in 1991 isseen in terms of people there andthe book reads like a novel.”
History Taught by HerculesSuggested By: Norma Allewell,professor and dean, College ofLife SciencesBook: The Masks of God, Vol.3:Occidental MythologyAuthor: Joseph CampbellPublisher: Viking Penguin 1991History with a fantastic twist:
“World history viewed through thelens of mythology. You will look athistory in a whole new way.”
Practical BusinessSuggested By: BruceW.Dearstyne, professor and interimdean, College of InformationStudiesBook: What’s The Big Idea?Creating and Capitalizing on theBest Management ThinkingAuthors: Thomas H. Davenport,Laurence Prusak, with H. JamesWilsonPublisher: Harvard BusinessSchool Press 2003Valuable prose for R&D: “If you’reinterested in the power of ideas
and what’s propelling the mostprogressive companies today,you’ll like this book.”
Social ConsciousnessSuggested By: Christine Clark,director, Office of HumanRelations ProgramsBook: Are Prisons Obsolete?Author: Angela Y. DavisPublisher: Seven StoriesPress 2004Penned by a former Black Panther:
“Davis’s perspective is especiallycompelling for those politicallyand spiritually engaged on pathsthat seek viable alternatives tothe mass caging of overwhelm-ingly poor, black and brown peo-ples in the United States.”
SO MANY BOOKS, SO LITTLE TIME? SUMMER MAY BE JUST YOUR CHANCE TO
CATCH UP ON SOME OVERDUE READING. CHECK OUT THESE OTHER GREAT
READS SUGGESTED BY SOME OF MARYLAND’S BRIGHTEST BOOKWORMS.
AND FOR YOUNG READERS …
Pre-schoolHow I Became a Pirate by Melinda Long, illus-
trated by David Shannon (Harcourt, Inc, 2003)
Courage by Bernard Waber (Houghton Mifflin
Company, 2002)
ElementaryDuck for President by Dorseen Cronin, illustrated
by Harry Bliss (Simon and Schuster Children’s
Publishing, 2004)
The Man Who Walked Between the Towers by
Mordicai Gerstein (Roaring Book Press, 2003)
Middle SchoolThe Tale of Despereaux: Being the Story of a Mouse,
a Princess, Some Soup, and a Spool of Thread
by Kate DiCamillo (Candlewick Press, 2003)
PHOTOS BY JOHN T. CONSOLI
Peter Afflerbach, director of the Reading Center, and AnneDaniel, assistant director of the Center for Young Children,recommended the reads above. For more choices, Danielrefers all who love to read to 100 Best Books for Children byAnita Silvey (Houghton Mifflin, 2004).
theSource
Nothing Bugs This Alum
Need to get those pesky monkeys out of your back yard? Maybe you’re having
trouble with cobras in the garden. Not a problem for Jay Nixon.
Nixon, who got his master’s degree in entomology from Maryland in 1973,
can handle just about any kind of pest you might encounter. And that’s just
what he does as a contractor for the U.S. State Department. Nixon, president
of American Pest Management Inc. in Takoma Park, Md., and his partners trav-
el around the world helping staffs of American embassies and consulates deal
with the local pests—roving packs of monkeys in India, poisonous snakes in
southern Asia, scorpions in Uzbekistan, malaria-carrying mosquitoes in Africa.
Nixon began his life as a bug expert in Hyattsville—mostly termites, some
roaches, a spider here and there. But, in 1998, he and his partners bid on a
State Department contract to train employees in foreign service outposts on
how to keep the native species of insects and other wildlife at bay.
They got the contract, and since then, Nixon has been to more than 30 countries. Whether it’s a four-
legged mammal or winged creature, “The principles are the same for any pest that lives outdoors and that we
invite in,” Nixon says. “You try not to attract them, by securing your trash, managing your vegetation.”
Getting rid of the critters once they’ve found their way in isn’t always easy in a foreign country. Pesticides
used in U.S. government compounds have to meet EPA require-
ments. “But most local contractors in developing nations are way
behind us here,” Nixon says, “They don’t always have the right
stuff. It can be a problem.” —ET
See a list of the countries Nixon has visited for the U.S. State
Department and photos of his travels at
www.americanpestmgmt.com/international/.
TOP PHOTO COURTESY OF JAY NIXON, BOOK PHOTOS BY JOHN T. CONSOLI TERP SPRING 2004 9
BYalumnialumniprofile
Dream Wedding
THE UNIVERSITY OF MARYLANDAlumni Association is reviewingapplications for its dream-wed-ding contest. The association willhost a wedding for a University ofMaryland couple on June 25,2005, as part of the Samuel RiggsIV Alumni Center Dedication activ-ities. The winning couple will beselected based on a variety of cri-teria, including an essay andinterview. Watch the alumni Website, www.alumni.umd.edu, wherewe will announce the winningcouple. Then, come back to thesite to vote on the bride’s gown,flowers and more.
OnlineStoreShop today online at www.alumni.umd.edu.
University of MarylandMerchandise
The Maryland AlumniAssociation Official
Online Store isopen for business!
Stock up on exclusiveMaryland Alumni
Merchandise includingcaps, polos, pullovers,
shirts, sweatshirts,t-shirts and our
specially designedscarves and ties.
Get your favoriteTerrapin Gear atyour convenience!
A towering termite mound isno match for internationalexterminator Jay Nixon.
A resident of Newport,
R.I., Anne-Marie Sutton
’65 has used her knowl-
edge of the city and its
fabulous Bellevue
Avenue mansions to
writeMurder Stalks A
Mansion: A Newport
Mystery (1stBooks
Library). The book has all the ele-
ments of a classic country house
mystery, with red herrings, baffling
clues, a spirited young heroine and
a houseful of suspects.
Richard R. Bradley III ’75 and
Sarah Wernick have come up with
Quick Fit: The Complete 15 Minute
No-Sweat Workout (Atria Books)
that combines 10 min-
utes of aerobic activity
with four minutes of
strengthening and ton-
ing exercises and one
minute of stretches.
Bradley, the head of
the fitness program at
the U.S. Department of
Transportation, created a regimen
for people (even couch potatoes!)
engaged in every type of lifestyle
and profession.
Travel with James W. Gaines Jr. ’91
as he visits his mother’s beautiful
homeland, Ghana.
Unlike many African
Americans whose
connection to their
African past was bro-
ken by the institution
of slavery, he real-
ized that he had a
direct link to his
African ancestry. 12 days in Ghana:
Reunions, Revelations &
Reflections (1stBooks Library)
chronicles his experiences and
how he reaches a new understand-
ing of himself.
We want to know what you love about
your alma mater. Help us count the
ways. Maybe it’s a specific part of campus like
McKeldin Mall in the springtime, the
“M” Traffic circle illuminated in
the evening or the MemorialChapel at any time. Perhaps it’s Testudo—in all shapes and forms. Did a certain
professor inspire you, a particular university program enrich you? What makes
you hum the “Victory Song”: Gary Williams’ 2002 “dream team,” or the
“Fridge” and his players, capping a win
with “M-A-R-Y-L-A-N-D”?
Whether it’s eating ice cream at
The Dairy or partying along Fraternity
Row, tell us what makes you wax nostalgic.
We will publish many of your reflections in an
upcoming issue of Terp magazine. –BAM
LoveWhat
DoYou?
Send your remembrances to [email protected] to Terp, Alumni Association, Rossborough Inn,College Park, MD 20742. Be sure to include your fullname, class year and how we can reach you.
POOL IMAGE COURTESY OF THE MCCLAIR FAMILY
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8 TERP SPRING 2004
Dive into Terp PrideTHE MCCLAIR FAMILY of Huntingtown, Md., has a good way to annoy
their friends who graduated from Duke. They invite them to a
pool party where the centerpiece is the Terp logo, built right into
the bottom of their pool. “We’re huge Terp fans,” says Doug
McClair, whose wife, Colleen (Raley), holds degrees from nearby
University of Maryland University College, and son, Clifton, is
an aspiring Terp. The McClairs consulted with the uni-
versity’s marketing office before moving forward with
their adaptation of Testudo: a two-by-two-ft. logo hand-
made from more than 300 individually cut pieces of tile. We
say it works swimmingly.
How do you show your school spirit? Send us your samples of
Terp pride so that we can share them with fellow Maryland
fans. Simply mail a photo and description to Terpmaga-
zine, Alumni Association, Rossborough Inn, College Park,
MD 20742. Include your full name, class year and how
we can reach you.
Nothing Bugs This Alum
Need to get those pesky monkeys out of your back yard? Maybe you’re having
trouble with cobras in the garden. Not a problem for Jay Nixon.
Nixon, who got his master’s degree in entomology from Maryland in 1973,
can handle just about any kind of pest you might encounter. And that’s just
what he does as a contractor for the U.S. State Department. Nixon, president
of American Pest Management Inc. in Takoma Park, Md., and his partners trav-
el around the world helping staffs of American embassies and consulates deal
with the local pests—roving packs of monkeys in India, poisonous snakes in
southern Asia, scorpions in Uzbekistan, malaria-carrying mosquitoes in Africa.
Nixon began his life as a bug expert in Hyattsville—mostly termites, some
roaches, a spider here and there. But, in 1998, he and his partners bid on a
State Department contract to train employees in foreign service outposts on
how to keep the native species of insects and other wildlife at bay.
They got the contract, and since then, Nixon has been to more than 30 countries. Whether it’s a four-
legged mammal or winged creature, “The principles are the same for any pest that lives outdoors and that we
invite in,” Nixon says. “You try not to attract them, by securing your trash, managing your vegetation.”
Getting rid of the critters once they’ve found their way in isn’t always easy in a foreign country. Pesticides
used in U.S. government compounds have to meet EPA require-
ments. “But most local contractors in developing nations are way
behind us here,” Nixon says, “They don’t always have the right
stuff. It can be a problem.” —ET
See a list of the countries Nixon has visited for the U.S. State
Department and photos of his travels at
www.americanpestmgmt.com/international/.
TOP PHOTO COURTESY OF JAY NIXON, BOOK PHOTOS BY JOHN T. CONSOLI TERP SPRING 2004 9
BYalumnialumniprofile
Dream Wedding
THE UNIVERSITY OF MARYLANDAlumni Association is reviewingapplications for its dream-wed-ding contest. The association willhost a wedding for a University ofMaryland couple on June 25,2005, as part of the Samuel RiggsIV Alumni Center Dedication activ-ities. The winning couple will beselected based on a variety of cri-teria, including an essay andinterview. Watch the alumni Website, www.alumni.umd.edu, wherewe will announce the winningcouple. Then, come back to thesite to vote on the bride’s gown,flowers and more.
OnlineStoreShop today online at www.alumni.umd.edu.
University of MarylandMerchandise
The Maryland AlumniAssociation Official
Online Store isopen for business!
Stock up on exclusiveMaryland Alumni
Merchandise includingcaps, polos, pullovers,
shirts, sweatshirts,t-shirts and our
specially designedscarves and ties.
Get your favoriteTerrapin Gear atyour convenience!
A towering termite mound isno match for internationalexterminator Jay Nixon.
A resident of Newport,
R.I., Anne-Marie Sutton
’65 has used her knowl-
edge of the city and its
fabulous Bellevue
Avenue mansions to
writeMurder Stalks A
Mansion: A Newport
Mystery (1stBooks
Library). The book has all the ele-
ments of a classic country house
mystery, with red herrings, baffling
clues, a spirited young heroine and
a houseful of suspects.
Richard R. Bradley III ’75 and
Sarah Wernick have come up with
Quick Fit: The Complete 15 Minute
No-Sweat Workout (Atria Books)
that combines 10 min-
utes of aerobic activity
with four minutes of
strengthening and ton-
ing exercises and one
minute of stretches.
Bradley, the head of
the fitness program at
the U.S. Department of
Transportation, created a regimen
for people (even couch potatoes!)
engaged in every type of lifestyle
and profession.
Travel with James W. Gaines Jr. ’91
as he visits his mother’s beautiful
homeland, Ghana.
Unlike many African
Americans whose
connection to their
African past was bro-
ken by the institution
of slavery, he real-
ized that he had a
direct link to his
African ancestry. 12 days in Ghana:
Reunions, Revelations &
Reflections (1stBooks Library)
chronicles his experiences and
how he reaches a new understand-
ing of himself.
We want to know what you love about
your alma mater. Help us count the
ways. Maybe it’s a specific part of campus like
McKeldin Mall in the springtime, the
“M” Traffic circle illuminated in
the evening or the MemorialChapel at any time. Perhaps it’s Testudo—in all shapes and forms. Did a certain
professor inspire you, a particular university program enrich you? What makes
you hum the “Victory Song”: Gary Williams’ 2002 “dream team,” or the
“Fridge” and his players, capping a win
with “M-A-R-Y-L-A-N-D”?
Whether it’s eating ice cream at
The Dairy or partying along Fraternity
Row, tell us what makes you wax nostalgic.
We will publish many of your reflections in an
upcoming issue of Terp magazine. –BAM
LoveWhat
DoYou?
Send your remembrances to [email protected] to Terp, Alumni Association, Rossborough Inn,College Park, MD 20742. Be sure to include your fullname, class year and how we can reach you.
POOL IMAGE COURTESY OF THE MCCLAIR FAMILY
classact
8 TERP SPRING 2004
Dive into Terp PrideTHE MCCLAIR FAMILY of Huntingtown, Md., has a good way to annoy
their friends who graduated from Duke. They invite them to a
pool party where the centerpiece is the Terp logo, built right into
the bottom of their pool. “We’re huge Terp fans,” says Doug
McClair, whose wife, Colleen (Raley), holds degrees from nearby
University of Maryland University College, and son, Clifton, is
an aspiring Terp. The McClairs consulted with the uni-
versity’s marketing office before moving forward with
their adaptation of Testudo: a two-by-two-ft. logo hand-
made from more than 300 individually cut pieces of tile. We
say it works swimmingly.
How do you show your school spirit? Send us your samples of
Terp pride so that we can share them with fellow Maryland
fans. Simply mail a photo and description to Terpmaga-
zine, Alumni Association, Rossborough Inn, College Park,
MD 20742. Include your full name, class year and how
we can reach you.
