UMD iSchool Alumni Spotlights

UMD’s iSchool Takes Great Pride in its Graduates
From archivists to librarians, web developers to information architects, our iSchool alumni succeed as information professionals in every field imaginable. Take a moment to read these interesting stories about your fellow iSchool Terps!
Stay Engaged with the UMD iSchool
The alumni of the UMD iSchool have been shaping the interaction between people and information. Today our alumni are engaged with the iSchool like never before.

Wendy Simmons, PhD, Class of 1990
Wendy Simmons is a retired Foreign Service Officer. She was also an adjunct lecturer for the College of Information Studies from 2015 to 2017. Fo …

Kevin Beverly, MLS, Class of 1981
iSchool Alumnus Kevin Beverly works to help disadvantaged children realize their potential through community outreach, mentoring, and service.

Alice Crites, MLS
Alice Crites, Washington Post researcher, has been a part of a half-dozen Pulitzer teams.

Tracy Jeffcott, MLS, Class of 2012
Tracy Jeffcott is the recipient of the 2017-18 Maryland School Librarian of the Year award, which honors a school librarian for exemplary service …

Dr. Diane Ledbetter Barlow, MLS, Class of 1975
Dr. Diane L. Barlow, who passed February 6, 2018, was a monumental figure in the history of the University of Maryland College of Information Stu …

Jamuna Sundararajan, MIM, Class of 2005
Jamuna is currently the President and CEO of Cyberbahn Federal Solutions LLC. Cyberbahn Federal Solutions LLC was Jamuna’s dream since 1995, whic …

Melissa Wertheimer, MLIS, Class of 2017
Meet Melissa Wertheimer, Archivist of the Music Library Association and Music Reference Specialist at the Library of Congress.