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It has been 34 years since the University of Baltimore last welcomed
a new president, and Robert Bogomolny knows the shoes he must fill
are qu ite large, Neve r one to back down from a challenge, President
Bogomolny has set his sights on bringing the entire University
community together to help UB reach its full potential as a cultural
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to the elegant architecture of Mount Vernon, it's no wonder the unique
attributes of what residents affectionately refer to as "Charm City"
make Baltimore an East Coast hot spot Here, members of the UB
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lions and tigers and bears '" and a lawyer) UB alumna Elizabeth
"Bille" Grieb, J.D, '77, gives up her prestigious post as a partner at one
of Baltimore's most powerful law firms to take a walk on the wild side
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On the cover: UB Pre.~ident
Robert L. Bogomolny
xxv,
No.1 Fall 2002
NOTEWORTHY Ambition and a Track Record:
U B's New Dean Has Big Plans for the
Merrick School of Business
"l would like to see the
entrepreneurship faculty
dream big dreams
about what a major
entrepreneurship center
would look like ... "
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Why not think big?
About two years ago, Anne McCarthy noticed that her job as director of
Colorado State University's Center for Entrepreneurial and Family
Enterprises centered on the very e1uties routinely shouldered by business
school deans.
That's why, at a relatively young age, McCarthy set her sights on her
next career goal, undaunted by the fact that most business schools are still
led by men.
"There were so few women in administration in business schools, and so
many of my female colleagues were uninterested or unwilling to take on
the responsibilities," McCarthy says. "But if none of us ever want to break
the glass ceiling, how is it ever going to be broken?"
Everything McCarthy felt she did best-creating innovative programs,
reaching out to the community and alumni, motivating others-were the
things successful deans did well. She let a mentor, Rudolph Lamone, for­
mer business dean of the University of Maryland, College Park, know
about her goal. Lamone brought her to the attention of UB's search
committee, and on June 1, McCarthy became the dean of the Merrick
School of Business. She was chosen by a 15-member search committee
from 64 candidates, many of whom were already serving as dean at
nationally known schools of business.
"I have followed her career for some time, and I have always been
impressed with her intellectual enthusiasm and originality," says Lamone,
professor emeritus and chair of the Board of Advisors of UM's Dingman
Center for Entrepreneurship. "Anne can bring an extraordinary set of skills
to a large variety of questions and almost always produce provocative and
innovative ideas."
Lamone expects her to make an impact beyond the University, he adds.
"I have no doubt that Anne McCarthy will be a 'mover and shaker' for
the Baltimore business community and the Merrick School," he says.
Joel Morse, associate dean for research and outreach, says the search
committee was impressed by McCarthy's publication record, fund-raising
expertise and interest and experience in entrepreneurship.
"·We thought she was intelligent, refreshing, original in her thinking and
well-spoken," Morse says.
Shortly after graduating ftom Georgetown University, McCarthy and
two partners launched a business buying and renovating hjstoric properties
in Hartford, Conn. , for commercial use.
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Alumni iVlagazil1e
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She earned an M .B.A. from the University of Connecticut and, drawn to
academe, continued on to earn a Ph.D. in stnltegic management from
Purdue University. She taught first at Indiana University before heading
west to Fort Collins, Colo., and a post as a management professor at
Colorado State.
At CSU, McCarthy founded the Center for Entrepreneurial and
Family Enterprises, dedicated to linking the university to its business
community, enhancing learning experiences for students, conducting
cutting-edge research, and providing resources to entrepreneurial and
family-owned enterprises in Fort Collins. Business owners learned about
new technology, management techniques and other innovations through
the center, while snldents were linked to the real world of business. The
center sought grants to assist women business owners and enterprising
artists, and worked closely with the Fort Collins Virtual Business
Incubator to launch new firms.
UB's entrepreneurship program was one of the strongest draws for
McCarthy, but she hopes to build on it.
"I would like to see the entrepreneurship faculty dream big dreams
about what a major entrepreneurship center would look like-perhaps
offering programs from grade school to community college and beyond,"
she says. "For example, we should ask ourselves, 'What can we do for
entrepreneurs who want to grow their companies)' \Ve have tremendous
resources here ,lOd we can augment what al ready exists, which is technolo­
gy commercialization."
The business school's biggest challenge is to build enrollment. Even
this early in her tenure, McCarthy has a two-pronged attack planned:
innovative curriculum and increased visibility, all while reinforcing UB's
core curricula in accounting, finance, marketing and management infor­
mation systems.
"There's no reason we can't be creative," she says. "And once we've
staked out our areas of difference from our competitors, we have to make
ourselves visible. We have a lot of great things working for us: an accessi­
ble location, parking, convenient classes and talented faculty."
The greatest evidence that UB is doing something right is alumni
involvement, McCarthy observes, noting that busy professionals make
time to support the school through such avenues as the Merrick Advisory
Board and a mentorship program.
Although her new post leaves her with little free time, McCarthy has
found a home to restore in nearby Bolton Hill-although this time, she'll
have to leave the drywall and painting to someone else.
"At least I'll get to take part in the design," she says. "That will be great
fun on top of a job that is also fun and rewarding."
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Keep it Down, Fellows
The 1961 edition of The Reporter, the
University of Baltimore's yearbook,
announced the re-formation of a cam­
pus chess club. These well dressed, if
seemingly unenthusiastic, first recruits
ponder their next moves.
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UB's New School of Information Arts and Technologies
Wins $420,000 National Science Foundation Grant
UWe need to understand
more about how children
approach a Web page, what
shapes their thinking and
behavior, in order to make
sure they're getting the most
out ofthe Internet."
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UB's new School of Information Arts and Technologies is the recipient of
a three-year, $420,000 grant from the National Science Foundation to
research the involvement of children in software design.
The research parmersh.ip with the University of Maryland's Human­
Computer Interaction Laboratory focuses on digital interfaces-the software
that structures Web pages and other forms of digital information-and
how children interact with them. In particular, the design team composed
of six to eight children, several graduate stud ents and tlle faculty will be
developing interfaces for the International Children's Digital Library, a
project mat will enable children around the world to access a wide range
of books in many languages in digital form from the Internet.
In the project, ch.ildren between the ages of 10-13 will design interfaces
based on the way they use computers to find infonnation. Graduate researc h
assistants will gather data on how me children work to gain information on
user-centered design methodology. The long-range goal of such research,
explains Professor NaJ1CY K.ClpJan, is me design of interactive tools-such as
search engines-mat better serve the educational needs of yOUJ1g people.
"Web pages are designed for adults, and for the way adults think," says
Kaplan, director of me School ofIJ1formation Arts and Technologies. "\Ve
need to UJ1derstand more about how ch.ildren approach a Web page, what
shapes their th.inking and behavior, in order to make sure they're getting
the most out of the Internet."
Former faculty member Noah Wardrip-Fruin, who left UB to continue
his studies at Brown University, was instrumental in preparing the grant
proposal. Kaplan will serve as principal investigator for the project;
Professors Stuart Moulthrop aJ1d Kathryn Summers will also be involved
in the project.
T he grant and me research project boost DB's efforts to position the
new school as an innovator in information technology, says Kaplan.
Through the NSF grant, the school will also be able to offer two fel­
lowships for graduate sl1ldents covering the tuition, fees and a stipend for
a doctoral fellow in UB's Doctor of Communications Design program and
a master's degree fellow in the new Master of Science in Interaction Design
and illformation Architecture.
During the summer, Kaplan was busy acq uiring equipment and prepar­
ing a laboratory for the research project in Charles Hall. Her next step will
be to recruit children to become design parmers in the project. She aims
to attract a culturally diverse group of children for the project.
KaplaJ1 hopes tlUs research study, and future projects for which faculty are
applying for grants, will help boost DB's reputation as a research institution.
Lead investigator at the University of Maryland will be Professor
Allison Druin, who is an expert in educational metllodologies and peda­
gogy. UM professors Ben Bederson and Saundra Nettles also have roles in
the research project.
Univenity of Baltimore Alumni i'vlagazine
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RESEARCH Rats Make Promising Recruits in the War Against Drugs We tend to think of rats as unattractive
their hind legs when they smelled sub­
nuisances, but University of Baltimore
stances such as a cocaine simulant.
computer scientist James Otto thinks
Otto's work on the project include devel­
that rodents may have the potential to
oping tracking systems and computer
be tiny life savers or drug busters.
programs to measure the rats' efficiency
Otto and his colleagues Michael
in finding the target.
Brown and William Long III developed a
The researchers were "fairly pleased"
series of research experiments to see if
with their initial results, Otto says, and
rats could be trained to produce a
may seek additional grants to take their
response when sniffing out a target,
experiments beyond the laboratory
and if sensors attached to the rats
and into the field. But there are "chal­
could alert human monitors to the
lenges" in moving the rats out of the
rat's response.
lab and into search-and-rescue or inves­
"We wanted to find out if we could
tigative teams. "One of them is cultural:
train rats to search for something and
The guys with the dogs are cool, but
send out an alert when they found it­
people still aren't fond of rats,"
typically, contraband such as explosives,
acoustics, infrared technology and infor­
drugs or even distressed humans,"
mation systems. He has a background in
Otto explains.
engineering and information systems.
The three researchers described their
findings in a recent issue of the journal
he says.
Otto, who is continuing research
(without rats) on management informa­
Why rats?
tion systems at UB, has been somewhat
"Rats have a good sense of smell and
surprised by the international media
they're fairly intelligent," he says, adding
attention his research has drawn, from
that rats can squeeze into spaces that
publications such as Nature Science
ago, when he was teaching manage­
humans and dogs can't reach. Another
Update to Discover Magazine and the
ment information systems classes at
plus: Rats don't get attached to their
Canadian Discovery Channel.
Villanova University in Philadelphia, and
human handlers. Otto applied for and
has continued it at UB.
received a grant from the Defense
world finds itself in probably has a lot
Advanced Research Projects Agency to
to do with the interest," he said. "It
test whether rats could be guided and
moves this research out of the realm of
controlled in olfactory detection. By
less possible and more into the realm
Defense, primarily in the area of smart
using food as a reward, the researchers
that something like this may be used to
weapons, sensor systems, radar,
were able to train rats to rear up on
save lives."
Applied Animal Behaviour Science.
Otto began the research two years
Before joining Villanova, Otto had
worked for 15 years in research and
development for the
Fall 2002
u.s. Department of
"The current political situation the
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PEOPLE
PETER TORAN of Chicago, 111., a former manage­
ment consultant for The Breakthrough Group, is
UB's new vice president for planning. As the senior
adviser to the president, Toran will participate in
the development of the University's strategic plan,
write policy statements, speeches and legislative
testimony and conduct research on various adminis­
trative issues.
Toran brings to the University a variety of man­
agement and planning experience from fields
including parks and recreation, theater, higher edu­
cation and the restaurant industry. In his capacity
at The Breakthrough Group, a private management
consulting company, he focused on issues of com­
munication, employee satisfaction, change manage·
ment and corporate environment.
JOEL MORSE, professor of finance and former direc­
tor of UB's Division of Economics, Finance and
Management Science, has been appointed associate
dean for research and outreach at the University's
Merrick School of Business.
In his new position, Morse will be responsible for
research and technology development, marketing
and promotion, new program development, reten­
tion and enrollment management, fund raising and
external relations for the business school.
A prolific research er, an engaging
teacher and experienced in multiple
fa cets of health care-Alan Lyles was
quite a find for the University of
Baltimore as it sought fa culty for its
growing bachelor's degree program
in health systems management several years ago.
As for Lyles, associate professor of government and public administra­
tion, the move has been just as advantageous: He found a place where he
can continue research in the health care and pharmaceutical industries, a
place where he can make a difference in the lives of his students and, most
importantly, a place where he can strike the right balance between work,
family and enjoying Ii fe .
After the removal of a potentially life-altering tumor from inside his
spine in 1993 , Lyles realized just how important that balance is to him.
Prior to his illness, Lyles, a pharmacist with a doctorate in operations
researchlhealth policy and management, was assistant dean for planning
and analysis at the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine. After his
recovety, he resigned from tllat post and became a fuJI-time faculty mem­
ber in the School of Public Health to concentrate on research and teaching.