Le Gette Makes Hot Stuff
BRIAN LE GETTE, the gutsy and shrewd 1989 Maryland
electrical engineering alum, is living proof that forti-
tude and courage pay off. He is the co-founder and
CEO of 180s, an innovative performance wear company that
has been named the ninth fastest growing, privately held company by Inc. magazine. It also ranked first in
the national Innercity 100, compiled by the Initiative for a Competitive Inner City and Inc.
What began as an idea for an ear-warmer that wraps around the back of the head has become the corner-
stone of a $40 million-a-year business. But before Le Gette was a success, he sacrificed an entire year of his
social life and scrambled back to the drawing board when his first test models fell apart.
Initially Le Gette and co-founder, Ron L. Wilson’s business plan fell on deaf ears by skeptics who thought
they were trying to reinvent the earmuff, but with a little perseverance they found friends in business school
at Wharton to serve as their first investors.
Today, the company has more than 120 patents and pending patents, including gloves that warm your
hands with your breath. They also are known for making compact and durable sunglasses that are protecting
the eyes of some U.S. Marine Corps troops in Afghanistan.
In 2002, Le Gette was honored as Ernst & Young’s Maryland Entrepreneur of the Year for consumer prod-
ucts and was also awarded the Mayor’s Community Service Award for the City of Baltimore, in recognition of
a high school student-mentoring program. In 1997 he was awarded Outstanding Alumnus of the Year by the
University of Maryland Alumni Association.
Le Gette’s advice for aspiring entrepreneurs: “Don’t dabble ... commit yourself one hundred percent. Be
completely comfortable with failing … but never say die.” —SLK
If she wanted to, Jean Pirovic ’81 could walk from her home to the Campus RecreationCenter, but that’s not the only reason why she feels her center membership is “wonderful.”
“My kids take swim classes there; they’re very convenient,” she says.“My husband andI work out; running, swimming, everything.”
Alumni association members receive access to three Campus Recreation Services facil-ities (the center, Ritchie Coliseum and the Outdoor Aquatic Center) and the programsprovided in each. Specifically, it means members can learn to roll a kayak, take a cardioboxing course, master yoga techniques, cheaply rent camping equipment or even get afree, detailed wellness assessment.
“It’s an excellent resource,” says Pirovic. —MAB
Village Life on the Dalmatian
Coast, September 21–29
Discover the wonders of this island-
dappled coast. At the crossroads of
Europe, Roman, Venetian, Slavic and
Eastern cultures converge and are
celebrated in medieval walled towns.
Discovering Eastern Europe:
Featuring Poland, Hungary,
Austria & the Czech Republic,
September 14–30
Discover somber Auschwitz, the
snow-capped Tatra Mountains,
Bucharest—the “Paris of the
East”—and Prague.
China’s Cultural
Triangle,
October 11–28
Visit the amaz-
ing expanse of
the Great Wall,
cruise the Yangtze River
and explore Xi’an, home of the
remarkable Terra Cotta Warriors.
Germany’s Holiday Markets,
November 29–December 6
Experience the European advent spir-
it on this incredible cruise to the leg-
endary holiday markets of Germany.
Explore the Travel 2004 catalog at
www.alumni.umd.edu, or contact
301.403.2728 ext.14 or 800.336.8627.
travel 2004
10 TERP SPRING 2004 TERP SPRING 2004 11PHOTOS BY JOHN T. CONSOLILEFT PHOTOS COURTESY OF ALUMNI ASSOCIATION; TOP RIGHT PHOTOS COURTESY OF 180S
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LITTLE KEVIN MAY NOT KNOW IT, or care, but his personalized birthday
cake spent a month in the family’s freezer—after doing duty as part of
dad’s birthday cake.
Hey, figures mom, all the younger Kevin wanted was a cake with his
name on it. She saved $14 or so; everyone’s happy.
Cost-cutting, humorous measures such as these are what make
mom, Michelle Singletary ’84, a financial columnist that many identify
with and look to for sound advice. She writes a twice-weekly syndicat-
ed column for The Washington Post, “The Color of Money,” hosts a
weekly PostWebcast and is a contributor for National Public Radio’s
“Day to Day.” She also can be heard on the first Monday of each
month on WHUR 96.3 FM’s “Insight.” She recently published 7 Money
Mantras for a Richer Life (Random House).
“It’s like the lecture you would get from Big Mama if she were
alive,” she says of the book.
Singletary maintains that her money management savvy came from
her grandmother, Big Mama, who raised Singletary and four siblings
single-handedly. Apparently the lessons were well received. Calling her
passionate about fiscal respon-
sibility would be an understate-
ment. Singletary buys generic
products; involves her hus-
band, Kevin McIntire ’84, in the
strict monitoring of their three
children’s exposure to commer-
cialism; and looks visibly
uncomfortable with the idea of
spending versus saving.
“Don’t get me wrong; we go
on vacations every year. We go
to movies, but one of my mantras is priorities lead to prosperity.
Allocate money for those important things first.”
Above all, Singletary advises readers, friends and family to edu-
cate themselves. “I joke that handling money really is rocket sci-
ence. Don’t beat yourself up if you don’t know, but you have to get
the information.” —MAB
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The Details
� To join: a Maryland Alumni Associationmembership; lifetime association memberscan use the facilities for free.
� Costs: $32.50 per month for a CRS mem-bership; $45 a year for alumni associationmembership.
� Some of the perks: sports clubs, weightand fitness orientations and reservationsfor racquetball and squash courts. For anadditional fee, members also can partici-pate in a weekend of rock climbing andcamping—all equipment and transportationincluded; hire a personal trainer; or receivediscounted rates for non-credit instructioncourses such as swimming and tai chi.
� What you need to do: To join the alumniassociation and for information on otherbenefits and services, go towww.alumni.umd.edu, or call 301.405.4678.Then, stop by the member services desk atthe Campus Recreation Center for a recre-ation services membership. For more infor-mation on the CRC, go to www.crs.umd.edu,or contact member services coordinatorTreeva Creek at 301. 226.4402 [email protected].
What began as an idea for an ear-warmer that wraps around the head(above) has become the cornerstoneof Le Gette’s business, 180s.
ExercisingYour Member Benefits
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Singletary’s money management savvycame from her grandmother, Big Moma.
Le Gette Makes Hot Stuff
BRIAN LE GETTE, the gutsy and shrewd 1989 Maryland
electrical engineering alum, is living proof that forti-
tude and courage pay off. He is the co-founder and
CEO of 180s, an innovative performance wear company that
has been named the ninth fastest growing, privately held company by Inc. magazine. It also ranked first in
the national Innercity 100, compiled by the Initiative for a Competitive Inner City and Inc.
What began as an idea for an ear-warmer that wraps around the back of the head has become the corner-
stone of a $40 million-a-year business. But before Le Gette was a success, he sacrificed an entire year of his
social life and scrambled back to the drawing board when his first test models fell apart.
Initially Le Gette and co-founder, Ron L. Wilson’s business plan fell on deaf ears by skeptics who thought
they were trying to reinvent the earmuff, but with a little perseverance they found friends in business school
at Wharton to serve as their first investors.
Today, the company has more than 120 patents and pending patents, including gloves that warm your
hands with your breath. They also are known for making compact and durable sunglasses that are protecting
the eyes of some U.S. Marine Corps troops in Afghanistan.
In 2002, Le Gette was honored as Ernst & Young’s Maryland Entrepreneur of the Year for consumer prod-
ucts and was also awarded the Mayor’s Community Service Award for the City of Baltimore, in recognition of
a high school student-mentoring program. In 1997 he was awarded Outstanding Alumnus of the Year by the
University of Maryland Alumni Association.
Le Gette’s advice for aspiring entrepreneurs: “Don’t dabble ... commit yourself one hundred percent. Be
completely comfortable with failing … but never say die.” —SLK
If she wanted to, Jean Pirovic ’81 could walk from her home to the Campus RecreationCenter, but that’s not the only reason why she feels her center membership is “wonderful.”
“My kids take swim classes there; they’re very convenient,” she says.“My husband andI work out; running, swimming, everything.”
Alumni association members receive access to three Campus Recreation Services facil-ities (the center, Ritchie Coliseum and the Outdoor Aquatic Center) and the programsprovided in each. Specifically, it means members can learn to roll a kayak, take a cardioboxing course, master yoga techniques, cheaply rent camping equipment or even get afree, detailed wellness assessment.
“It’s an excellent resource,” says Pirovic. —MAB
Village Life on the Dalmatian
Coast, September 21–29
Discover the wonders of this island-
dappled coast. At the crossroads of
Europe, Roman, Venetian, Slavic and
Eastern cultures converge and are
celebrated in medieval walled towns.
Discovering Eastern Europe:
Featuring Poland, Hungary,
Austria & the Czech Republic,
September 14–30
Discover somber Auschwitz, the
snow-capped Tatra Mountains,
Bucharest—the “Paris of the
East”—and Prague.
China’s Cultural
Triangle,
October 11–28
Visit the amaz-
ing expanse of
the Great Wall,
cruise the Yangtze River
and explore Xi’an, home of the
remarkable Terra Cotta Warriors.
Germany’s Holiday Markets,
November 29–December 6
Experience the European advent spir-
it on this incredible cruise to the leg-
endary holiday markets of Germany.
Explore the Travel 2004 catalog at
www.alumni.umd.edu, or contact
301.403.2728 ext.14 or 800.336.8627.
travel 2004
10 TERP SPRING 2004 TERP SPRING 2004 11PHOTOS BY JOHN T. CONSOLILEFT PHOTOS COURTESY OF ALUMNI ASSOCIATION; TOP RIGHT PHOTOS COURTESY OF 180S
alumniprofile
classact
LITTLE KEVIN MAY NOT KNOW IT, or care, but his personalized birthday
cake spent a month in the family’s freezer—after doing duty as part of
dad’s birthday cake.
Hey, figures mom, all the younger Kevin wanted was a cake with his
name on it. She saved $14 or so; everyone’s happy.
Cost-cutting, humorous measures such as these are what make
mom, Michelle Singletary ’84, a financial columnist that many identify
with and look to for sound advice. She writes a twice-weekly syndicat-
ed column for The Washington Post, “The Color of Money,” hosts a
weekly PostWebcast and is a contributor for National Public Radio’s
“Day to Day.” She also can be heard on the first Monday of each
month on WHUR 96.3 FM’s “Insight.” She recently published 7 Money
Mantras for a Richer Life (Random House).
“It’s like the lecture you would get from Big Mama if she were
alive,” she says of the book.
Singletary maintains that her money management savvy came from
her grandmother, Big Mama, who raised Singletary and four siblings
single-handedly. Apparently the lessons were well received. Calling her
passionate about fiscal respon-
sibility would be an understate-
ment. Singletary buys generic
products; involves her hus-
band, Kevin McIntire ’84, in the
strict monitoring of their three
children’s exposure to commer-
cialism; and looks visibly
uncomfortable with the idea of
spending versus saving.
“Don’t get me wrong; we go
on vacations every year. We go
to movies, but one of my mantras is priorities lead to prosperity.
Allocate money for those important things first.”
Above all, Singletary advises readers, friends and family to edu-
cate themselves. “I joke that handling money really is rocket sci-
ence. Don’t beat yourself up if you don’t know, but you have to get
the information.” —MAB
alumniprofile
The Details
� To join: a Maryland Alumni Associationmembership; lifetime association memberscan use the facilities for free.
� Costs: $32.50 per month for a CRS mem-bership; $45 a year for alumni associationmembership.
� Some of the perks: sports clubs, weightand fitness orientations and reservationsfor racquetball and squash courts. For anadditional fee, members also can partici-pate in a weekend of rock climbing andcamping—all equipment and transportationincluded; hire a personal trainer; or receivediscounted rates for non-credit instructioncourses such as swimming and tai chi.
� What you need to do: To join the alumniassociation and for information on otherbenefits and services, go towww.alumni.umd.edu, or call 301.405.4678.Then, stop by the member services desk atthe Campus Recreation Center for a recre-ation services membership. For more infor-mation on the CRC, go to www.crs.umd.edu,or contact member services coordinatorTreeva Creek at 301. 226.4402 [email protected].
What began as an idea for an ear-warmer that wraps around the head(above) has become the cornerstoneof Le Gette’s business, 180s.
ExercisingYour Member Benefits
Money Management, Big Mama Style
Singletary’s money management savvycame from her grandmother, Big Moma.
TERP SPRING 2004 13BOTTOM PHOTO COURTESY OF THE DIAMONDBACK/PETER CASEY, ILLUSTRATION COURTESY OF THE DEPARTMENT OF ENTOMOLOGY
WHAT’S CRUNCHY ON THE OUTSIDE,
slimy on the inside, about an inch
and a half long, and can sing as loud
as a lawn mower?
It’s millions of cicadas crawling
up through the soil from their 17
years underground. They’ll swarm
up in the trees and shrubs, around
your home, and inevitably underfoot,
in Maryland and 15 other states.
And in their drive to find willing
mates, the males will pierce the
daytime air with a song so powerful
it can make it difficult to carry on a
conversation with someone stand-
ing next to you.
They are the new adults of Brood
X—as in 10—the periodical cicadas
that make their above-ground visit
every 17 years to lay eggs and start
the cycle all over again.
“We’re expecting that, in some
locations, there may be as many
as 100,000 of these things per
acre,” says university entomology
professor Mike Raupp, pictured
below. “There are literally going to
be millions of cicadas here.”
The University of Maryland
Department of Entomology and
Maryland Cooperative Extension
have spent a good part of the
spring helping Marylanders get
ready for the onslaught.
Raupp and his graduate stu-
dents, the cicada-maniacs, have
been going around the state talking
to commercial growers and garden
clubs about how to protect their
trees and shrubs from the busy
bugs. Entomology professor Earlene
Armstrong and her undergraduate
students are visiting schools to talk
to youngsters about the loud critters
that most of them will be seeing for
the first time in their lives.
And the Home and Garden
Center of the Maryland Cooperative
Extension has prepared a Web site
and is answering calls and e-mails
from anxious
growers and
gardeners about what the million-
bug march could mean to their
greenery.
