Category: News

Friday, September 28, 2007 PRINCESS ANNE, MD – The University of Maryland Eastern Shore ranks in the top tier of America’s best Historically Black Colleges and Universities, according to U.S. News & World Report’s 2008 edition of “America’s Best Black Colleges.” The rankings were released today at www.usnews.com/blackcolleges, and are available on newsstands beginning Monday, October…Read more UMES Ranks in Top Tier of U.S.News & World Report’s First Ranking of HBCUs

Wednesday, September 26, 2007 PRINCESS ANNE, MD-Dr. Ernest Boger, II, associate professor and chair, Department of Hotel and Restaurant Management at the University of Maryland Eastern Shore, is the 2007 recipient of the Anthony G. Marshall Award, presented by the American Hotel and Lodging Educational Institute.  Marshall is the executive director of the Institute and…Read more Educational Institute Honors Ernest Boger with Anthony G. Marshall Award

Wednesday, September 26, 2007 PRINCESS ANNE, MD – The African Language Project at the University of Maryland Eastern Shore has received three grants in one year from the National Security Agency to continue extensive research and the formulation of corpuses and readers within several less commonly known languages in Africa. During a recent trip to…Read more UMES African Languages Project Extends Reach

September 13- October 19, 2007 PRINCESS ANNE, MD – The quality of the artwork at UMES’ Mosely Gallery faculty exhibition, traditionally held each fall is exceptional this year. The show provides an opportunity for students, faculty, staff and the greater community to see the creative output of the campus’ visual artists.  This year’s show is marked by…Read more Annual Faculty Exhibition at UMES

Monday, September 3, 2007 PRINCESS ANNE, MD—Scott Landon Mays, a recent graduate of the University of Maryland Eastern Shore, is the recipient of the 2007 Daniel J. Pinkett Award in Mathematics. Mays, son of Lynn D. Brooks-Mays of Philadelphia, PA, graduated cum laude with a Bachelor of Science degree in mathematics. A 2003 graduate of the World Communications Charter…Read more Mays Receives Pinkett Award

Monday, September 3, 2007 PRINCESS ANNE, MD – The University of Maryland Eastern Shore (UMES) Foundation received a check in the amount $4,500 from The Enterprise Rent-A-Car Foundation during a recent campus visit.  Kevin Molitor, Enterprise vice president and general manager in Baltimore, presented the check to UMES President Thelma B. Thompson.  Maryland Delegate Rudolph…Read more Enterprise Rent-A-Car Presents Check to UMES Foundation

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