This is a list of notable alumni, faculty, and benefactors of the

University of Maryland, College Park The University of Maryland, College Park (University of Maryland, UMD, or simply Maryland) is a public land-grant research university in College Park, Maryland. Founded in 1856, UMD is the flagship institution of the University System of Mary ...

Academia

* Gar Alperovitz (b. 1936), Ph.D. Lionel R. Bauman professor of political economy *

Alida Anderson Alida Anderson is a professor at the School of Education at American University in Washington, DC. Education Anderson attended Sidwell Friends School in Washington, DC (1987), and holds a BA, Art/Art History and Asian Studies, Colgate Universi ...

, Ph.D. 2006, author and professor at

American University The American University (AU or American) is a private federally chartered research university in Washington, D.C. Its main campus spans 90 acres (36 ha) on Ward Circle, mostly in the Spring Valley neighborhood of Northwest D.C. AU was charte ...

. * David A. Bader (b. 1969), Ph.D. 1996, professor of computing at Georgia Tech *

Charles L. Bennett Charles L. Bennett (born November 1956) is an American observational astrophysicist. He is a Bloomberg Distinguished Professor, the Alumni Centennial Professor of Physics and Astronomy and a Gilman Scholar at Johns Hopkins University. He is t ...

(b. 1956), B.S. 1978, astrophysicist at

Johns Hopkins University Johns Hopkins University (Johns Hopkins, Hopkins, or JHU) is a private university, private research university in Baltimore, Maryland. Founded in 1876, Johns Hopkins is the oldest research university in the United States and in the western hem ...

Hall of Fame Members
, UMD Alumni Association, University of Maryland, retrieved July 10, 2010. * Alok Bhargava (b. 1954), Ph.D. professor, University of Maryland School of Public Policy * Mark A. Boyer (b. 1961), Ph.D. 1988, Board of Trustees Distinguished Professor of

Political Science Political science is the scientific study of politics. It is a social science dealing with systems of governance and power, and the analysis of political activities, political thought, political behavior, and associated constitutions and la ...

University of Connecticut The University of Connecticut (UConn) is a public land-grant research university in Storrs, Connecticut, a village in the town of Mansfield. The primary 4,400-acre (17.8 km2) campus is in Storrs, approximately a half hour's drive from Hart ...

* Harry Clifton "Curley" Byrd (1889–1970), B.S. 1908, president of the University of Maryland, 1935–1954 *

William J. Byron Rev. William James Byron, S.J. (born 25 May 1927) is an American priest of the Society of Jesus. Byron served as the President of the University of Scranton from 1975-82 and the President of Catholic University of America from 1982-92. He is now ...

(b. 1927), Ph.D. 1969, president of

The Catholic University of America The Catholic University of America (CUA) is a private university, private Catholic church, Roman Catholic research university in Washington, D.C. It is a pontifical university of the Catholic Church in the United States and the only institution ...

Joan Callahan Joan Callahan (March 29, 1946 – June 6, 2019) was a Professor Emerita of Philosophy at the University of Kentucky, an institution where she taught for more than twenty years and served in a variety of roles, including as director of the Gender a ...

(1946–2019), Ph.D. 1982, professor emerita of philosophy at the University of Kentucky *

Kenneth C. Catania Kenneth C. Catania (born 1965) is a biologist and neuroscientist teaching anconducting researchat Vanderbilt University in Nashville, Tennessee. As an undergraduate, Catania worked as a research assistant at the National Zoo in Washington D.C. w ...

(b. 1965), B.S. 1989, neurobiologist at

Vanderbilt University Vanderbilt University (informally Vandy or VU) is a private research university in Nashville, Tennessee. Founded in 1873, it was named in honor of shipping and rail magnate Cornelius Vanderbilt, who provided the school its initial $1-million ...

, MacArthur Fellowship awarded in 2006 *

John Dryzek John S. Dryzek (born 23 June 1953) is a Centenary Professor at the Centre for Deliberative Democracy and Global Governance at the University of Canberra's Institute for Governance and Policy Analysis. Education Dryzek has a B.A. (Honours) in ...

(b. 1953), Ph.D. 1980, professor of political theory and social theory at

Australian National University The Australian National University (ANU) is a public research university located in Canberra, the capital of Australia. Its main campus in Acton encompasses seven teaching and research colleges, in addition to several national academies and ...

* Donald West Harward, Ph.D., president of Bates College *

Dagmar R. Henney Dagmar Renate Kirchner Henney (born May 6, 1931) is a German-born American mathematician and former professor of calculus, finite mathematics, and measure and integration at George Washington University in Washington, DC. Early life and educ ...

(b. 1931), 1931, one of the first female mathematicians known for her work as a professor of calculus, finite mathematics, and measure and integration *

Richard Herman Richard H. Herman is a former mathematician who had served as the Chancellor of the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign from 2005-2009. He previously served there as Provost and Vice Chancellor of Academic Affairs since 1998. As provost ...

, Ph.D. 1967, chancellor of the

University of Illinois at Urbana–Champaign The University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign (U of I, Illinois, University of Illinois, or UIUC) is a public land-grant research university in Illinois in the twin cities of Champaign and Urbana. It is the flagship institution of the Universit ...

* Charlene Drew Jarvis (b. 1941), Ph.D. 1971, president of

Southeastern University (Washington, D.C.) Southeastern University was a Private school, private, non-profit undergraduate and graduate institution of higher education located in southwestern Washington, D.C. The university lost its accreditation from the Middle States Commission on Highe ...

* Andrew Kliman (b. 1955), B.A. 1978, professor of economics at Pace University * J.D. Kleinke (b. 1962), B.Sc. 1989, writer and entrepreneur in the field of

health care Health care or healthcare is the improvement of health via the prevention, diagnosis, treatment, amelioration or cure of disease, illness, injury, and other physical and mental impairments in people. Health care is delivered by health profe ...

Albin Owings Kuhn Albin Owings Kuhn (January 31, 1916 – March 24, 2010) was a prominent figure in the University of Maryland system during the mid-twentieth century. He became the first chancellor of Baltimore Campuses in 1965, and is most notable for being the f ...

(1916–2010), B.S. 1938, M.S. 1939, Ph.D. 1948, executive vice president of the

University of Maryland System The University System of Maryland (USM) is a public higher education system in the U.S. state of Maryland. The system is composed of the eleven campuses at College Park, Baltimore County, Baltimore, Princess Anne, Towson, Salisbury, Bowie, Fro ...

(1979–1982), vice president of the University of Maryland, Baltimore (1965–1979) and the

University of Maryland, Baltimore County The University of Maryland, Baltimore County (UMBC) is a public research university in Baltimore County, Maryland. It has a fall 2022 enrollment of 13,991 students, 61 undergraduate majors, over 92 graduate programs (38 master, 25 doctoral, ...

(1965–1971) *

Simon Asher Levin Simon Asher Levin (born April 22, 1941) is an American ecologist and the James S. McDonnell Distinguished University Professor in Ecology and Evolutionary Biology and the director of the Center for BioComplexity at Princeton University. He speci ...

(b. 1941), Ph.D. 1964, professor of ecology at

Princeton University Princeton University is a private university, private research university in Princeton, New Jersey. Founded in 1746 in Elizabeth, New Jersey, Elizabeth as the College of New Jersey, Princeton is the List of Colonial Colleges, fourth-oldest ins ...

and winner of Kyoto Prize in Basic Sciences * Jacqueline Liebergott, president of

Emerson College Emerson College is a private college with its main campus in Boston, Massachusetts. It also maintains campuses in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California and Well, Limburg, Netherlands ( Kasteel Well). Founded in 1880 by Charles Wesley Emerson as a ...

Patrick Maggitti Patrick G. Maggitti is the first Provost (education), provost of Villanova University. As Provost, Maggitti is the chief academic officer and oversees Villanova’s academic enterprise: six colleges and academic areas, including Graduate and Undergr ...

, first provost of

Villanova University Villanova University is a Private university, private Catholic church, Roman Catholic research university in Villanova, Pennsylvania. It was founded by the Order of Saint Augustine, Augustinians in 1842 and named after Thomas of Villanova, Sa ...

and former dean of the

Villanova School of Business Villanova is a name of Latin origin, meaning ''new town''. It is equivalent to Italian Villanuova, French Villeneuve, Spanish Villanueva, and Catalan, Galician, Occitan and Portuguese Vilanova. It may refer to: Botany *''Villanova'', a genus o ...

* Manning Marable (1950–2011), Ph.D. 1976, professor of public affairs, political science, and history at

Columbia University Columbia University (also known as Columbia, and officially as Columbia University in the City of New York) is a private research university in New York City. Established in 1754 as King's College on the grounds of Trinity Church in Manhatt ...

Tobin J. Marks Tobin Jay Marks (born November 25, 1944) is the Vladimir N. Ipatieff Professor of Catalytic Chemistry, Professor of Material Science and Engineering, Professor of Chemical and Biological Engineering, and Professor of Applied Physics at Northw ...

(b. 1944), B.S. 1966, professor of material science and engineering at

Northwestern University Northwestern University is a private research university in Evanston, Illinois. Founded in 1851, Northwestern is the oldest chartered university in Illinois and is ranked among the most prestigious academic institutions in the world. Charte ...

, awarded the 2002 American Institute of Chemists' gold medal *

Marc Melitz Marc J. Melitz (born January 1, 1968) is an American economist. He is currently a professor of economics at Harvard University. Melitz has published a number of highly cited articles in the area of international economics and international trad ...

(b. 1968), M.S.B.A. 1992, professor of economics at

Harvard University Harvard University is a private Ivy League research university in Cambridge, Massachusetts. Founded in 1636 as Harvard College and named for its first benefactor, the Puritan clergyman John Harvard, it is the oldest institution of higher le ...

* Arnold L. Rheingold (b. 1940), professor of chemistry at the

University of California, San Diego The University of California, San Diego (UC San Diego or colloquially, UCSD) is a public university, public Land-grant university, land-grant research university in San Diego, California. Established in 1960 near the pre-existing Scripps Insti ...

Michael Rustad Michael Rustad is a law professor at Suffolk University Law School, and an author and television commentator. Education and career He received a BA from University of North Dakota, an MA from the University of Maryland, College Park, a Ph.D from ...

, M.A., professor of law at

Suffolk University Law School Suffolk University Law School (also known as Suffolk Law School) is the private, non-sectarian law school of Suffolk University located in downtown Boston, Massachusetts, across the street from the Boston Common and the Freedom Trail, two block ...

Shen Chun-shan Shen Chun-shan (29 August 1932 – 12 September 2018) was a Taiwanese physicist who served as president of National Tsing Hua University from 1994 to 1997. He was known as one of the "four princes of Taiwan" along with Chen Li-an, Fredrick Chie ...

(1932–2018), Ph.D. 1961, president of the Taiwanese National Tsing Hua University (1993–1997) * Adele H. Stamp (1893–1974), M.A. 1924, dean of women at the University of Maryland, namesake of the

Adele H. Stamp Student Union The Adele H. Stamp Student Union, commonly referred to as "Stamp", is the student activity center on the campus of the University of Maryland, College Park. First constructed in 1954 (with additions in 1962 and 1971), the building was renamed ...

* Thomas B. Symons (1880–1970), president of the University of Maryland (1954) *

Lida Lee Tall Lida Lee Tall (1873–1942) was the sixth principal/president of State Teachers College at Towson (now Towson University). Early life and education Tall was born on November 17, 1873 in Fishing Creek, Maryland to Sarah E. and Washington Tall a ...

(1873–1942), principal and president of State Teachers College at Towson (now Towson University) * Barbara A. Williams, associate professor of astronomy at the

University of Delaware The University of Delaware (colloquially UD or Delaware) is a public land-grant research university located in Newark, Delaware. UD is the largest university in Delaware. It offers three associate's programs, 148 bachelor's programs, 121 mas ...

(1986), first

African American African Americans (also referred to as Black Americans and Afro-Americans) are an ethnic group consisting of Americans with partial or total ancestry from sub-Saharan Africa. The term "African American" generally denotes descendants of ens ...

woman to earn a PhD in astronomy. *

Robin West Robin West (born 1954) is the Frederick J. Haas Professor of Law and Philosophy and Associate Dean (Research and Academic Programs) at the Georgetown University Law Center. West's research is primarily concerned with feminist legal theory, consti ...