"I decided to do full time what I had always wanted to do: teach, write
and travel," he says.
\iVhen the opportunity to join VB arose, Lyles snapped it up. Since join­
ing the VB community, he's also been instrumental in helping to create a
master's degree program to complement the existing undergraduate
degree offering in health systems management.
A former health services administrator, Lyles has conducted extensive
research on issues relating to the cost and avai lability of medications,
U 8's Alan Lyles:
Striking the
Peifect Balance
Most recently associate director of career services
at the University of Virginia, LESLIE M_ WILLIAMS
joined UB this September as director ofThe Career
Center. She will be responsible for leading the
center in its efforts to assist undergraduate and
graduate students, as well as alumni, in their career
planning and job search efforts.
Williams has a bachelor's degree in English and
sociology from UVA and a master of education in
college student personnel from the University of
Maryland, College Park. In addition to her experi­
ence at UVA, she also worked in the UMCP Career
Center and the Office of Campus Programs, as well
as the Career Assessment and Planning Center of
Prince George's Community College.
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University
of Baltimore Alumni N/agazine
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prepaid hea lth care, safe and effective systems for medication use and serv­
ices for vulnerable populati ons. \Vhat drives his research is a desire to see
quality health care and affordable prescription medicine avai lable to all
peop le-es pecially to the poor- in the most effective ways possible.
Lyles' experti se has been tapped by numerous organizations, includin g
the World Bank, the U .S. Government Accounting Office and the
Ministry fo r Public H ea ldl in Tunisia, ,lInong others.
"\Vha t I've sought are opportunities to apply what I have learned both
through formal education and from experience," says Lyles.
In his courses, he prepares students to address me vital questions that
they'll no doubt encounter in the field: How can access to medical servic­
es be assured for everyone) How can each of us contribute to improving
the quality of health services? How do we balance competing demands fo r
services with what is affo rdab le' VVha t ski lls and techniques are ava ilable to
improve the professio nali sm of hea lm systems managers) How do we
monitor and manage our own performance)
"Today's students will face a dynarnic, relentlessly demand ing environ­
ment when they enter the hea lth care field," adds Lyl es, who is also a senior
fellow at the Uruversity of Baltimore Hoffberger Center fo r Professional
Ethics. "They'll encounter conflicting interests and expectations, new
technology and, in the next fi ve to 10 years, will see conseq uences of the
human genome project in ways we can't imagine."
His industrious, moti va ted studen ts-most of whom work full time as
they pursue their degrees on tile weekends-are a constant source of inspi­
ration for Lyles. He hasn't looked back to question his career path.
"There's a huge sense of satisfaction that comes from teaching, " he
says. "This is the work I hope to be doing for the rest of my life; I never
pL1I1 to reti re."
Quoteworthy:
A Banner Year
When President Robert Bogomolny visited Ba Itimore before he took office
Aug. 1, he couldn't help but notice that the UB campus can be easy to miss.
With the charge to create a dynamic presence for UB's sprawling city
"Our achievement today makes us proud, confi­
dent. We feel that we can do anything.
And we can. But in each opportunity to be
great, each opportunity to be the best at some­
thing, with each opportunity to do everything and
anything, we add more to our busy lives. There
will be more to-<lo list items, more boxes to check
campus, the University Relations office designed and produced 120 ban­
off and more to get done each day. In every
ners featuring faculty, staff, students and alumni. The banners clearly mark
opportunity and challenge that you take on, try
not to lose sight of the precious little things that
off LIB territory, as well as showcase the best UB has to offer: its people.
can be overcome so easily by the task at hand.
The banners and their design spun off an on-campus "Points of Pride"
The task is often at once forgotten and the pre­
campaign designed to highlight our bragging points for the University
community and visitors. New faces will be introduced over the next year.
cious moment will be gone forever."
-Amanda Gingery, MA '02,
spring commencement May 24
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HWe need to be
the absolute best
at what we do:'
-Robert Bogomolny
ROBERT
BOGOMOLNY
LEADS
UB
ON A QUEST
FOR
Excellence Shape~
by ExperIence here are elements of Robert Bogomo lny's
life story that in vi te comparison to th e Frank
Capra class ic, It :f (/ Wonde7ful Life: A fa ther
sacrifices his own dreams to sustain the family busi ness
during the Depress ion; a son aba ndons co llege studies
when the father passes away, allowing his younger
brother to attend college and lau nch a pro fessional
career. A hard-working mother-passi onate about
making a difference in her community-inspires them all.
But Bogomolny's role in all this wasn't akin to th at of
George Bailey, th e character played by Jimmy Stewart.
Instead, he was th e yo unger brother give n the freedo m
to pursu e his goal s through the hard work and support
of his family. Bogomolny grew up in University
Heights, a modest suburb of Cleveland , Ohio , kee nly
aware of the sacrifices oth ers had made for him and
determined to succeed because of them.
He knew th at hi s father, Michael, a sociologist,
abando ned his studies and hopes of an academic
position to run the family busi ness duri ng hard times.
His mother, Hilda , gave lip the chan ce to be a
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professional violinist to raise a family.
Their sacrifices very much influenced his path in ,I
li fe marked by achi eve ment and a search for
professional fulfillment. His own experiences in life
contributed to the reason Bogomolny W,IS intrigued by
th e University of Baltimore and its traditio nal role in
se rving adult students.
His old er brother, Richard, h ad dropp ed out of
Harvard to help his mo ther run th e famil y business, a
small ice-cream manufacturing company that would
later become part of a major grocely store chain. But
Ri chard returned to school to fini sh hi s degree at
Case-vVestern Res erve University and earn a law de gree
at Cleveland State University'S C leveland-Marshall
College o f Law, where Robert would one day be dea n.
Richard became chairma n of the board of F inast
Co rporati o n, a leadin g supermarket chain.
His upbringing shaped his drive for success, his
com mitm en t to public se rvice and his guiding
phi losophy about th e power of ed ucation to improve an
individual's life. By choos ing UB , Bogom o ln y saw a
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chance to do what his family considered a most v<lluable
endeavor: making a difference.
"My brother went to law school at night as a part-time
student," he says. "That's part of the reason I saw from the
start that UB is a special place with a special mission. \Ve
provide an o pportunity for people who might not otherwise
have the opportunity to pursue an education, and to pursue
their dreams in life. That's a very, very valuable role to play."
DJU\\:-: T O C rl.-\ Lu:0: C FS
A little over a year ago, Bogomolny was at a career
crossroads when a se,lrch committee seeking a successor to
U B's long-serving president, Dr. H. Mebane Turn er, began
its work. He had left a high-ranki ng post at G.D . Searle &
Company after its pa rent corporation, Pharmacia, was
consumed in a corporate merger. Prior to the merger,
Bogomolny had spent 13 years in Chicago as senior vice
president and genera l counsel of the corporation, where his
work focll sed on the Food and Drug Administration,
litigation and corporate and communication legal issues.
He now found himself ready to take on a new
worthwhile ende<lvor, eager to find anoth er formidable task.
Looking back on hi s impressive career, built on hi s
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consistent ability to rise to the challenge tim e afte r time, it
wasn 't difficult for him to envision a partnership with UB.
After earning his law degree at Han'ard, Bogomolny had
return ed to his hometown of Cleveland, Ohi o, to join a law
practice, but he found the work uninspiring and moved to
Washington, D.C. He held posts with the Department of
Justice and the Depa rtment of Health, Education and Welfare.
He was worki ng for a nonprofit o rgani zation in New
York Ci ty wh en he accepted his first academic post, as an
assistant professor of law at Southern Methodist University.
"The opportuni ty to teach, research and work o n policy
reform was too good to pass up," he says.
At SMU, he directed a center on cri minal jus tice reform,
gained tenure and won accolades for his te<lchi ng skills.
Those accomplishments drew the <l ttention of Cleveland
State University, which recruited Bogomolny for the
deanship of its Cleveland-Marshall College of Law.
Bogomolny was back home, but he soon lea rned
the law school did n't enjoy enough respect in the legal
community. In hi s 10 years at Cleveland State, Bogomolny
boosted faculty morale, encouraged a high er level of
scholarship, stepped up fund raisin g and strengthened ties
between the lega l community and the law school. "We were
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able to achieve more respect for the law school, and our
graduates were again being hired by the top law firms,"
he says.
Pleased with the challenges of academic life, Bogomolny
never expected to pursue a corporate career. But a friend
put him in touch with G.D. Searle, and a very different
chapter of his life was about to begin.
His post at Searle involved wide-ranging responsibilities.
He worked with scientists, marketing managers, public
affairs directors and the legal staff. He met with
congressional representatives and state legislators; he
forged new relationships with business leaders. He
managed major litigation and directed teams of lawyers; he
helped to shape the corporation's public policy.
It was, says BogomoJny, excellent preparation For a
university presidency-especially for UB. The University
needs to strengthen its alliances in the business community.
Now, more than ever, UB needs a strong voice in the
Maryland General Assembly. And the University can't take
the time to linger over the decisions that will determine its
future, or it will be left behind.
"The things I've done for years in the corporate
sector- strategic planning, budgeting, developing,
problem-solving-have real value in a university setting,"
he explains. "In the corporate world, YOll're called on to
make decisions all the time. Being the president of a
university requires those decision-making skills, along with
a willingness to accept responsibility for those decisions."
A SHM<LJ) VISI()'" In his first months at the University of Baltimore, Bogomolny has drawn attention for quick and decisive action. He began meeting with groups of students and faculty almost immediately upon his arrival. He assessed what had to be done first, asked for suggestions and started to make changes. In blending his academic experience with a corporate approach, Bogomolny seeks consensus, but knows it isn't always possible. "In university life, there is often consenSllS, but rarely do
you find absolute agreement on any issues," he says. "If
we're open and inclusive, that increases our chances of
succeeding at UB."
However, he acknowledges "there will come a time when
I'll feel that we have had enough process <lnd it's time to
make th e decisions."
In his speech to the University community during a con­
vocation opening the academic year, he laid out his priorities
and asked for a commitment to a shared vision of excellence.
He celebrated the University's accomplishments, the
scholarship of its faculty and the achievements of its
students, while acknowledging the challenges that remain:
improved infrastructure, better student service, enhanced
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information technology services. State budget cuts loom
large, he added. However, only a third of UB's funding
comes from the state. If the University can increase
enrollment by five percent a year, " that would result in an
enormous difference in our lives."
"The vast majority of our financi,ll future is in our
hands," he says. "We need to set enrollment goals now and
be responsible for achieving the m. \Ve need to work
together to reach these goals ... our potential is limited
only by the boundaries we place on ourselves."
Bogomolny's vision for UB is as an urban university with
a focused, core mission, one that supports a diverse and
engaged student body, staff and faculty. One of his
high priorities is directing reso urces to one of the
University's newest properties, the former Crestar Building
at 1300 N. Charles St. He wants the building to house
state-of-the-art classrooms, computer labs, faculty offices
and a student service center for admissions, financial aid
and registration, making "our services as convenient and
efficient as possible."
Bogomolny is also building on tnldition by continuing the
University'S outreach to the city of Baltimore. "This is all
part of our renewed commitment to make the University an
integral part of the commurtity," he says.
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A dedicated jogger, Bogomoln), starts most days with ,1 run
through his Guilford neighborhood. "Baltimore has some
beautiful neighborhoods," he remarked in late August. "It
also has some hot, sticky weather."
He grew up running track, playing football and the
clarinet and listening to the opera on Saturday afternoons.
His lifelong passion for music exp lains his dedication
to an organization called Chamber Music America, a group
with more than 7,000 members that provides support
to musicians.
Family remains his important priority. "I spend as much
time as I can with my kids," he notes: four children-two
girls and twin boys-and a ste pson, all grown and sc,]ttered
throughout the country. "They're very supportive and
excited that, at this time of my life, I was willing to commit
to an interesting new challenge."
A diehard Cleveland Browns fan, Bogollloiny saw as one
of the sacrifices of his job his approval of a 40-foot Ravens
banner on UB's Biddle Street Garage. "T just hope they win
a game," he quipped in his convocation s peech.
