Alma Preinkert (October 22, 1895 – February 28, 1954) was the
registrar at the
University of Maryland before being murdered by an intruder at her
Washington, D.C. home. A Maryland alumna and a beloved figure in the university community, her murder sent shockwaves through the area. Although a large investigation ensued, her attacker was never identified.[1][2]
A building on the university's
College Park campus, the Preinkert Field House (which currently contains the National Center for
Smart Growth and the Environmental Finance Center), and Preinkert Drive are named after Alma Preinkert.[2][3]
Preinkert, A. H., and American Association of Collegiate Registrars and Admissions Officers. (1940). The work of the registrar: A summary of principles and practices in American universities and colleges. Washington, DC: American Association of Collegiate Registrars and Admissions Officers.
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abMcCabe, Scott (September 20, 2010),
"U.Md. registrar fatally stabbed in her D.C. home", The Washington Examiner, archived from the original on June 11, 2014, This weeks cold case dates back more than 50 years ... Alma Preinkert was born in the District, graduated from George Washington University and received a masters from Maryland. In 1936, she became the first female registrar of the university in College Park. ... Investigators interviewed hundreds of people, and a $1,500 reward was offered, but no arrest was ever made.