(b. 1954), B.A., professor of law at Georgetown University Law Center *

Qiang Yang Qiang Yang () (born 1963) is the Chair Professor, Department Head of CSE, HKUST in Hong Kong and University New Bright Professor of Engineering and Chair Professor from 2015. He was the founding head of Noah's Ark Lab. He had taught at the Univer ...

(b. 1963), Ph.D. 1989, professor of Hong Kong University of Science and Technology

Nobel laureates

Raymond Davis, Jr. Raymond Davis Jr. (October 14, 1914 – May 31, 2006) was an American chemist and physicist. He is best known as the leader of the Homestake experiment in the 1960s-1980s, which was the first experiment to detect neutrinos emitted from the Sun; f ...

(1914–2006), B.S. 1937, M.S. 1940, physicist and recipient of the 2002

Nobel Prize in Physics ) , image = Nobel Prize.png , alt = A golden medallion with an embossed image of a bearded man facing left in profile. To the left of the man is the text "ALFR•" then "NOBEL", and on the right, the text (smaller) "NAT•" then " ...

; lead scientist behind the Homestake Experiment * Herbert Hauptman (1917–2011), Ph.D. 1955, mathematician and recipient of the 1985

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; only non-chemist to receive the awardSylvia Badger
U-Md.'s Hall of Fame opens its doors
''The Baltimore Sun'', April 28, 1995. *

Thomas Schelling Thomas Crombie Schelling (April 14, 1921 – December 13, 2016) was an American economist and professor of foreign policy, national security, nuclear strategy, and arms control at the School of Public Policy at University of Maryland, College ...

(1921–2016),

economist An economist is a professional and practitioner in the social sciences, social science discipline of economics. The individual may also study, develop, and apply theories and concepts from economics and write about economic policy. Within this ...

, professor of

foreign policy A State (polity), state's foreign policy or external policy (as opposed to internal or domestic policy) is its objectives and activities in relation to its interactions with other states, unions, and other political entities, whether bilaterall ...

national security National security, or national defence, is the security and defence of a sovereign state, including its citizens, economy, and institutions, which is regarded as a duty of government. Originally conceived as protection against military atta ...

nuclear strategy Nuclear strategy involves the development of doctrines and strategies for the production and use of nuclear weapons. As a sub-branch of military strategy, nuclear strategy attempts to match nuclear weapons as means to political ends. In additi ...

, and

arms control Arms control is a term for international restrictions upon the development, production, stockpiling, proliferation and usage of small arms, conventional weapons, and weapons of mass destruction. Arms control is typically exercised through the u ...

, and recipient of the 2005

Nobel Prize in Economics The Nobel Memorial Prize in Economic Sciences, officially the Sveriges Riksbank Prize in Economic Sciences in Memory of Alfred Nobel ( sv, Sveriges riksbanks pris i ekonomisk vetenskap till Alfred Nobels minne), is an economics award administered ...

Arts and entertainment

Larry David at the 2009 Tribeca Film Festival 2

Shabbir Ahluwalia Shabir Ahluwalia (born 10 August 1979) is an Indian actor and host. He is known for portraying Abhishek Prem Mehra in ''Kumkum Bhagya''. Apart from this, Ahluwalia has acted in ''Kyunki Saas Bhi Kabhi Bahu Thi'' (2002), ''Kya Hadsaa Kya Haqeeq ...

(b. 1979), Indian television actor *

Mitch Allan Mitchell Allan Scherr, known professionally as Mitch Allan, is an American record producer, songwriter, and musician. He has written and produced songs for artists such as Demi Lovato, Third Eye Blind, Miley Cyrus, Carlie Hanson, Jason Derulo, Pi ...

, B.A., singer, songwriter, producer * Karen Allen (b. 1951), actress in (''

Animal House ''National Lampoon's Animal House'' is a 1978 American comedy film directed by John Landis and written by Harold Ramis, Douglas Kenney and Chris Miller. It stars John Belushi, Peter Riegert, Tim Matheson, John Vernon, Verna Bloom, Thomas Hu ...

'', ''

The Blues Brothers The Blues Brothers are an American blues and soul revivalist band founded in 1978 by comedians Dan Aykroyd and John Belushi as part of a musical sketch on ''Saturday Night Live''. Belushi and Aykroyd fronted the band, in character, respective ...

'', ''

Raiders of the Lost Ark ''Raiders of the Lost Ark'' is a 1981 American action-adventure film directed by Steven Spielberg and written by Lawrence Kasdan, based on a story by George Lucas and Philip Kaufman. It stars Harrison Ford, Karen Allen, Paul Freeman, Ronal ...

'') *

Mike Auldridge Mike Auldridge (December 30, 1938 – December 29, 2012) was an American Dobro player and a founding member of the bluegrass group The Seldom Scene. The ''New York Times'' described Auldridge as "one of the most distinctive dobro players in the ...

(1938–2012), 1967,

Grammy Award The Grammy Awards (stylized as GRAMMY), or simply known as the Grammys, are awards presented by the Recording Academy of the United States to recognize "outstanding" achievements in the music industry. They are regarded by many as the most pres ...

-winning musician *

Robbie Basho Robbie Basho (born Daniel R. Robinson, Jr., August 31, 1940 – February 28, 1986) was an American acoustic guitarist, pianist and singer. Biography Basho was born in Baltimore, and was orphaned as an infant. Adopted by the Robinson family, ...

(1940–1986), singer, songwriter *

Art Bell Arthur William Bell III (June 17, 1945 – April 13, 2018) was an American broadcaster and author. He was the founder and the original host of the paranormal-themed radio program ''Coast to Coast AM'', which is syndicated on hundreds of ...

(1945–2018), broadcaster, author *

Lewis Black Lewis Niles Black (born August 30, 1948) is an American stand-up comedian and actor. His comedy routines often escalate into angry rants about history, politics, religion, or any other cultural trends. He hosted the Comedy Central series ''Lewis ...

(b. 1948), comedian (attended; transferred to UNC Chapel Hill) * Janet Blair, M.A., singer, songwriter, classical oboist * Frank Cho (b. 1971), drew comic strip for '' The Diamondback'' and creator of the comic strip and comic book ''

Liberty Meadows ''Liberty Meadows'' is an American comic strip and comic book series created, written and illustrated by Frank Cho. It relates the comedic activities of the staff and denizens of the eponymous animal sanctuary/rehabilitation clinic. The comic stri ...

'' *

Mark Ciardi Mark Thomas Ciardi (pronounced ''CHAR-dee''; born August 19, 1961) is an American film producer and former Major League Baseball pitcher. He is currently the Founder and CEO of Apex Entertainment. Mark has a rich breadth of experience as a Fi ...

(b. 1961),

film producer A film producer is a person who oversees film production. Either employed by a production company or working independently, producers plan and coordinate various aspects of film production, such as selecting the script, coordinating writing, di ...

(''

Miracle A miracle is an event that is inexplicable by natural or scientific lawsOne dictionary define"Miracle"as: "A surprising and welcome event that is not explicable by natural or scientific laws and is therefore considered to be the work of a divin ...

'', '' The Rookie'') * Larry David (b. 1947), B.A. 1970, actor, writer and producer (''

Curb Your Enthusiasm ''Curb Your Enthusiasm'' is an American television sitcom produced and broadcast by HBO since October 15, 2000, and created by Larry David, who stars as a semi-fictionalized version of himself. It follows David's life as a semi-retired televisio ...

'', ''

Seinfeld ''Seinfeld'' ( ) is an American television sitcom created by Larry David and Jerry Seinfeld. It aired on NBC from July 5, 1989, to May 14, 1998, over nine seasons and List of Seinfeld episodes, 180 episodes. It stars Seinfeld as Jerry Seinfeld ( ...

'') *

Cedric Dent Take 6 is an American a cappella gospel music, gospel sextet formed in 1980 on the campus of Oakwood University, Oakwood College in Huntsville, Alabama. The group integrates jazz with spiritual and inspirational lyrics. Take 6 has received seve ...

, Ph.D. 1997, singer, composer, and arranger for influential a cappella group

Take 6 Take 6 is an American a cappella gospel music, gospel sextet formed in 1980 on the campus of Oakwood University, Oakwood College in Huntsville, Alabama. The group integrates jazz with spiritual and inspirational lyrics. Take 6 has received seve ...

; Professor of Music at Middle Tennessee State University *

Stefania Dovhan Stefania Dovhan is a Ukrainian-American soprano. Early life and education Born in Ukraine, she studied in the US and in Germany. She studied voice at the Baltimore School for the Arts and the University of Maryland College Park. Dovhan was a mem ...

, soprano * Doris Downes (b. 1961), artist *

Michael Ealy Michael Brown (born August 3, 1973), professionally known as Michael Ealy, is an American actor. He is known for his roles in '' Barbershop'' (2002), '' 2 Fast 2 Furious'' (2003), ''Takers'' (2010), ''Think Like a Man'' (2012), ''About Last Ni ...

(b. 1973), B.A., actor ('' Barbershop'' series) * Max and Spencer Ernst, musicians and founders of the band

Shaed Shaed (stylized SHAED, pronounced "shade") is an American indie pop trio based in Washington, D.C. The group consists of lead vocalist Chelsea Lee and multi-instrumentalists Max and Spencer Ernst. They released their breakthrough single "Trampolin ...

Sean Garrett Garrett Robin Hamler, known professionally as Sean Garrett, is an American singer, songwriter, and record producer. He is responsible for a series of chart-topping compositions, most notably Usher's " Yeah!" which ranks second on the ''Billboa ...

, A.A., musician (attended the school's German program while father was on deployment in Germany) * Jim Henson (1936–1990), B.S. 1960, creator of the Muppets *

Carlisle H. Humelsine Carlisle Hubbard Humelsine (1915 – January 25, 1989) was an American diplomat and military officer who served as the Assistant Secretary of State for Administration from 1950 to 1953. Early life and education Born in Hagerstown, Maryland, Hum ...

(1915–1989), B.A. 1937, founder of

Colonial Williamsburg Colonial Williamsburg is a living-history museum and private foundation presenting a part of the historic district in the city of Williamsburg, Virginia, United States. The Colonial Williamsburg Foundation has 7300 employees at this location and ...

*Jan Johns, voice actor ( Mikey Mouse Funhouse) * Wayson R. Jones, artist *

Jason Kravits Jason Kravits (born May 28, 1967) is an American actor. He is best known for portraying A.D.A. Richard Bay on ABC's ''The Practice.'' Early life and education Kravits was born in Passaic, New Jersey. In 1975, his family moved to Rockville, Mar ...

(b. 1967), actor (''

The Practice ''The Practice'' is an American legal drama television series created by David E. Kelley centering on partners and associates at a Boston law firm. The show ran for eight seasons on ABC, from March 4, 1997, to May 16, 2004. It won an Emmy in 1 ...

'') * Jeff Krulik, film director (''

Heavy Metal Parking Lot ''Heavy Metal Parking Lot'' is a 1986 Documentary film, documentary short produced by Jeff Krulik and John Heyn. The film features interviews with several small groups of young Heavy metal music, heavy metal fans gathered for a tailgate party in ...

'') * Mark Lasoff, M.S. 1988,

Academy Award The Academy Awards, better known as the Oscars, are awards for artistic and technical merit for the American and international film industry. The awards are regarded by many as the most prestigious, significant awards in the entertainment ind ...

winner for visual effects for ''

Titanic RMS ''Titanic'' was a British passenger liner, operated by the White Star Line, which sank in the North Atlantic Ocean on 15 April 1912 after striking an iceberg during her maiden voyage from Southampton, England, to New York City, United ...

'' * Brian MacDevitt, 5 time

Tony Award The Antoinette Perry Award for Excellence in Broadway Theatre, more commonly known as the Tony Award, recognizes excellence in live Broadway theatre. The awards are presented by the American Theatre Wing and The Broadway League at an annual cer ...

winner for Best Lighting Design, Associate Professor of lighting design at the

* Beth McCarthy-Miller (b. 1963), B.A., ''

Saturday Night Live ''Saturday Night Live'' (often abbreviated to ''SNL'') is an American late-night live television sketch comedy and variety show created by Lorne Michaels and developed by Dick Ebersol that airs on NBC and Peacock. Michaels currently serves a ...

