Smith Profiles
Alumni Profile
Building Bridges Between U.S., Africa
Rashida Petersen, Undergraduate '03
Different environments pose different challenges, which is why international business developer Rashida Petersen ’03 says seeking information about local contexts is more important than ever.
Alumni Profile
Quiet on the Tee: He’s Working
George Bradford, Undergraduate
Former Terrapin golfer George Bradford, a 1997 graduate of the University of Maryland’s Robert H. Smith School of Business, had a quick response when people told him to “get a job” after college. “I have a job,” he told the skeptics. “I’m a professional golfer.”
Alumni Profile
Working With IBM's Watson
Kristie C. Bradford, A Front Row Seat at the Intersection of Business and Tech
What does a typical work day look like for Kristie Curameng Bradford, a 2005 full-time MBA graduate at the University of Maryland's Robert H. Smith School of Business? Well, there’s really no such thing — and that’s precisely why she loves her job.
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Fighting Food Waste and Hunger
Evan Lutz ’14
Entrepreneur Evan Lutz ’14 hates to see food go to waste. So in 2014 during his senior year at the University of Maryland’s Robert H. Smith School of Business, he co-founded Hungry Harvest from his dorm basement in College Park, Md.
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Following the Itch to Explore the World
Tekisha Harvey, Full-time MBA
In the past year Tekisha Harvey, MBA ’08, has visited Kenya, Tanzania, South Africa, Colombia, Argentina, the Netherlands, Bali, the Philippines, Thailand and Japan. “It’s crazy that this is my life,” she says.
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A Builder of African American History
Lisa Anders, Full-time MBA
Visitors to the National Museum of African American History and Culture can’t miss the restored Pullman railcar that dominates the Segregation Gallery in Concourse 2.
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MBA Pro Called Up to the Big Leagues
Ted Towne, Part-time MBA
Some people claw their way into the sports industry. Ted Towne, PTMBA ’08, received an invitation to work in Major League Baseball while studying at the University of Maryland’s Robert H. Smith School of Business.
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Getting to Yes in Silicon Valley
Yonas Beshawred, Undergraduate '09
StackShare founder Yonas Beshawred ’09 stopped counting the rejections when he went looking for funding in Silicon Valley. “I got a bunch of no’s,” he says. “I stopped counting after like 50. At that point it doesn’t matter. All you need is one yes.”
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Change Agent Shines at BET
Donna Blackman, Executive MBA '10
Leaders prove their worth during times of adversity, and Donna Blackman, EMBA ’10, got her first big opportunity just 100 days into a new job at BET Networks in 2013.
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Secretary of the Army, With Skills Honed at Maryland Smith
Ryan D. McCarthy, Executive MBA '13
Ryan D. McCarthy, an executive MBA alumnus at the University of Maryland’s Robert H. Smith School of Business, never thought he would be the chief executive officer of the U.S. Army.