He brings a sense of energy and ambition to UB, but Ile
also brings a something else to his third-floor office in
Charles Hall: the impression that he's having a great time .
"I don't want to trivialize it, but I really do believe you
can have fun at work," he says. "I believe we can do great
things-and I expect to have fun in this job."
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I
n his many travels, new UB President Robert Bogomolny has experienced
the sophisticated glitz of Dallas, the cool blues of Chicago, the bustle of
New York. Now it's up to UB Alumni Magazine to provide a guide to
some of the charms of Charm City-from steamed crabs in Federal Hill to
the quirky sights and sounds of hon-Ioving Hampden, along with some of
our favorite spots to celebrate our special place in American lore. UB's fac­
ulty, staff and alumni share their perspective on what makes Baltimore
unique and divine.
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University of Baltimore Alumni A1agazine
rating CROSS STREET MARKET, FEDERAL HILL
"There's a company called Nick's Inner Harbor Seafood, but the guy who runs it isn't named Nick, he's Tommy. You can go there any day of the week, especially on weekends and get sushi, steamed shrimp, crab cakes, clams. It's a great part of Baltimore and you see all kinds of people there. You go there a nd you can see what makes Baltimore a great city." JACK ELSBY, J.D. '77, OWNER, THE BRASS ELEPHANT RESTAURANT HAMPDEN 'S MAIN STREET
"Hampden's Main Street is a per·
fect example of entrepreneurialism
at its best. The majority of the busi·
nesses are owned by women, the
type of women who have the chutz·
pah to get things done; we empow·
er each other. Each year, the Hon
contest at Cafe Hon honors the
working women of Baltimore. 'Hon'
is a term of endearment, rea lly."
DENISE WHITING, B.S. '83, CO'{)WNER,
CAFE HON, HAMPDEN
THE AMERICAN DIME MUSEUM
"Where else but in the hometown of John Waters, Divine and a museum
dedicated to the history of the incandescent light bulb would you expect
to find a qu irky museum that features oddities like the biggest ball of
string. Under one roof are all the attractions usually found only in a
carnival side show!"
THOMAS HOLLOWAK, US ARCHIVIST
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THE 8&0 RAILROAD MUSEUM
"Its distinct and beautiful 19th-century dome and preserved struc·
tures from the same era mark the spot where American railroading
was born. The museum holds the largest and most comprehensive
collection of railroad artifacts and in the United States."
THOMAS JACKLIN, ASSISTANT PROFESSOR, DIVISION OF LEGAL,
ETHICAL AND HISTORICAL STUDIES
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.................................................................................... UB Alumna Billie Grieb Spends Her Days Where the Wild Things Are BY CATHERINE LEIDEMER
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UddenI Y, Elizabeth "B illi e" G ri eb, J.D. '77, has
bee n promoted to celebrity status among th e
herds of children touring the Ba ltimore Zoo on this
pleasantly mild Jul y morning. A recent wave of dan ­
gerously high heat and humidi ty has kept area youngsters
trap ped ind oors durin g their summer vacatio n, and now
they're o ut in full force at this fa vo rite Baltimore attraction.
Moments earlier, the children were captiva ted by th e zoo's
show-stopping pair of polar bea rs and popu lar prairie dog
colony. But now, as Grieb steers a go lf cart through the
crowded paths of the Baltimore landm ark, the young animal­
lovers want nothing more than to hitch a ride. So much for
the pola r bea rs.
Grieb manages to avoid picking up any pin t-s ize hitchhik­
ers and continues to maneuve r the awkwa rd ve hicle through
crowds of visitors, in between stro ll ers, ice cream C::lrts and
benches and along a narrow, crowded wooden bridge th::l t
makes o nl ookers-and her passe ngers- a little nervous
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abo llt the logisti cs of the cart's route. Zoo e mployees wave as
G rie b passes by, c learly tic kled to see her touring the
grounds and offering friendly g reetin gs to parents and chi 1­
dren in the middle of the mornin g.
V\1hile she might need more practice with the unwieldy
go lf cart, Grieb has wasted no time in implementing her effi­
cient, hands-on style of managemen t as president of the
Ba ltim ore Zoo. Appointed to the newly crea ted post in May,
Grieb decided it was time to trade in her legal career as a part­
ner at Pipe r & Marbury (now Piper Rudnick) to wear a
different kind of managerial h::l t at the zoo, o ne o f her two main
interests these days. The other) Her alma mater, o f course.
"It see med like a good time to do someth ing like this,"
explains the C hestertown, Md., native. Having spent 25 years
at the law firm, 16 of them as a parmer, Grieb felt as if she had
served th e firm to the best of her ability. At th e req uest of the
zoo's board of trustees (on which she served for six years,
tllree as the board's president), G rieb acce pted the role,
assum ing some of the heavy burden previously shouldered by
Executi ve Di recto r Roger Birkel. "Roger is a g rea t anim,)1
person and a true zoo visionary, but h e was being asked to do
too much ," G rieb says. "I have a strong fin ancial background,
and this gives me the opportunity to do som ethin g that means
so much to the city, something th at's impo rtant."
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beginning May 1, the fonner corporate and securi­
ties lawyer who specialized in real estate found herself
bming about the origin of okapis (the Congo) and
the color transformation of flamingos (they're born
with grayish-brown feathers which later turn pink). Her latest
job description includes cultivating donors, managing the
zoo's finances and working closely with the senior manage­
ment team on nearly every aspect of this cultural attraction,
/i·om volunteers to special events to business plans. Given her
sn·ong financial background, there's one other major project in
which she's intricately involved-the zoo's current $60 million
renovation and accompanying capital campaign.
Obviously, this is no small undertaking, especially given
recent funding setbacks. But it's time, says Grieb, for the zoo
to make some changes. "This zoo is 126 years old-the third
oldest in the country, after Philadelphia ,1I1d Cincinnati," she
says. "The downside to the zoo's age is tJlat much of the prop­
erty is crumbling; there's an infrastructure aging problem."
Add to that the pressing need to attract new visitors.
liVhile the zoo has a strong following of loyal visitors, atten­
d,lllce has been relatively stagnant for a decade, due in part
to its distance from the popular Inner Harbor. The zoo has
faced up to a longtime challenge: how to draw visitors from
downtown to Druid Hill Park.
The renovation plan Grieb describes calls for a more user­
friendly layout that will eventually feature a centrally located
entrance with bnll1ches stemming out to each main area, new
exhibit Elcilities for some of the animals, a tram, a restaurant
and more . "The whole thing should be finished in five or six
years," she says, "and it wiJl be really dramatic." The basics­
new electrical, water and sewer lines-are part of the new
construction. liVork is already under way on a renovated
polar bear exhibit that will include a tundra buggy-a repli­
ca of those used by researchers and tourists in the bears'
native habitat-which will offer visitors a surprisingly close
vantage point from which to view the bears below. The tun­
dra buggy is currently on display for zoo patrons, and the
rest of the exhibit should be up and running by fall 2003.
Overseeing such a large-scale facelift and the related
financial challenges will be a formidable test for the zoo staff.
Though the city's monetary support was trimmed back to
$10 million from $14 million, the state has pledged $27 mil­
lion-leaving the zoo with a goal of raising approximately
$23 million /i·om private sources. But Grieb is up to the task.
"\iVhat drives me is thinking about the inner-city children
of Baltimore," she says. "If we didn't have this zoo, these kids
would never see some of tllese animals; they'd never see a
giraffe. I believe strongly in the mission of the zoo."
And her co-workers feel just as strongly about her leader­
ship ability. "Bille and I have worked hand-in-hand to deter­
O'
mine a course of action that will preserve the beauty of the
zoo, yet still move forward and focus on education and con­
servation," says Birkel, referring to his work with Grieb dur­
ing her tenure on the zoo's board. "[Her role as president] is
a continuation of a very successful partnership. Her focus on
business and fund raising and my focus in defining tJle zoo
and its operations give us great strengths as a team."
Plus, he adds, "the whole zoo family already knew her so
well, and we knew having her as president would strengthen
us-and be fun."
It won't be all fun and games, though, as Grieb sets out to
achieve what she says is her number-one priority: to put the
zoo on more secure financial footing. "The city and state are
under huge budget constraints," she says. "Going forward, we
can't rely on that kind of funding." Establishing an endow­
ment is next on her list-a goal she hopes will ultimately
result in private funding being the zoo's primary source of
financial support. "It's quite do-able," she says confidently.
t
here is no doubt the environment at the zoo is a bit
of a change from Grieb's former day-to-day routine
at Piper. As she enters the mansion house-home to
many of the zoo's adminisn·ative offices-there are
no piles of legal documents, stacks of law books or lists of
high-powered clients waiting to be seen. Instead, Grieb is
now greeted by huge plush penguins and giraffes tllat stand
nonchalantly in the hallway, prompting more man a smile or
two from passersby. Presumably, normal decor for ,1 zoo.
A former conference room, Grieb's office area is spacious,
with little decoration.
She brought the serviceable wooden furniture with her
from tlle law firm. A few pieces of art, namely a painting of
tlle mansion house in a bygone era, adorn tJle walls. A Aoor
fan, ,1 non-working fireplace and a china cabinet provide the
only other visual distractions. But watching her at work,
shooting e-mails to board members on her laptop and mak­
ing no-nonsense business decisions on the phone, all tile
while being summoned by other staffers into a number of
meetings, it's equally clear that her surroundings reflect how
much work there is to do.
A usual day at me office begins early, often with meetings
at 7 or 8 a.m. Otherwise, Grieb exercises first and arrives
closer to 9 or 9:30, when her day kicks into high gear. "I try
to get on the grounds as much as I can," she says. "As CEO,
it's important for me to talk to everyone from security to
food vendors to visitors." She usually ventures outside again
at lunchtime to eat at one of the zoo's numerous food stands,
preferably one that serves Boca Burgers or hot dogs, and chat
with employees.
Univenity a/Baltimore Alumni Magazine
.......................... "What drives me is
thinking about the
in ner-city children
of Baltimore.
If we didn't have
th is zoo, these kids
would never see
some of these
animals; they'd
never see a gi raffe."
WILD THINGS: VOLUNTEER BOB JOHNSON (RIGHT) GIVES BILLIE GRIEB AN UP-CLOSE LOOK
AT ONE OF THE ZOO'S MANY LIVELY INHABITANTS.
Quitting time doesn't come until late evening, when most
of the tired young zoo patrons ha ve been packed in their mini­
vans hours before. "I wjll usuaUy work till 7:30 or 8 p.m.," she
says. "1 have to make myself leave. I can't wait to get there in
the morning and have to tear myself away in the evening."
A ClIl11 laude gradll<lte of the University of Baltimore
School of Law and a graduate of Wells College, Grieb takes
her job seriously. "My personal go,lls are to meet the zoo's
institutiona l goals," she says without hesitation. "For a zoo
our size, we're doing very well," she cuntinues. "vVe're very
kid-friendly, and our children's zoo is constantly voted one of
the best in tile country."
A seasoned lawyer who began her career teaching 11 til
grade E nglish at a Philadelphia-area Quaker boarding
school, Grieb possesses an inherent passion for her work.
She is just as impressed witll tile enthusiasm and talent of her
staff, who are working hard to drive up atte ndance figures.
"I really admire and respect our sen ior management
team," she says. "\Ve h,lve people here who could be work­
ing at any big company, but they're here because they believe
in what they're doing and because they love the zoo."
Grieb cred its her UB education for fostering a solid work
ethic that stays with her today. "UB gave me an opportunity
I literally would not ha ve had omerwise," she says. "I'm a
huge believer in me University's mission [to provide quality
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educa tion for working adults] and I'm very grateful for what
it gave me." Grieb has supported mose sen timents by invest­
ing years of alumni involvement at the University, including
servi ng on tile Dean's Advi sory Council for me School of
Law and as past president of me Alumni Association.
VVhile at Piper-where she became a female partner "at a
time when there was a lot of consciousness about tllat" and
strove to make strong impact-she often mentored UB law
studen ts. "I have a huge affection for DB," she says.