Here’s basically what’s happen-
ing. These cicadas were just little
nymphs 17 years ago. After they
hatched from eggs laid on trees
and shrubs, they dropped to the
ground, burrowed two or three feet
into the dirt and have been living
off of tree root sap ever since.
Now they’re emerging as adults,
shedding their shells, sprouting
wings and flying and crawling onto
trees and shrubs. They’ll mate, the
females will lay eggs, nymphs will
hatch, and the cycle will begin
again. The adults, in the most trag-
ic of Shakespearean endings, will
die after mating.
Brood X’ers aren’t the only
cicadas on the block this
year. The same annual
species you see and
hear every summer will
be back as usual, vying for space
and air time. It promises to be a sea-
son you encounter only once every,
say, 17 years.—ET
For more information on the cicada,
including tips on protecting trees
and shrubbery and other cool cica-
da Web sites, visit the University of
Maryland Home and Garden Web
site: www.hgic.umd.edu/
Cicada-Mania Is Here
� The noise you hear fromcicadas is the male singingto attract females. He makesthe sound by vibrating mem-branes on the side of hisbody, underneath his wings.
� Cicadas are NOT locusts.Locusts are migratory insectsrelated to grasshoppers.
� Periodical cicadas are small-er than the cicadas we seeand hear every summer.
� Cicadas don’t hurt peopleor pets.
� The brown casings you’llfind outside are the cuticles(called “exuviae”) adultcicadas shed after theyemerge from the ground.
� Young trees with smallbranches are most suscepti-ble to cicada damage. Thebest way to prevent cicadadamage is to put netsaround young trees.
� Cicadas are edible. You canlook for recipes online.
THE BUZZ ON CICADAS:
12 TERP SPRING 2004 FAR LEFT PHOTO BY JOHN T. CONSOLI
m-file
Maggi Bridwell, the
former director of
the University
Health Center,
retired after 33
years of service.
The women’s health
unit has been named the
Maggi Bridwell Center for Women’s
Health in her honor. Bridwell was known
for her reform efforts including establish-
ing the woman’s health unit and encour-
aging safe sex.
The School of Architecture, Planning, and
Preservation will welcome a new dean
who has built a career as
a successful profes-
sional architect on
the foundation of
academia. Garth
Rockcastle is the
co-founder and prin-
cipal of Minneapolis-
based Meyer, Scherer and Rockcastle. He
taught architecture at the University of
Minnesota’s College of Architecture and
Landscape Architecture for 25 years.
Jeffrey C. Huskamp has
joined the Maryland
community as vice
president and chief
information officer
of information tech-
nology. As the first
chief information officer
at East Carolina University, he introduced
a campus computational science com-
puting facility. He was recently named
the General Chair for SC2004, the inter-
national high performance computing,
networking and storage conference. —SLK
“We’re working less, marryinglater, having fewer children andretiring earlier …There’s a tenden-cy for Americans to overstate howmuch they work now and [to]have a romantic vision of the past.”JOHN ROBINSON, SOCIOLOGY, ON AMERICANS FEELING
OVERWORKED, MIAMI HERALD, FEBRUARY 4
“It is absolutely political theater… .These hearings are not going toresult in any meaningful change inthe kind of television that comesinto our homes over the networkairwaves.”DOUGLAS GOMERY, RESIDENT SCHOLAR AT THE AMERICAN
LIBRARY OF BROADCASTING (UNIVERSITY LIBRARIES) ON
THE FCC’S REACTION TO JANET JACKSON’S “WARDROBE
MALFUNCTION,” THE [BALTIMORE] SUN, FEBRUARY 11
“It would be a shock. But oncethey got over the shock, it wouldbe the kind of thing that wouldprompt scientists to rub their handswith glee.”COLEMAN MILLER, ASTRONOMY, ON THE GRAVITY B PROBE
DISPROVING EINSTEIN’S THEORY OF RELATIVITY, LOS
ANGELES TIMES, FEBRUARY 24
“A good toy is an enabler. It helpsa child express himself. It’s open-ended, not scripted, so that theaction comes from the child, notfrom the toy.”MICHAEL BRODY, AMERICAN STUDIES, QUESTIONING THE
TOY INDUSTRY ASSOCIATION’S PICKS FOR TOP 10 TOYS,
BOSTON GLOBE, FEBRUARY 26
“There’s this perception thatsomehow Maryland knowinglypassed on damaged goods, andthat’s not true.”THOMAS KUNKEL, JOURNALISM, ON FORMER NEW YORK
TIMES JOURNALIST AND MARYLAND STUDENT JAYSON
BLAIR, THE [BALTIMORE] SUN, FEBRUARY 29
“The decision by McDonald’s tophase out super-sizing drinks andFrench fries is reminiscent of thesuperpower decision in the badold days of the Cold War. … doaway with a few of their nuclearweapons while retaining the bulkof their stockpiles and simultane-ously adding new, more powerfulnuclear weapons.”GEORGE RITZER, SOCIOLOGY, NEWSDAY.COM, MARCH 17
UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND FACULTY ARE THE SOURCE NEWS MEDIA TURNTO FOR EXPERTISE—FROM POLITICS AND PUBLIC POLICY TO SOCIETY ANDCULTURE TO SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY.
NEWSdesk
“Not long ago, talkingabout Maryland in thesame breath as Berkeleyand Michigan—let aloneVirginia—would havebeen laughable. But nolonger.”FROM A FEATURE STORY, “MOVE OVER, UVA!,”
COMPARING VIRGINIA AND MARYLAND,
JANUARY 2004,WASHINGTONIAN
COMINGS&goings
TERP SPRING 2004 13BOTTOM PHOTO COURTESY OF THE DIAMONDBACK/PETER CASEY, ILLUSTRATION COURTESY OF THE DEPARTMENT OF ENTOMOLOGY
WHAT’S CRUNCHY ON THE OUTSIDE,
slimy on the inside, about an inch
and a half long, and can sing as loud
as a lawn mower?
It’s millions of cicadas crawling
up through the soil from their 17
years underground. They’ll swarm
up in the trees and shrubs, around
your home, and inevitably underfoot,
in Maryland and 15 other states.
And in their drive to find willing
mates, the males will pierce the
daytime air with a song so powerful
it can make it difficult to carry on a
conversation with someone stand-
ing next to you.
They are the new adults of Brood
X—as in 10—the periodical cicadas
that make their above-ground visit
every 17 years to lay eggs and start
the cycle all over again.
“We’re expecting that, in some
locations, there may be as many
as 100,000 of these things per
acre,” says university entomology
professor Mike Raupp, pictured
below. “There are literally going to
be millions of cicadas here.”
The University of Maryland
Department of Entomology and
Maryland Cooperative Extension
have spent a good part of the
spring helping Marylanders get
ready for the onslaught.
Raupp and his graduate stu-
dents, the cicada-maniacs, have
been going around the state talking
to commercial growers and garden
clubs about how to protect their
trees and shrubs from the busy
bugs. Entomology professor Earlene
Armstrong and her undergraduate
students are visiting schools to talk
to youngsters about the loud critters
that most of them will be seeing for
the first time in their lives.
And the Home and Garden
Center of the Maryland Cooperative
Extension has prepared a Web site
and is answering calls and e-mails
from anxious
growers and
gardeners about what the million-
bug march could mean to their
greenery.
Here’s basically what’s happen-
ing. These cicadas were just little
nymphs 17 years ago. After they
hatched from eggs laid on trees
and shrubs, they dropped to the
ground, burrowed two or three feet
into the dirt and have been living
off of tree root sap ever since.
Now they’re emerging as adults,
shedding their shells, sprouting
wings and flying and crawling onto
trees and shrubs. They’ll mate, the
females will lay eggs, nymphs will
hatch, and the cycle will begin
again. The adults, in the most trag-
ic of Shakespearean endings, will
die after mating.
Brood X’ers aren’t the only
cicadas on the block this
year. The same annual
species you see and
hear every summer will
be back as usual, vying for space
and air time. It promises to be a sea-
son you encounter only once every,
say, 17 years.—ET
For more information on the cicada,
including tips on protecting trees
and shrubbery and other cool cica-
da Web sites, visit the University of
Maryland Home and Garden Web
site: www.hgic.umd.edu/
Cicada-Mania Is Here
� The noise you hear fromcicadas is the male singingto attract females. He makesthe sound by vibrating mem-branes on the side of hisbody, underneath his wings.
� Cicadas are NOT locusts.Locusts are migratory insectsrelated to grasshoppers.
� Periodical cicadas are small-er than the cicadas we seeand hear every summer.
� Cicadas don’t hurt peopleor pets.
� The brown casings you’llfind outside are the cuticles(called “exuviae”) adultcicadas shed after theyemerge from the ground.
� Young trees with smallbranches are most suscepti-ble to cicada damage. Thebest way to prevent cicadadamage is to put netsaround young trees.
� Cicadas are edible. You canlook for recipes online.
THE BUZZ ON CICADAS:
12 TERP SPRING 2004 FAR LEFT PHOTO BY JOHN T. CONSOLI
m-file
Maggi Bridwell, the
former director of
the University
Health Center,
retired after 33
years of service.
The women’s health
unit has been named the
Maggi Bridwell Center for Women’s
Health in her honor. Bridwell was known
for her reform efforts including establish-
ing the woman’s health unit and encour-
aging safe sex.
The School of Architecture, Planning, and
Preservation will welcome a new dean
who has built a career as
a successful profes-
sional architect on
the foundation of
academia. Garth
Rockcastle is the
co-founder and prin-
cipal of Minneapolis-
based Meyer, Scherer and Rockcastle. He
taught architecture at the University of
Minnesota’s College of Architecture and
Landscape Architecture for 25 years.
Jeffrey C. Huskamp has
joined the Maryland
community as vice
president and chief
information officer
of information tech-
nology. As the first
chief information officer
at East Carolina University, he introduced
a campus computational science com-
puting facility. He was recently named
the General Chair for SC2004, the inter-
national high performance computing,
networking and storage conference. —SLK
“We’re working less, marryinglater, having fewer children andretiring earlier …There’s a tenden-cy for Americans to overstate howmuch they work now and [to]have a romantic vision of the past.”JOHN ROBINSON, SOCIOLOGY, ON AMERICANS FEELING
OVERWORKED, MIAMI HERALD, FEBRUARY 4
“It is absolutely political theater… .These hearings are not going toresult in any meaningful change inthe kind of television that comesinto our homes over the networkairwaves.”DOUGLAS GOMERY, RESIDENT SCHOLAR AT THE AMERICAN
LIBRARY OF BROADCASTING (UNIVERSITY LIBRARIES) ON
THE FCC’S REACTION TO JANET JACKSON’S “WARDROBE
MALFUNCTION,” THE [BALTIMORE] SUN, FEBRUARY 11
“It would be a shock. But oncethey got over the shock, it wouldbe the kind of thing that wouldprompt scientists to rub their handswith glee.”COLEMAN MILLER, ASTRONOMY, ON THE GRAVITY B PROBE
DISPROVING EINSTEIN’S THEORY OF RELATIVITY, LOS
ANGELES TIMES, FEBRUARY 24
“A good toy is an enabler. It helpsa child express himself. It’s open-ended, not scripted, so that theaction comes from the child, notfrom the toy.”MICHAEL BRODY, AMERICAN STUDIES, QUESTIONING THE
TOY INDUSTRY ASSOCIATION’S PICKS FOR TOP 10 TOYS,
BOSTON GLOBE, FEBRUARY 26
“There’s this perception thatsomehow Maryland knowinglypassed on damaged goods, andthat’s not true.”THOMAS KUNKEL, JOURNALISM, ON FORMER NEW YORK
TIMES JOURNALIST AND MARYLAND STUDENT JAYSON
BLAIR, THE [BALTIMORE] SUN, FEBRUARY 29
“The decision by McDonald’s tophase out super-sizing drinks andFrench fries is reminiscent of thesuperpower decision in the badold days of the Cold War. … doaway with a few of their nuclearweapons while retaining the bulkof their stockpiles and simultane-ously adding new, more powerfulnuclear weapons.”GEORGE RITZER, SOCIOLOGY, NEWSDAY.COM, MARCH 17
UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND FACULTY ARE THE SOURCE NEWS MEDIA TURNTO FOR EXPERTISE—FROM POLITICS AND PUBLIC POLICY TO SOCIETY ANDCULTURE TO SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY.
NEWSdesk
“Not long ago, talkingabout Maryland in thesame breath as Berkeleyand Michigan—let aloneVirginia—would havebeen laughable. But nolonger.”FROM A FEATURE STORY, “MOVE OVER, UVA!,”
COMPARING VIRGINIA AND MARYLAND,
JANUARY 2004,WASHINGTONIAN
COMINGS&goings
Taking the BiteOut of Shark AttacksKNOWN AS THE SHARK LADY, Eugenie Clark, a senior research scientist and professor emeri-
ta in the Department of Biology, is among the leading experts in her field. Clark has been a
faculty member at Maryland since 1968. Today she conducts research on tropical sand fish
and deep sea sharks at the Mote Marine Lab in Sarasota, Fla., a leading research center for
shark research. After so much media attention on sharks and shark attacks in the last few
years, the Shark Lady sets the record straight:
� People do not run a higher risk of getting attacked by a shark in the summer. During thistime of year there are more people in the water, not more sharks.
� Sharks do not want to attack people. They are simply looking for food, so don’t confusethem. Splashing violently, spearing fish or pouring blood from a fishing boat can attractthem to investigate. If you see a shark in the water slowly swim away.
� There is a higher likelihood of being killed in a car accident, struck by lightning or winningthe lottery than being attacked by a shark.
� The Great White is the most dangerous type of shark, but it is frequently confused withthe much larger Basking Shark, which feeds off plankton. Besides, there are at least 370types of sharks, so the odds of swimming with a Great White are not that great.
