Citation:
MAC to Millennium, University of Maryland Archives
Reckord Armory-constructed in 1944; designed by Hopkins & Fletcher; named for Major General Milton A. Reckord, adjutant general of Maryland.
Regents, Board of-the University System of Maryland, comprised of eleven individual campuses, is overseen by a Board of Regents who are appointed by the governor of Maryland
Rhodes Scholars-Tom McMillen earned this distinction in 1974; at the time, he was also the all-time top scorer in Maryland basketball history; University President Wilson H. Elkins was the first Rhodes Scholar to be associated with the campus
Rifle shooting-first organized rifle team in 1911;
the women's team, first organized in 1922, won numerous national championships;
the men were national champions in 1953 and 1954
Ritchie Coliseum-constructed in 1932; designed
by Howard W. Cutler; named for Albert Cabell Ritchie, governor of Maryland,
1921-1935.
Roads (2004)-there are approximately 13 miles of road on campus
Rockets-the University of Maryland has long been in the forefront of research into outerspace. Dr. S. Fred Singer, who pioneered many of the University's early ventures into rocketry and satellite research, designed the "Terrapin" and "Oriole" high altitude rockets which were built and launched at very low costs compared to the value of the data they gathered. The "Terrapin," a fifteen-foot, two-stage rocket, weighing approximately 225 pounds, could soar eighty miles into space at speeds of up to 3800 miles per hour; the first test firing of this rocket occurred in November 1957.
Rossborough Inn-constructed between 1802 and 1814;
named for the Ross family; originally served travellers on the main road
between Baltimore and Washington; extensive renovations have altered the
original appearance of the exterior significantly.
Rotocraft Center, Alfred Gessow-one of three centers established by the Army Research Office in 1982; named for Alfred Gessow, leading helicopter expert and professor emeritus in the Department of Aerospace Engineering
Rugby-men's rugby was first organized in 1967; women's rugby was organized in 1986