In what little spare time she has mese days, Grieb does her
best to make time for a few o m er objects of her affection . An
avid reader, she indulges in a Pulitzer Prize-winning book
each year when she isn't hiking, gTowing orchids or religious­
ly visiting her beach house in Rehobom Beach, Del., on me
weekends. The motller of two children, born students at tile
University of Virginia, Grieb is happily settled into a long­
term relationship-"with anom er lawyer," she adds.
Though her focus mese days has shifted from real estate
law to animal conservation, Grieb still makes use of me
effective bargaining skills she picked up in law school. In fact,
upon her arrival at tile zoo, she immediately made an effort
to spread the word about me cu ltural institution to her
former co-workers at Piper. "I sen t me partners a letter
telling tllem that if mey came to me zoo for lunch, I'd spring
for me hot dogs," she says wim a smile.
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Legacy Fund: Total Donations $24.5 Million
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$5 million
Legacy Campaign
Raises $24.5 Million
$4 million
$3 million
$2 million
The University recently concluded its four-year Legacy
Campaign, having raised more than double the $12 million
goa l established in 1998. Foundations, corporations, UB
alumni and supporters pledged or contributed $24.5 million
by tl1e time the campaign ended June 30. Of the total, $19.2
was raised for endowment and $5.3 million for current uses.
Funds raised will go to student scholarships and fellow­
ships, faculty initiatives, a center to sharpen the litigation
ski lls oflaw students and upgrades to information technology.
"All of these gifts, large and small, are significant because
they have helped us make a difference in tlle lives of our stu­
dents," said former UB President H. Mebane Turner.
As the state of Maryland continues to face tight budgets,
private funding becomes even more critical in the
University's plans for growth and improvement, says new UB
President Robert Bogomolny.
"I want to congratulate the participants in this extraordi­
narily successful campaign," he says. "The future of UB
depends upon innovation and growth, and these funds will be
invaluable in helping us move forward."
Major contributors to the Legacy Campaign included me
France-Merrick Foundation, which provided $2.7 million
for support of programs in the Merrick School of Business,
including me Jacob France Institute for Global Studies. The
foundation's $2 million gift resulted in me generation of $4
million in matching pledges.
MBNA America Bank and its key executives, UB alumni,
Maynard A. Clemens Society AS OF SEPT. 26,
$1 million
were among me first to make significant gifts. Delaware-based
MBNA estabUshed a $2 million endowment fund to create me
MBNA c-Learning Center in the Merrick School of Business
and fund undergraduate an d gTaduate student fellowships.
Vernon Wright, a 1969 graduate of the University, and his
wife, Lucy, con tributed $1.5 million for me Wright Global
Business Scholars fund and other initiatives.
Prominent Baltimore attorney Stephen L. Snyder, a 1970
UB g raduate, provided $1 million to establish tl1e Snyder
Center for Litigation Skills.
Orioles owner Peter Angelos, a 1961 law graduate and
longtime supporter ofUB, made more than $750,000 in gifts
and pledges to tlle School of Law during this campaign.
MBNA executive Bruce Hammonds, who graduated with
a business degree in 1971, contributed $500,000 to establi sh
tJ1e Bruce Hammonds Scholars program for undergraduate
students who are pursuing careers in technology fields.
Other significant contributions from MBNA executives
came from M. Scot Kaufman, MBNA executive vice chair­
man, as well as law graduate John Scheflen, ,rice chairman!
general counsel ofMBNA, who created a faculty development
fund for law faculty in ho nor of former Dean John Sebert.
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Named in honor of UB's founder, the Clemens Society comprises alumni and
supporters who have made a one·time donation of $200 to the University.
Frank A. Adams '72
Richard D. Adams '73
Renee Bronfein Ades '74. '00
David A. Adey '72
Anthony J. Agnone '78
John C. M. Angelos '90
Peter G. Angelos '61
David W. Armiger 73, '75
James B. Astrachan '74
H. William Bauersfeld '63
Douglas A. Beigel '91
Helen Del ich Bentley
Bruce C. Bereano
Morris S. Berman '6 1
Frederick L Bierer 73
Jay Irwin Block '77
Victor C. Bloede '50
Robert Bogomolny
Ronald M. Bond Jr. '71
Carroll A. Bodie '70
Donald E. Bowma n
John H. Briscoe '60
R. Roland Brockmeyer '64
Linda Jenkins Brown '80
J. Norris Byrnes '69
Joseph R. Byrnes
Virginia Shanklin Camp '50
Wallace E. Camp Sr. '52
Jana H. Carey 76
T. Kevin Carney '78
Thomas B. Carney
Donald W Carter '74
Elbert N. Carvel '31
Barry M. Chasen .80
lyn E. Chasen
Charles A. Chiapparelli '70
Frank E. Cicone '56
Donald S. Clarke '80
Benjamin J. Cohen '79
Gary lewis Crawford '78
R. Thomas Crawford II '91
Charles R. Crenshaw '71
Ernest A. Crofoot '82
Isabel Mercedes
Cumming '89, '93
J. Joseph Curran Jr. '59
Michael L Curry '77
Joseph Curtis
James E. Cusack Jr. '65
Richard Davison
John William Debelius III '78
C. Carey Deeley Jr. '79
Michael L Deluca '75
James J. Dembeck '54
Anthony C. DePastina '97
Kevin R. Dunbar '95
Marvin Ellin '53
Clinton C. Emich '39
Ronald L Eyre '72
Anthony S. Federico Sr. '35
Frank J. Federico II '64
Philip C. Federico '83
H. Jerome Fenzel '78
Robert F Fischer '61
Dulany Foster '37
F. Whit Foster
Jacob France
Robert A. Frank '75
Raymond F Frederick '95, '97, '01
Daniel Friedman '37
Donald Curtis Fry '80
Herbert S. Garten '53
Damon Gasque '78
Merrill R. German
William Bailey Gilmore II '80
Morton D. Goldman '67
Yale Gordon '29
Robert E. Greene '74
Elizabeth Grieb '77
Charles H. Hackman '68
Robert L. Hambleton '66
Bruce L Hammonds '71
louis W Hargrave '64
Paul W Hart '50
Kenneth O. Hassan '74
John H. Hennessey Jr. '74
Anna M. Hergenroeder
Henry R. Hergenroeder Sr. '65
H. Robert Hergenroeder Jr. '67
Hugh K. Higgins '31
Michael Hodes '75
George W Howard III '77
leonard H. Hudson '5 1
Anne M. Irby '84
John Bruce James III '83
Clifford James
John f' Jerardi '66
R. Samuel Jett Jr. '62
Callie B. Johnson '70, '78
Edward A. Johnston '57
Kathleen Joyce
Larry S. Kamanitz '57
Sidney Kaplan '52
Brian M. Keelty '71
Edward J. Kelly III '73, '80
David Ambrose Kennedy '89
Jane S. Kennedy
University ~f' Baltimore A lumni Mngazine
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M BNA Executive Believes In Giving Back Vernon H.C. Wright, B.s. '69,
fee ls his DB education helped
him in h is career with MBNA
America Bank.
"I got a good start with Ill y
degree in accounting, and I'm
still w ith the s,lme company 34
yea rs later," says \iVright, execu­
tive vice cha irman and chief cor­
porate finance officer of the company. "I wanted to share my
success, to enable othe rs to grow, devel op and expand."
His $ 1 million pledge from the \i\!right Fami ly
Foundation, earma rked fo r the Merrick School of Business,
closed the Legacy Campaign in June and augments a
$500,000 gift given earlier in the campaign .
At MBNA, vVright is respo nsibl e for the <Ireas of account­
ing, tax, treasury and finance. In <Iddition to supporting t he
University fina ncia ll y, \i\1right shares hi s significant experi­
ence in finance by mentori ng UB stude nts and making pre­
sencltions at the business school.
"UB students are extraordinary people," he says. "Many of
them are professionals, pursuing their degrees whi le working
full or part time. I'm happy to be able to share some advice
on careers or some opportun ity that might present itse lf for
their future."
\"'right lives in Maryland, but a'avels extensively overseas,
helping ensllre MBNA's g loba l growth. He enjoys the trave l
,mel meeting people, but says his favorite retreat is a large
dairy farm he owns in Virginia'S Shenandoah Val ley.
Elizabeth Marie Ketzner '81
William F. Kirwin '68
William I. Kissinger '74
Harriet J. Klein
Philip E. Klein '38
William W. Knobloch '54
William A. Kroh '57, '62
Benjamin D. Kuntz '59
Virginia Lambrow '63
Barbara Jean Laster '84
Ronald P. Legon
Daniel M. Long '74
Norman J. Louden '6 1
Benjamin F. Lucas II '80
Gordon P. Luetjen '85
William Lynerd
Joseph S. Lyons '68
Timothy F. Maloney '85
George N. Manis '63
Michael H. Mannes '70
Darren M. Margolis '95
John K. Martin
Martin E. Marvel '57, '60
Dennis B. Mather '8 1
James S. Matheny '73
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Anne M. McCarthy
Dennis C. McCoy '68
George M. McDevitt
Stewart P. McEntee '69
Carol M. McGowan '87
Robert G. Merrick Sf
Sayra Wells Meyerhoff '78
American Joe Miedusiewski '80
Thomas L Milan '65
Julius Max Millstone '56
John O. Mitchell III '70
Hugh W. Mohler '75
James G. Morgan '61
Jeannine C. Morganthall '76
Donald C. Mulcahey '83
Ronald J. Mullen '75
Jennifer C. Munch '73
Benjamin A. Neil '78
Janice Joyce Neil '82
Ricka E. Neu man '76, '8 1
Donald P. Paddy '79, '80
Nancy Grodin Paddy '83, '90
Thurman K. Page '02
George L. Panos '72
Ronald W. Parker '73
"MBNA is a focllsed environment, which is one of the
reasons we've been able to grow so quickly, " he says. "At the
same time, I enjoy farming and working with anima ls and the
land. It provides an important perspective."
William M. Passano Jr.
Thomas B. Peace '69
Dennis Pelletier
Melanie Cecelia Pereira 77, '87
Anne S. Perkins '78
Joseph I. Pines '48
Peter Pinkard
Vernon Timothy Pittinger '37
Norman Polonsky '58
Richard N. Pridgeon '58
Thomas G. Pullen
Dallas H. Purnell
8everly Randall
Martha F. Rasin '81
Paul J. Reed III '70
Renaissance Hotels International
David W. Richardson '64
Peta N. Richkus '80, '81
Hugh Y. Rienhoff '65
Charles J. Rinaudo '61
Ria P. Rochvarg '92
Claude Duval Rosse '76
Neil J. Ruther '76
Kathleen M. Ryan Lekin '92
Lawrence Rychlak
An Excellent Guess
To illustrate the number of alumni who support UB's
Fund for Excellence with an annual gift, UB's Annual
Giving staff created a contest to educate students
about the role of the fund . They filled a jar with Peanut
Butter M&M's representing the number of individual
givers and displayed the container in the Computing &
Information Systems lab for several weeks.
Not surprising, the winner was an accounting
major: Sherri Horton, who graduated in May with her
bachelor's degree.
Without a calculator or spreadsheet at her disposal,
Horton produced an estimate of 4,602, impressively
close to the actual total of 4,660 Peanut Butter M&M's.
For her efforts, Horton won a UB sweatshirt-and
the candy, of course.
William W. Saltzman '56
Robert W. Schaefer '55
William D. Schaefer '5 1
Leo Schaefner
Conrad Schafran '49
John W. Scheflen '74
James F. Schneider '72
David C. Sharman '73
Sidney S. Sherr '49
Deborah Green
Shortridge '80, '82
Jonathan H. Shoup '75
Charles E. Siegmann '69
Howard 8. Silverman '66
Richard Simms
Emmanuel M. Skevofilax '87, '93
Albert L. Sklar '32
J. Duncan Smith
Stephen L Snyder '70
Howard Kent Soper '6 1
Milton M. Frank & Thomas 8.
Sprague Fou ndation
Melvin A. Steinberg '55
Irwin Sternberg '68
James P. Sullivan '72
Frank A. SzymanSki '77
Anastasia Thomas '89
Basil A. Thomas '35
William H. Thumel '69
Frank K. Turner Jr. '82
H. Mebane Turner
Ivana O. Turner
Jean Van 8uskirk
Marie Van Deusen '89
Melanie A. Vaughn '82, '86
Henry L. Vinyard '73
Thomas Waxter Jr.
