Category: News

Monday, September 3, 2007 PRINCESS ANNE, MD – The legendary Art Shell returns to the Shore to host other NFL greats and area golf enthusiasts on Tuesday and Wednesday, September 18 and 19, during the University of Maryland Eastern Shore/Art Shell Celebrity Golf Classic at GlenRiddle Golf Club, located just minutes from Ocean City. National…Read more UMES/Art Shell Celebrity Golf Classic, Football Greats Return to Eastern Shore

Monday, September 3, 2007 PRINCESS ANNE, MD – Christopher Craig Havrilla of Frederick, a recent graduate of the University of Maryland Eastern Shore, is a recipient of the 2007 Bailey White Jewelers Sportsmanship Award. The Honorable Frank and Mrs. Melissa White are loyal friends of the university and have gifted its administration, faculty and students with their…Read more Bailey White Jewelers Awards Havrilla

Monday, September 3, 2007 PRINCESS ANNE, MD – Stephanie Marie Braxton of Upper Marlboro, a recent graduate of the University of Maryland Eastern Shore, is a recipient of the 2007 Bailey White Jewelers Sportsmanship Award. The Honorable Frank and Mrs. Melissa White are loyal friends of the university and have gifted its administration, faculty and…Read more Bailey White Jewelers Awards Braxton

Monday, September 3, 2007 PRINCESS ANNE, MD – Some 800 mourners traveled to the University of Maryland Eastern Shore campus and its Metropolitan United Methodist Church during two days of mourning for educator and humanitarian, Dr. William Percy Hytche Sr.   Educators, legislators, clergy and UMES faculty, staff and students joined family, friends and well-wishers to…Read more UMES Remembers Educator, Humanitarian

Tuesday, July 17, 2007 Viewing, service times Open to the Public: Viewing: Wednesday, July 18; Metropolitan United Methodist Church, Broad Street, Princess Anne. 6-8 p.m. Viewing: Thursday, July 19; Ella Fitzgerald Center, UMES; 9 a.m. Funeral: Immediately following viewing at 11 a.m. PRINCESS ANNE, MD – The University of Maryland Eastern Shore family mourns today the passing of one of…Read more UMES Community Mourns Passing of Beloved Leader

Friday, June 22, 2007 PRINCESS ANNE, MD–The Board of Regents of the University System of Maryland (USM) announced today the approval of a new independent four-year engineering degree for the University of Maryland Eastern Shore (UMES).  “As America strives to excel as a major global competitor in the STEM fields– science, technology, engineering and mathematics–it is important…Read more Four-Year Engineering Program Approved for UMES

Tuesday, June 19, 2007 LEAP(Linking Environmental and Academic Programs) MOU signing ceremony at the University of Maryland Eastern Shore.  Left to right: David Blazer, executive director, Maryland Coastal Bays Program; Lou LaRicci, Maryland Department of the Environment; Frank Dawson III, Maryland Department of Natural Resources; Dr. Thelma B. Thompson, president, UMES; Dr. Donald S. Welsh, mid-Atlantic…Read more New Partnership Will Expand Environmental Science Education at UMES

Monday, May 21, 2007 PRINCESS ANNE, MD – University of Maryland Eastern Shore alumni are busy these days.  Among other things, a group of them are, with the blessing of President Thelma B. Thompson, preparing to honor the legacy of President Emeritus William Percy Hytche, with a first-of-its-kind project that officially begins with a reception…Read more Alumni Honor Hytche Legacy, Commissions World-Renown Artist