� There are usually around 30 reported shark incidents each year. Of those, a dozen resultin minor or severe injuries to fatalities. However,many are not fatal and several prove to befalse. In one instance, a diver who thoughthe had been attacked by a shark whilescuba diving had actually been“attacked” by his camera implodingfrom the water pressure.—SLK
14 TERP SPRING 2004 TERP SPRING 2004 15PHOTOS BY JOHN T. CONSOLIFAR LEFT PHOTO COURTESY OF GETTY IMAGES
m-file
CHINESE OFFICIALS, wrestling withunprecedented levels of crime, have turnedto the University of Maryland for help.Theuniversity has launched what is believed tobe China’s first criminal justice degree pro-gram for mid-level and young profession-als. The goal is to improve understandingof criminal justice systems in other indus-trialized countries.
“As China becomes a more urbanizedeconomic power, we can help them learnto cope with the new patterns of crimethat frequently accompany that kind ofdevelopment,” says Charles Wellford, direc-tor of the exchange program and chair ofthe Department of Criminology andCriminal Justice at the University ofMaryland.“Chinese officials recognize theproblem and want to become more aware
of techniques that have workedin Europe and the UnitedStates.”Among the con-cerns: new levels ofviolent crime, illegaldrug use and prop-erty crime.
Wellford wentto Nanjing lastSeptember tolaunch the one-and-a-half year pro-gram. The courses,taught in English, willfocus on police techniques,Western court systems, correc-tions, police planning, theories of crimeand evaluation research techniques. OneMaryland faculty member at a time has
been going to Nanjing toteach a two-week course
segment.The 38 stu-dents are workingtoward master ofcriminal justicedegrees.
Also, theUniversity ofMaryland recentlysigned a memo-
randum of agree-ment with the
Chinese Ministry ofJustice to consider expand-
ing the relationship to includefaculty exchanges, joint research efforts
and co-hosted conferences. —NT
For New Crime Program, East Meets West
MILLIONS OF PEOPLE now enjoy the convenience of digital signature pads, which
let you electronically “sign” for purchases at stores nationwide. But along with
the added convenience, consumers want assurances that digital signatures
aren’t easily snatched by cyber thieves while in transit, who could then make
unauthorized purchases and cause other mayhem via identity theft.
MinWu, (pictured, left) an assistant professor of electrical and comput-
er engineering, is developing new technologies that allow for the embed-
ding of a secondary “hidden” image—called a digital watermark—within
an original electronic image or piece of line art. These digital water-
marks carry hidden information that retailers send to verification cen-
ters, which will authenticate a customer’s identity and what it is they
are purchasing. “This is a core technology that can be used in many
applications,” Wu says. Digital watermarks also have become a
valuable tool for copyright protection in movies and music.
One particular challenge that Wu found in her research con-
cerned annotated data embedded in binary (two-color) images,
the format typically used in electronic signatures. Until
recently, watermarking data added to a binary image was
fairly noticeable to the naked eye. New algorithms, or flow
charts, that Wu is perfecting for binary images will leave
almost no visible trace, yet still allow for digital annota-
tions that carry consumer protection information.—TV
AN INABILITY TO FOCUS or
restlessness may not
seem unusual for some
adults. However, if they
are parents of children with
attention deficit/hyperactivity
disorder (ADHD), those symptoms
could signal that mom and dad need help, too.
Andrea Chronis, a psychologist with the uni-
versity, reported these results after completing a
study of approximately 200 pre-school children
with and without ADHD. Both the parents’ and
children’s mental health and behavior were meas-
ured as part of an ongoing 10-year project spon-
sored by the National Institute of Mental Health.
The study found that parents of children with
ADHD were 24 times more likely to have ADHD
themselves. And when children with ADHD suffer
from other serious behavioral problems, their par-
ents are two to five more times likely to suffer
from depression, anxiety and drug addictions.
Chronis admits that parents suffering from
ADHD will need to be “super parents” in order
to both manage their child’s treatment and their
own. She says that parenting a child with ADHD
calls for a level of discipline not often found in
adults with ADHD. An important first step is for
those in the medical profession to consider
more than just the children.
“We may need to assess and treat the par-
ents so that the whole family functions at their
best,” she says. —MAB
How Do You Know?Ask a spouse or close friend to talk with youabout symptomatic behavior such as difficultyorganizing, or routinely impulsive behavior.
Talk with your parents. Symptoms need to bepresent most of a person’s life to be ADHD.
Then what do you do?* Talk with the physician treating your child.* Talk with your physician, or a mental
health professional.* Set an example by taking any prescribed
medication, or following other treatment,as directed.
Helping ADHD ParentsHelp Themselves
Digital Watermarks Offer Added Security for Buyers
Taking the BiteOut of Shark AttacksKNOWN AS THE SHARK LADY, Eugenie Clark, a senior research scientist and professor emeri-
ta in the Department of Biology, is among the leading experts in her field. Clark has been a
faculty member at Maryland since 1968. Today she conducts research on tropical sand fish
and deep sea sharks at the Mote Marine Lab in Sarasota, Fla., a leading research center for
shark research. After so much media attention on sharks and shark attacks in the last few
years, the Shark Lady sets the record straight:
� People do not run a higher risk of getting attacked by a shark in the summer. During thistime of year there are more people in the water, not more sharks.
� Sharks do not want to attack people. They are simply looking for food, so don’t confusethem. Splashing violently, spearing fish or pouring blood from a fishing boat can attractthem to investigate. If you see a shark in the water slowly swim away.
� There is a higher likelihood of being killed in a car accident, struck by lightning or winningthe lottery than being attacked by a shark.
� The Great White is the most dangerous type of shark, but it is frequently confused withthe much larger Basking Shark, which feeds off plankton. Besides, there are at least 370types of sharks, so the odds of swimming with a Great White are not that great.
� There are usually around 30 reported shark incidents each year. Of those, a dozen resultin minor or severe injuries to fatalities. However,many are not fatal and several prove to befalse. In one instance, a diver who thoughthe had been attacked by a shark whilescuba diving had actually been“attacked” by his camera implodingfrom the water pressure.—SLK
14 TERP SPRING 2004 TERP SPRING 2004 15PHOTOS BY JOHN T. CONSOLIFAR LEFT PHOTO COURTESY OF GETTY IMAGES
m-file
CHINESE OFFICIALS, wrestling withunprecedented levels of crime, have turnedto the University of Maryland for help.Theuniversity has launched what is believed tobe China’s first criminal justice degree pro-gram for mid-level and young profession-als. The goal is to improve understandingof criminal justice systems in other indus-trialized countries.
“As China becomes a more urbanizedeconomic power, we can help them learnto cope with the new patterns of crimethat frequently accompany that kind ofdevelopment,” says Charles Wellford, direc-tor of the exchange program and chair ofthe Department of Criminology andCriminal Justice at the University ofMaryland.“Chinese officials recognize theproblem and want to become more aware
of techniques that have workedin Europe and the UnitedStates.”Among the con-cerns: new levels ofviolent crime, illegaldrug use and prop-erty crime.
Wellford wentto Nanjing lastSeptember tolaunch the one-and-a-half year pro-gram. The courses,taught in English, willfocus on police techniques,Western court systems, correc-tions, police planning, theories of crimeand evaluation research techniques. OneMaryland faculty member at a time has
been going to Nanjing toteach a two-week course
segment.The 38 stu-dents are workingtoward master ofcriminal justicedegrees.
Also, theUniversity ofMaryland recentlysigned a memo-
randum of agree-ment with the
Chinese Ministry ofJustice to consider expand-
ing the relationship to includefaculty exchanges, joint research efforts
and co-hosted conferences. —NT
For New Crime Program, East Meets West
MILLIONS OF PEOPLE now enjoy the convenience of digital signature pads, which
let you electronically “sign” for purchases at stores nationwide. But along with
the added convenience, consumers want assurances that digital signatures
aren’t easily snatched by cyber thieves while in transit, who could then make
unauthorized purchases and cause other mayhem via identity theft.
MinWu, (pictured, left) an assistant professor of electrical and comput-
er engineering, is developing new technologies that allow for the embed-
ding of a secondary “hidden” image—called a digital watermark—within
an original electronic image or piece of line art. These digital water-
marks carry hidden information that retailers send to verification cen-
ters, which will authenticate a customer’s identity and what it is they
are purchasing. “This is a core technology that can be used in many
applications,” Wu says. Digital watermarks also have become a
valuable tool for copyright protection in movies and music.
One particular challenge that Wu found in her research con-
cerned annotated data embedded in binary (two-color) images,
the format typically used in electronic signatures. Until
recently, watermarking data added to a binary image was
fairly noticeable to the naked eye. New algorithms, or flow
charts, that Wu is perfecting for binary images will leave
almost no visible trace, yet still allow for digital annota-
tions that carry consumer protection information.—TV
AN INABILITY TO FOCUS or
restlessness may not
seem unusual for some
adults. However, if they
are parents of children with
attention deficit/hyperactivity
disorder (ADHD), those symptoms
could signal that mom and dad need help, too.
Andrea Chronis, a psychologist with the uni-
versity, reported these results after completing a
study of approximately 200 pre-school children
with and without ADHD. Both the parents’ and
children’s mental health and behavior were meas-
ured as part of an ongoing 10-year project spon-
sored by the National Institute of Mental Health.
The study found that parents of children with
ADHD were 24 times more likely to have ADHD
themselves. And when children with ADHD suffer
from other serious behavioral problems, their par-
ents are two to five more times likely to suffer
from depression, anxiety and drug addictions.
Chronis admits that parents suffering from
ADHD will need to be “super parents” in order
to both manage their child’s treatment and their
own. She says that parenting a child with ADHD
calls for a level of discipline not often found in
adults with ADHD. An important first step is for
those in the medical profession to consider
more than just the children.
“We may need to assess and treat the par-
ents so that the whole family functions at their
best,” she says. —MAB
How Do You Know?Ask a spouse or close friend to talk with youabout symptomatic behavior such as difficultyorganizing, or routinely impulsive behavior.
Talk with your parents. Symptoms need to bepresent most of a person’s life to be ADHD.
Then what do you do?* Talk with the physician treating your child.* Talk with your physician, or a mental
health professional.* Set an example by taking any prescribed
medication, or following other treatment,as directed.
Helping ADHD ParentsHelp Themselves
Digital Watermarks Offer Added Security for Buyers
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ostimportantly,meetup
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TERP SPRING 2004 1918 TERP SPRING 2004
As a public research university, Maryland should gauge a measureof its success by how enriched the surrounding community is by itspresence. How are faculty members sharing what they arediscovering? What applicable research is being offered to teachers?
In the area of kindergarten through 12th grade education, theuniversity answers these questions in a myriad of ways. Whilepreparing new teachers to take on classroom challenges, it alsoworks with those already in the field by providing valuable researchdata to improve teaching and learning, to structure inclusive andengaging curricula and to develop tools for assessment.
“We’re continually looking for synergies … and developing newknowledge that fulfills the university’s research mission,” says EdnaSzymanski, dean of the College of Education. “The real challenge isfinding the right balance between the expertise of the faculty and theneeds of the community.”Story By Monette A. Bailey Illustrations By Joseph Daniel Fiedler
TERP SPRING 2004 1918 TERP SPRING 2004
As a public research university, Maryland should gauge a measureof its success by how enriched the surrounding community is by itspresence. How are faculty members sharing what they arediscovering? What applicable research is being offered to teachers?
In the area of kindergarten through 12th grade education, theuniversity answers these questions in a myriad of ways. Whilepreparing new teachers to take on classroom challenges, it alsoworks with those already in the field by providing valuable researchdata to improve teaching and learning, to structure inclusive andengaging curricula and to develop tools for assessment.
“We’re continually looking for synergies … and developing newknowledge that fulfills the university’s research mission,” says EdnaSzymanski, dean of the College of Education. “The real challenge isfinding the right balance between the expertise of the faculty and theneeds of the community.”Story By Monette A. Bailey Illustrations By Joseph Daniel Fiedler
Achievement and Urban Education, and Margaret McLaughlin,associate director of the university’s Institute for the Study ofExceptional Children, spend their time helping educators makesure no child really is left behind.
“I believe that as many things as we don’t like about the NoChild Left Behind Act, it is forcing schools tolook at subgroups of kids and be responsiblefor them,” says McLaughlin. She is referring toPresident George Bush’s 2001 legislation thatrequires greater accountability and calls onstates to close the achievement gap.
Working on a five-year Department ofEducation Office of Special EducationPrograms project, McLaughlin exploresaccountability as it relates to the programs andpolicies for children with disabilities. She isexamining eight districts in four states and find-ing that it works best when whole schools takeresponsibility for children with disabilities.
“At the district level it’s much more difficult to find a strongstatement of commitment, but you can find it in individualschools,” says McLaughlin, who summarizes the features.Theyinclude a clear understanding that the top cares about what hap-pens to kids with disabilities, a clear expectation that these kids canand will achieve, and a clear and clearly written curriculum, creat-ed by collaboration between teachers and parents.And as witheducation in general,“Teacher preparation and development isimportant,” she says.
Johnson and his institute colleagues agree. In order to help kidsachieve at a higher level, teachers must be better prepared. He talksof being “intensely concerned” about how teachers affect the per-formance of minority students, especially. But any efforts by theinstitute are a result of careful planning done with the schools. JimGreenberg, director of the K-16 Partnership Development Center,
makes it clear that each project has to do two things: meet theneeds of the schools as identified by those in it and provide bene-fits for both the school and the university. Johnson and Greenbergpoint to the Bladensburg Project as an example of this kind ofgenuine collaboration.
Begun four years ago to address achieve-ment gaps in a high-poverty, low-perform-ing cluster of Prince George’s Countyschools, the project includes BladensburgHigh School,William Wirt Middle Schooland Rogers Heights and Templeton ele-mentary schools. It is a model of purpose-ful, planned collaborations with Marylandfaculty members from curriculum andinstruction, mathematics, and counselingand personnel services.
“We can’t do everything everyonewants, but we can do what feels right to
everybody,” says Greenberg.“We don’t go to them and tell themwhat to do … it’s what we can do together.”