Thomas Waxler III '91
Granville W. Wehland '59
8. Randolph Wellford '73
William J. Westervelt Jr. '78
Gerard H. Wheeler '61
John S. Whiteside '65
John I. Wilson '67
Theodore Halbert Wilson
John L Winslow Jr. '3 5
Paul F. Wooden '40
Joan M. Worthington '84, '91
Joseph L Woytowitz '53
Vernon H.C. Wright '69
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ALUMNI
Letter from the
U BM President
I am pleased to present the University
of Baltimore Alumni Association
annual report of activities for 2001­
2002. I hope you will be as proud as I
am of the many activities and services
available to alumni through our affilia­
tion with the University of Baltimore.
We are growing every year!
As you know, we are all members
of the UBAA after graduation and
there are no membership fees. I hope
that you will join the thousands of alumni who take
advantage of our membership benefits. I also hope
that you will get involved in the life of the associa­
tion and the University of Baltimore. I have been
connected with the Alumni Association for many
years and have found it to be a rewarding experi­
ence, both personally and professionally. I have
extended my professional network and made many
new friends along the way.
Whether you choose to mentor a student, provide
career advice to other new alumni, work with your
peers on a committee to plan an event or program
or simply attend a fun special event, I am confident
you will enjoy your involvement.
I also invite you to join UB Alumni Online, our
free online community exclusively for alumni. Once
you register, you can search the online directory, get
a permanent e-mail address, participate in online
polls and be the first to learn about UB news and
special events. Visit www.ubalt.edu/alumni today to
learn more about your Alumni Association and to
join the community.
I hope to meet you soon!
Sincerely,
~M~
Jeannine Coyne Morganthall, B.S. '76
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University of Baltimore Alumni Association
Founded in 1966, the University of Baltimore Alumni Association
(UBAA) represents more than 50,000 liberal arts, law and busi­
ness graduates. Approximately 85 percent of UB graduates live
and work in the Baltimore-Washington corridor. A president and
Board of Governors, who represent the various degree programs
offered by the University, oversee the UBAA. The president and
board work closely with the administrative arm of the association,
Alumni Relations, which is headquartered at 1130 N. Charles St., two
blocks south of the main campus. Nearly 500 alumni and friends
contribute their volunteer time in some way with the Alumni
Association and/ or the University.
Mission Statement
The mission of the University of Baltimore Alumni Association is to
provide a means through which alumni and the University can
interact and serve each other. The purpose is to ensure the contin­
ued excellence of the University of Baltimore and to enhance the
pride and loyalty of its alumni.
VALUES
STRATEGIES
Professional Community
Quality
Diversity
Service
Volunteerism
Partnerships
Communication
Benefits and Services
The Alumni Association strives to provide quality benefits and
services to alumni to encourage their active affiliation with the
University. More than 9,000 alumni have taken advantage of
benefits offered them by the association. Among the benefits are:
I Access to Internet and computer access through the University
as well as to Langsdale and law libraries.
I An exclusive online alumni community featuring an alumni
directory and permanent e-mail addresses.
I Signature UB merchandise-including chairs, diploma frames,
UB license tags and replacement diplomas-and access to an
online store.
I Access to career assistance from Law Career Services and The
Career Center in job search and resume preparation and access
to the Alumni Career Experts online database, UB Job Bank
and referral systems.
I The GEICO Direct Auto Insurance program; the UB Alumni
Association MasterCard through MBNA America Bank, N.A.;
short-term medical protection and "no-cost" term life insurance
for new graduates.
I Full or partial memberships in the UB Athletic Club.
I The opportunity to join the State Employees Credit Union (SECU).
University of Baltimore Alumni Magaz ine
ALUMNI
Special Events
2001-2002
The UBAA hosts a variety of special events for alumni throughout
the year. More than 1,800 alumni and their family and friends
participated in recognition events, social activities and reunions.
Special events in 2001-2002 included:
I President, Visionary & Friend: The retirement festivities
for H. Mebane Turner
I 34th Annual Alumni of the Year Awards Luncheon
I 21 st Annual Bullpen Party and Orioles game
I 2nd Annual Ravens Tailgate Party and game
I Maryland Legislative Luncheon
I School of Law Reunions
I Law Alumni-Student Golf Outing
I New York Area alumni receptions
I Law alumni receptions and dinners in Chicago, Phoenix, New
Orleans and various locations throughout Maryland
I ALUMNI OF THE YEAR COMMITTEE
Jeannine C. Morganthall, B.5. 76
AWARDS
COMMITTEE
I
Isabel M. Cumming, M.BA '89,
J.D. '93
I EASTERN SHORE CHAPTER
David W. Armiger, J.D. 75
I EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE
Robert E. Greene, B.5. 74
I LAW LIAISON COMMITTEE
Anthony C. DePastina, J.D. '97
Professional Development Programs
The UBAA presents numerous career-oriented programs for
alumni and students each year-many of which connect alumni
and students for networking opportunities. More than 950
students, alumni, colleagues and friends participated in network­
ing sessions, career workshops and speaker events. Programs in
2001-2002 included:
I The Hyman and Isidore Ginsburg a.m. Law Seminar Series
I Law Mentor Program
I Law site visits to area firms and organizations
I Career Preview (free workshops, networking and site visits to
businesses and organizations)
I Merrick Mentor Program
I Merrick Spring Speaker Program
I Alumni Career Experts database
Committee Chairpersons
ALUMNI OF THE YEAR AWARD
Joan M. Worthington, B.s. '89,
M.BA '91, Robert G. Merrick
School of 8usiness
Frederick L. Bierer, J.D. 73,
School of Law
John H. Hennessey Jr., BA 74, Yale
Gordon College of Liberal Arts
ALBERT L SKLAR DISnNGUISHED
SERVICE AWARD
Douglas A. Beigel, M.BA '91
THOMAS J. PULLEN JR. OUTSTANDING
YOUNG ALUMNUS AWARD
Renee Nacrelli, J.D. '93
HONORARY ALUMNI AWARD
Beverly Randall
The Eastern Shore Chapter met twice in 2001 -2002 for social
activities and to conti nue the efforts in su pport of the Eastern
Shore Chapter Scholarship. This year, the chapter hosted a special
dinner with 45 guests in honor of President Turner's retirement
from UB_
SPIRIT OF EXCELLENCE AWARDS
HONORING COMMUNITY SERVICE
Maynard A. Clemens Society
Fnll2002
I LIBERAL ARTS INITIATIVE
COMMITTEE
Alan Weisman, B.5. 71, MA '91
I MEMBERSHIP DEVELOPMENT
COMMITTEE
David W. Richardson, B.S. '64
I MERRICK ALUMNI INITIATIVE
COMMITTEE
Richard A. Snellinger, B.5. 78
I VISIBILITY COMMITTEE
Gregory Bayor, BA 71
2001-2002 Awards
The Alumni Association honors alumni, friends, students, faculty and
staff for their contributions to the University, the association and the
community. Thirty-one award recipients were recognized in 2001-2002:
Chapters
More than 230 alumni and friends of the University are founding
members of the Maynard A. Clemens Society. Named after the
first chancellor and president of the University of Baltimore, the
Clemens Society supports Alumni Association programs that bene­
fit students and alumni. Currently, the endowment provides more
than $60,000 to help support association efforts.
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Bridget Muller, Yale Gordon College
of Liberal Arts
STAFF
Tammy Taylor, Langsdale Library
H. MEBANE TURNER SERVICE AWARDS
FIRST-nME RECIPIENTS
William Atkins, J.D.lM.BA '92
Mary Claire Chesshire, J.D. '93
Raymond Frederick, B.s. '95,
M.5. '97, M.s. '01
Joanne Jones (UB staff)
David Richardson, B.s. '64
Peta Richkus, M.BA '81
Diane Stahl, B.5. '84
Scott Wieczynski, M.BA '99
SECOND-nME RECIPIENTS
FACULTY
Jerome Collier, M.5. '89
Joan Davenport, BA '80, J.D. '95
Gloria Wilson Shelton, J.D. '89
Morad Eghbal, School of Law
THIRD-nME RECIPIENTS
STUDENTS
Nicole Musgrave-Burdette,
School of Law
Ellie Hallmark, Yale Gordon College
of Liberal Arts
Janice Jackson, Yale Gordon College
of Liberal Arts
Hanju Lee, Yale Gordon College
of Liberal Arts
Greg Bayor, BA 71
Robyn Costello, MA '96
Isabel Cumming, M.BA '89, J.D. '93
Richard Rist, B.5. '88
Alan Weisman, B.5. 71, MA '91
FOURTH-nME RECIPIENT
Joan Worthington, B.s. '89, M.BA '91
SIXTH-nME RECIPIENT
Edward Vogel, B.A. 71, M.s. '88
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Springtime in New Yo rk
DB alumni gathered at the New York Biographical and Genealogical Society in Manhattan on April 3, 2002,
to meet fellow grads in the New York metropolitan area, get an update on new programs and building projects
at DB ,lnd visit with outgoing President H . Mebane Turner.
Clockwise from top left, I. to r: Michael Fellerman, J.D. '00; Jessica Robson, J.D. '01; and Ned McMahon, J.D. '97.
Richard Biaggi, J.D. 'SO; Eileen Koretz, J.D. '75; Glenn Jacobson, J.D. '79; and Michael Jabo, J.D. '70. David Zinzeleta,
B.S. 'SS; Ashley Pound, M.A. 'SS; and President Emeritus H. Mebane Turner. Jocelyn Chisolm Carter, J.D. '95; Josh
Bruch, J.D. '93; Kyle Edmonds, J.D. '96; and Kenneth Gilbert, J.D. '94.
Howard County Law
Alumni Reception
Law alumni from Howard County, Md., gathered
at Tersiguel's in Ellicott City to meet Dean Gilbert
Holmes and to hear about recent law school ini·
tiatives. This event was also an opportunity for
alumni to meet fellow graduates in the Howard
County area.
Above, I. to r: School of Law Dean Gilbert
Holmes and Bishop Robinson, B.S. '71. Below:
Lewis Nippard, LL.B. '56; Hugh Cole, J.D. '71;
and John Calabrese, J.D. '58.
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Un iversity of Baltimore A lumni At[flgfl z,ine
ALUMNI
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A Fond Farewell Clockwise from top, I. to r.: Dr. Turner's mother-in law, Eugenia Obst; Iva Turner; Dr. Turner; and Hal Turner. Dr. Turner with Kim Thumel and husband William Thumel Jr., son of UB benefactor William Thumel Sr., for whom the business center is named. Gov. Parris Glendening presents Dr. Turner with a framed print of a Baltimore Oriole­ the avian variety. Helen Holton, B.S. '81, District 5 representative on the Baltimore City Council, presents Dr. Turner with a Citizen's Citation for his contributions to the city. Dr. Turner with Elaine Schaefer and husband Robert Schaefer, president of the France-Merrick Foundation and member of the UB Educational Foundation. The Lyric was an appropriate venue for a tribute to
Dr. H. Mebane Turner, who retired July 1 after a
remarkable 34 years with the University of Baltimore.
After all, The Lyric was one of the many benefactors
of Dr. Turner's dedication to the city of Baltimore.
Those who joined in the celebration heard
accolades from Gov. Parris Glendening, among
others, who praised Dr. Turner's devotion to the
University and his accomplishments over the years,
the most visible of which is an expanded campus.
Gov. Glendening presented Dr. Turner with a
framed print of a Baltimore Oriole "as a reminder
of [the former UB president's] great commitment to
the city of Baltimore and the state of Maryland."
Nearly 300 alumni, friends, civic activists, cor­
porate leaders and dignitaries attended the gala
celebration on May 30.
City Councilwoman Helen Holton, B.5. '81,
handed Dr. Turner a "Citizen's Citation" issued by
Baltimore Mayor Martin O'Malley in recognition of
Dr. Turner's "exemplary service and outstanding
contributions to the city of Baltimore."
"We know you will continue to do great work for
the city of Baltimore, just in a different capacity,"
said Holton.
