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During Fall 2005, the Colonnade Society proudly welcomed its members
to several powerful events, including the annual Homecoming Brunch
on October 1 and an evening with Pulitzer Prize-winning author and
Maryland Professor Haynes Johnson on November 29. Watch our calendar
for Spring 2006 events and view our online photo gallery… |
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While
educating over 35,000 undergraduate and graduate students, Maryland
conducts $330 million in sponsored research. We provide incubator
services for new business start-ups and a knowledge base for area
agriculture. The impact of our programming can be felt within and
well beyond the classroom—join us on February 14 as we take
this message to the state house in Annapolis. Show
your Terrapin Pride… |
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The
Baltimore Incentive Awards Program—which provides full financial
and academic support at Maryland for qualifying Baltimore-area undergraduates—has
been expanded to include five Prince George’s County high
schools. Renamed the Maryland Incentive Awards, these scholarships
will allow one student from each participating institution to enjoy
a previously inaccessible Maryland experience. Read
more… |
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In honor of the university’s sesquicentennial,
50 artists are decorating Testudo statues which will be displayed
around the state. Maryland family members have already sponsored
all but seven of these unique sculptures. Read
more about the project, then contact Megan
Carnell, associate director for Foundation & Corporate
Relations, for sponsorship information… |
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I have had many rewarding
experiences since I graduated from Maryland in 1975, including a
23-year marketing career at Procter & Gamble and my current
role as the Executive Director of the Coffee Quality Institute,
a small non-profit that works internationally to improve coffee
quality and the lives of those who produce it. I travel extensively
to developing countries and I am encouraged by the entrepreneurial
spirit of independent coffee farmers. While there are many challenges
in today’s world, the desire to make a better life for our
families and our communities is a common goal that unites our spirits. |
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