'' director, 1995–2006; ''

30 Rock ''30 Rock'' is an American satirical sitcom television series created by Tina Fey that originally aired on NBC from October 11, 2006, to January 31, 2013. The series, based on Fey's experiences as head writer for ''Saturday Night Live'', takes ...

'' director *

Aaron McGruder Aaron Vincent McGruder (born May 29, 1974) is an American writer, cartoonist, and producer best known for creating ''The Boondocks'', a Universal Press Syndicate comic strip and its animated TV series adaptation. Early life and education Aaron ...

(b. 1974), creator of ''

The Boondocks Boondocks are remote, usually brushy areas. Boondocks may also refer to: * The Boondocks (band), an Estonian rock band * ''The Boondocks'' (comic strip), a comic strip by Aaron McGruder ** ''The Boondocks'' (2005 TV series), the television ser ...

'' series *

Virginia Mecklenburg Virginia Helen McCord Mecklenburg (born November 11, 1946) is an American art historian and curator. Mecklenburg is currently the Senior Curator of Painting and Sculpture at the Smithsonian American Art Museum, where she has worked since 1979. ...

(b. 1948), Ph.D. 1983, curator at the

Smithsonian American Art Museum The Smithsonian American Art Museum (commonly known as SAAM, and formerly the National Museum of American Art) is a museum in Washington, D.C., part of the Smithsonian Institution. Together with its branch museum, the Renwick Gallery, SAAM holds o ...

Peter Mehlman Peter Mehlman (born ) is an American television writer, comedian, and producer, best known for serving as a writer and producer on the TV series ''Seinfeld'' through nearly all of the show's nine-year run from 1989–98. He also created the 19 ...

(b. 1956), 1977, writer and co-executive producer (''

'') * David Mills (1961–2010), screenwriter, author, and journalist; writer for the Emmy-winning

HBO Home Box Office (HBO) is an American premium television network, which is the flagship property of namesake parent subsidiary Home Box Office, Inc., itself a unit owned by Warner Bros. Discovery. The overall Home Box Office business unit is ba ...

miniseries '' The Corner'' and '' Treme'' *

Adam Neely Adam Michael Neely (born 1988) is an American YouTuber, bassist, and composer. His YouTube channel is described as containing " music theory, music cognition, jazz improvisation, musical performance technique, musicology and memes". He also ...

(b. 1988), jazz musician, bassist, and YouTuber * Michael Olmert (b. 1940), B.A. 1962, Ph.D. 1980, writer and three-time

Emmy Award The Emmy Awards, or Emmys, are an extensive range of awards for artistic and technical merit for the American and international television industry. A number of annual Emmy Award ceremonies are held throughout the calendar year, each with the ...

winner for his work on the

Discovery Channel Discovery Channel (known as The Discovery Channel from 1985 to 1995, and often referred to as simply Discovery) is an American cable channel owned by Warner Bros. Discovery, a publicly traded company run by CEO David Zaslav. , Discovery Channe ...

, professor of English at the University of Maryland * Jeremy Penn (b. 1979), painter *

Ryan Pickett Ryan Lamonte Pickett Sr. (born October 8, 1979) is a former American football nose tackle who played 14 seasons in the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at Ohio State. Pickett was selected with the 29th pick of the first ...

, award-winning film director *

Robin Quivers Robin Ophelia Quivers (born August 8, 1952) is an American radio personality, author, and actress, best known for being the long-running co-host of ''The Howard Stern Show''. Early life Quivers was born on August 8, 1952, in Baltimore, Maryla ...

(b. 1952), radio personality and co-host of '' The Howard Stern Show'' *

Giuliana Rancic Giuliana Rancic (; ; born August 17, 1974) is an Italian-American entertainment reporter and television personality. She is a co-anchor of ''E! News'' and resides in Chicago and Los Angeles. Early life Rancic was born in Naples, Italy and immigra ...

(b. 1974), television personality, anchor of '' E! News'' *

Allyn Rose Allyn Rose (born May 27, 1988) is an American beauty pageant titleholder, professional speaker, and breast cancer advocate from Newburg, Maryland. Rose won the title of Miss Maryland USA 2011 title and represented Maryland in the Miss USA 2011 p ...

(b. 1988), Miss Sinergy 2010,

Miss Maryland USA The Miss Maryland USA competition is the pageant that selects the representative for the state Maryland in the Miss USA pageant. The pageant is directed by D&D Productions. The first Miss USA winner from Maryland, Mary Leona Gage, won Miss U ...

2011 and

Miss USA 2011 Miss USA 2011 was the 60th Anniversary of the Miss USA pageant, held on the Las Vegas Strip at the Theatre for the Performing Arts in the Planet Hollywood Resort and Casino, Paradise, Nevada on Sunday, June 19, 2011. Rima Fakih of Michigan crowned ...

(Top 8) * Peter Rosenberg (b. 1979), DJ, radio personality and co-host of Hot 97's ''Ebro in the Morning'' * Bitty Schram (b. 1968), actress (''

Monk A monk (, from el, μοναχός, ''monachos'', "single, solitary" via Latin ) is a person who practices religious asceticism by monastic living, either alone or with any number of other monks. A monk may be a person who decides to dedica ...

'') *

Mark Schwahn Mark Schwahn (born July 5, 1966) is an American former screenwriter, director, and producer. He is best known as the creator of the WB/ CW teen drama series ''One Tree Hill''. His career largely ended in 2018 following widespread sexual harassm ...

(b. 1966), creator of '' One Tree Hill'' * David Silverman (b. 1957), (attended, 1975–1977), animator, director, producer on ''

The Simpsons ''The Simpsons'' is an American animated sitcom created by Matt Groening for the Fox Broadcasting Company. The series is a satirical depiction of American life, epitomized by the Simpson family, which consists of Homer, Marge, Bart, Lisa, ...

'', director of ''The Simpsons Movie'', and co-director of ''

Monsters, Inc. ''Monsters, Inc.'' (also known as ''Monsters, Incorporated'') is a 2001 American computer-animated Monster movie, monster comedy film produced by Pixar, Pixar Animation Studios for Walt Disney Pictures. Featuring the voices of John Goodman, B ...

'' * David Simon (b. 1960), creator, producer, and co-writer of '' The Wire'' and creator of '' Homicide: Life on the Street'' * Erin Smith (b. 1972), guitarist of Bratmobile; activist * Tiffany Taylor, ''Playboy'' Playmate (November 1998) *

Ken Waissman Kenneth Waissman (born January 1940) is an American theatre producer. Waissman's first Broadway credit was the 1971 Paul Zindel play '' And Miss Reardon Drinks a Little'' with Estelle Parsons and Julie Harris. The following year, while he and ...

-winning Broadway producer *

Douglass Wallop John Douglass Wallop III (March 8, 1920 – April 1, 1985) was an American novelist and playwright. Early life On March 8, 1920, Wallop was born as John Douglass Wallop III in Washington, D.C. to Marjorie Ellis Wallop and insurance agent Jo ...

(1920–1985), playwright, ''

Damn Yankees ''Damn Yankees'' is a 1955 musical comedy with a book by George Abbott and Douglass Wallop, music and lyrics by Richard Adler and Jerry Ross. The story is a modern retelling of the Faust legend set during the 1950s in Washington, D.C., during ...

'' * Carol Stuart Watson (1931–1986), illustrator and publisher *

Dianne Wiest Dianne Evelyn Wiest (; born March 28, 1948) is an American actress. She has won two Academy Awards for Best Supporting Actress for 1986’s ''Hannah and Her Sisters'' and 1994’s ''Bullets over Broadway'' (both of which were directed by Woody ...

(b. 1948), actress, two-time

winner * Tracy Young, deejay and remixer

Business

* William F. Andrews (c. 1933), former chairman of the

Singer Corporation Singer Corporation is an American manufacturer of consumer sewing machines, first established as I. M. Singer & Co. in 1851 by Isaac M. Singer with New York lawyer Edward C. Clark. Best known for its sewing machines, it was renamed Singer Ma ...

and the Corrections Corporation of America * Gail Berman (b. 1956), B.A. 1978, former president of

Paramount Pictures Paramount Pictures Corporation is an American film and television production company, production and Distribution (marketing), distribution company and the main namesake division of Paramount Global (formerly ViacomCBS). It is the fifth-oldes ...

* Tom Bernard, co-president of Sony Pictures Classics * Eric F. Billings (b. 1954), chairman and CEO of both

Friedman Billings Ramsey Arlington Asset Investment Corp. is a mortgage real estate investment trust headquartered in McLean, Virginia. The company is an investment firm that focuses primarily on investing in mortgage related assets and residential real estate. The comp ...

and

FBR Capital Markets Corporation Arlington Asset Investment Corp. is a mortgage real estate investment trust headquartered in McLean, Virginia. The company is an investment firm that focuses primarily on investing in mortgage related assets and residential real estate. The comp ...

Keith Brendley Keith W. Brendley (born 1958) is a leading American authority on active protection systems, and serves as president of Artis, a company which provides high-technology systems to defense and commercial markets. Early life Brendley was born ...

(b. 1958), B.S., 1980, leading authority on

active protection system An active protection system is a system designed to actively prevent certain anti-tank weapons from destroying a vehicle. Countermeasures that either conceal the vehicle from, or disrupt the guidance of an incoming guided missile threat are design ...

s and president of Artis, a research and development company * Sergey Brin (b. 1973), B.S. 1993, co-founder of

Google Google LLC () is an American multinational technology company focusing on search engine technology, online advertising, cloud computing, computer software, quantum computing, e-commerce, artificial intelligence, and consumer electronics. ...

* Robert D. Briskman (b. 1932), co-founder of Sirius Satellite Radio *

A. James Clark Alfred James Clark (December 2, 1927 – March 20, 2015) was an American engineer, businessman and philanthropist. He was chairman and CEO of Clark Enterprises, Inc., headquartered in Bethesda, Maryland. The company's largest subsidiary is Clark ...

(1927–2015), B.S. 1950, president of Clark Construction, namesake of the

A. James Clark School of Engineering The A. James Clark School of Engineering is the engineering college of the University of Maryland, College Park. The school consists of fourteen buildings on the College Park campus that cover over . The school is near Washington, D.C. and Balti ...

Michael D. Dingman Michael David Dingman (September 29, 1931 – October 3, 2017) was an international investor, businessman and philanthropist. He was President of Shipston Group Ltd., a private equity company based in Nassau, Bahamas. Early life Dingman was born ...

(1931–2017), B.A. 1955, international investor * Raul Fernandez (c. 1966), chairman and CEO of Proxicom, co-owner of the

NHL The National Hockey League (NHL; french: Ligue nationale de hockey—LNH, ) is a professional ice hockey league in North America comprising 32 teams—25 in the United States and 7 in Canada. It is considered to be the top ranked professional ...

Washington Capitals The Washington Capitals (colloquially known as the Caps) are a professional ice hockey team based in Washington, D.C. The team competes in the National Hockey League (NHL) as a member of the Metropolitan Division in the Eastern Conference (NHL) ...

NBA The National Basketball Association (NBA) is a professional basketball league in North America. The league is composed of 30 teams (29 in the United States and 1 in Canada) and is one of the major professional sports leagues in the United St ...

Washington Wizards The Washington Wizards are an American professional basketball team based in Washington, D.C. The Wizards compete in the National Basketball Association (NBA) as a member of the league's Eastern Conference (NBA), Eastern Conference Southeast D ...

, director of

Liz Claiborne Anne Elisabeth Jane Claiborne (March 31, 1929 – June 26, 2007) was an American fashion designer and businesswoman. Her success was built upon stylish yet affordable apparel for career women featuring colorfully tailored separates that cou ...

* Carly Fiorina (b. 1954), M.B.A. 1980, former chair and CEO of

Hewlett-Packard The Hewlett-Packard Company, commonly shortened to Hewlett-Packard ( ) or HP, was an American multinational information technology company headquartered in Palo Alto, California. HP developed and provided a wide variety of hardware components ...