Acknowledging the many gifts presented to him,
Dr. Turner quipped that "it pays to give two years'
notice when you retire-people have been so nice
to me."
"No one does anything by themselves," he
added, sharing the credit for the University's
advancement with faculty, staff and alumni, along
with his family: his wife, Iva, and son, Hal, who
attended the celebration with him.
Shore Alumni
Host Farewell Dinner
Above, I. to r.: J. Scott Robertson, J.D. '93; Dale Watson, J.D. '74; Hugh Hanson, J.D. '74;
and Dr. Turner. Chapter president David Armiger, J.D. '74; Hope Armiger, M.B.A. '86;
Alumni who reside on Maryland's Eastern Shore
hosted a farewell dinner in April for President Turner
at their annual chapter dinner at the Green Hill Yacht
and Country Club in Salisbury. The group acknowl­
edged President Turner's longtime support for the
chapter and its scholarship initiatives.
and Robert Greene, B.S. '74, Alumni Association president 2001-2002.
Fall 2002
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Accolades Program a Hit
On a misty evening in early May, UB alumni,
family and friends gathered at The Cloisters for
Accolades, the Alumni Association's annual
awards and leadership reception. The French
doors of the historic mansion in Brooklandville
were open to a warm breeze, and guests circu­
lated through the Gothic-style gallery and rooms
enjoying a rich offering of hors d'oeuvres and
sharing UB stories.
Bob Greene, former Alumni Association presi­
dent, opened the program by acknowledging two
special guests: retiring president H. Mebane
Turner and then-incumbent Robert Bogomolny.
Isabel Mercedes Cumming, M.BA '89, J.D.
'93, presented the Spirit of Excellence awards to
a group of faculty, students and staff who exem­
plify UB's tradition of service. Cumming noted
that each recipient was involved in numerous
UB organizations and provided substantial serv­
ice to their churches, communities or schools, all
while maintaining academic excellence or busy
professional careers.
Clockwise from top, I. to r.: Among the 2002
H. Mebane Turner Service Award recipients
pictured with former President Turner are
(back row) David Richardson, B.S. '64; Ed
Vogel, B.S. '71, M.S. '88; Peta Richkus, M.BA
'81; Joan Worthington, B.S. '89, M.BA '91;
Alan Wesiman, B.S. '71, M.A. 91; Greg Bayor,
BA '71; Ray Frederick, B.S. '95, M.S. '97, M.S.
'01; Scott Wieczynski, M.BA '99; (front row)
Mary Claire Chesshire, J.D. '93; Gloria Wilson­
Shelton, J.D. '89; and Joanne Jones. School of
law librarian Emily Greenberg with Honorary
Alumni Award Recipient Beverly Randall.
Provost Ronald Legon; Paul Latchford, J.D.
'73; School of Law Dean Gilbert Holmes;
and President Robert Bogomolny. Melanie
Pereira, B.S. '77, J.D. '87, with Sklar Award
recipient Doug Beigel, M.B.A. '91, and Pullen
Award Recipient Renee Nacrelli, J.D. '93.
Isabel Cumming, M.B.A. '89, J.D. '93, chair of
the 2002 Awards Committee, bestows the
Spirit of Excellence Award to liberal arts stu­
dent Janice Jackson. Photographed with for­
mer President Turner are Ellie Hallmark,
Bridget Muller, Hanju Lee, Janice Jackson,
Tammy Taylor, Morad Eghbal and Nicole
Musgrave-Burdette.
University of Baltimore Alumni Nlagazine
ALUMNI
21st
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... . ,...,.1 Bullpen Party and Orioles Game More than 400 VB alumni and friends had the
privilege of watching the Orioles beat the New
York Yankees on June 25. The 21st Annual
Alumni Association Orioles BulJpen Party and
Game featured a picnic and quality time with
the Oriole Bird before participants took their
seats for an exciting contest. The Orioles
prevailed 4-3.
Finding Passion and Purpose in Work and Life
"Impact: Unleash the Passion" was the topic of Gerry
Weinholt's presentation during the Fourth Annual Merrick
Spring Speaker Series, held June 5 at the business school.
Wienholt's energetic talk to more 100 business school
alumni, students and friends focused on the tools necessary
for reawakening a sense of excitement and purpose in careers
and personal lives. The presentation and a reception with
Wienholt afterward were sponsored by the Merrick Alumni
Initiative Committee in partnership with GEICO Direct.
Clockwise from top, I. to r.: Scott Seiler, B.S. '94; Eric Seiler, B.s. '97; Mary Seiler; Jenna Seiler; John Vance, B.A. '94. The Oriole Bird with Connie Simmons, M.B.A. '95. Mike Savarese, Jessica Krauss, Mike Potash and Buthaina Shukri. M.S. '00. Rob and Suzy Kendall with daughter, Zoe. Fall 2002
CLASSN OTES Stephen S. Valliant, B.S. '64, of Centrevi lie, Md., is sen ior parmer at
Elliot Associates, a turnaround and interim management company.
Law student Paul McSorley; Dylan Megarity, J.D. '92;
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Melanie Pereira, B.S. '77, J.D. '87.
James E. Elliott, B.S. '66, of Be l Air, Md. has, for th e second yea r,
received th e National C hainnan's Award from th e Penn Mutua l Life
Insurance Company. T his award demonstrates exce ll ence in fie ld sa les
management and is the pinnacle of success for a genera l agent.
Law Alumni Enjoy Golf Outing
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UB School of Law alumni enjoyed the chance to hit the links
with law Dean Gilbert Holmes during the Third Annual law
Alumni/Student Golf Outing April 20 at Mt. Pleasant Golf
-'68
Course in Baltimore. Holmes, almost as passionate about golf
Richard C. Thornton, B.S. '68, of Telford, Pa., retired in 2000 after 43
years in the hum an resources field.
as the law, joined 30 alumni and students to compete for
'70
prizes and unwind at the 19th Hole. The event was sponsored
Bernard R. Smith, B.S. '70, won a General Motors Chairman's Honors
award for 200 I for his contributions on the four-wheel steering system
offered on the GMC Denali pickup trucks.
chaired by Dylan Megarity, J.D. '92 .
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by the Alumni Association's law liaison Committee and
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G ary R. Rohde, B.S. '71, of Bel Ai r, Md., is territorial manager at
H arie)'svill e Insurance Group.
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G ary S. Cooper, B.A. '72, of Baltimore is sale propri etor of Coops
Collectibles and is a na ti ona l representative for the art\vork of Lee
Dubin .• Arnold Williams, B.S. '72, managing director of Abrams,
Foster, Nole & \Villiams, C.P.A., in Baltimore, was appointed chair­
man of the Baltimore Development Corp. Board of Directors.
-'75
Brian B. Dembeck, B.S. '75, executive director of financia l services for the
Johns Hopkins Institutions and chief financial officer ofJohJlS Hopkins
Real Estate, was appointed interim executive di rector of the Office of
Johns H opkins Rea l Estate .• John G. Mannix, J.D. '75, is a.<;sociate gener­
al cowlsel, intellectual property, in the General Counsel's Office at NASA
Headquarters in \Vashingcon, D.C. .Thomas Romoser, B.A. '75, is a
senior training consultant ar System Source in Hunt "'l il ey, Mel.
James P. Gleason Jr., J.D. '78, a partner at Gleason, Flynn & Fogleman
in Rockville , Md., was inducted as a fellow by the American College of
Trial Lawyers.
-'79
Sharon Bucklew D'Anna, B.A. '79, is a registered nurse in th e
card iac catheterization lab at St. Agnes Health Care in Baltimore . •
Myriam Marquez, J.D. '79, is a sole practitioner in Edmonds, Wash . •
Gail M. Stern, J.D. '79, is vice president for real estate at T he Limited
in Columbus, O hio . • Harry C. Storm, J.D. '79, a partner at Abrams,
'Vest & Storm, P.c., in Bethescb, Md. , was e lected president of th e
Bar Association of Monrgomery County, Md.
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'80
Elise A. Woods, B.S. '80, is a principal in the consulting firm Patuxent
Services in Shepherdstown, VI. Va.
-'81
James H. Barnes Jr., B.S. '76, is service sales manager at Fireline
Corporation, a nre prorection company based in Baltimore. He was
previously deputy fire chief for Baltimore County.
M ichael B. Kaminski, B.A. '81, is director of The Rai nbow Connection
in Northum berland, Pa. He ha s ea rned a doctorate in comparative
religion/behavioral/ integrative med icine from th e Center for Mind ­
Body?vledicine.
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'82
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Elizabeth Grieb, J.D. ' 77, was named president of the Baltimore Zoo. •
John S. Jagoda, B.s. '77, is faci li ties project manager with the
Deparnnenr of D efense ar Fort Meade, Md .• Deborah B. luyster,
J.D. '77, of Port.1ge, Mich., received a Ph.D. in Engli sh with a concen­
tration in Jaw and litera ture from Michigan State University. She is
also chair of the Michigan State Bar Leg'al Educati on Committee.
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Zeporah C. larson, B.A. '82, of Long Green, ?vld. , is the auth or of
How to Find a Fe/fa it! tbe Want Ad,- She also founded Shoe Leather
Safaris, which provides wa lking tours and talks on hi storic Ba ltimore . •
Deborah G. Shortridge, B.A. '80, J.D. '82, partner at Saul Ew ing,
L.L.P., in Baltimore, was nnmeel cha ir of the Bar Associati on of
Baltimore City's Professional Eth ics Committee for 2002-2 003.
UniVfl'Sity of Baltimore Alumni iVIlIgllz.ine
CLASSNOTES
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THE HON. DULANY FOSTER, LL.B. '37 A Long and Distinguished Legal Career udge Dulany Foster has never believed In wasting time When
he earned the Boy Scouts' Eagle Scout award, he was the
youngest person In the country at the time to do so After
graduating from high school, he went to work for the Maryland
Casualty Company during the day and attended law
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school at the University of Baltimore at night.
Before age 21, he had completed his classes and
passed the Maryland Bar examination. This "get-it­
done" approach may be the key to understanding
how Foster has been able to pack so many accom­
plishments into a long and distinguished career.
After earning his law degree, Foster worked for
five years as an associate in the firm of Weinberg
and Sweeten. He and Thomas Tingley started their
own practice in 1942, but Foster enlisted in the
Navy during World War II. Wounded in Okinawa
and sent home, he eventually graduated from the
Naval War College before leaving the service in 1946.
Foster opened a solo law practice in 1946, then became a judge
in the Orphans Court of Baltimore City the following year. He served
as its chief judge for five years starting in 1954. In 1959, Governor
J. Millard Tawes appointed Foster an associate judge to the Supreme
Bench of Baltimore City, then chief judge in 1966. Three years later
Foster became administrative judge of the 8th Judicial Circuit of
Maryland. He held both positions until his retirement in 1975.
Foster's important rulings included an Orphans Court decision
that taxicab permits were personal property and a mid-1950s
ruling that processed crab meat could be sold in Maryland. His most
famous case was Maryland v Gi les. The defendant was convicted of
murder, rape and robbery, and Foster imposed the death penalty. On
appeal, however, the Court of Appeals reversed the decision, holding
that African-Americans should not have been excluded from the
grand jury that originally indicted Giles.
Foster streamlined many of the Supreme Bench's
operations, allowing the system to respond in a more
timely manner. He convinced the state legislature to
change the law so that only a presiding trial judge
had to hear retrial motions. He organized the CAT
(criminal assignment team) to help reduce court
backlogs. He reduced the docket of 800 decrees pro
confesso to 200 in just six months by scheduling
hearings one night a week between 5 and 8 p.m.
During his working years and later during retire­
ment, Foster amassed a lengthy list of legal and civic
memberships and awards. They include president
and board member of the National Conference of State Trial Judges,
president of the Maryland Heart Association and first lay member
of the American Heart Association Board of Directors, and the Boy
Scouts' Distinguished Eagle Scout award.
