Milor, Kayley
About Kayley Milor
Kayley Hue Milor, 22, passed away on March 22, 2022 in a tragic accident while vacationing with friends on spring break in Cancun, Mexico. Born on January 24, 2000, in Rockville, MD, she is the daughter of Ron Milor, Jr. and Tien Milor (UMD 1993).
Kayley posthumously received a bachelor of science degree in kinesiology, with a minor in business, from the School of Public Health. She was an accomplished student in the University Honors Program and met the academic criteria to graduate magna cum laude, with a 3.933 GPA. She was also recognized and honored as a 2022 inductee to the school’s Delta Omega Public Health Honorary Society for her outstanding achievements, leadership, and devotion to the field of public health. Kayley had been accepted to the Doctor of Physical Therapy Program at the University of Maryland School of Medicine.
Kayley loved life at the University of Maryland. During her time at UMD, she interned at several locations for Pivot Physical Therapy and was part of the sports medicine team working with the UMD Football Program. She was extremely passionate about helping others and that desire was evident in the time and effort she put into her studies and work.
Her legacy of helping others continues with the Kayley Milor Memorial Scholarship, established by the University of Maryland, College Park, through generous funds from friends and family. The funds provide merit-based scholarships to hard-working, highly motivated undergraduate students who embody Kayley's spirit of leadership and community engagement.
Kayley grew up in Urbana, MD and was a 2018 graduate of Urbana High School.
She touched the lives of many in such a short time. Kayley will be forever missed, always loved, and never forgotten.
About Wildfire Black Gum
This memorial tree is on the north side of Pyon-Chen. Nyssa sylvatica ‘Wildfire’ has reddish leaves in the spring and continues to showcase red hues throughout the year. In the fall, the leaves turn to marroon, orange, and purplish shades, making it a beautiful focal point in the landscape. This tree is native to Maryland and nearly all of the East Coast of the Unites States. It supports both the insect and bird population on campus; in the spring, it has clusters of white blossoms visited by native pollinators that turn to purple fruits enjoyed by birds.
