UMD Memorial Celebration
Memorial Celebration:
Remembering the Lives of
Maryland Students, Faculty and Staff
Thursday, May 2, 2024 at 2PM
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All are welcome.
We mourn the lives lost in our University of Maryland community and feel deeply that all Terrapins should be honored for their contributions to our campus. The university's fourth annual Memorial Celebration brings our community together to remember the lives of Maryland students, faculty, emeriti faculty, and staff who have passed. In joining together to remember, we mourn these recent losses as a community and lean on each other through this shared experience.
This ceremony is symbolic of what it means to be part of the Terrapin family, and we encourage all members of our community to join us. This year's celebration will honor students, faculty, emeriti faculty, and staff who passed away from April 2023 through April 2024 while enrolled at or working for the university.
Directions to the Memorial Chapel can be found here.
Parking will be available in Regents Drive Garage and by reservation along Chapel Lane and Regents Drive.
For more information, contact studentaffairs@umd.edu or 301-314-8428.
Check out the livestream from our May 2023 Program:
For closed captioning click here.
In Memoriam April 2023 - April 2024
We are saddened to have lost these members of the University of Maryland community
and remain ever thankful for their contributions to our shared lives.
STUDENTS
Emmanuel Ababio
Undergraduate - Freshman
A. James Clark School of Engineering — Chemical Engineering
Jack Bishop
Undergraduate - Sophomore
A. James Clark School of Engineering — Aerospace Engineering
Samuel Castaneda
Undergraduate - Junior
College of Information Studies — Information Science
James Cockey
Undergraduate - Junior
College of Arts and Humanities — Philosophy, Politics, and Economics
Alex Cohen
Undergraduate - Senior
Robert H. Smith School of Business — Finance
Laura Harris
Doctoral Student
College of Education — Student Affairs
Vinoj Jayasundara
Doctoral Student
College of Computer, Mathematical and Natural Sciences — Computer Science
Luke McCormick
Graduate Student
Robert H. Smith School of Business — Business Administration
Bryan Mashiri
Undergraduate - Sophomore
College of Information Studies — Information Science
Erik Mechtel
Undergraduate - Senior
College of Computer, Mathematical and Natural Science — Mathematics and Physics
Amari Seldon
Undergraduate - Junior
College of Behavioral and Social Sciences — Psychology
Kevin Sloan
Doctoral Student
College of Arts and Humanities — Music
Raena Smith
Undergraduate - Senior
College of Information Studies — Information Science
Behrad Soleimanitapehsari
Doctoral Student
A. James Clark School of Engineering — Electrical Engineering
FACULTY
Elizabeth Arnold
College of Arts and Humanities — English
Michael Buckhout-White
College of Arts and Humanities — National Foreign Language Center
Rance Cleaveland
College of Computer, Mathematical and Natural Sciences — Computer Science
Thejappa Golla
College of Computer, Mathematical and Natural Sciences — Astronomy
Kathleen Kendall
College of Arts and Humanities — Communication
Leslie Mostow
School of Architecture Planning, and Preservation — Real Estate Development
Eugene Robinson
College of Arts and Humanities — English
A. Surjalal Sharma
College of Computer, Mathematical and Natural Sciences — Astronomy
Brice Trossbach
Maryland Fire and Rescue Institute
EMERITI FACULTY
Jorge Aguilar Mora
College of Arts and Humanities - School of Languages, Literatures, and Cultures
Ronald Armstrong
A. James Clark School of Engineering — Mechanical Engineering
Roger Betancourt
College of Behavioral and Social Sciences — Economics
Bonnie Braun
School of Public Health — Family Science
Jon Franklin
Philip Merrill College of Journalism
Kenneth Kammeyer
College of Behavioral and Social Sciences — Sociology
Michael Kearney
College of Agriculture and Natural Resources — Environmental Science and Technology
Joseph Lengermann
College of Behavioral and Social Sciences — Sociology
Donald Messersmith
College of Computer, Mathematical and Natural Sciences — Entomology and Ornithology
Charles Mitter
College of Computer, Mathematical and Natural Sciences — Entomology
John Pease
College of Behavioral and Social Sciences — Sociology
Moon-Jhong Rhee
A. James Clark School of Engineering — Electrical & Computer Engineering
Manfred Wuttig
A. James Clark School of Engineering — Materials Science & Engineering
STAFF
David Baugh
College of Information Studies
Yusef Jones
Residential Facilities — Community Maintenance
John Slaughter
Office of the President — Chancellor of the University
Deborah Yeagley
College of Computer, Mathematical and Natural Sciences — Geology
In Memoriam April 2022 - April 2023
We are saddened to have lost these members of the University of Maryland community
and remain ever thankful for their contributions to our shared lives.
STUDENTS
Shilpa Bista
Doctoral Student
Graduate School — Educational Policy and Leadership
Animesh Dalal
Undergraduate - Freshman
A. James Clark School of Engineering — Electrical Engineering
Joshua Gibson
Undergraduate - Senior
College of Computer, Mathematical and Natural Sciences — Chemistry
Kevin Gill
Undergraduate - Sophomore
Undergraduate Studies — Letters and Sciences
Nathaniel Kelliher
Undergraduate - Junior
School of Public Health — Kinesiology
Dylan Medina
Undergraduate - Sophomore
College of Computer, Mathematical and Natural Sciences — Computer Science
Christian Thompson
Post-Baccalaureate Student
College of Information Studies — Information Science
Madeleine Weiss
Undergraduate - Freshman
Robert H. Smith School of Business — Marketing
FACULTY
Christopher Davis
A. James Clark School of Engineering — Electrical and Computer Engineering
Sherry Frick
College of Agriculture and Natural Resources — University of Maryland Extension, Allegany
EMERITI FACULTY
Edward Dager
College of Behavioral and Social Sciences — Sociology
Joan Hult
School of Public Health — Kinesiology
Catherine McArdle Kelleher
School of Public Policy — Founding Member
Rudolph Lamone
Robert H. Smith School of Business — Dingman Center for Entrepreneurship
Betty Malen
College of Education — Teaching and Learning, Policy and Leadership
Don Piper
College of Behavioral and Social Sciences — Government and Politics
William Richardson
College of Arts and Humanities — Art
Catherine Schuler
College of Arts and Humanities — Women, Gender and Sexuality Studies
STAFF
Marie Davidson
Office of the President
Sarah Davies
Residential Facilities — North Campus
Gregory Franklin
Facilities Management — Administrative Services
Frank Fu
Controller — Systems Control
William Guididas
Facilities Management — Administrative Services
Hassen Kebede
Facilities Management — Operations and Maintenance
Sharon La Voy
Office of Institutional Research, Planning, and Assessment
Anthony Sam
Facilities Management — Building Services
Devyn Sturdavant
Undergraduate Studies — Office of Letters and Sciences
Oscar Lopez Valle
Facilities Management — Design Services
Beth Ann Winson
University Relations