Nor did he forget his alma mater and the advantages its "reason­
able" tuition offered to a struggling young man. The University of
Baltimore Alumni Association honored Foster as "Man of the Year" in
1968. He also served as president of the University Club in 1970-71
Foster's wife, Audrith, died in 1993, but he takes great pride in
the accomplishments of his son, Dulany Jr., his two grandsons and
five great-grandchildren. - BY MARY lOU JAY
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Darcy Rood Massof, J.D. '84, is an associate with FraniJin &
Prokopik in Baltimore. She will concentrate her practice in the
areas of labor and employment and general civil litigation. _
Carolyn McCreary Peoples, B.S. '83, M.B.A. '84, was nominated
by President George \,v Bush to become assistant secretary for fair
housing and equal opportunity. Her primaLY role will be to protect
the housing rights of Americans based on the Federal Fair Housing
Act of 1968. _ Melvin E. Tansill, B.A. '76, M.A. '84, was promoted to
senior director, public affairs, at Erickson Retirement Communities
in Baltimore.
Mary Ann Barone, J.D. '87, was elected president of the Frederick
County (Mel.) Commission for \Nomen. _ Donald B. Davis Jr., J.D. '87,
was appointed senior vice president and general counsel at PERFOR­
MAX, a n,]tional developer, manager and administrator of health and
benefits plans headquartered in Baltimore.
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'83
Rose A. Pulliam, B.A. '83, was promoted to supen,isor criminal
investigation technician at the U.S. Army Crime Records Center at
Fort Belvoir, Va.
Fatl2002
'85
Sheila Pace Greenwood, B.S. '85, of Baltimore was recently awarded
Professional in Human Resources certification by the Human
Resource Certification Institute. _ David J. Smith, J.D. '85, an associate
professor of paralegal studies at Harford Community College in Bel
Air, Md., recently visited the Estonian cities of Tallinn ,md Tartu on a
grant awarded by the Maryland-Estonian Edncational Consortium and
the Maryland National Guard. During- his visit, he investigated the use
of alternative dispute resolution in Estonia.
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LOUIS S. DIGGS, B.A. '79, M.P.A. '82 A History of Proud Communities D
uring a stint as a substitute teacher in Baltimore County schools after retiring from two previous careers, Louis Diggs assigned his middle-school students a history proj­
ect: research and report back on the roots of their own communities, When the students couldn't find much in their local libraries, Diggs embarked on a quest to fill the void by researching and writ­
ing books about the rich history of African­
American communities in Baltimore County, He began with his own community, Catonsville's Winters Lane, Over the years he has explored the history of 18 additional communities in five books, assisted by grant funds from the Maryland Humanities Council, Maryland State Arts Council and Baltimore County government. Diggs' first book, It All Began on Winters Lane, tells the story of a community's establishment dur­
ing the Civil War era to today, focusing on four African-American families whose roots In Catonsville go back to the 1800s. Diggs has meticulously researched fraternal organizations, civic groups and rei igious insti­
tutions founded by African-Americans, His books celebrate people whose contributions might other­
wise have been overlooked: men such as William Ebb, a freed slave who volunteered to serve in the Civil War and was wounded in bat­
tle, and William Henry Washington, who although illiterate built five houses in the Catonsville area, He notes the contributions of '88
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Steward D. Beckham, J.D. 'SS, was appointed chief financial officer for
the District of Columbia Fire Department and interim chief financial
officer for the District of Columbia Department of Corrections, _
David B. Faerberg, J.D. 'SS, was appointed legal adviser for
Commissioner Linda Breathitt of the Federal Energy Regulatory
Commission in vVashington, D,C. He had been an attorney in the
General Counsel's office at the commission since 1989, most recently
in the Markets, Tariffs and Rates section. _ Leo B. Fee, B.A. 'SS, is a
project officer with the state of Nevada in Las Vegas. _ Dean A.
Siedlecki, J.D. 'SS, is senior contracts representative at ARINC
in Annapolis, Md.
Lori L Kirk, B.S. 'S9, was promoted to shareholder at KAWG&F, PA,
in Towson, Md. She heads the accounting firm's estate adminiso'ation
group. _ Robert N. Santoni Jr., B.S. 'S9, is chief financia I officer of
Santoni's Supermarket in Baltimore, which offers online gTocery shop-
institutions such as the Grace AME Church and the first school for
African-American children,
Diggs' career as a historian and author followed 20 years in the
military, where he served overseas assignments in Asia, Europe and
the United States before returning as sergeant major overseeing the
ROTC detachment at what was then Morgan State College, and a 20­
year career in the District of Columbia public schools,
After retiring from the military, Diggs completed his
high school diploma, earned an associate's degree
from Catonsville Community College and a bache­
lor's degree (cum laude) from UB, He continued his
studies at UB for an MPA while holding a demand­
ing position as assistant to the personnel director for
staffing in the District of Columbia public schools,
where his duties included hiring teachers,
Life for Louis Diggs flourished on Winters Lane
as well: There he fell in love with his wife, Shirley,
and raised four children, He's now busy research­
ing his sixth book, the story of Turner Station and Sparrows Point
Researching and piecing together data to give new life to history
is time-consuming work, but Diggs is compelled by a need to memo­
rialize the efforts of Africans-Americans to build strong and lasting
communities, Diggs also serves on the board of the Baltimore
County African-American Cultural Festival. He offers a collection of
pictures of historic photographs of Catonsville and other Baltimore
County communities on his Web site www.louisdiggs.com.
ping. He was selected as one of The Daily Record,' 2002 Innovators of
the Year for his online shoppnig service,
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Gary G. Borda, J.D. '90, is a senior patent attorney in the General
Counsel's Office at NASA Headquarters in Washington, D.C. _
James D. Cameron, J.D. '90, of Harrisburg, Pa" was appointed to
the Committee on Legal Ethics and Professional Responsibility of the
Pennsylvania Bar Association, He is the immediate past president of
The Estate Planning Council of Central Pennsylvania. _ Thomas E.
Fingles, B.S. '90, is senior technical support at Agency Insurance
Company in Linthicum, Md, _ Guy M. Miller, J.D. '90, is a senior
patent attomey in the General Cowlsel's Office at NASA Headquarters
in Washington, D.C. _ Gloria J. Speller, B.A. '90, a health quality
review specialist with the U,S, Department of Health and Human
Services in Pl-uladelphia, served on a federal cross-regional team which
contributed to the improvement and consistency of federal surveys,
This team received the Administrator's Achievement Award from the
Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services in September 2001,
University of Baltimore Alumni iVlagazine
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Catherine (Kate) Sampsell, J.D. '91, received a Ph.D . in American his­
tory from Georgetown University and accepted a teaching position nt
Bilkent University in Ankara, Turkey.
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'92
Neil J. Bixler, J.D. '92 , is an attorney with Summerfie ld, Willen, Si lverberg & Limsky, P.A., in Owings Mills, Md. _ Erin P. Dickerson, B.S. '92, is assistant vice president and manager of the customer sales
cenrer at Ist Mariner Bank in Ba ltimore. _ Nick G. Marulli, B.A. '92, is
a computer trainer at Holy Cross Hospital in Silver Spring, Md. _
H. Kim Wannheden, B.S. '92, is operations manager with the USDN
Cooperative State Research Education and Extension Services in
Washington, D.C.
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'93
Jennifer Fersterman, B.S. '93, is a business development manager in
the accounting and consulting practice at Stout Causey & Horning in
Cockeysville, Md. _ R. Donald McDaniel Jr., M.B.A '93, was appoint­
ed vice president at ViPS in Towson, Md., where he will be responsi­
ble for ViPS Consulting, a national bea lth care technology practice._
S. Keith Moulsdale, J.D./ M.B.A '93, was named parmer at vVhiteford,
Taylor & Preston in Ba ltimore . • J. Scott Robertson, J.D. '93, is a
plincipal at Laws & Robertson, P.A.,in S,llisbury, Md. He focuses on
personal injury and busiIless dispu te litigation. _ Melissa Purtee
Stewart, B.S. '93, passed the CPCU 3 exam and was promoted to a
senior product analyst at the Great American Insura nce Companies
in Cincinnati , Ohio.
-'94
Randi Klein Hyatt, J.D. '94, is an associate with Shawe & Rosenthal,
L.L.P., in Baltimore. She continues as an adj unct professor teaching
Employmem Law and Leg-ol \Nfiting at UB. _ Marc B. Noren, J.D. '94,
has become a member of Adelberg, Rudow, Dorf & I-iendler, L.L.c.,
in Baltimore. _ John F. Rabena, J.D. '94, was named partner at
Sughrue Mion, PL.L.c., in vVlshington, D.C., where he specia li zes
in legal issues affecting the Internet, e-commerce and software, and
electrical mechaIlica l patent issues. _ Mary K. Tilghman, M.A. '94, has
written the 2002 edition of Frommer's Ma ly land & Delaware guide­
book. She previously wrote the fourth edition of Frommer's iHontana
rl:rWyomillg.
LAX Players, Coaches Keep Memories Alive
Their days on the playing field are long gone, but for former
members of UB's lacrosse team and their coaches, the memories
live on. Last June, more than 50 alumni gathered for a reunion at
the Mount Washington Tavern, known as Sparwashers back in
1977-83, when UB fielded the upper-division teams the group
played for or coached.
Special guests included Dick Edell, former UB lacrosse and soc­
cer coach; H. Mebane Turner, president emeritus of UB; and former
coaches Chip Silverman, Dino Mattesich and Richie Meade. Partial
proceeds from the event were donated to the Missionaries of
Charity, the order founded by Mother Teresa and a cause to which
former UB lacrosse star Bob Lacy has devoted his life.
-'95
Jason A. Blumenberg, B.S. '95, is an industrial hygienist and environmen­
tal technician at ECC in Chantilly, Va. He addresses home and workplace
hazards such as asbestos, lead pain t and groundwa ter. _ Jennifer Parsons
Gendron, MA. '95, is registrar at South University in Savannah, Ga._
Amy B. Glaser, J.D. '95, has been made a parmer in the Prince George's
COWlty (Md.) firm of Kn.ight, Manzi, Nussbaum & LaPlaca, PA She
was also named treasurer of the Women's Bar Association of Maryland,
and vice president, School of Law, for the University of Baltimore
Alumni Association Board of Govern ors for 2002-2003. _ Christine L
Nagle, J.D. '95, is cruef of environment, public health and safety at the
Nationa l Indian Ga min g Commission in Washington, D.C.
DEATHS
Richard R. Beauchemin Sr.,
J.D. '57
George E. Becker, J.D. '55
Maurice L Braverman, J.D. '41
Donald Lee Brodsky, B.S. '53
Vincent Charnasky, LLM. '54
Edmund C. Chase, CERT. '65
Eugene V. Chircus, LL.B. '52
Woodrow Wilson Councill,
LL.B. '48
Fall 2002
Earl B. Crehan, B.S. '61
John E. deKowzan, LL.B. '58
Joseph F. Delaney, LLB. '58
Philip De Luca, B.s. '44
Margaret Pierce Dent, LL.B. '36
William O. Devilbiss Jr., J.D. '66
John J. Dunworth, B.s. '61
William McVeigh Eddy, J.D. '52
Benjamin P. Gill Jr., J.D. '75
George C. Hare, B.s. '62 Carl A Heim, B.S. '59 Richard K. Jacobsen, LL.B. '62
Donald S. Johnson, B.S. '71
Harold E. Kaufhold, AA '52
George Jacob London, AA '41
Michael L. McCampbell,
BA '78, J.D. '82
Theodore S. Miller, LL.B. '55
Michael E. Murray, B.S. '53
Carl L. Nathanson, J.D. '64
John A. Pica Sr., J.D. '67
Marvin M. Polikoff, LL.B. '50
Colleen Richardson, BA '79
Morton H. Schapiro, B.s. '33
William E. (Ted) Smith, A.A. '51
Albert L. Snyder, J.D. '73
Roger Ralph Snyder, B.S. '69
Charles P. Stanley, J.D. '62
Anne Cecilia Tangires, AA. '57
Edwin E. Taylor, J.D. '64
Richard Cromwell Wells, B.S. '50
David L. Wiseman, B.S. '60
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CLASS NOTES
BERNIE SMITH, B.S. ' 70 Computer Simulations Make Safer Cars A
a design engineer for General Motors, Bernie Smith, BS
'70, is most proud of the work he does that a customer
ever even knows about. Smith is one of the engineers
who tests GM vehicles for failure and builds in mechanisms that pro­
tect the driver and passengers in the rare event that a system fails.