, 2010 Republican nominee for California

United States Senate The United States Senate is the upper chamber of the United States Congress, with the House of Representatives being the lower chamber. Together they compose the national bicameral legislature of the United States. The composition and pow ...

seat *

Kathryn S. Fuller Kathryn S. Fuller is an American lawyer and business executive. She is currently the chair of the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation. She served as chair of the Ford Foundation from May 2004 until October 2010. She has also served as chair and vice c ...

, chairman of the board Ford Foundation former president and CEO of

non-governmental organization A non-governmental organization (NGO) or non-governmental organisation (see spelling differences) is an organization that generally is formed independent from government. They are typically nonprofit entities, and many of them are active in h ...

World Wildlife Fund The World Wide Fund for Nature Inc. (WWF) is an international non-governmental organization founded in 1961 that works in the field of wilderness preservation and the reduction of human impact on the environment. It was formerly named the Wo ...

Hugh Newell Jacobsen Hugh Newell Jacobsen (March 11, 1929 – March 4, 2021) was an American architect. He was noted for designing Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis' home in Martha's Vineyard during the 1980s. He also restored part of the U.S. Embassy in Paris, as well as ...

(1929–2021), B.A. 1951, world-renowned architect and

Fellow of the American Institute of Architects Fellow of the American Institute of Architects (FAIA) is a postnominal title or membership, designating an individual who has been named a fellow of the American Institute of Architects (AIA). Fellowship is bestowed by the institute on AIA-member ...

Jeong H. Kim Jeong Hun Kim ( ko, 김종훈; born August 13, 1960) is a South Korean-born American academic, businessman, and entrepreneur in the technology industry. In 2004, Kim was elected a member of the National Academy of Engineering for contributions t ...

(b. 1960), Ph.D. 1991, president of

Bell Labs Nokia Bell Labs, originally named Bell Telephone Laboratories (1925–1984), then AT&T Bell Laboratories (1984–1996) and Bell Labs Innovations (1996–2007), is an American industrial research and scientific development company owned by mult ...

Kenny Kramm Kenneth Lee Kramm (June 16, 1961 – July 12, 2016) was an American entrepreneur who founded FLAVORx and its system of adding flavoring to otherwise unpalatable medicines to make them easier to take. Kramm was born in Washington, D.C. and grew u ...

(1961–2016), founder and creator of

FLAVORx FLAVORx is a private company based in Columbia, Maryland, United States that supplies sugar-free, hypoallergenic, and inert medicine flavorings and flavoring systems to pharmacies. The company was established in 1995 in Washington, D.C. It offe ...

Chris Kubasik Christopher E. Kubasik is chair, and chief executive officer of L3Harris Technologies, a provider of global ISR, communications and networked systems, and electronic systems for military, homeland security and commercial aviation customers. In th ...

, former president and COO of

Lockheed Martin The Lockheed Martin Corporation is an American aerospace, arms, defense, information security, and technology corporation with worldwide interests. It was formed by the merger of Lockheed Corporation with Martin Marietta in March 1995. It ...

Samuel J. LeFrak Samuel J. LeFrak (February 12, 1918 – April 16, 2003) was an American real estate tycoon. He was a noted landlord who chaired a private building firm, the LeFrak Organization, which was ranked 45th on the ''Forbes'' list of top 500 private compa ...

(1918–2003), B.S. 1940, chaired the LeFrak Organization, one of the largest private building firms in the world * William E. Mayer, owner of the

Hartford Colonials The Hartford Colonials, originally the New York Sentinels, were a professional American football team that played in the United Football League in its 2009 and 2010 seasons. A charter member of the UFL, the Sentinels began play in 2009 nominally ...

, former CEO of

Credit Suisse Credit Suisse Group AG is a global investment bank and financial services firm founded and based in Switzerland. Headquartered in Zürich, it maintains offices in all major financial centers around the world and is one of the nine global " ...

Creig Northrop Creig Northrop is an American real estate agent and broker. He is the founder and CEO of Northop Realty, a real estate brokerage. Education Northrop earned a Bachelor of Arts in psychology and business from University of Maryland, College Park ...

, (B.A. 1989), real estate agent and broker, president and CEO of Northrop Realty * Lou Pai (b. 1947), former CEO of

Enron Energy Services Enron Corporation was an American energy, commodities, and services company based in Houston, Texas. It was founded by Kenneth Lay in 1985 as a merger between Lay's Houston Natural Gas and InterNorth, both relatively small regional companies. B ...

Kevin Plank Kevin Audette Plank (born August 13, 1972) is an American billionaire businessman and philanthropist. Plank is the founder and executive chairman of Under Armour, a manufacturer of sportswear, footwear and accessories, based in Baltimore, Maryland ...

(b. 1972), B.A. 1996, founder of

Under Armour Under Armour, Inc. is an American sports equipment company that manufactures footwear, sports and casual apparel. Under Armour's global headquarters are located in Baltimore, Maryland, with additional offices located in Amsterdam (European hea ...

athletic apparel company * J. Christopher Reyes (b. 1953), co-founder and chairman of Reyes Holdings * Robert H. Smith (1928–2009), B.S. 1950, real estate developer, namesake of the

Robert H. Smith School of Business The Robert H. Smith School of Business (Smith School) is the business school at the University of Maryland, College Park, a public research university in College Park, Maryland. The school was named after alumnus Robert H. Smith (Accounting '50) ...

Ed Snider Edward Malcolm Snider (January 6, 1933 – April 11, 2016) was an American business executive. He was the chairman of Comcast Spectacor, a Philadelphia-based sports and entertainment company that owns the Philadelphia Flyers of the National Hock ...

(1933–2016), owner of the

Philadelphia Flyers The Philadelphia Flyers are a professional ice hockey team based in Philadelphia. The Flyers compete in the National Hockey League (NHL) as a member of the Metropolitan Division in the Eastern Conference. The team plays its home games in Wells ...

and the

Philadelphia 76ers The Philadelphia 76ers, colloquially known as the Sixers, are an American professional basketball team based in the Philadelphia metropolitan area. The 76ers compete in the National Basketball Association (NBA) as a member of the league's Eas ...

* Daniel Snyder (b. 1964) (attended), owner of the

Washington Redskins The Washington Commanders are a professional American football team based in the Washington metropolitan area. The Commanders compete in the National Football League (NFL) as a member club of the league's National Football Conference (NFC) N ...

, chairman of the board of Six Flags * Dennis R. Wraase, CEO of Pepco Holdings

Government and public policy

Presidents

Galo Plaza Galo Lincoln Plaza Lasso de la Vega (17 February 1906 – 28 January 1987) was an Ecuadorian statesman who served as President of Ecuador from 1948 to 1952 and Secretary General of the Organization of American States from 1968 to 1975. He is the ...

(1906–1987), B.S. 1926, President of Ecuador (1948–1952),

Secretary General of the Organization of American States The Secretary General of the Organization of American States is the highest position within the Organization of American States. According to the Charter of the Organization of American States: Secretaries General of the OAS Assistant Se ...

(1968–1975) * Ma Ying-jeou (b. 1950),

President of the Republic of China The president of the Republic of China, now often referred to as the president of Taiwan, is the head of state of the Republic of China (ROC), as well as the commander-in-chief of the Republic of China Armed Forces. The position once had aut ...

(2008–2016)

Governors

Harry R. Hughes Harry Roe Hughes (November 13, 1926 – March 13, 2019) was an American politician from the Democratic Party who served as the 57th Governor of Maryland from 1979 to 1987. Early life and family Hughes was born in Easton, Maryland, the s ...

(1926–2019), B.S. 1949,

Governor of Maryland The Governor of the State of Maryland is the head of government of Maryland, and is the commander-in-chief of the state's National Guard units. The Governor is the highest-ranking official in the state and has a broad range of appointive powers ...

(1979–1987) *

Marvin Mandel Marvin Mandel (April 19, 1920 – August 30, 2015) was an American politician and lawyer who served as the 56th Governor of Maryland from January 7, 1969, to January 17, 1979, including a one-and-a-half-year period when Lt. Governor Blair L ...

(1920–2015), B.A. 1939,

(1969–1979) * Mike Parson (b. 1955), Governor of Missouri (2018–present)

Senators

Gordon Humphrey Gordon John Humphrey (born October 9, 1940) is an American politician from New Hampshire who served two terms in the U.S. Senate as a Republican from 1979 to 1990, and twice ran for Governor of New Hampshire, though both bids were unsuccessful. E ...

(b. 1940), 1962, U.S. Senator from New Hampshire * Joseph Tydings (1928–2018), B.S. 1950, U.S. Senator from Maryland * Millard Tydings (1890–1961), B.S. 1910, U.S. Senator from Maryland who introduced legislation in 1920 to create the University of Maryland

Congressmen

Harry Streett Baldwin Harry Streett Baldwin (August 21, 1894 – October 19, 1952) was a U.S. Congressman who represented the second congressional district of Maryland from 1943 to 1947. Early life Harry Streett Baldwin was born on August 21, 1894, at the family f ...

(1894–1952), U.S. Congressman, 1943–47 *

Dennis Cardoza Dennis Alan Cardoza (born March 31, 1959) is an American politician who served as the U.S. representative for from 2003 to 2012. The district took in a large swath of the Central Valley, from Stockton to Fresno. He is a member of the Democrati ...

(b. 1959), U.S. Congressman from California *

William Lacy Clay, Jr. William Lacy Clay Jr. (born July 27, 1956) is an American politician who served as the United States House of Representatives, U.S. representative from from 2001 to 2021. His congressional career ended after he lost in a 2020 United States House ...

(b. 1956), B.A. 1974, U.S. Congressman from Missouri * William Purington Cole, Jr. (1889–1957), B.S. 1910, U.S. Congressman from Maryland, namesake of

Cole Field House The Jones-Hill House is an indoor collegiate sports training complex located on of land on the campus of the University of Maryland in College Park, a suburb north of Washington, D.C. Jones-Hill House is situated in the center of the campus, ...

Roy Dyson Royden Patrick Dyson (born November 15, 1948), is an American politician. He is a former Democratic member of the United States House of Representatives from Maryland. Born in Great Mills, Maryland, Dyson attended private schools and graduate ...

(b. 1948), Maryland State Senator, former U.S. Congressman *

Stephen Warfield Gambrill Stephen Warfield Gambrill (October 2, 1873 – December 19, 1938) was an American politician. Early life Born near Savage, Maryland, to Stephen Gambrill and Kate (Gorman) Gambrill, he attended the common schools and Maryland Agricultural ...

(1873–1938), U.S. Congressman, 1924–38 *

William F. Goodling William Franklin Goodling (December 5, 1927 – September 17, 2017) was a Republican member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania. At the time of his death, he was the Chairman of the Board of the Goodling Institute for Resea ...

(1927–2017), B.S. 1953, U.S. Congressman from Pennsylvania *

Steny Hoyer Steny Hamilton Hoyer (born June 14, 1939) is an American politician and attorney serving as the United States House of Representatives, U.S. representative for since 1981 and as House majority leader, House Majority Leader since 2019. A Democrat ...

(b. 1939), B.S. 1963, U.S. Congressman from Maryland and

House Majority Leader Party leaders of the United States House of Representatives, also known as floor leaders, are congresspeople who coordinate legislative initiatives and serve as the chief spokespersons for their parties on the House floor. These leaders are ele ...

of the

110th United States Congress The 110th United States Congress was a meeting of the legislative branch of the United States federal government, between January 3, 2007, and January 3, 2009, during the last two years of the Presidency of George W. Bush. It was composed of ...

, chief sponsor of the

Americans with Disabilities Act The Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 or ADA () is a civil rights law that prohibits discrimination based on disability. It affords similar protections against discrimination to Americans with disabilities as the Civil Rights Act of 1964 ...

Thomas Francis Johnson Thomas Francis Johnson (June 26, 1909 – February 1, 1988) was a U.S. Congressman who represented Maryland's 1st congressional district from January 3, 1959 to January 3, 1963. He lost his third re-election after criminal charges were brought a ...

(1909–1988), U.S. Congressman from

Maryland Maryland ( ) is a state in the Mid-Atlantic region of the United States. It shares borders with Virginia, West Virginia, and the District of Columbia to its south and west; Pennsylvania to its north; and Delaware and the Atlantic Ocean to ...

's 1st district, 1959–63 Steny Hoyer, official photo portrait, 2008

Tom Kindness Thomas Norman Kindness (August 26, 1929January 8, 2004) was a member of the United States House of Representatives representing Ohio from January 3, 1975 to January 3, 1987. Life and career Born in Knoxville, Tennessee, Kindness graduated from ...

