Smith Business magazine, Summer 2024 - Magazine - Page 5
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SUMMER 2024
Smith Business is published
twice a year by the Robert
H. Smith School of Business
at the University of
Maryland, College Park.
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readers on articles and
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A MONUMENTAL
$5M INVESTMENT
DEAN
Prabhudev Konana
Long Jiang, PhD ’06,
makes the largest-ever gift to
Smith’s doctoral programs
ASSISTANT DEAN,
MARKETING COMMUNICATIONS
Rebecca Winner, MBA ’13
CHIEF DEVELOPMENT OFFICER,
DEVELOPMENT AND ALUMNI
RELATIONS
FEATURED
John Aronowitz
Why I Give: A Game-Changing Gi昀琀 /6
MANAGING EDITOR
Bill Boyle ’81 is helping Smith take learning to the next level with a new
$1 million gift to fund the construction of a virtual teaching studio.
Veronica Robinson
CONTENT EDITOR
Carrie Handwerker, JOUR ’02
ART DIRECTOR
Looking Forward and Giving Back /10
Jessica Smith, JOUR ’10
Ashlynn Battle ’24, MS ’25, is driven to give back to those who
supported her throughout her college experience.
CONTRIBUTORS
Greg Muraski
Pablo Suarez
Peggy Weickert, ARHU ’89
Jessica Wilson
PHOTOGRAPHY
Serving the Community Beyond Campus /17
Ross Lewin
Mike Morgan
Smith faculty and students are striving to make an impact in their
work—both in and out of the classroom.
Tony Richards
CONTACT
Robert H. Smith School of Business
Office of Marketing Communications
3570 Van Munching Hall
Special Edi琀椀on: Dean’s Report /28
University of Maryland
College Park, MD 20742-1815
rhsmith-editor@umd.edu
Take note of Smith’s latest accomplishments in this special edition of
the Dean’s Report. We’re constantly building a stronger future at Smith.
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Robert H. Smith School of Business
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DEAN’S REPORT
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CONNECTIONS
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All in on AI /20
How the Smith School is preparing
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