In showrooms now is the 2002 GMC Sierra Denali, a half-ton
pickup truck Smith labored on for months. "Imagine
a full-size pickup with the same turning radius as a
Honda Accord," marvels Sm ith.
He conducted extensive testing to make sure the
steering system is safe.
He created conditions simulating the operation
of a vehicle, analyzed what happens if something
goes wrong and created fail-safe mechanisms for
the automobile. His achievements on the four­
wheel steer system earned Smith a coveted GM
Chairman's Award.
Smith's satisfying career for the world's largest
car maker took a circuitous route from law school to
the Air Force and to engineering school. After grad­
uating from UB with a bachelor's degree in business administration,
he enrolled in LIB's School of Law In December 1971, his draft num­
ber came up and Smith enlisted in the Air Force. His degree made
him eligible for a commission and training as a flight navigator. The
Vietnam War ended before his training was complete, but Smith
-'9 6
Wanda Booth Chaney, B.S. '96, is corporate assistanr to [h e chief
financial officer at Muni Mae Midland Fin,mcial in Baltimore.•
John E. Davenport, J.D. '96, is an assistant genera l counsel at the
Nati onal Archives and Records Admini stration in College Park, Md .•
Harvey D. Moore, B.A. '96, of Silver Spring, Md., began a year of serv­
ice in Sarajevo, Bosnia, with the Naval Reserves in F ebruary 2002 .•
Jeanmarie Pinto, B.A. '96, completed a Ph.D. in Con flict Analysis and
Resolution from Nova Southeastern Univer'sity in Fort Lauderdale, Fla.
She is currently an adviser to doctoral programs. • Peter L Pupshis,
B.S. '96, a manager at Clifton Gunderson in vVashin gton, D .C., earned
the Certified Governmental Financial Manager design ation, which
required passing exams on knowledge of federal, state and loca l govern­
ment financial theories and practices . • Andrew M. Winick, J.D. '96, is
an associare with Brown, Diffenderffe r & Kea rney, L.L.P., in Baltimore.
-'97
Alexander M. Giles, J.D. '97, an attorney with Semmes, Bowen & Senunes in Baltimore, was elected executive vice president of the enjoyed flying the FA Phantom and seeing the world.
In 1979, Smith returned to civilian life to find "the economy in a
tank and no jobs anywhere." So he used his veteran's benefits to
earn a degree in electrical engineering at Arizona State University.
He landed a job with Singer Link, a company that makes simulators
for aircra ft and nuclear submarines. His work included developing a
helmet-mounted visual system for pilots.
He went on to earn a master's degree and worked
for eight years at McDonnell Douglas as a flight test
engineer working on the Apache helicopter.
When funding for the Apache dried up, Smith
went with his wife to Michigan, where GM had
transferred her. He landed a job with GM, working
first on electrical systems on full -size vans. Smith
quickly found that in the automotive industry,
aesthetics rank as highly as efficiency.
"When you're working on a speaker system, how
the speaker grill looks is more important than the
sound that comes out," he says.
Because his UB degree made him eligible for
his Air Force commission, Smith is grateful to the University. "It
opened the door for me to go to officer training school and on
to graduate school," he says.
He and his wife, Denise, live in Troy, Mich., with their children,
Bernard III, 17, and Genevieve, 15.
Propell er Cluh of th e United Sr,nes, Port of Baltimore chapter. The
Prope ll er Club is a grassroots, nonprofit organizati on promoting the
maritime indusoy and ed ucating legislators and the public on th e impor­
tance of all wa terborne commerce .• John Huynh, B.S. '97, is finan cial
advise r with Legg Nbson vVood \,\Talker in Towson, Md .• Hans V.
lundgren, B.S. '97, is a customer account executive at dakota imaging
inc. in Columbia, Nld .• Kathleen T. Tallent, M.A. '97, is the graphi c
designer for the International Youth Foundation, a nonprofit organiza ­
tion headquartered in Baltimore and operating in 62 counu·i es. 'rh e
found'loon works to improve conditions and prospects for young peopl e.
Shelby S. Beachley, B.S. '98, is category mana ger at Safeway in
Lanham, Md. _ Bryan McKay, J.D. '98, is a deputy district attorney for
th e 9th Judicial District in Clovis, N.M. He was selected as the 2000
New Mexico P rosecutor o f the Year for Communitv Service. _
Geoffrey F. Newman, J.D. '98, is a policy analysr wi'th th e Maryland
Hi gher EduC<ltion Comm ission in Annapolis, Md . • Jason C. Rose,
J.D. '98, will be working for one year as in-house counse l in the inte r'­
national divi sion of Mitsubishi Heavy Industries in Tokyo, Japan . •
Unive1'Si~)'
of Baltimore Alumni lvlagazi71e
Michael A. Turner, J.D. '98, is ~ lieutenant in the U.s. Navy. He served
as the navy's sole prosecutor in the Middle East fromJanuary 2001
through June 2002, and was sent to Camp Rhino Afghanistan in sup­
port of Operation Enduring Freedom. He is currently working in
Bahrain as well as aboard ships in that region.
-'99
Kristen N. Lewandowski, B.S. '99, is an account executive at MGH, an
advertising and public relations firm in Owings Mills, Md .• Jennifer L.
Lockard, M.A. '99, is a designer with Incitc Creative in Baltimore .•
Harriett Green Randall, B.A. '96, M.A. '99, is an educator at Care
Resources in Baltimore.• Rachel J. Rossen, M.S. '99, is ~ probation and
parole officer with the Delaware State Probation and Parole Office in
New Castle, Del.. Peter T. Sullivan, M.B.A. '99, relocated to Dayton,
Ohio, and was promoted to plant manager for EFrEC North America,
L.L.c., a worldwide supplier of adhesives, coatings and sealants for the
automotive indusny. Diane Young, B.S. '99, is senior consultant with
the public service practice of {(PMG Consulting in McLean, Va., and is
enrolled in US's M.S. in Health Services LVbmgement program.
35th Annual Alumni ofthe Year Luncheon
Friday, Nov. 8
11 :30 a.m.-1 :30 p.m.
The Hyatt Regency Baltimore
This annual event honors alumni for their professional
accomplishments and service to the University and
community. This year, the Alumni Association honors:
Elizabeth Grieb, J.D. '77, president of the Baltimore
Zoo; Maryland District Court Judge Emanuel Brown,
BA '80, M.PA '81; and Peta N. Richkus, CERT '80,
M.BA '81, secretary of the Maryland Department of
General Services. $30 per person.
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K ehinde E. Awolusi, B.S. '00, is a prob,ltion agent with the
Maryland State Division of Parole and Probation in Baltimore.•
Anne Broomfield, J.D. '00, W,lS appointed cbief executive officer of
the Trenton, ~.]., YVVCA. She is also president of the Jackie Robinson
Foundation Alumni Association .• Karen Foster, J.D. '00, is an associ­
ate with Shumacker \Yitt Gaither & YVhitaker in Chamnooga, Tenn.
Foster practices in the area of real estate with a focus on commercial
landlord-tenant leasing.• Christopher J. Hagert, J.D. '00, is in-house
counsel in the legal deparnnent of Circuit City Stores in Richmond,
Va.• Jennifer L. Leatherman J.D. '00, is an associate at tlle Law Office
of Scon Alan Morrison in Frederick, Ivld. She specializes in estate
planning, wills, trusts and all aspects of elder law.• Tennant D. Magee,
J.D. '00, is an assistant state's attorney with the State's Attorneys Office
in Baltimore.• David J. Schmitz, J.D. '00, is an associate witll Franklin
& Prokopik in Baltimore. I-Ie will concentrate his pr,lctice in civil and
commercial litigation, insnrance defense and worker's compensation .•
Larry I. Strauss, M.S. '00, was appointed manager in the tax depart­
ment at \Veil, Akman, Baylin & Coleman in Timonium, Md., where
be also heads the bankruptcy deparnnent. He is completing hisJD. at
the University of Maryland.
'01
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T eura Barnes, B.S. '01, is an agent assistant witll Parole & Probation
in Catonsville, Md .• Heather E. Boardman, J.D. '01, is an associate at
Goodell, DeVries, Leech & Dann, L.L.P., in B'lltimore.• Carlos A.
Braxton, J.D. '01, is an associate at Goode.ll, DeVries, Leech & Dann,
L.L.P., in Baltimore.• Stephen R. Elville, B.A. '97, J.D. '01, concen­
trates his practice in elder law, estate planning, estate aelminisn'ation,
and taxation and business law at \Valsh & Jo),ce in Columbia, Md .•
John H. Michel, M.A. '01, is st,lff indusn-ial psychologist at Fielel's
Consulting Group in McLean, Va .• Stephen M. Schwarz, M.B.A. '01,
of Lawrenceville, 0J,J., is business technology coordinator at 1\'JM
lnsurance Group in \Vest Trenton. I-le serves as strategic planner
and chief technology officer. • Kirk H. Stephens, B.S. '01, is an estima­
tor/salesperson for Jarvis Steel and Lumber in Baltimore.• Joseph W.
Stickel, M.B.A. '01, is an accountant with T Rowe Price in Owings
Mills, Md.• Walter (Dondi) Ty, J.D. '01, is an associate at Haspel &
Meiselman in Rockville, Md.
'02
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Lonnie Lanham, M.A. '02, is a \,Veb developer
Fall 2002
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USGS in Baltimore.
3rd Annual Tailgate Party, Ravens Game
Ravens vs. Cincinnati Bengals
Sunday, Nov. 10
UB tailgate party: 9:30-11 a.m.
Kickoff: 1 p.m.
$75 per person includes game ticket, tailgate party,
parking and transportation to and from the stadium
from UB.
Career Preview
Feb. 27-March 7, 2003
Considering a new career, or seeking to enhance your
current job? This free, weeklong career series features
workshops, speakers, corporate site visits, networking
opportunities and more.
UB Scholarship Reception
Sunday, April 27, 2003
2-4 p.m.
Recipients and donors gather to celebrate scholarship
at UB.
For details and ticket information, call Alumni Relations
at 41O.837.6l31 or e-mail [email protected]
Please visit our calendar at www.ubalt.edu/alumnl.
www. ubaLt.edu/aLumni elroy Morgan doesn't go into the studio to
lay down tracks, pen lyrics or sign auto­
grap s. In fact, he confesses, he can't sing a
note or play an instrument
But as the behind-the-scenes man for artists
such as Nokio of Baltimore's own Oru Hill har­
mony group, he makes phone calls, arranges
meetings, reviews budgets and takes care of all
the other administrative work required for releas­
ing an album or making a concert tour happen.
That's what he's good at; that's what makes
him happy.
"I'm the pencil-and-paper guy-the guy in back
pulling the strings-but my job is extremely
satisfying," says Morgan.
A native of Jamaica, Morgan came to UB to
study corporate communications. like many UB
students, it took years for him to complete his
undergra uate degree, but bitten by the educa­
tion bug, he went right on to studies for a
Master of Public Administration degree.
ose studies serve him well in his current job
s chief administrative officer of N'Tity, a pro­
duction company established by Nokio, aka
Tamir Ruffin, and operating out of the
Island/ Oef Jam label in New York. His duties run
the gamut from reviewing scripts and meeting
with ~ ngwriters to planning a CO release party.
Morgan was part of the management !lam
for reggae artists Shabba Ranks when
became riends with Oru Hill's manager. That
led to hi urrent arrangement with N11ty. He
now work with groups including 3rd Storee,
Luv Her and solo artists Woody and Jazz (with
Sisqo and Nokio, also of Oru Hill), and also
works as a marketing consultant for clothing
designers and recording artists. Look for his
redit as management consultant on Oru Hill's
n xt album, due out in Oecember.
"The entertainment business is cbmpetitive,"
acknowledges Morgan. "Without an astute busi­
ness plan, today's hot artist is yesterdaY's news.
Creative artists aren't always good business
people, but when you know what you're talking
about, they really value what you say."
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