(1929–2004), B.A. 1951, U.S. Congressman from Ohio *

Ernest Konnyu Ernest Leslie Konnyu (born May 17, 1937) is an American businessman and former Republican U.S. Representative from Silicon Valley, California, 12th congressional district, serving one term from 1987 to 1989. He had previously been a California ...

(b. 1937), (attended), U.S. Congressman from California * Tom McMillen (b. 1952), B.S. 1974, former U.S. Congressman from Maryland and

Rhodes Scholar The Rhodes Scholarship is an international postgraduate award for students to study at the University of Oxford, in the United Kingdom. Established in 1902, it is the oldest graduate scholarship in the world. It is considered among the world' ...

Parren Mitchell Parren James Mitchell (April 29, 1922 – May 28, 2007) was an American politician who served as a U.S. Congressman affiliated with the Democratic Party representing the 7th congressional district of Maryland from January 3, 1971 to January 3 ...

(1922–2007), M.A. 1952, former U.S. Congressman from Maryland, Maryland's first black congressman * Dutch Ruppersberger (b. 1946), B.S. 1967, U.S. Congressman from Maryland * Eric Swalwell (b. 1980), B.A. 2003, U.S. Congressman from California *

Esteban Torres Esteban Edward Torres (January 27, 1930 – January 25, 2022) was an American politician who served as member of the United States House of Representatives for California's 34th congressional district from 1983 to 1999. Early life Torres was bo ...

(b. 1930), 1965, U.S. Congressman from California * Jennifer Wexton (b. 1968), U.S. Congresswoman from Virginia

State legislators

* Saqib Ali (b. 1975), Maryland State Delegate * David R. Brinkley (b. 1959), B.A. 1981, Maryland State Senator *

James Brochin James Brochin (born February 22, 1964) is an American politician from Maryland and a member of the Democratic Party. He was an unsuccessful candidate in the 2018 Democratic primary election for county executive of Baltimore County, losing to John ...

(b. 1964), Maryland State Senator * John W. Derr (b. 1941), Maryland State Senator * Andy Dinniman (b. 1944), M.A. 1969, Pennsylvania State Senator * Charles W. Famous (1875–1938), 1901, Maryland delegate * Patrick N. Hogan (b. 1979), 2002, Maryland State Delegate *

Thomas E. Hutchins Thomas E. Hutchins, born in Baltimore, Maryland, was a member of the Maryland House of Delegates for District 28, which covers a portion of Charles County, Maryland, prior to being selected to be the secretary of Maryland State Police. Educatio ...

, Maryland State Delegate and Maryland State Police superintendent *

Verna L. Jones Verna L. Jones-Rodwell (born November 27, 1955) is an American politician who represented the 44th legislative district in the Maryland State Senate. Senator Jones-Rodwell was also the chair of the Legislative Black Caucus of Maryland from 2007 t ...

(b. 1955), B.A. 1978, Maryland State Senator * Delores G. Kelley (b. 1936) * James M. Kelly (b. 1960), 1988, special assistant to President Bush, Maryland State Delegate * Rona E. Kramer (b. 1954) *

Eric Luedtke Eric Luedtke (born November 13, 1981) is an American politician and educator from Maryland and a member of the Democratic Party. From 2011 to 2023, he served in the Maryland House of Delegates, representing District 14 in Montgomery County, whic ...

(b. 1981), B.A. 2002, M.Ed. 2004, Maryland State Delegate and House of Delegates Majority Leader * William Daniel Mayer (b. 1941), Maryland State Delegate *

Tony McConkey Tony McConkey (born November 21, 1963) is a former elected official in the Maryland House of Delegates. He was first elected in 2002, taking the seat of former Delegate Janet Greenip, who ran for a State Senate seat. He served in District 33, ...

(b. 1963), Maryland State Delegate * Thomas V. Miller, Jr. (1942–2021), B.S. 1964, president of the Maryland Senate *

Paul V. Nolan Paul V. Nolan (November 5, 1923 – June 25, 2009) was an American physician, veteran, statesman, Hamilton County Commissioner, and one term in the Tennessee Legislature. He was married to Anne Nolan. Nolan Elementary School in Signal Mountain, T ...

(1923–2009),

Tennessee General Assembly The Tennessee General Assembly (TNGA) is the state legislature of the U.S. state of Tennessee. It is a part-time bicameral legislature consisting of a Senate and a House of Representatives. The Speaker of the Senate carries the additional title ...

, 1969–1970 * Douglas J.J. Peters (b. 1963) *

Eileen M. Rehrmann Eileen M. Rehrmann (born November 30, 1944) is a Democratic politician from the State of Maryland, having served Harford County in several different elected positions. Retrieved on January 12, 2014 Education Rehrmann attended Immaculata Coll ...

(b. 1944), B.S. 1997, Maryland State Delegate, Harford County Executive *

Justin Ross Justin D. Ross (born April 18, 1976) is an American politician who served in the Maryland House of Delegates from 2003 to 2012. He was first elected to the House in 2002 to represent District 22, which covers Prince George's County, MD, Prince G ...

(b. 1976), Maryland State Delegate * James E. Rzepkowski (b. 1971), 1993, Maryland State Delegate *

John F. Slade III John F. Slade III (born August 5, 1943) is an Associate Judge with the 4th District Court of Maryland. Slade served in the Maryland House of Delegates from 1983 to 2003. He represented District 29C, which represented part of St. Mary's County, f ...

(b. 1943), 1967, Maryland State Delegate * Charles H. Smelser (1920–2009), 1942, Maryland State Senator * Paul S. Stull (b. 1936), Maryland State Delegate * Ronald Young (b. 1940), Maryland State Senator

Military personnel

Reginald M. Cram Reginald Maurice Cram (April 29, 1914 – August 6, 2004) was a United States Air Force officer who served as the State adjutant general, adjutant general of the Vermont National Guard. Early life and education Cram was born in Northfield, Verm ...

(1914–2004), M.S., 1963,

United States Air Force The United States Air Force (USAF) is the air service branch of the United States Armed Forces, and is one of the eight uniformed services of the United States. Originally created on 1 August 1907, as a part of the United States Army Signal ...

major general Major general (abbreviated MG, maj. gen. and similar) is a military rank used in many countries. It is derived from the older rank of sergeant major general. The disappearance of the "sergeant" in the title explains the apparent confusion of a ...

, adjutant general of the Vermont National Guard * Julius W. Becton, Jr. (b. 1926), former

Federal Emergency Management Agency The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) is an agency of the United States Department of Homeland Security (DHS), initially created under President Jimmy Carter by Presidential Reorganization Plan No. 3 of 1978 and implemented by two Exec ...

director, retired U.S. Army lieutenant general *

Joseph C. Burger Joseph Charles Burger (May 11, 1902 – February 1, 1982) was a decorated United States Marine Corps officer and college athlete. He rose to the rank of lieutenant general and concluded his career as commanding general of the Fleet Marine For ...

(1902–1982), B.S. 1925,

U.S. Marine Corps The United States Marine Corps (USMC), also referred to as the United States Marines, is the maritime land force service branch of the United States Armed Forces responsible for conducting expeditionary and amphibious operations through comb ...

general *

Florent A. Groberg Florent Ahmed Groberg (born May 8, 1983) is a French-American soldier, retired United States Army officer and civilian employee of the United States Department of Defense. Born in France to an American father and Algerian mother, he became a natu ...

(b. 1983), B.S. 2006, retired U.S. Army captain and recipient of the

Medal of Honor The Medal of Honor (MOH) is the United States Armed Forces' highest military decoration and is awarded to recognize American soldiers, sailors, marines, airmen, guardians and coast guardsmen who have distinguished themselves by acts of valor. ...

* John R. Lanigan (1902–1974), B.S. 1926,

United States Marine Corps The United States Marine Corps (USMC), also referred to as the United States Marines, is the maritime land force service branch of the United States Armed Forces responsible for conducting expeditionary and amphibious operations through combi ...

Brigadier general and recipient of the Navy Cross *

Robert B. Luckey Robert Burneston Luckey (July 9, 1905 – September 9, 1974) was a decorated officer in the United States Marine Corps with the rank of lieutenant general. A veteran of several wars, Luckey completed his career as commanding general, Fleet Marine ...

(1905–1974), B.S. 1927,

general * Thomas R. Norris (b. 1944), B.S. 1967, retired U.S. Navy SEAL and recipient of the Medal of Honor *

Leonard T. Schroeder Jr. Leonard Treherne "Max" Schroeder Jr. (July 16, 1918 – May 26, 2009) was a colonel in the United States Army, who served on active duty from 1941 to 1971. As a captain during World War II, he commanded Company F of the 2nd Battalion, 8th Inf ...

(1918–2009), retired U.S. Army colonel, first soldier ashore on D-Day in World War II *

Stephen G. Olmstead Stephen Goodwin Olmstead (10 November 1929 – 20 July 2022) was a highly decorated officer in the United States Marine Corps with a rank of Lieutenant General. His last assignment was Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for Drug Policy and E ...

(b. 1929), B.S. 1961,

general *

George B. Simler George Brenner Simler (February 16, 1921 – September 9, 1972) was a United States Air Force general, who served as commander of the U.S. Air Force's Air Training Command. Background and education Simler was born in 1921, in Johnstown, Penn ...

(1921–1972), U.S. Air Force general * Kevin R. Slates (b. 1959), retired

United States Navy The United States Navy (USN) is the maritime service branch of the United States Armed Forces and one of the eight uniformed services of the United States. It is the largest and most powerful navy in the world, with the estimated tonnage ...

admiral *

Robert Nicholas Young Robert Nicholas Young (January 14, 1900 – October 19, 1964) was a lieutenant general in the United States Army. He gained prominence in the 1950s as the commander of the 2nd Infantry Division during the Korean War and as commander of the Sixth ...

(1900–1964), B.S. 1922,

United States Army The United States Army (USA) is the land service branch of the United States Armed Forces. It is one of the eight U.S. uniformed services, and is designated as the Army of the United States in the U.S. Constitution.Article II, section 2, cla ...

general *

Dominic Salvatore Gentile Dominic Salvatore "Don" Gentile (December 6, 1920 – January 28, 1951), also known as "Ace of Aces", was a World War II USAAF pilot who surpassed Eddie Rickenbacker's World War I record of 26 downed aircraft. He later served in the post-war U.S. ...

(1920–1951), 1951, U.S. Air Force major and legendary fighter pilot

International figures

Kwesi Ahwoi Kwesi Ahwoi (born 17 November 1946) is a former Minister for the Interior of Ghana. In 2015, he became the first Ghanaian ambassador to Comoros, he also doubles as the ambassador of Ghana in 4 other countries; Lesotho, Mauritius, Seychelles and ...

(b. 1946), Minister for Food and Agriculture of

Ghana Ghana (; tw, Gaana, ee, Gana), officially the Republic of Ghana, is a country in West Africa. It abuts the Gulf of Guinea and the Atlantic Ocean to the south, sharing borders with Ivory Coast in the west, Burkina Faso in the north, and To ...

Yahya Al-Mutawakel Yahya Yahya Al-Mutawakel ( ar, يحيى بن يحيى المتوگل, born 25 September 1959) is a professor of economics at Sana'a University who served as Minister of Industry and Trade in the Cabinet of Yemen from 2007 to 2011. Born in Sana'a ...

(b. 1959), Yemeni Trade Minister *

Anies Baswedan Anies Rasyid Baswedan (born 7 May 1969) is an Indonesian academic, activist, and politician who served as the Governor of Jakarta from 2017 to 2022, as an Independent. A student activist and political analyst before entering public service, he s ...

(b. 1969),

Governor of Jakarta The Jakarta Special Capital Region is administratively equal to a province with special status as the capital of Indonesia. Instead of a mayor, the executive head of Jakarta is a governor. The governor of Jakarta is an elected politician who, alon ...

* Nguyen Si Binh, chairman of the anti-communist People's Action Party of Vietnam *

(1906–1987),

President President most commonly refers to: *President (corporate title) *President (education), a leader of a college or university *President (government title) President may also refer to: Automobiles * Nissan President, a 1966–2010 Japanese ful ...