Assess the ResultsOnce synergistic relationships begin to affect change in studentperformance, it is time to put the results to the test. Educatorsacross the country are trying to create accurate assessment tools, inpart, to comply with President Bush’s No Child requirements.Peter Afflerbach, with the Department of Curriculum andInstruction, focuses on the assessment of educational programs forthe National Center for Education Statistics’ National Assessmentof Educational Progress (NAEP) project. It is also known morepointedly as the Nation’s Report Card.As part of the readingcommittee, he reviews test passages “to make sure they are highquality.The committee’s particular task is to make sure the passagesand items [that comprise the questions] are valid,” he says.“Carefultest development takes a number of years.”
As evidence,Afflerbach is also on NAEP’s2009 framework committee,“working onrevising … what reading is and how it’sdone” in order shape future curriculum andtesting materials. He is especially interested inhow students construct meaning from text.
Dean Szymanski says nationally impor-tant work such as Afflerbach’s, as well astransformative local projects, reflect “theoverall excellence of the school.”
Greenberg would add that it demon-strates what can happen when quality col-laboration occurs. TERP
Stimulate Teachers’ CreativityThe community needs well-trained teachers in all subject areas.Nariman Farvardin, dean of the Clark School of Engineering,would add “passion” to what is required of teachers, especially for
those in the sciences.“It’s not good enough to tell peo-
ple how exciting these fields are….We need to show them the roleengineering plays in our everydaylife,” he says.
This summer, in conjunction withthe College of Education, the Schoolof Engineering will launch a pro-gram, funded by the GE Foundation,designed to generate enthusiasmabout careers in engineering andtechnology.Teachers Integrating
Mathematics and Engineering (TIME)brings a variety of programs such as ongoing teacher educationand a two-week summer program to middle and high schoolteachers and guidance counselors from Maryland, starting withPrince George’s County.
“Our objective is to ultimately influence the mindset of mathe-matics and science teachers and guidance counselors about engi-neering and technology-related fields,” says Farvardin, withthe goal of inspiring young people to enter these fields.
Patricia Campbell, associate professor with the College ofEducation’s Department of Curriculum and Instruction,echoes Farvardin’s emphasis on teachers’ importance. Shebelieves that “you’re not going to change what studentslearn unless you change what teachers are teaching.”Toprove this point, she and her research team set about helpingmath teachers in Baltimore City elementary schools revampthe entire mathematics curriculum.“It became a systemicproject that worked with curriculum, instruction, profession-al development, assessment and policymakers.”
The six-year Mathematics Applications and ReasoningSkills (MARS) project empowered teachers whose studentsresponded with increased achievement. Median scores on stan-dardized tests jumped 16 to 23 percentile points after three years,even as about two-thirds of the elementary teachers attended theprofessional development sessions, says Campell. “We learned thata teacher affects a student’s mathematics achievement for at leasttwo years.”
Campbell’s team also began to understand more about howlearning occurs, which can help teachers be more effective inplanning engaging instruction.
John Guthrie concurs. Director of the university-basedMaryland Literacy Research Center, Guthrie and his colleagues
explore how students construct meaning from text. Just knowinghow to say a word isn’t enough.
“My research is on children’s reading comprehension … ingrades 3 through 5,” says Guthrie, who has won a Board ofRegents Research Award for his work.“After word recognition,what’s next?”
Using a $4.2 million grant from the National ScienceFoundation, his team is working in several schools in FrederickCounty over the next five years, specifically on science compre-hension. His team offers eight strategies that when applied haveproven beneficial to reading comprehension, motivation and sci-ence knowledge.
One of his strategies, for example, encourages students to literallydraw connections between pieces of information.
“It helps them to think constructively while they’re reading,”he says, adding that any of the strategies his team is showing teach-ers how to use can be practiced in other disciplines.
Foster a Nurturing EnvironmentMelanie Killen, a professor with the college’s Department ofHuman Development, looks at how school environments foster orinhibit children’s perceptions of inclusion or exclusion, specificallyaround issues of race and ethnicity. How can a student be expectedto be excited about, even interested in, learning when he or she is
combating feelings of isolation?Teachers, she confirmed, play apivotal role in the way schools fos-ter tolerance and mutual respect.
“Just like with girls and science.A lot of times, good teachers areunaware of implicit biases, impliedmessages,” she says.
With grants from the NationalScience Foundation and NationalInstitute of Child Health andDevelopment, Killen’s team inter-viewed 4th, 7th and 10th gradeclassrooms, of both heterogeneously
and homogeneously populated schools, to discern how the socialcontext of schools figures into student perceptions of inclusion andexclusion.
Kids in homogeneous schools were less likely to talk about thenegative consequences of exclusion than were kids in heterogeneousschools.“They are puzzled by all of this … and they’re falling backon stereotypes and don’t even realize it,” says Killen.“Kids in mixedenvironments, from both majority and minority backgrounds, foundexclusion wrong and gave very elaborate answers why.”
A large part of the inclusion equation is accessibility. MartinJohnson, director of the Maryland Institute for Minority
20 TERP SPRING 2004 TERP SPRING 2004 21
While there are many questions that could be asked by parents looking for good schools,
College of Education Dean Edna Syzmanski suggests a handful that are essential:
Answers to these questions can be found, for many schools, on county Web sites. For
others, a call to the school or district office should work.
� What is the classroom ratio of teacher to students?
� Are the teachers highly qualified?
� What resources are available for teachers and students?
� What provisions are made for students with special needs?
� How has the school done on standardized tests? How do teachers prepare for these tests?
WHAT’S IN A Parent’s Toolbox?
Achievement and Urban Education, and Margaret McLaughlin,associate director of the university’s Institute for the Study ofExceptional Children, spend their time helping educators makesure no child really is left behind.
“I believe that as many things as we don’t like about the NoChild Left Behind Act, it is forcing schools tolook at subgroups of kids and be responsiblefor them,” says McLaughlin. She is referring toPresident George Bush’s 2001 legislation thatrequires greater accountability and calls onstates to close the achievement gap.
Working on a five-year Department ofEducation Office of Special EducationPrograms project, McLaughlin exploresaccountability as it relates to the programs andpolicies for children with disabilities. She isexamining eight districts in four states and find-ing that it works best when whole schools takeresponsibility for children with disabilities.
“At the district level it’s much more difficult to find a strongstatement of commitment, but you can find it in individualschools,” says McLaughlin, who summarizes the features.Theyinclude a clear understanding that the top cares about what hap-pens to kids with disabilities, a clear expectation that these kids canand will achieve, and a clear and clearly written curriculum, creat-ed by collaboration between teachers and parents.And as witheducation in general,“Teacher preparation and development isimportant,” she says.
Johnson and his institute colleagues agree. In order to help kidsachieve at a higher level, teachers must be better prepared. He talksof being “intensely concerned” about how teachers affect the per-formance of minority students, especially. But any efforts by theinstitute are a result of careful planning done with the schools. JimGreenberg, director of the K-16 Partnership Development Center,
makes it clear that each project has to do two things: meet theneeds of the schools as identified by those in it and provide bene-fits for both the school and the university. Johnson and Greenbergpoint to the Bladensburg Project as an example of this kind ofgenuine collaboration.
Begun four years ago to address achieve-ment gaps in a high-poverty, low-perform-ing cluster of Prince George’s Countyschools, the project includes BladensburgHigh School,William Wirt Middle Schooland Rogers Heights and Templeton ele-mentary schools. It is a model of purpose-ful, planned collaborations with Marylandfaculty members from curriculum andinstruction, mathematics, and counselingand personnel services.
“We can’t do everything everyonewants, but we can do what feels right to
everybody,” says Greenberg.“We don’t go to them and tell themwhat to do … it’s what we can do together.”
Assess the ResultsOnce synergistic relationships begin to affect change in studentperformance, it is time to put the results to the test. Educatorsacross the country are trying to create accurate assessment tools, inpart, to comply with President Bush’s No Child requirements.Peter Afflerbach, with the Department of Curriculum andInstruction, focuses on the assessment of educational programs forthe National Center for Education Statistics’ National Assessmentof Educational Progress (NAEP) project. It is also known morepointedly as the Nation’s Report Card.As part of the readingcommittee, he reviews test passages “to make sure they are highquality.The committee’s particular task is to make sure the passagesand items [that comprise the questions] are valid,” he says.“Carefultest development takes a number of years.”
As evidence,Afflerbach is also on NAEP’s2009 framework committee,“working onrevising … what reading is and how it’sdone” in order shape future curriculum andtesting materials. He is especially interested inhow students construct meaning from text.
Dean Szymanski says nationally impor-tant work such as Afflerbach’s, as well astransformative local projects, reflect “theoverall excellence of the school.”
Greenberg would add that it demon-strates what can happen when quality col-laboration occurs. TERP
Stimulate Teachers’ CreativityThe community needs well-trained teachers in all subject areas.Nariman Farvardin, dean of the Clark School of Engineering,would add “passion” to what is required of teachers, especially for
those in the sciences.“It’s not good enough to tell peo-
ple how exciting these fields are….We need to show them the roleengineering plays in our everydaylife,” he says.
This summer, in conjunction withthe College of Education, the Schoolof Engineering will launch a pro-gram, funded by the GE Foundation,designed to generate enthusiasmabout careers in engineering andtechnology.Teachers Integrating
Mathematics and Engineering (TIME)brings a variety of programs such as ongoing teacher educationand a two-week summer program to middle and high schoolteachers and guidance counselors from Maryland, starting withPrince George’s County.
“Our objective is to ultimately influence the mindset of mathe-matics and science teachers and guidance counselors about engi-neering and technology-related fields,” says Farvardin, withthe goal of inspiring young people to enter these fields.
Patricia Campbell, associate professor with the College ofEducation’s Department of Curriculum and Instruction,echoes Farvardin’s emphasis on teachers’ importance. Shebelieves that “you’re not going to change what studentslearn unless you change what teachers are teaching.”Toprove this point, she and her research team set about helpingmath teachers in Baltimore City elementary schools revampthe entire mathematics curriculum.“It became a systemicproject that worked with curriculum, instruction, profession-al development, assessment and policymakers.”
The six-year Mathematics Applications and ReasoningSkills (MARS) project empowered teachers whose studentsresponded with increased achievement. Median scores on stan-dardized tests jumped 16 to 23 percentile points after three years,even as about two-thirds of the elementary teachers attended theprofessional development sessions, says Campell. “We learned thata teacher affects a student’s mathematics achievement for at leasttwo years.”
Campbell’s team also began to understand more about howlearning occurs, which can help teachers be more effective inplanning engaging instruction.
John Guthrie concurs. Director of the university-basedMaryland Literacy Research Center, Guthrie and his colleagues
explore how students construct meaning from text. Just knowinghow to say a word isn’t enough.
“My research is on children’s reading comprehension … ingrades 3 through 5,” says Guthrie, who has won a Board ofRegents Research Award for his work.“After word recognition,what’s next?”
Using a $4.2 million grant from the National ScienceFoundation, his team is working in several schools in FrederickCounty over the next five years, specifically on science compre-hension. His team offers eight strategies that when applied haveproven beneficial to reading comprehension, motivation and sci-ence knowledge.
One of his strategies, for example, encourages students to literallydraw connections between pieces of information.
“It helps them to think constructively while they’re reading,”he says, adding that any of the strategies his team is showing teach-ers how to use can be practiced in other disciplines.
Foster a Nurturing EnvironmentMelanie Killen, a professor with the college’s Department ofHuman Development, looks at how school environments foster orinhibit children’s perceptions of inclusion or exclusion, specificallyaround issues of race and ethnicity. How can a student be expectedto be excited about, even interested in, learning when he or she is
combating feelings of isolation?Teachers, she confirmed, play apivotal role in the way schools fos-ter tolerance and mutual respect.
“Just like with girls and science.A lot of times, good teachers areunaware of implicit biases, impliedmessages,” she says.
With grants from the NationalScience Foundation and NationalInstitute of Child Health andDevelopment, Killen’s team inter-viewed 4th, 7th and 10th gradeclassrooms, of both heterogeneously
and homogeneously populated schools, to discern how the socialcontext of schools figures into student perceptions of inclusion andexclusion.
Kids in homogeneous schools were less likely to talk about thenegative consequences of exclusion than were kids in heterogeneousschools.“They are puzzled by all of this … and they’re falling backon stereotypes and don’t even realize it,” says Killen.“Kids in mixedenvironments, from both majority and minority backgrounds, foundexclusion wrong and gave very elaborate answers why.”
A large part of the inclusion equation is accessibility. MartinJohnson, director of the Maryland Institute for Minority
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While there are many questions that could be asked by parents looking for good schools,
College of Education Dean Edna Syzmanski suggests a handful that are essential:
Answers to these questions can be found, for many schools, on county Web sites. For
others, a call to the school or district office should work.
� What is the classroom ratio of teacher to students?
� Are the teachers highly qualified?
� What resources are available for teachers and students?
� What provisions are made for students with special needs?
� How has the school done on standardized tests? How do teachers prepare for these tests?
WHAT’S IN A Parent’s Toolbox?
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t wasn’t long ago that the Maryland footballprogram was reeling, having endured adecade-long absence from the bowl circuitand five straight losing seasons. There werelots of long faces in College Park. Ralph
Friedgen wasted little time injecting his squad witha winning hunger after becoming the Terps’ coachthree years ago—using a clever motivationalapproach at that.Previously the offensive coordinator for a
Georgia Tech team that had won two straight GatorBowls, Friedgen sported a Yellow Jackets shirt withthe Gator Bowl emblem. One player, thinkingFriedgen was a traitor, asked him why he waspumping up a Maryland rival. The coach said it hadnothing to do with the school, but instead theGator Bowl. He then hit a nerve with the player,saying, “You wouldn’t know what that is.”Maryland’s players do now.The Terps are coming off a 41–7 trouncing of
West Virginia in the Gator Bowl, no less, on NewYear’s Day 2004. The sweet victory markedMaryland’s second straight bowl win and thirdstraight appearance in a prominent postseasongame.The bowl streak exemplifies Friedgen’s transfor-
mation of the Terps into one of the hottest teamsin the nation. They posted a 10–3 record last sea-son, their third straight 10-win campaign. OnlyTexas, Oklahoma, Miami and Washington State canboast of a similar three-year stretch. Maryland,31–8 during that span, has also been in the finalTop-25 rankings in each of the three years, lastseason placing No. 17 in the Associated Press polland No. 20 in the ESPN/USA Today poll.
