Class of 2002

Class of 2002 (HM2641)

Location: College Park, MD 20742 Prince George's County
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N 38° 58.982', W 76° 56.445'

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—Moments in Time: A Milestone Year —


Class of 2002
Senior Class Gift

University of Maryland
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Moments In Time:
A Milestone Year

"If you can meet with triumph and disaster
And treat those two imposters just the same;
If you can fill the unforgiving minute
With sixty seconds' worth of distance run,
Yours is the Earth and everything that's in it."

excerpt from Rudyard Kipling's poem "If"


Fall 2001


September 11
Terror strikes World Trade Center, Pentagon, and Shanksville, PA

September 12
Memorial vigil on McKeldin Mall

September 24
Tornado tears through campus

September 29
Opening of the Clarice Smith Performing Arts Center

November 4
Women's field hokey wins ACC Championship

November 10
Terps Football claims ACC title

November 14
Nelson Mandela speaks in Cole Field House

December 22
Fall Commencement

"Tears of sadness for the tragedies we suffered this year were followed by tears of joy as this university and this country embraced national solidarity, achieving victory over adversity." - Candice Cooper, Class of 2002

Spring 2002


January



2
Terps Football competes in Orange Bowl

February 8
Winter Olympics open in Salt Lake City

March 3
Men's Basketball wins ACCC title in final game at Cole Field House

April 1
Men's Basketball claims first National Championship

April 26
Annual Calvert Cotillion

April 27
Annual Maryland Day

May 23
Spring Commencement

"It was not the lessons that we were taught while we were here, but rather the experiences we shared — from the everyday events to the monumental occurrences which changed our world — that have pushed us into our future." - Kerri Owen, Class of 2002

Fall 2002


September 20
Stamp Student Union's Hoff Theater reopens

October 11
Opening of Comcast Center with Midnight Madness

November 13
U.N. Secretary-General Kofi Annan speaks in Cole Field House

November 17
Men's Soccer claims ACC title

December 21
Fall Commencement

"Looking back on this milestone year, I realize with sadness that innocence has been lost: my country's and my own. Yet I will leave this place ready to face the world, for I have learned! Learned what it means to rise above the times to brave the storm and, through it all, to hold my head up high." - Rachel



Griffin, Class of 2002
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HM NumberHM2641
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Date Added Wednesday, March 21st, 2018 at 1:02pm PDT -07:00
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UTM (WGS84 Datum)18S E 331900 N 4316685
Decimal Degrees38.98303333, -76.94075000
Degrees and Decimal MinutesN 38° 58.982', W 76° 56.445'
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds38° 58' 58.92" N, 76° 56' 26.7" W
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Area Code(s)301
Which side of the road?Marker is on the right when traveling South
Closest Postal AddressAt or near 7660 Regents Dr, College Park MD 20742, US
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