Ecuador Ecuador ( ; ; Quechua: ''Ikwayur''; Shuar: ''Ecuador'' or ''Ekuatur''), officially the Republic of Ecuador ( es, República del Ecuador, which literally translates as "Republic of the Equator"; Quechua: ''Ikwadur Ripuwlika''; Shuar: ''Eku ...

Secretary General Secretary is a title often used in organizations to indicate a person having a certain amount of authority, power, or importance in the organization. Secretaries announce important events and communicate to the organization. The term is derived ...

of the

Organization of American States The Organization of American States (OAS; es, Organización de los Estados Americanos, pt, Organização dos Estados Americanos, french: Organisation des États américains; ''OEA'') is an international organization that was founded on 30 April ...

Shirley Thomson Shirley Lavinia Thomson, (née Cull; February 19, 1930 – August 10, 2010) was a Canadian civil servant. Born in Walkerville, Ontario, she received a B.A. degree in history in 1952 from the University of Western Ontario. In 1974, she recei ...

(1930–2010), Director of the Canada Council

Diplomats

Prudence Bushnell Prudence Bushnell (born 1946) is an American diplomat who served as the United States Ambassador to Kenya and as United States Ambassador to Guatemala. Early life and education Bushnell was born in Washington D.C. in 1946. Her father was a ca ...

(b. 1946), U.S. diplomat and former U.S. Ambassador to

Guatemala Guatemala ( ; ), officially the Republic of Guatemala ( es, República de Guatemala, links=no), is a country in Central America. It is bordered to the north and west by Mexico; to the northeast by Belize and the Caribbean; to the east by H ...

and

Kenya ) , national_anthem = "Ee Mungu Nguvu Yetu"() , image_map = , map_caption = , image_map2 = , capital = Nairobi , coordinates = , largest_city = Nairobi , ...

Joseph B. Gildenhorn Joseph Bernard Gildenhorn (born September 17, 1929), was the U.S. Ambassador to Switzerland (1989-1993), a partner in the law firm of Brown, Gildenhorn and Jacobs (Washington, DC), and Founder, Officer and Director of JBG Smith, a since publicly ...

(b. 1929), former U.S. Ambassador to Switzerland (1989-1993) *

L. Craig Johnstone L. Craig Johnstone (born September 1, 1942) is an American former diplomat who served as the U.N. Deputy United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees, High Commissioner for Refugees. Education Johnstone earned his bachelor's degree in 1964 fro ...

(b. 1942), former U.S. Ambassador to

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and current UN Deputy

High Commissioner for Refugees The United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) is a United Nations agency mandated to aid and protect refugees, forcibly displaced communities, and stateless people, and to assist in their voluntary repatriation, local integration ...

Robert W. Jordan Robert W. Jordan (born October 9, 1945) is an American lawyer and diplomat. He served as the United States Ambassador to Saudi Arabia The United States recognized the government of King Ibn Saud in 1931, but it was not until 1939 when it appoi ...

(b. 1945), U.S. Ambassador to

Saudi Arabia Saudi Arabia, officially the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA), is a country in Western Asia. It covers the bulk of the Arabian Peninsula, and has a land area of about , making it the fifth-largest country in Asia, the second-largest in the A ...

Edward J. Perkins Edward Joseph Perkins (June 8, 1928 – November 7, 2020) was an American career diplomat who served as U.S. Ambassador to Liberia, South Africa, the United Nations, and Australia. He also served as the director of the United States State Depart ...

(1928–2020), former U.S. Ambassador to the

United Nations The United Nations (UN) is an intergovernmental organization whose stated purposes are to maintain international peace and international security, security, develop friendly relations among nations, achieve international cooperation, and be ...

, Liberia, and South Africa *

Robin Raphel Robin Lynn Raphel (born 1947) is an American former diplomat, ambassador, CIA analyst, lobbyist, and an expert on Pakistan affairs. In 1993, she was appointed by President Bill Clinton as the Assistant Secretary of State for South and Centra ...

(b. 1947), U.S. Ambassador to

Tunisia ) , image_map = Tunisia location (orthographic projection).svg , map_caption = Location of Tunisia in northern Africa , image_map2 = , capital = Tunis , largest_city = capital , ...

David M. Satterfield David Michael Satterfield (born December 18, 1954) is an American diplomat and U.S. Ambassador, who has served extensively in the Middle East, including the Persian Gulf area, Lebanon, and Iraq. He later served as a Senior Advisor on Iraq for Sec ...

(b. 1954), U.S. diplomat in the Middle East; senior advisor on Iraq for the secretary of state

Jurists

* Mary Stallings Coleman (1914–2001), B.A. 1935, chief justice of the Supreme Court of Michigan, first female justice of the court *

Joyce Hens Green Joyce Hens Green (born November 13, 1928) is a Senior United States district judge of the United States District Court for the District of Columbia. Green was nominated by President Jimmy Carter on March 6, 1979, to a seat vacated by Howard F. C ...

(b. 1928), senior

United States District Court The United States district courts are the trial courts of the United States federal judiciary, U.S. federal judiciary. There is one district court for each United States federal judicial district, federal judicial district, which each cover o ...

judge for the

District of Columbia ) , image_skyline = , image_caption = Clockwise from top left: the Washington Monument and Lincoln Memorial on the National Mall, United States Capitol, Logan Circle, Jefferson Memorial, White House, Adams Morgan, ...

* W. Louis Hennessy (b. 1955), associate judge 4th District of Maryland, former member of

Maryland House of Delegates The Maryland House of Delegates is the lower house of the legislature of the State of Maryland. It consists of 141 delegates elected from 47 districts. The House of Delegates Chamber is in the Maryland State House on State Circle in Annapolis, ...

Sybil Moses Sybil Rappaport Moses (June 28, 1939 – January 23, 2009) was an American lawyer and judge. She was the prosecutor for the "Dr. X" murder trial of Mario Jascalevich, only four years after she graduated from law school. Moses later was a judg ...

(1939–2009), prosecutor of the "Dr. X" Mario Jascalevich murder case and New Jersey Superior Court judge *

Eugene O'Dunne Eugene O'Dunne or Eugene Antonio Dunne (June 22, 1875 – October 30, 1959) was a judge of the Supreme Bench of Baltimore City. Personal life Born in Tucson, O'Dunne was the son of Judge Edmund F. Dunne, who was Chief Justice of the Arizona Terr ...

(1875–1959), pioneering anti-racist judge on the Supreme Bench of

Baltimore Baltimore ( , locally: or ) is the List of municipalities in Maryland, most populous city in the U.S. state of Maryland, fourth most populous city in the Mid-Atlantic (United States), Mid-Atlantic, and List of United States cities by popula ...

U.S. Government officials

* Stephen T. Ayers (b. 1962), B.S., former Architect of the Capitol * Richard A. Baker (b. 1940), Ph.D. 1982, first Historian of the United States Senate * John Berry (b. 1959), B.A. 1980, former

U.S. Ambassador to Australia The position of United States Ambassador to Australia has existed since 1940. U.S.–Australian relations have been close throughout the history of Australia. Before World War II, Australia was closely aligned with the United Kingdom, but it ha ...

, former Director of the

U.S. Office of Personnel Management The United States Office of Personnel Management (OPM) is an independent agency of the United States Federal Government that manages the US civilian service. The agency provides federal human resources policy, oversight and support, and tends t ...

, and former director of the National Zoo *

Robert C. Bonner Robert Cleve Bonner (January 29, 1942) is an American lawyer and arbitration neutral, a former prosecutor, former United States District Judge, former Administrator of the Drug Enforcement Administration and former Commissioner of United States ...

(b. 1942), B.A. 1963, former Commissioner of the

U.S. Customs Service The United States Customs Service was the very first federal law enforcement agency of the Federal government of the United States, U.S. federal government. Established on July 31, 1789, it collected import tariffs, performed other selected borde ...

and former Administrator of the

Drug Enforcement Administration The Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA; ) is a Federal law enforcement in the United States, United States federal law enforcement agency under the U.S. Department of Justice tasked with combating drug trafficking and distribution within th ...

* James Clapper (b. 1941), B.S. 1963, former

Director of National Intelligence The director of national intelligence (DNI) is a senior, cabinet-level United States government official, required by the Intelligence Reform and Terrorism Prevention Act of 2004 to serve as executive head of the United States Intelligence Commu ...

; lied to congress over the

mass surveillance Mass surveillance is the intricate surveillance of an entire or a substantial fraction of a population in order to monitor that group of citizens. The surveillance is often carried out by local and federal governments or governmental organizati ...

of the

American people Americans are the Citizenship of the United States, citizens and United States nationality law, nationals of the United States, United States of America.; ; Although direct citizens and nationals make up the majority of Americans, many Multi ...

Gordon R. England Gordon Richard England (born September 15, 1937) is an American politician and businessman who was the U.S. Deputy Secretary of Defense and twice served as the U.S. Secretary of the Navy in the administration of U.S. President George W. Bush. ...

(b. 1937), B.S. 1961, United States Deputy Secretary of Defense, former

Secretary of Navy The secretary of the Navy (or SECNAV) is a statutory officer () and the head (chief executive officer) of the Department of the Navy, a military department (component organization) within the United States Department of Defense. By law, the sec ...

and deputy secretary of the U.S. Department of Homeland Security *

Vivek Kundra Vivek Kundra (born October 9, 1974) is a former American administrator who served as the first chief information officer of the United States from March, 2009 to August, 2011 under President Barack Obama. He is currently the chief operating offi ...

(b. 1974), B.S. 1998, first

Chief Information Officer of the United States The federal Chief Information Officer of the United States, also known as the United States Chief Information Officer, is the administrator of the Office of Electronic Government, or the Office of the Federal CIO (OFCIO), which is part of the Of ...

Sean McCormack Sean McCormack (born 1964) is a former United States Assistant Secretary of State. He was sworn in as Assistant Secretary of State for Public Affairs and Department Spokesman on June 2, 2005, and served until January 20, 2009. McCormack is curren ...

(b. 1964), M.A. 1990, former U.S. Assistant Secretary of State for Public Affairs *

Donald A. Ritchie Donald A. Ritchie (born December 23, 1945) is Historian Emeritus of the United States Senate. Education He graduated from the City College of New York in 1967; and received a master's degree, in 1969, and a Ph.D., in 1975, from the University o ...

(b. 1945), M.A. 1969, Ph.D. 1975, current Historian Emeritus of the United States Senate *

Mark Rosenker Mark Victor Rosenker (December 8, 1946 – September 26, 2020) was an American aviation official who served as the 11th chairman of the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) from August 2006 through August 2008. He was nominated by Preside ...

(1946–2020), B.A. 1969, former Chairman of the

National Transportation Safety Board The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) is an independent U.S. government investigative agency responsible for civil transportation accident investigation. In this role, the NTSB investigates and reports on aviation accidents and incid ...

* Kori Schake (b. 1962), White House advisor, currently a fellow at the

Hoover Institute The Hoover Institution (officially The Hoover Institution on War, Revolution, and Peace; abbreviated as Hoover) is an American public policy think tank and research institution that promotes personal and economic liberty, free enterprise, and ...

* Charles L. Schultze (1924–2016), chairman,

Council of Economic Advisers The Council of Economic Advisers (CEA) is a United States agency within the Executive Office of the President established in 1946, which advises the President of the United States on economic policy. The CEA provides much of the empirical resea ...

in the

Carter administration Jimmy Carter's tenure as the 39th president of the United States began with his inauguration on January 20, 1977, and ended on January 20, 1981. A Democrat from Georgia, Carter took office after defeating incumbent Republican President ...

* Faryar Shirzad (b. 1965), advisor to U.S. President

George W. Bush George Walker Bush (born July 6, 1946) is an American politician who served as the 43rd president of the United States from 2001 to 2009. A member of the Republican Party, Bush family, and son of the 41st president George H. W. Bush, he ...

William W. Skinner William Woolford Skinner (March 28, 1874 – March 10, 1953) was an American chemist, conservationist, and college football coach. He served as the head coach at the Maryland Agricultural College (now University of Maryland) and University of Ari ...

(1874–1953), B.S. 1895, chemist,

United States Department of Agriculture The United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) is the United States federal executive departments, federal executive department responsible for developing and executing federal laws related to farming, forestry, rural economic development, ...