Straight Talk From the “Fridge”
WhatitTakestoWin—ThenandNow
I
Story By Michael RichmanPhotograph By Peter Gregoire
TERP SPRING 2004 2322 TERP SPRING 2004
t wasn’t long ago that the Maryland footballprogram was reeling, having endured adecade-long absence from the bowl circuitand five straight losing seasons. There werelots of long faces in College Park. Ralph
Friedgen wasted little time injecting his squad witha winning hunger after becoming the Terps’ coachthree years ago—using a clever motivationalapproach at that.Previously the offensive coordinator for a
Georgia Tech team that had won two straight GatorBowls, Friedgen sported a Yellow Jackets shirt withthe Gator Bowl emblem. One player, thinkingFriedgen was a traitor, asked him why he waspumping up a Maryland rival. The coach said it hadnothing to do with the school, but instead theGator Bowl. He then hit a nerve with the player,saying, “You wouldn’t know what that is.”Maryland’s players do now.The Terps are coming off a 41–7 trouncing of
West Virginia in the Gator Bowl, no less, on NewYear’s Day 2004. The sweet victory markedMaryland’s second straight bowl win and thirdstraight appearance in a prominent postseasongame.The bowl streak exemplifies Friedgen’s transfor-
mation of the Terps into one of the hottest teamsin the nation. They posted a 10–3 record last sea-son, their third straight 10-win campaign. OnlyTexas, Oklahoma, Miami and Washington State canboast of a similar three-year stretch. Maryland,31–8 during that span, has also been in the finalTop-25 rankings in each of the three years, lastseason placing No. 17 in the Associated Press polland No. 20 in the ESPN/USA Today poll.
Straight Talk From the “Fridge”
WhatitTakestoWin—ThenandNow
I
Story By Michael RichmanPhotograph By Peter Gregoire
24 TERP SPRING 2004 TERP SPRING 2004 25TOP PHOTO COURTESY OF WASHINGTON POST; BOTTOM PHOTO BY LISA HELFERTPHOTOS COURTESY OF SPORTS INFORMATION
How Things Have Come FullCircle on the Maryland Gridiron“The kids really didn’t understand whatcomes along with winning,” Friedgen says.“Now they do.You go to bowl games, andyou get honored.That’s all part of it.Thefact that I had been there before helpedgive credibility to some of the things I wastrying to get across to them.”
The Terps’ outstanding wide receiver-kick returner, Steve Suter, remembers theaura that surrounded Friedgen when hearrived in 2001.
“We knew he was a winner,” says Suter,who will be a senior this season.“It waslike, if we can’t win with this guy, thenwe’re not going to win.We fed off his win-ning vibes.”
Suter and his teammates are now aim-ing for something Friedgen sports from hisdays as offensive coordinator of the 1990Georgia Tech squad—a national champi-onship ring.The coach points to recruitingas the key for the program to elevateanother notch and contend for the nationaltitle, saying the Terps’ last two recruitingclasses have been excellent.The 2004recruiting class, in fact, is one of the best inthe nation and in school history. But thecoach adds,“We’re probably anotherrecruiting class away from being there.”
“I’m always going to push the envelopeto be the best we can be,” Friedgen says.
“But as good as we’ve been, I still think wecan be better.”
The entry of Miami andVirginia Techinto the ACC this season is also likely toimpact Maryland’s chances of ascending tothe national elite. Miami, a perennial powerand winner of the national championshipin 2001, finished No. 5 in both major pollslast season.Virginia Tech was unranked lastseason but has played in bowl games 11 ofthe past 12 years.
Friedgen says Maryland is on par with ifnot better thanVirginia Tech, pointing outthat the Terps have been ranked higherthan the Hokies in the major season-end-ing polls for the past three seasons.
Maryland playsVirginia Tech in
Blacksburg this season but does not faceMiami, who Friedgen admits has had amore lofty football tradition. But he toutshow Maryland destroyedWestVirginiatwice last season by a total score of 75–14,while the Hurricanes needed a late surge tosqueak past their then-Big East opponent.
According to Friedgen, Miami andVirginia Tech will fortify what he calls a“pretty strong conference” that already fea-tures Florida State and Clemson—bothranked at season’s end—as well as always-tough Georgia Tech,Virginia and NCState.The ACC finished 5–1 in bowlgames last season.
“The ACC is a very powerful confer-ence not only from a talent standpoint but
from a media standpoint,” Friedgen says.“Idon’t think there’s a better place to be thanthe ACC right now.”
The coach says he plans to shoot foranother 10-win season in 2004 butacknowledges that he must do so with avery young and inexperienced squad. Hesays he faces serious challenges in replacingsuch stars as quarterback Scott McBrien,
who was 21–6 as a starter and earned mostvaluable player honors in Maryland’s PeachBowl and Gator Bowl wins the last two sea-sons. TheTerps also lost running back BrucePerry, the ACC Offensive Player of theYearin 2001, and three-quarters of a top-notchdefensive backfield in Curome Cox,MadieuWilliams and DennardWilson.
“We’ve got a lot of players who will be
first-year players, so we’ll see how theyaccept their role,” Suter says.“The seniorsreally need to step up and take control ofthe younger kids and make sure every-body’s doing what they’re supposed to do.”
Winning a national championship, Suteradds, is something the team would love toaccomplish, but “who knows if we can doit this year.Winning the ACC title is defi-nitely on our minds because that wouldtake us to a BCS [Bowl ChampionshipSeries] game.We’re not settling for any-thing less.” TERP
Alumni Get in the Game
Ones toWatchSteve Suter Josh Allen Domonique Foxworth
SeniorWR-KickReturner, 5’10”, 192 lbs.:One of the most exciting
players in the nation in
recent seasons, he
should be completely
healed in 2004 after
playing last year with a
torn meniscus. He’s one
touchdown on a punt
return from tying the
NCAA career record.
Junior RB, 5’11”, 207 lbs.:He’ll enter the season
as the starter after shar-
ing time last season
with Bruce Perry.
Strong, with breakaway
speed, he gained 957
yards rushing in 2003.
Senior CB, 5’11”, 177 lbs.:Will be looked upon for
providing stability in a
secondary that lost
three key seniors last
season. He intercepted
three passes last year,
returning one for a
touchdown.
Shawne Merriman Vernon Davis Wesley Jefferson
Junior LB, 6’4”, 253 lbs.:A super-athletic player
who was quietly one of
the ACC’s leaders in
sacks and tackles-for-
loss last season. This
season will be his first
as a definitive full-time
starter.
Sophomore TE, 6’3”,231 lbs.: His physicalgifts suggest that
some day he will be a
star. He caught one
pass for 28 yards in
the Gator Bowl, but his
role will likely increase
in 2004.
Redshirt Freshman LB,6’1”, 233 lbs.: The top-rated prep linebacker
in the country in 2002,
he redshirted last sea-
son to get stronger.
He’ll compete at the
weakside linebacker
position, and his nose
for the ball makes him
an interesting player
to watch.
THE FRIDGE FILE
AGE: 57
GRADUATION YEAR: 1970, 1972 M.A.
RESIDENCE: Olney, Md.
CAREER: Football Coach, 1969–present
ACCOMPLISHMENTS:
� 31–8 record in three seasons asMaryland head coach
� Has coached Terps to three 10-win sea-sons; Maryland is one of only five teamsin the country to do so over the three-year span.
� Winner of the Peach Bowl and Gator Bowlas coach at Maryland; his Terps lost in theOrange Bowl in the 2001 season
� Consensus NCAA National Coach of theYear in 2001
� 32 seasons as an assistant footballcoach, 27 in college football
� Won the Frank Broyles Award as the topassistant coach in the country in 1999
� Offensive coordinator for Georgia Techteams that won the Gator Bowl in the1999 and 2000 seasons.
� Offensive coordinator of the 1990 NCAAco-champions, Georgia Tech
� Offensive coordinator of a Marylandteam that appeared in four straight bowlgames in the 1980s and won the SunBowl in 1984 and Cherry Bowl in 1985
� Five seasons as an assistant coach forthe San Diego Chargers (1992-1996)
� Offensive coordinator of the Chargersteam that played in Super Bowl XXIX inJanuary 1995
Maryland football has gone high-tech
thanks to the ingenuity of two former play-
ers: Kevin Plank ’97 and Jess Atkinson ’85.
Plank, a former Maryland football play-
er, is the founder and president of Under
Armour, the new exclusive outfitter of
Maryland football. The company makes
gear using an original microfiber, moisture-
wicking fabric that is designed to keep ath-
letes cool, dry and quick in the heat of
competition.
Under Armour advertises prominently
on a revolutionary television Web site called FridgeTV.com, the brainchild of Atkinson, a kicker
for Maryland from 1982 to 1984. Atkinson, a television sports anchor for a dozen years, shoots a
lot of the footage using a digital camera.
Fridge TV, which debuted last season, is perhaps the most advanced example of a college
coach communicating directly with fans through the Internet. Those on the site witness
Webcasts of home games and game highlights, pre-game and post-game news conferences,
team meetings and locker room exchanges between Friedgen and his players.
On Maryland Day, the Terps wore uniforms made byUnder Armour, a company founded by alumnus KevinPlank (pictured second from right).
Ralph Friedgen played guard at Marylandfrom 1965–69 (left). When Friedgenbecame head coach at his alma mater in2001 (below), success came quickly—heled the Terps to the Orange Bowl in hisfirst season and was named NCAA Coachof the Year. Friedgen also began the tra-dition of singing the “Victory Song” aftereach win (right).
24 TERP SPRING 2004 TERP SPRING 2004 25TOP PHOTO COURTESY OF WASHINGTON POST; BOTTOM PHOTO BY LISA HELFERTPHOTOS COURTESY OF SPORTS INFORMATION
How Things Have Come FullCircle on the Maryland Gridiron“The kids really didn’t understand whatcomes along with winning,” Friedgen says.“Now they do.You go to bowl games, andyou get honored.That’s all part of it.Thefact that I had been there before helpedgive credibility to some of the things I wastrying to get across to them.”
The Terps’ outstanding wide receiver-kick returner, Steve Suter, remembers theaura that surrounded Friedgen when hearrived in 2001.
“We knew he was a winner,” says Suter,who will be a senior this season.“It waslike, if we can’t win with this guy, thenwe’re not going to win.We fed off his win-ning vibes.”
Suter and his teammates are now aim-ing for something Friedgen sports from hisdays as offensive coordinator of the 1990Georgia Tech squad—a national champi-onship ring.The coach points to recruitingas the key for the program to elevateanother notch and contend for the nationaltitle, saying the Terps’ last two recruitingclasses have been excellent.The 2004recruiting class, in fact, is one of the best inthe nation and in school history. But thecoach adds,“We’re probably anotherrecruiting class away from being there.”
“I’m always going to push the envelopeto be the best we can be,” Friedgen says.
“But as good as we’ve been, I still think wecan be better.”
The entry of Miami andVirginia Techinto the ACC this season is also likely toimpact Maryland’s chances of ascending tothe national elite. Miami, a perennial powerand winner of the national championshipin 2001, finished No. 5 in both major pollslast season.Virginia Tech was unranked lastseason but has played in bowl games 11 ofthe past 12 years.
Friedgen says Maryland is on par with ifnot better thanVirginia Tech, pointing outthat the Terps have been ranked higherthan the Hokies in the major season-end-ing polls for the past three seasons.
Maryland playsVirginia Tech in
Blacksburg this season but does not faceMiami, who Friedgen admits has had amore lofty football tradition. But he toutshow Maryland destroyedWestVirginiatwice last season by a total score of 75–14,while the Hurricanes needed a late surge tosqueak past their then-Big East opponent.
According to Friedgen, Miami andVirginia Tech will fortify what he calls a“pretty strong conference” that already fea-tures Florida State and Clemson—bothranked at season’s end—as well as always-tough Georgia Tech,Virginia and NCState.The ACC finished 5–1 in bowlgames last season.
“The ACC is a very powerful confer-ence not only from a talent standpoint but
from a media standpoint,” Friedgen says.“Idon’t think there’s a better place to be thanthe ACC right now.”
The coach says he plans to shoot foranother 10-win season in 2004 butacknowledges that he must do so with avery young and inexperienced squad. Hesays he faces serious challenges in replacingsuch stars as quarterback Scott McBrien,
who was 21–6 as a starter and earned mostvaluable player honors in Maryland’s PeachBowl and Gator Bowl wins the last two sea-sons. TheTerps also lost running back BrucePerry, the ACC Offensive Player of theYearin 2001, and three-quarters of a top-notchdefensive backfield in Curome Cox,MadieuWilliams and DennardWilson.
“We’ve got a lot of players who will be
first-year players, so we’ll see how theyaccept their role,” Suter says.“The seniorsreally need to step up and take control ofthe younger kids and make sure every-body’s doing what they’re supposed to do.”
Winning a national championship, Suteradds, is something the team would love toaccomplish, but “who knows if we can doit this year.Winning the ACC title is defi-nitely on our minds because that wouldtake us to a BCS [Bowl ChampionshipSeries] game.We’re not settling for any-thing less.” TERP
Alumni Get in the Game
Ones toWatchSteve Suter Josh Allen Domonique Foxworth
SeniorWR-KickReturner, 5’10”, 192 lbs.:One of the most exciting
players in the nation in
recent seasons, he
should be completely
healed in 2004 after
playing last year with a
torn meniscus. He’s one
touchdown on a punt
return from tying the
NCAA career record.
Junior RB, 5’11”, 207 lbs.:He’ll enter the season
as the starter after shar-
ing time last season
with Bruce Perry.
Strong, with breakaway
speed, he gained 957
yards rushing in 2003.
Senior CB, 5’11”, 177 lbs.:Will be looked upon for
providing stability in a
secondary that lost
three key seniors last
season. He intercepted
three passes last year,
returning one for a
touchdown.
Shawne Merriman Vernon Davis Wesley Jefferson
Junior LB, 6’4”, 253 lbs.:A super-athletic player
who was quietly one of
the ACC’s leaders in
sacks and tackles-for-
loss last season. This
season will be his first
as a definitive full-time
starter.
