A student-led proposal to the change the name of the University of Maryland’s Byrd Stadium took another step forward on Thursday with school President Wallace D. Loh’s announcement of the creation of a group charged with formally considering the issue.
The Byrd Stadium Naming Work Group, which Loh said is meant to provide a “thoughtful and balanced assessment of possible options” regarding the stadium’s name, will hold its first meeting on Monday. Its final report is due to Loh by Dec. 11. The group, which comprises 19 faculty and staff members, students and alumni, will be chaired by Bonnie Thornton Dill, dean of Maryland’s College of Arts & Humanities.