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.
Livestream our May 2024 Program here.
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
Bryan Mashiri
Undergraduate - Sophomore
College of Information Studies — Information Science
Luke McCormick
Graduate Student
Robert H. Smith School of Business — Business Administration
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
Lauretta Clough
College of Arts and Humanities — School of Languages, Literatures, and Cultures
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 Misner
College of Computer, Mathematical and Natural Sciences — Physics
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
Charles "Lefty" Driesell
Intercollegiate Athletics — Men's Basketball
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