Sophomore TE, 6’3”,231 lbs.: His physicalgifts suggest that
some day he will be a
star. He caught one
pass for 28 yards in
the Gator Bowl, but his
role will likely increase
in 2004.
Redshirt Freshman LB,6’1”, 233 lbs.: The top-rated prep linebacker
in the country in 2002,
he redshirted last sea-
son to get stronger.
He’ll compete at the
weakside linebacker
position, and his nose
for the ball makes him
an interesting player
to watch.
THE FRIDGE FILE
AGE: 57
GRADUATION YEAR: 1970, 1972 M.A.
RESIDENCE: Olney, Md.
CAREER: Football Coach, 1969–present
ACCOMPLISHMENTS:
� 31–8 record in three seasons asMaryland head coach
� Has coached Terps to three 10-win sea-sons; Maryland is one of only five teamsin the country to do so over the three-year span.
� Winner of the Peach Bowl and Gator Bowlas coach at Maryland; his Terps lost in theOrange Bowl in the 2001 season
� Consensus NCAA National Coach of theYear in 2001
� 32 seasons as an assistant footballcoach, 27 in college football
� Won the Frank Broyles Award as the topassistant coach in the country in 1999
� Offensive coordinator for Georgia Techteams that won the Gator Bowl in the1999 and 2000 seasons.
� Offensive coordinator of the 1990 NCAAco-champions, Georgia Tech
� Offensive coordinator of a Marylandteam that appeared in four straight bowlgames in the 1980s and won the SunBowl in 1984 and Cherry Bowl in 1985
� Five seasons as an assistant coach forthe San Diego Chargers (1992-1996)
� Offensive coordinator of the Chargersteam that played in Super Bowl XXIX inJanuary 1995
Maryland football has gone high-tech
thanks to the ingenuity of two former play-
ers: Kevin Plank ’97 and Jess Atkinson ’85.
Plank, a former Maryland football play-
er, is the founder and president of Under
Armour, the new exclusive outfitter of
Maryland football. The company makes
gear using an original microfiber, moisture-
wicking fabric that is designed to keep ath-
letes cool, dry and quick in the heat of
competition.
Under Armour advertises prominently
on a revolutionary television Web site called FridgeTV.com, the brainchild of Atkinson, a kicker
for Maryland from 1982 to 1984. Atkinson, a television sports anchor for a dozen years, shoots a
lot of the footage using a digital camera.
Fridge TV, which debuted last season, is perhaps the most advanced example of a college
coach communicating directly with fans through the Internet. Those on the site witness
Webcasts of home games and game highlights, pre-game and post-game news conferences,
team meetings and locker room exchanges between Friedgen and his players.
On Maryland Day, the Terps wore uniforms made byUnder Armour, a company founded by alumnus KevinPlank (pictured second from right).
Ralph Friedgen played guard at Marylandfrom 1965–69 (left). When Friedgenbecame head coach at his alma mater in2001 (below), success came quickly—heled the Terps to the Orange Bowl in hisfirst season and was named NCAA Coachof the Year. Friedgen also began the tra-dition of singing the “Victory Song” aftereach win (right).
26 TERP SPRING 2004 TERP SPRING 2004 27
Before becoming a Hollywood icon,Marion Morrison changed his nameto JohnWayne, and who could blame him? On the small screen, no oneremembers Mendel Berlinger but Milton Berle will always be Mr.TV.
A name change might be necessary to win an Oscar or an Emmy butachievement alone, not appellation, determines who will win one of theUniversity of Maryland Alumni Association’s distinguished alumni awards.
LEFT TO RIGHT THIS SPREAD: John Brooks ’70, Visionary Veterinarian; Ruth Davis ’52 M.A., ’55 Ph.D.,
Pioneering Scientist; Jeffrey and Lily Chen, Science Supporters; Kevin Plank ’97, Sports Apparel
Entrepreneur; Linda Alexander ’88 Ph.D., Women’s Health Advocate; Charles Fefferman ’66, ’79
Honorary Ph.D., Fields Medal Winner; Jane McCarl ’52, Devoted Terp; Gina Kolata ’69, ’73 M.A.,
Award-Winning Author; Norris Krone Jr. ’55, ’74 Ph.D., Aviation Innovator; Susan Fifer Canby ’74
M.L.S., High-Tech Information Manager; Peter Shapiro ’94, Public Service Leader; Richard Stimpson,
University Student Advocate. NEXT PAGE, LEFT TO RIGHT: DeWayne Wickham ’74, Nationally
Syndicated Columnist; Kori Schake ’87 M.P.M., ’89 M.A., ’96 Ph.D., White House Advisor; R. Paul
Butler ’93 Ph.D., Far-Reaching Astronomer; David Goldfarb ’79, Fortune 500 Executive; Gail Berman-
Masters ’78, FOX Network President; Edward Downey ’52, Consummate Entrepreneur.
Not pictured: Rose Wiseman ’51 M.Ed., Lifelong Educator
And the Alumni Award Goes to...STORY BY MARK WALDENPHOTOGRAPHY BYCLARK VANDERGRIFT
26 TERP SPRING 2004 TERP SPRING 2004 27
Before becoming a Hollywood icon,Marion Morrison changed his nameto JohnWayne, and who could blame him? On the small screen, no oneremembers Mendel Berlinger but Milton Berle will always be Mr.TV.
A name change might be necessary to win an Oscar or an Emmy butachievement alone, not appellation, determines who will win one of theUniversity of Maryland Alumni Association’s distinguished alumni awards.
LEFT TO RIGHT THIS SPREAD: John Brooks ’70, Visionary Veterinarian; Ruth Davis ’52 M.A., ’55 Ph.D.,
Pioneering Scientist; Jeffrey and Lily Chen, Science Supporters; Kevin Plank ’97, Sports Apparel
Entrepreneur; Linda Alexander ’88 Ph.D., Women’s Health Advocate; Charles Fefferman ’66, ’79
Honorary Ph.D., Fields Medal Winner; Jane McCarl ’52, Devoted Terp; Gina Kolata ’69, ’73 M.A.,
Award-Winning Author; Norris Krone Jr. ’55, ’74 Ph.D., Aviation Innovator; Susan Fifer Canby ’74
M.L.S., High-Tech Information Manager; Peter Shapiro ’94, Public Service Leader; Richard Stimpson,
University Student Advocate. NEXT PAGE, LEFT TO RIGHT: DeWayne Wickham ’74, Nationally
Syndicated Columnist; Kori Schake ’87 M.P.M., ’89 M.A., ’96 Ph.D., White House Advisor; R. Paul
Butler ’93 Ph.D., Far-Reaching Astronomer; David Goldfarb ’79, Fortune 500 Executive; Gail Berman-
Masters ’78, FOX Network President; Edward Downey ’52, Consummate Entrepreneur.
Not pictured: Rose Wiseman ’51 M.Ed., Lifelong Educator
And the Alumni Award Goes to...STORY BY MARK WALDENPHOTOGRAPHY BYCLARK VANDERGRIFT
28 TERP SPRING 2004
On April 17, 2004, the alumni association recognized six award recipients and 12college/school distinguished alumni on the fifth anniversary of its annual awards gala.Twenty extraordinary awardees, including journalists, scientists, educators, policy-makersand business leaders, received the praise of a proud alma mater at the sold-out event.
Like the Oscars and the Emmys, distinguished alumni awards are presented to individ-uals who have given master performances in their fields. And like Hollywood’s award
ceremonies, the association gala dazzles. Until five years ago, the University ofMaryland Alumni Association honored its distinguished alumni in sepa-
rate ceremonies.The result was a series of small gatherings, ratherthan the grand commemoration that each awardee deserved.“Television and film each honor their own on a single magnif-
icent night.We needed one outstanding event bringing togetherMaryland’s shining stars and celebrating their Terrapin spirit,” says DanitaNias ’81, executive director of alumni relations. TERP
POINT OUT ASHINING STARCatch shining moments from the
5th Annual Alumni Association
Awards Gala on TerpTV.com from
the alumni association’s Web site,
www.alumni.umd.edu. While there,
learn more about this year’s
awardees and nominate deserving
graduates for 2005 alumni associ-
ation and college/school distin-
guished alumni awards. For more
information on the nomination
process, call 301.403.2728 ext. 17
or 800.336.8627. –MW
NEXTYEAR, Shawn Fickes, an engineeringmajor, will graduate. Family and friendswill be cheering; so will his creditors.
Fickes, pictured below, has seized everyopportunity to finance a top-tier educa-tion, working for Shuttle UM and takingout loans. He’s not alone. Maryland’s grad-uating seniors hold an averagedebt of more than $20,000.
With this fact inmind, the university ishosting a night ofentertainment, ele-gance and infinitepossibilities on Sept.18, 2004. Its purpose: toencourage Marylandfamily members to supportscholarships across campus whileswinging to an island beat.
Statistics show that the further studentsprogress toward graduation, the harder it isfor them to pay for their Maryland educa-tion. Average financial aid packages received
by freshmen andjuniors areroughly equiva-lent—around$5,700—buttheir formshifts over time from majority-scholarship
to majority-loan.Fickes has experienced thisphenomenon firsthand and haschosen to work more whiletaking fewer credits—delayinghis future and driving downMaryland’s graduation rate.Others in the same position
have withdrawn completely,choosing not to take on more
debt but diminishing their opportu-nities and dreams.
The scholarship benefit, sponsored byindividuals and corporations, will launchinitiatives aimed at bolstering the uni-versity’s financial aid resources. Currentchair of the University of Maryland
College Park Foundation Board ofTrustees Barry Gossett ’58 and future chairJohn M. Brophy ’71, along with ACS, haveeach pledged $50,000 to sponsor theScholarship Benefit.
“I feel like I’m giving something backto the community, an opportunity forpeople … to become better equipped tomeet the challenges they will face [aftergraduation],” says Gossett.
Shawn Fickes looks forward to thosechallenges as he registers for his final classesand signs those last loan forms. —MW
An alumna who has chosen to remain anonymous has pledged an $8
million planned gift to provide funding for the Samuel Riggs IV Alumni
Center, music scholarships, the Art Gallery, and performance and resi-
dence funds in the performing arts.
Gershon Kekst '56, benefactor of the CIVICUS liv-
ing-learning program and the Kekst Professor in
Civil Society, made a new $300,000 gift in support
of the Democracy Collaborative, a multi-campus
initiative that promotes civic engagement and
democratic practices.
A $250,000 pledge from the Green Fund has established the Frances
Kelley Green Baltimore Incentive Awards Fund. This endowment will
provide perpetual scholarship support for students in the Baltimore
Incentive Awards Program.
Phillip H. Horvitz ’75 established the Phillip H. and Catherine C.
Horvitz Professorship in Computer Science, while General Data
Systems, which just purchased Horvitz’s own company, pledged
$150,000 over the next three years to support the Phillip H. Horvitz
Research Fellowship for
graduate students in
computer science. —PS
TERP SPRING 2004 29TOP AND RIGHT PHOTOS BY JOHN T. CONSOLI, ILLUSTRATION BY MIRA AZARM
intheloop
specialGIFTS
Building Scholarshipsfor Future Terps
Feel the Sizzle: The University of Maryland will host abenefit on Sept. 18, 2004, to encourage scholarshipsupport across campus.
On Maryland Day,President Dan Motewelcomed the newclass of BaltimoreIncentive AwardScholars who willenter Fall 2004.
He’s a cool cat, with a shock of jet blackhair and a black mustache, in black pants anda black leather jacket, as he swings his arm,snaps his fingers and taps his foot, be-bop-ping rhythmically to the tune of “HappyBlues” at the Jazz Alumni Band rehearsal.
Jazz studies director ChrisVadala is just asjazzed to lead this big band as he would beabout any other “gig,” as they say in themusic biz. Highlighting 1940’s blues and swing hits, this big bandis a group of about 20 Maryland jazz band alumni who are able tomake it for one afternoon rehearsal to prepare for an annual per-formance in front of hundreds at the Clarice Smith PerformingArts Center.
Just as prominent a player in the professional jazz world as heis in the academic one,Vadala was instrumental in adding a mas-ter’s in music to the jazz studies program.The specialized degreehas grown 10-fold since it began three years ago.
Most well-known as a standout woodwind artist with theinternationally recognized, Grammy- and Emmy Award-winningjazz group, Chuck Mangione Quartet,Vadala has also performedor recorded with such greats as Dizzy Gillespie, Quincy Jones,B.B. King, Ella Fitzgerald, Ray Charles, Natalie Cole andHenry Mancini.
In addition to creating the jazz master’s degree, in the last threeyearsVadala has made the Jazz Alumni Band performance an annualevent. Many of the former students who make it back for the per-formance (as well as many of those who are unable to) have foundprofessional music careers, directing high school bands, playing inmilitary bands, teaching music and other in performing outlets.
“Chris is great—he’s super positive. He’s got a tremendous
amount of energy,” says BrettLemley, who graduated witha master’s in jazz studies lastyear. Lemley teaches trumpetlessons and performs in two bands, Blue Sky Five and SingCo.Rhythm Orchestra.
Another jazz studies graduate, Leigh Pilzer ’01, who alsoplayed with the Jazz Alumni Band this March, first encounteredVadala through their mutual association in the InternationalAssociation of Jazz Educators.
“I think it is really exceptional to have someone like Chris asthe head of the jazz studies program,” says Pilzer who performsnationally with a women’s jazz concert ensemble, the Diva JazzOrchestra.
Jazz studies graduates say the program has a strong academicfoundation, but is very professionally oriented.“There is a lot ofencouragement and educational opportunities,” says Lemley of theprogram.“It’s very geared toward finding you work.”
