Alumni

Katrin Patterson ’11, a double major in anthropology and gender and women’s studies, was featured this month on the Volunteer Maryland website for her role with Ardmore Enterprises, through which she will launch a volunteer program that will bring more awareness to the capabilities of individuals with intellectual or developmental disabilities Read the Volunteer Maryland story here. Patterson, who graduated cum laude, was a France and Merrick Scholarship and the Walter Sondheim Maryland Non-Profit Leadership Scholarship, as well as a member of the President’s Commission for Women. After graduation, she traveled to the University of Botswana on a Fulbright research… Continue Reading Patterson ’11, Anthropology/GWS, Featured on Volunteer Maryland

“Ace of Cakes” star baker Jeffrey “Duff” Goldman ’97, history, was spotted blending into the crowd for Baltimore city jury duty today, the Baltimore Sun reported. Although, from the sound of it, he was a bit upstaged by fellow Baltimore star Olympian Michael Phelps. Read the Baltimore Sun story here. Goldman, who was named a UMBC Outstanding Alumnus of the Year in the Humanities in 2009, spent at least part of his day of civic duty tweeting about hot dog water, the Sun story said.

Alumni representing a multiple Greek organizations gathered last month during Homecoming to celebrate the 25th anniversary of UMBC’s chapter of Sigma Alpha Epsilon Fraternity. Nearly 100 SAE alumni and active members attended the event at the Sheraton in Columbia on October 13, said Jim Lotfi ’89, visual and performing arts, who advises the student fraternity. In addition to recognizing some of the group’s founding brothers, Hugh Clifton Carr, III ’89 and Shawn Walker ’99 were presented with the “Order of the Lion” for outstanding Alumni service to the fraternity, Lotfi said. “I was very happy to see so many Alumni… Continue Reading Greek Alums Celebrate 25th Anniversary

UMBC’s alumni live and travel all over the world doing fun, amazing things! And UMBC Magazine wants to showcase this. That’s where the Roving Retriever project comes in. Next time you travel to an interesting place, take a copy of UMBC Magazine with you and snap a photo of yourself with it. Send the photo to jogrady@umbc.edu along with information about who’s in the photo and where you are, and we’ll feature you on the UMBC Magazine Facebook page! Take a look today…we’ve already got a couple! Where will our Retrievers go next?

William R. Soltesz ’72, financial economics and mathematics, one of UMBC’s early Student Government Association presidents, passed away on September 13 at his home in New Jersey. He was 62 years old. Soltesz, who grew up in Catonsville, served as president of the SGA from 1970 to 1971, and “was pivotal in working with faculty and students to keep the university open during a time when many other fledgling universities closed due to student riots and political pressures related to the Vietnam War,” his obituary reports. Read an essay about these times at UMBC by Soltesz’s classmate, former Retriever Weekly… Continue Reading Memorial Planned Friday for Soltesz ’72, Early SGA President