, one of the first to study the impact of chemical pollution on the

Potomac River The Potomac River () drains the Mid-Atlantic United States, flowing from the Potomac Highlands into Chesapeake Bay. It is long,U.S. Geological Survey. National Hydrography Dataset high-resolution flowline dataThe National Map. Retrieved Augus ...

and

Chesapeake Bay The Chesapeake Bay ( ) is the largest estuary in the United States. The Bay is located in the Mid-Atlantic (United States), Mid-Atlantic region and is primarily separated from the Atlantic Ocean by the Delmarva Peninsula (including the parts: the ...

Jeff Trandahl Jeffrey Joseph Trandahl (born September 15, 1964) served as the thirty-third Clerk of the U.S. House of Representatives. He was elected Clerk on January 6, 1999, and held office until November 18, 2005. After leaving office, he was appointed C ...

(b. 1964), executive director of the National Fish & Wildlife Foundation, former clerk of the U.S. House of Representatives * Reginald V. Truitt (1890–1991), B.S. 1914, M.S. 1921, zoologist, founded the

Chesapeake Biological Laboratory The Chesapeake Biological Laboratory (CBL) is a marine science laboratory on the Chesapeake Bay in Solomons, Maryland, and it is the oldest state-supported marine laboratory on the East Coast of the U.S. It was founded in 1925 in a small waterma ...

at the

University of Maryland Center for Environmental Science With 1925 origins as a research station on Solomons Island, the University of Maryland Center for Environmental Science (UMCES) is the only scientific research center within the University System of Maryland. In 1973 it became the Center for Envi ...

* John W. Vessey (1922–2016),

chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff The chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff (CJCS) is the presiding officer of the United States Joint Chiefs of Staff (JCS). The chairman is the highest-ranking and most senior military officer in the United States Armed Forces Chairman: app ...

Others

Lester R. Brown Lester Russel Brown (born March 28, 1934) is an American environmental analyst, founder of the Worldwatch Institute, and founder and former president of the Earth Policy Institute, a nonprofit research organization based in Washington, D.C. BB ...

(b. 1934), M.S. 1959, founder and president of the Earth Policy Institute * Zainab Chaudry,

civil rights Civil and political rights are a class of rights that protect individuals' freedom from infringement by governments, social organizations, and private individuals. They ensure one's entitlement to participate in the civil and political life of ...

and political activist * Josh Cohen (b. 1973), B.A. 1995, former Mayor of

Annapolis, Maryland Annapolis ( ) is the capital city of the U.S. state of Maryland and the county seat of, and only incorporated city in, Anne Arundel County. Situated on the Chesapeake Bay at the mouth of the Severn River, south of Baltimore and about east o ...

(2009–2013) * Karen Davis (b. 1944), Ph.D., founder and president of

United Poultry Concerns United Poultry Concerns is a national non-profit animal rights organization in the United States that addresses the treatment of poultry, including chickens, ducks and turkeys, in food production, science, education, entertainment, and human compa ...

Karen L. Haas Karen Lehman Haas (born April 13, 1962) is an American government affairs official who served as the Clerk of the United States House of Representatives from December 2005 to February 2007, and again from January 2011 to February 2019. After leavi ...

(b. 1962), 33rd

Clerk of the United States House of Representatives The Clerk of the United States House of Representatives is an officer of the United States House of Representatives, whose primary duty is to act as the chief record-keeper for the House. Along with the other House officers, the Clerk is elec ...

* Butch Kinerney (1990 news-editorial journalism), expert in risk and crisis communications *

Elaine Marshall Elaine Folk Marshall (born November 18, 1945) is an American attorney and politician who has served as the North Carolina Secretary of State since 1997. A member of the Democratic Party, she is the first woman to be elected to statewide office ...

(b. 1945), North Carolina Secretary of State * Mike Parson (b. 1955), Lieutenant Governor of Missouri *

Bernice Sandler Bernice Resnick Sandler (March 3, 1928 – January 5, 2019) was an American women's rights activist. She is best known for being instrumental in the creation of Title IX, a portion of the Education Amendments of 1972, in conjunction with represent ...

(1928–2019), Ed.D. 1969, women's rights activist whose work led to the enactment of

Title IX Title IX is the most commonly used name for the federal civil rights law in the United States that was enacted as part (Title IX) of the Education Amendments of 1972. It prohibits sex-based discrimination in any school or any other educat ...

Carsten Sieling Carsten Günter Erich Sieling (born 13 January 1959) is a German politician of the Social Democratic Party (SPD) who served as the President of the Senate and Mayor of Bremen from 2015 to 2019. His successor is Andreas Bovenschulte. Political car ...

(b. 1959), German politician ( German Federal Diet – Deutscher Bundestag) *

Susan Turnbull Susan Wolf Turnbull (born November 2, 1952) is an American politician who was the Democratic nominee for lieutenant governor in the 2018 Maryland gubernatorial election, alongside candidate for governor Ben Jealous. Previously, she served as cha ...

(b. 1952), vice chair of

Democratic National Committee The Democratic National Committee (DNC) is the governing body of the United States Democratic Party. The committee coordinates strategy to support Democratic Party candidates throughout the country for local, state, and national office, as well a ...

, nominated to lead

Maryland Democratic Party The Maryland Democratic Party is the affiliate of the Democratic Party (United States), Democratic Party in the state of Maryland, headquartered in Annapolis, Maryland, Annapolis. The current state party chair is Yvette Lewis. It is currently the ...

Mark K. Updegrove Mark K. Updegrove (born August 25, 1961) is an American author, historian, journalist, and Presidential Historian for ABC News. He is the president and CEO of the LBJ Foundation in Austin, Texas. Previously, he served as the director of the Lyndo ...

(b. 1961), B.A. 1984, director of the

LBJ Presidential Library The Lyndon Baines Johnson Library and Museum, also known as the LBJ Presidential Library, is the presidential library and museum of Lyndon Baines Johnson, the 36th president of the United States (1963–1969). It is located on the grounds of t ...

Journalism

* Lee Abbamonte, travel blogger and the youngest American to visit all 193 United Nations member states * Joy Bauer (b. 1963), dietitian on the '' Today Show'', columnist for ''

Self The self is an individual as the object of that individual’s own reflective consciousness. Since the ''self'' is a reference by a subject to the same subject, this reference is necessarily subjective. The sense of having a self—or ''selfhood ...

'' *

(1945–2018), founder and host of the radio program, Coast to Coast AM * Bonnie Bernstein (b. 1970), network TV sports reporter * Carl Bernstein (b. 1944),

Watergate The Watergate scandal was a major political scandal in the United States involving the administration of President Richard Nixon from 1972 to 1974 that led to Nixon's resignation. The scandal stemmed from the Nixon administration's continual ...

journalist * Jayson Blair (b. 1976), ''New York Times'' journalist *

Tim Brant Tim Brant (born February 26, 1949) is a retired American sportscaster. Brant most recently worked for Raycom Sports and was formerly Vice President, Sports for WJLA-TV in Washington, DC. He has spent more than forty years covering sports nationa ...

(b. 1949), sportscaster for

WJLA WJLA-TV (channel 7) is a television station in Washington, D.C., affiliated with ABC. It is one of two flagship stations of Sinclair Broadcast Group (alongside dual Fox/MyNetworkTV affiliate WBFF hannel 45in Baltimore), and is also sister to ...

Raycom Sports Raycom Sports is an American producer of sports television programs. It is headquartered in Charlotte, North Carolina, and owned and operated by Gray Television. It was founded in 1979 by husband and wife, Rick and Dee Ray. In the 1980s, Raycom ...

ABC ABC are the first three letters of the Latin script known as the alphabet. ABC or abc may also refer to: Arts, entertainment, and media Broadcasting * American Broadcasting Company, a commercial U.S. TV broadcaster ** Disney–ABC Television ...

and CBS * Steve Byrnes (1959–2015), former

NASCAR The National Association for Stock Car Auto Racing, LLC (NASCAR) is an American auto racing sanctioning and operating company that is best known for stock car racing. The privately owned company was founded by Bill France Sr. in 1948, and hi ...

broadcaster and pit road reporter with NASCAR on FOX and

TBS Superstation TBS (an abbreviation for Turner Broadcasting System) is an American pay television network owned by the Warner Bros. Discovery U.S. Networks division of Warner Bros. Discovery. It carries a variety of programming, with a focus on comedy, alo ...

; sideline reporter for

, play-by-play announcer for

NFL on FOX The ''NFL on Fox'' (also known as ''Fox NFL'') is the branding used for broadcasts of National Football League (NFL) games produced by Fox Sports and televised on the Fox broadcast network. Game coverage is usually preceded by ''Fox NFL Kickoff ...

; producer *

Tina Cervasio Tina Cervasio (born December 10, 1974) is an American sports anchor. She is the lead Sports Anchor for Good Day New York on Fox 5 NY WNYW and the host of Sports Extra on Sunday nights at 10:30 in New York City. She has worked for CBS Sports Netwo ...

(b. 1974), television sportscaster for WNYW and

Big Ten Network Big Ten Network (BTN) is an American sports network based in Chicago, Illinois. The channel is dedicated to coverage of collegiate sports sanctioned by the Big Ten Conference, including live and recorded event telecasts, news, analysis programs, ...

Norman Chad Norman A. Chad (born 1958) is an American sportswriter, poker player and syndicated columnist who is seen on the sports channel ESPN. He also was an occasional guest host on the ESPN show ''Pardon the Interruption'' and has appeared as both ho ...

(b. 1958), sports writer,

ESPN ESPN (originally an initialism for Entertainment and Sports Programming Network) is an American international basic cable sports channel owned by ESPN Inc., owned jointly by The Walt Disney Company (80%) and Hearst Communications (20%). The ...

personality * Kiran Chetry (b. 1974), former

Fox News Channel The Fox News Channel, abbreviated FNC, commonly known as Fox News, and stylized in all caps, is an American multinational conservative cable news television channel based in New York City. It is owned by Fox News Media, which itself is owne ...

personality and former

CNN CNN (Cable News Network) is a multinational cable news channel headquartered in Atlanta, Georgia, U.S. Founded in 1980 by American media proprietor Ted Turner and Reese Schonfeld as a 24-hour cable news channel, and presently owned by the M ...

American Morning ''American Morning'' was an American three-hour morning television news program that aired on CNN from 2001 to 2011. ''American Morning'' debuted with anchors Paula Zahn and Anderson Cooper on the day after the September 11 attacks, five months e ...

'' co-host * Connie Chung (b. 1946), B.S. 1969,

news anchor A news presenter – also known as a newsreader, newscaster (short for "news broadcaster"), anchorman or anchorwoman, news anchor or simply an anchor – is a person who presents news during a news program on TV, radio or the Internet. ...

with CBS, NBC, and CNN * Sarah Cohen,

Pulitzer Prize The Pulitzer Prize () is an award for achievements in newspaper, magazine, online journalism, literature, and musical composition within the United States. It was established in 1917 by provisions in the will of Joseph Pulitzer, who had made h ...

winner, ''

The Washington Post ''The Washington Post'' (also known as the ''Post'' and, informally, ''WaPo'') is an American daily newspaper published in Washington, D.C. It is the most widely circulated newspaper within the Washington metropolitan area and has a large nati ...

'' *

Heidi Collins Heidi Collins (born Heidi Elmquist; June 1, 1967) is an American correspondent and news anchor for KMSP-TV Fox 9 News in Minneapolis – Saint Paul prior to her departure on July 29, 2013. She formerly worked for CNN. Life and career Collins wa ...

(b. 1967), anchor for CNN *

Brian Crecente Brian Crecente (born July 28, 1970) is an American journalist and columnist. He founded '' Kotaku'', co-founded ''Polygon'', previously served as video games editor at ''Variety,'' and was in charge of game coverage at ''Rolling Stone''. Car ...

(b. 1970), videogame columnist for the ''

Rocky Mountain News The ''Rocky Mountain News'' (nicknamed the ''Rocky'') was a daily newspaper published in Denver, Colorado, United States, from April 23, 1859, until February 27, 2009. It was owned by the E. W. Scripps Company from 1926 until its closing. As ...