Despite his busy schedule,Vadala makes his students and for-mer students a high priority.“They are like my musical children,”saysVadala.“It’s a real thrill to have them come back and play. Istill feel rather connected.” —SLK
Back in the Swing
TERP SPRING 2004 31LEFT PHOTO PROVIDED BY THE CLARICE SMITH PERFORMING ARTS CENTER, TOP BY JOHN T. CONSOLI30 TERP SPRING 2004 PHOTO COURTESY OF MARYLAND ATHLETICS/BRUCE L. SCHWARTZMAN
play-by-play
ACC Run Is One to Remember
SCOREcardCindy Timchal, the winningest
coach in women’s lacrosse his-
tory, reaped her 300th career
victory as Maryland defeated
Quinnipiac, 25–3, at the
Lacrosse Complex. Timchal has
coached lacrosse for 23 sea-
sons. During her 14 seasons
with Maryland, she led the
Terps to eight national titles.
A total of 263 Maryland stu-
dent-athletes representing
the university’s 27 varsity
sports were named to the
Intercollegiate Athletics
Honor Roll for the 2003 fall
semester. Student-athletes
must earn a 3.0 grade-point
average or better in a semes-
ter to be eligible for the list.
The women’s swimming and
water polo teams had the
most representatives with 35.
Freshman Gigi deToll
(Culpeper, Va.) won the 100-
yard butterfly, claiming
Maryland’s first individual
ACC title of the February
meet. Her time of 53.66 is a
new school record, surpass-
ing Bridget Mallon’s previous
mark of 54.01 set in 2002.
The time also automatically
qualified her for the NCAA
Championship.
Mr. Peanut, the iconic
legume in top hat and cane,
cavorts with a cartoon ver-
sion of Testudo courtside in
advertisements designed to
give the aging nut’s products
more appeal. The ad cam-
paign also calls for casting
votes for the “nuttiest fans”
at NCAA schools.
How does a team go from sitting on the bubble for an NCAA Tournamentbid, to earning an automatic berth and being named a No. 4 seed to the Big Dance—all in the courseof a weekend? The answer: go out and win the 51st annual Atlantic Coast Conference Tournamenttitle, knocking off the tournament’s three top-seeded teams along the way.
In an exhilarating three days of ACC basketball that will be cherished by Maryland sports fans foryears to come, the sixth-seeded Terrapins won their first ACC Tournament title since 1984, capped by
a 95–87 overtime victory against top-seeded Duke.Sophomore point guard John Gilchrist led the
way in theTerps’ hard-earned wins overWake Forest,87–86; N.C. State, 85–82; and the finals victory overDuke.The 6’3”, 199-lb. Gilchrist—voted the tourna-ment’s MostValuable Player—put together a three-game effort that included 72 points, 19 assists, 16rebounds and six steals.
This was the first ACC Tournament champi-onship for Maryland head coach Gary Williams,who coached the Terps to a national championshipin 2002 and an ACC regular-season title in 1995and 2001.“We worked really hard all year.We lostsome games, but we never quit,”Williams said inpost-game ceremonies.“We were getting better astime went on. It showed the last week of the [reg-ular] season with the two wins we had, and [also]when we came here and beat the top seeds. It is atremendous accomplishment for the players.” –TV
“Cool cat” Chris Vadala (shown below) isdirector of the university’s jazz studiesprogram. He conducts and organizes anannual Jazz Alumni Band performance.
Terrapin players anxiouslyawait a clutch free throw shotduring their 95–87 overtimevictory against Duke.
NET GAINS
� The Terps overcame a 21-point deficit in theirsemi-final victory over N.C. State, the largestcome-from-behind win in ACC Tournament history.
� The men’s team earned a No.4 seed in the NCAATournament and advanced to the second roundbefore losing to Syracuse, 72-70.
� The women’s team, under second-year coachBrenda Frese, won an NCAA tournament gamefor the first time in 12 years, advancing to thesecond round with an upset win over Miami(Fla.) before losing to LSU.
� Women’s team freshman Shay Doron set anNCAA record with 23 completed free throwsduring a regular-season game.
ALL THAT JAZZThe jazz studies program offers two jazz majors. The undergraduateprogram is a bachelor of arts in music with a jazz emphasis. The graduate
degree is amaster of music in (instrumental) jazz performance. Inaddition to participating in performance ensembles, jazz studies studentsstudy jazz theory, history and improvisation.Areas of studyinclude jazz piano, saxophone, trumpet, trombone, bass, guitar andjazz drum set.To find out more information about the jazz studiesprogram contact the School of Music Office of Admissions at301.405.1313. Or go to www.music.umd.edu/jazzstudies/
spotlight
He’s a cool cat, with a shock of jet blackhair and a black mustache, in black pants anda black leather jacket, as he swings his arm,snaps his fingers and taps his foot, be-bop-ping rhythmically to the tune of “HappyBlues” at the Jazz Alumni Band rehearsal.
Jazz studies director ChrisVadala is just asjazzed to lead this big band as he would beabout any other “gig,” as they say in themusic biz. Highlighting 1940’s blues and swing hits, this big bandis a group of about 20 Maryland jazz band alumni who are able tomake it for one afternoon rehearsal to prepare for an annual per-formance in front of hundreds at the Clarice Smith PerformingArts Center.
Just as prominent a player in the professional jazz world as heis in the academic one,Vadala was instrumental in adding a mas-ter’s in music to the jazz studies program.The specialized degreehas grown 10-fold since it began three years ago.
Most well-known as a standout woodwind artist with theinternationally recognized, Grammy- and Emmy Award-winningjazz group, Chuck Mangione Quartet,Vadala has also performedor recorded with such greats as Dizzy Gillespie, Quincy Jones,B.B. King, Ella Fitzgerald, Ray Charles, Natalie Cole andHenry Mancini.
In addition to creating the jazz master’s degree, in the last threeyearsVadala has made the Jazz Alumni Band performance an annualevent. Many of the former students who make it back for the per-formance (as well as many of those who are unable to) have foundprofessional music careers, directing high school bands, playing inmilitary bands, teaching music and other in performing outlets.
“Chris is great—he’s super positive. He’s got a tremendous
amount of energy,” says BrettLemley, who graduated witha master’s in jazz studies lastyear. Lemley teaches trumpetlessons and performs in two bands, Blue Sky Five and SingCo.Rhythm Orchestra.
Another jazz studies graduate, Leigh Pilzer ’01, who alsoplayed with the Jazz Alumni Band this March, first encounteredVadala through their mutual association in the InternationalAssociation of Jazz Educators.
“I think it is really exceptional to have someone like Chris asthe head of the jazz studies program,” says Pilzer who performsnationally with a women’s jazz concert ensemble, the Diva JazzOrchestra.
Jazz studies graduates say the program has a strong academicfoundation, but is very professionally oriented.“There is a lot ofencouragement and educational opportunities,” says Lemley of theprogram.“It’s very geared toward finding you work.”
Despite his busy schedule,Vadala makes his students and for-mer students a high priority.“They are like my musical children,”saysVadala.“It’s a real thrill to have them come back and play. Istill feel rather connected.” —SLK
Back in the Swing
TERP SPRING 2004 31LEFT PHOTO PROVIDED BY THE CLARICE SMITH PERFORMING ARTS CENTER, TOP BY JOHN T. CONSOLI30 TERP SPRING 2004 PHOTO COURTESY OF MARYLAND ATHLETICS/BRUCE L. SCHWARTZMAN
play-by-play
ACC Run Is One to Remember
SCOREcardCindy Timchal, the winningest
coach in women’s lacrosse his-
tory, reaped her 300th career
victory as Maryland defeated
Quinnipiac, 25–3, at the
Lacrosse Complex. Timchal has
coached lacrosse for 23 sea-
sons. During her 14 seasons
with Maryland, she led the
Terps to eight national titles.
A total of 263 Maryland stu-
dent-athletes representing
the university’s 27 varsity
sports were named to the
Intercollegiate Athletics
Honor Roll for the 2003 fall
semester. Student-athletes
must earn a 3.0 grade-point
average or better in a semes-
ter to be eligible for the list.
The women’s swimming and
water polo teams had the
most representatives with 35.
Freshman Gigi deToll
(Culpeper, Va.) won the 100-
yard butterfly, claiming
Maryland’s first individual
ACC title of the February
meet. Her time of 53.66 is a
new school record, surpass-
ing Bridget Mallon’s previous
mark of 54.01 set in 2002.
The time also automatically
qualified her for the NCAA
Championship.
Mr. Peanut, the iconic
legume in top hat and cane,
cavorts with a cartoon ver-
sion of Testudo courtside in
advertisements designed to
give the aging nut’s products
more appeal. The ad cam-
paign also calls for casting
votes for the “nuttiest fans”
at NCAA schools.
How does a team go from sitting on the bubble for an NCAA Tournamentbid, to earning an automatic berth and being named a No. 4 seed to the Big Dance—all in the courseof a weekend? The answer: go out and win the 51st annual Atlantic Coast Conference Tournamenttitle, knocking off the tournament’s three top-seeded teams along the way.
In an exhilarating three days of ACC basketball that will be cherished by Maryland sports fans foryears to come, the sixth-seeded Terrapins won their first ACC Tournament title since 1984, capped by
a 95–87 overtime victory against top-seeded Duke.Sophomore point guard John Gilchrist led the
way in theTerps’ hard-earned wins overWake Forest,87–86; N.C. State, 85–82; and the finals victory overDuke.The 6’3”, 199-lb. Gilchrist—voted the tourna-ment’s MostValuable Player—put together a three-game effort that included 72 points, 19 assists, 16rebounds and six steals.
This was the first ACC Tournament champi-onship for Maryland head coach Gary Williams,who coached the Terps to a national championshipin 2002 and an ACC regular-season title in 1995and 2001.“We worked really hard all year.We lostsome games, but we never quit,”Williams said inpost-game ceremonies.“We were getting better astime went on. It showed the last week of the [reg-ular] season with the two wins we had, and [also]when we came here and beat the top seeds. It is atremendous accomplishment for the players.” –TV
“Cool cat” Chris Vadala (shown below) isdirector of the university’s jazz studiesprogram. He conducts and organizes anannual Jazz Alumni Band performance.
Terrapin players anxiouslyawait a clutch free throw shotduring their 95–87 overtimevictory against Duke.
NET GAINS
� The Terps overcame a 21-point deficit in theirsemi-final victory over N.C. State, the largestcome-from-behind win in ACC Tournament history.
� The men’s team earned a No.4 seed in the NCAATournament and advanced to the second roundbefore losing to Syracuse, 72-70.
� The women’s team, under second-year coachBrenda Frese, won an NCAA tournament gamefor the first time in 12 years, advancing to thesecond round with an upset win over Miami(Fla.) before losing to LSU.
� Women’s team freshman Shay Doron set anNCAA record with 23 completed free throwsduring a regular-season game.
ALL THAT JAZZThe jazz studies program offers two jazz majors. The undergraduateprogram is a bachelor of arts in music with a jazz emphasis. The graduate
degree is amaster of music in (instrumental) jazz performance. Inaddition to participating in performance ensembles, jazz studies studentsstudy jazz theory, history and improvisation.Areas of studyinclude jazz piano, saxophone, trumpet, trombone, bass, guitar andjazz drum set.To find out more information about the jazz studiesprogram contact the School of Music Office of Admissions at301.405.1313. Or go to www.music.umd.edu/jazzstudies/
spotlight
32 TERP SPRING 2004 PHOTO BY JEREMY GREENE
IN MY LAST COLUMN, I urged you to becomeadvocates for this great institution with ourstate legislators, and many of you responded.The legislators listened, and the university wasspared major budget cuts this year. I am pleasedto report that the Governor and MarylandGeneral Assembly accelerated full constructionfunds for a new biosciences research building—our top priority. Our drive to build a greatuniversity in partnership with the state, ouralumni, and friends continues unabated.
This spring has brought us good news, andwe have cheered many honors by our faculty.To cite just a few: five faculty in Arts andHumanities won National Endowment for theHumanities fellowships, more than from anyother institution; our faculty in the EarthSciences will partner with researchers from theNational Oceanographic and AtmosphericAdministration (NOAA) in a new world-classweather prediction center to be built in ourresearch park; and faculty in the Department ofAerospace Engineering won a major NASAaward for development of futuristic micro hov-ering air vehicles.
When it comes to the future of our univer-sity, each one of us has a critical role to play.State appropriations are a vital component, andfaculty productivity keeps our research pro-grams at the forefront.Achieving true leadershipwill require sustained support by our alumni,friends, the business community, faculty, staffand students—those who care about what theuniversity does and its value to this region andthe nation.That is the only way that an institu-tion ever succeeds.
The involvement of all stakeholders is moreimportant than ever as universities face a con-tinuing decline in public funding for highereducation generally.We are responding to this
national trend by a rigorous examination of theway we do business. Last fall I appointed sixtask forces to review our effectiveness in build-ing a great university in these times.Their over-arching goal was to maximize use of ourresources to enhance quality while assuringaccess for talented students, regardless of theirfinancial means.
I am pleased with the scope of the inquiriesand the speed and thoroughness with whichthese task forces responded.They madethoughtful and creative recommendations thathave been widely supported across the campusabout university financing, undergraduate suc-cess, graduate studies, administrative functions,fundraising and academic structure. We havefound ways to use technology to process 35percent more applications without additionalstaff; we are enacting policies that encouragemore students to complete their degrees in fouryears; and we are exploring tuition models thatwill allow us to lock in tuition rates for fouryears for incoming students.
Ultimately, whatever changes are implement-ed, access to a top-flight university will driveour decision-making.We will soon be embark-ing on a major fundraising campaign to bringour need-based scholarship support to a levelappropriate for the University of Maryland intoday’s economic climate. The first step in thisundertaking will be a Scholarship Benefit thisSeptember 18 at the Clarice Smith PerformingArts Center, with a goal of raising more than$1 million. It will be a festive, fun-filled nightthat showcases our talented students. I urgeyou to mark your calendar for one “hot, hot,hot” event.
Dan Mote, President
Access to Quality:The Key to the Future
You can find the full reports of the six
President’s Task Groups on the Web.
� Academic Incentives,
Efficiencies and Effectiveness
� Administration: Incentives,
Efficiencies and Effectiveness
� Undergraduate
Rates/Success Rates
� Financial Planning
� Fundraising
� Graduate Student Success
www.senate.umd.edu/
CampusCrier/PresidentTask
GroupsRepts.htm.
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