'' and editor of

Gawker ''Gawker'' is an American blog founded by Nick Denton and Elizabeth Spiers and based in New York City focusing on celebrities and the media industry. According to SimilarWeb, the site had over 23 million visits per month as of 2015. Founded in ...

-owned videogame blog

Kotaku ''Kotaku'' is a video game website and blog that was originally launched in 2004 as part of the Gawker Media network. Notable former contributors to the site include Luke Smith, Cecilia D'Anastasio, Tim Rogers, and Jason Schreier. History ...

* Jeanne Cummings, government team deputy editor at

Bloomberg News Bloomberg News (originally Bloomberg Business News) is an international news agency headquartered in New York City and a division of Bloomberg L.P. Content produced by Bloomberg News is disseminated through Bloomberg Terminals, Bloomberg Televi ...

in Washington, D.C., formerly at ''

Politico ''Politico'' (stylized in all caps), known originally as ''The Politico'', is an American, German-owned political journalism newspaper company based in Arlington County, Virginia, that covers politics and policy in the United States and intern ...

'', and ''

The Wall Street Journal ''The Wall Street Journal'' is an American business-focused, international daily newspaper based in New York City, with international editions also available in Chinese and Japanese. The ''Journal'', along with its Asian editions, is published ...

'' *

Mark Davis Mark Davis may refer to: Entertainers *Mark Davis (talk show host), American radio talk show host * Mark Jonathan Davis (born 1965), American actor/singer and creator of Richard Cheese *Mark Davis, American bassist and founding member for the band ...

(b. 1957), talk radio host at

KSKY KSKY (660 AM) is a commercial radio station licensed to Balch Springs, Texas, and serving the Dallas/Fort Worth Metroplex. It is owned by the Salem Media Group and broadcasts a talk radio format. KSKY broadcasts by day at 20,000 watts. B ...

and columnist with ''

The Dallas Morning News ''The Dallas Morning News'' is a daily newspaper serving the Dallas–Fort Worth area of Texas, with an average print circulation of 65,369. It was founded on October 1, 1885 by Alfred Horatio Belo as a satellite publication of the ''Galvesto ...

'' * Giuliana DePandi (b. 1974), television host for ''

E! News Live ''E! News'', previously known as ''E! News Daily'' and ''E! News Live'', is the entertainment news operation for the cable network E! in the United States. Its former on-air weekday newscast debuted on September 1, 1991, and primarily reports ...

'' * Ben Ephson (b. 1957), publisher and Managing Editor of the ''Daily Dispatch'' * Rebecca Gomez (b. 1967), correspondent for

Fox Business Fox Business (officially known as Fox Business Network, or FBN) is an American business news channel and website publication owned by the Fox News Media division of Fox Corporation. The channel broadcasts primarily from studios at 1211 Avenue ...

* Jack Kelley, former reporter for ''

USA Today ''USA Today'' (stylized in all uppercase) is an American daily middle-market newspaper and news broadcasting company. Founded by Al Neuharth on September 15, 1982, the newspaper operates from Gannett's corporate headquarters in Tysons, Virgini ...

'' * Gayle King (b. 1954), editor-at-large for '' O: The Oprah Magazine'', host for an XM Radio program * Tim Kurkjian (b. 1956), analyst for

Sharanjit Leyl Sharanjit Leyl (born 1973) is a former Singaporean producer/presenter, for the BBC. She regularly anchored ''Asia Business Report'' and ''Newsday'' on BBC One, the BBC News Channel and BBC World News from the BBC's Singapore studio. She was also ...

(b. 1973), business anchor,

BBC World News BBC World News is an international English-language pay television network, operated under the ''BBC Global News Limited'' division of the BBC, which is a public corporation of the UK government's Department for Digital, Culture, Media and S ...

Robin Lundberg Robin D. Lundberg (born August 30, 1981) is an American sports broadcaster. He can be seen as host of Sports Illustrated's daily videos and heard on his own CBS Sports Radio show as well as Sirius XM. Lundberg formerly spent a decade with ESPN, ...

(b. 1981), American sports broadcaster * Cassie Mackin (1939–1982), national news correspondent, television news anchor, and

winner *

Mark McEwen Mark may refer to: Currency * Bosnia and Herzegovina convertible mark, the currency of Bosnia and Herzegovina * East German mark, the currency of the German Democratic Republic * Estonian mark, the currency of Estonia between 1918 and 1927 * Fin ...

(b. 1954), TV personality for '' CBS Morning News'' and '' The Early Show'' *

Jamie McIntyre James J. McIntye, known as Jamie McIntyre, is an American journalist best known for his stint as CNN's military affairs and senior Pentagon correspondent from 1992 to 2008. His career spans more than four decades, beginning in 1975 with a part-time ...

, former senior

Pentagon In geometry, a pentagon (from the Greek πέντε ''pente'' meaning ''five'' and γωνία ''gonia'' meaning ''angle'') is any five-sided polygon or 5-gon. The sum of the internal angles in a simple pentagon is 540°. A pentagon may be simpl ...

correspondent for

* Soraya Sarhaddi Nelson, bureau chief for NPR bureau in Afghanistan *

Robert M. Parker, Jr. Robert McDowell Parker Jr. (born July 23, 1947) is a retired U.S. wine critic. His wine ratings on a 100-point scale and his newsletter ''The Wine Advocate'' are influential in American wine buying and are therefore a major factor in setting th ...

(b. 1947), B.A. 1970,

wine Wine is an alcoholic drink typically made from fermented grapes. Yeast consumes the sugar in the grapes and converts it to ethanol and carbon dioxide, releasing heat in the process. Different varieties of grapes and strains of yeasts are m ...

critic *

Marianela Pereyra Marianela Pereyra is an American-Argentine TV host, health advocate, writer and actress. References {{DEFAULTSORT:Pereyra, Marianela 1979 births Living people American female models Argentine emigrants to the United States American ...

, sportscaster, sideline reporter, television host, and health food expert *

Jimmy Roberts Jimmy Roberts (born 1957) is a sportscaster for NBC Sports. Roberts joined NBC in May 2000 after serving as a sports reporter for almost 12 years at ESPN and ABC Sports where he won 11 Sports Emmy Awards. Early life and career Roberts grew up in ...

(b. 1957), reporter for NBC *

Rowan Scarborough Rowan Scarborough is an American journalist. For two decades, Scarborough worked as a ''Washington Times'' reporter who wrote a weekly column with fellow reporter Bill Gertz called " Inside the Ring", reporting on national security and defense issu ...

, writer and former ''

The Washington Times ''The Washington Times'' is an American conservative daily newspaper published in Washington, D.C., that covers general interest topics with a particular emphasis on national politics. Its broadsheet daily edition is distributed throughout ...

'' columnist *

Patrick Stevens Patrick Stevens (born 31 January 1968 in Leut) is a retired sprinter from Belgium. He won the bronze medal in the 200 metres at the 1994 European Championships in Helsinki and a silver medal in the 200 m at the 2000 European Indoor Champions ...

(b. 1968), former sportswriter for ''

'' *

Bert Sugar Herbert Randolph Sugar (June 7, 1936 – March 25, 2012) was an American boxing writer and sports historian known for his trademark fedora and unlit cigar. Biography Early life and education Sugar was born in Washington, D.C. on June 7, 1936. ...

(1936–2012), boxing writer and historian * Scott Van Pelt (b. 1966), anchor for ''

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'' on

* Jim Walton, president and CEO of CNN *

Pam Ward Pam Ward is an on-air personality for the cable sports television network ESPN, serving as one of the play-by-play announcers for ESPN's coverage of the 2012 and 2013 Women's College World Series of Softball. She is a graduate of the University of ...

, anchor for

and ESPN2 *

David Zurawik David Lee Zurawik (born October 26, 1949) is an American journalist, author, and professor. He has been the TV and media critic at ''The Baltimore Sun'' since 1989 and is an assistant professor of communications and media studies at Goucher Colleg ...

(b. 1949), Ph.D. 2000, TV and media critic for ''

The Baltimore Sun ''The Baltimore Sun'' is the largest general-circulation daily newspaper based in the U.S. state of Maryland and provides coverage of local and regional news, events, issues, people, and industries. Founded in 1837, it is currently owned by Tr ...

''; assistant professor at Goucher College

Pulitzer Prize

* Carl Bernstein (b. 1944), broke the

scandal with Bob Woodward; their work helped earn ''

'' a

Pulitzer Prize for Public Service The Pulitzer Prize for Public Service is one of the fourteen American Pulitzer Prizes annually awarded for journalism. It recognizes a distinguished example of meritorious public service by a newspaper or news site through the use of its journalis ...

in 1973 *

David S. Broder David Salzer Broder (September 11, 1929March 9, 2011) was an American journalist, writing for ''The Washington Post'' for over 40 years. He was also an author, television news show pundit, and university lecturer. For more than half a centur ...

(1929–2011), professor at the Philip Merrill College of Journalism and weekly columnist for ''

'';

for Distinguished Commentary *

James MacGregor Burns James MacGregor Burns (August 3, 1918 – July 15, 2014) was an American historian and political scientist, presidential biographer, and authority on leadership studies. He was the Woodrow Wilson Professor of Government Emeritus at Williams Col ...

(1918–2014), presidential biographer, scholar at the James MacGregor Burns Academy of Leadership at the

University of Maryland The University of Maryland, College Park (University of Maryland, UMD, or simply Maryland) is a public land-grant research university in College Park, Maryland. Founded in 1856, UMD is the flagship institution of the University System of M ...

; won

and

National Book Award The National Book Awards are a set of annual U.S. literary awards. At the final National Book Awards Ceremony every November, the National Book Foundation presents the National Book Awards and two lifetime achievement awards to authors. The Nat ...

for 1971 biographer of President

Franklin D. Roosevelt Franklin Delano Roosevelt (; ; January 30, 1882April 12, 1945), often referred to by his initials FDR, was an American politician and attorney who served as the 32nd president of the United States from 1933 until his death in 1945. As the ...

* Sarah Cohen, shared the

Pulitzer Prize for Investigative Reporting The Pulitzer Prize for Investigative Reporting has been awarded since 1953, under one name or another, for a distinguished example of investigative reporting by an individual or team, presented as a single article or series in a U.S. news publicat ...

in 2002; professor at

Duke University Duke University is a private research university in Durham, North Carolina. Founded by Methodists and Quakers in the present-day city of Trinity in 1838, the school moved to Durham in 1892. In 1924, tobacco and electric power industrialist James ...

* Mary Lou Forbes (1926–2009), (attended),

–winning journalist at the ''

Washington Evening Star ''The Washington Star'', previously known as the ''Washington Star-News'' and the Washington ''Evening Star'', was a daily afternoon newspaper published in Washington, D.C., between 1852 and 1981. The Sunday edition was known as the ''Sunday Star ...

'' and ''

'' * Jon D. Franklin (b. 1943), B.S. 1970, journalist for the '' Baltimore Evening Sun'', 1979

Pulitzer Prize for Feature Writing The Pulitzer Prize for Feature Writing is one of the fourteen American Pulitzer Prizes that are annually awarded for Journalism. It has been awarded since 1979 for a distinguished example of feature writing giving prime consideration to high liter ...

, 1985 Pulitzer Prize for Exploratory Journalism *

Louis Harlan Louis Rudolph Harlan (July 13, 1922 – January 22, 2010) was an American academic historian who wrote a two-volume biography of the African-American educator and social leader Booker T. Washington and edited several volumes of Washington materi ...

(1922–2010), professor emeritus of history at the

in Biography *

Jane Healy The following is a list of characters that first appeared in the BBC soap opera '' EastEnders'' in 1999, by order of first appearance. Many were introduced by the show's executive producer, Matthew Robinson. Nina Harris Nina Harris, played ...

, editor of the ''

Orlando Sentinel The ''Orlando Sentinel'' is the primary newspaper of Orlando, Florida, and the Central Florida region. It was founded in 1876 and is currently owned by Tribune Publishing Company. The ''Orlando Sentinel'' is owned by parent company, '' Tribune P ...

'', chair of the board of visitors at the Philip Merrill College of Journalism *

Haynes Johnson Haynes Bonner Johnson (July 9, 1931May 24, 2013) was an American journalist, author, and television analyst. He reported on most of the major news stories of the latter half of the 20th century and was widely regarded as one of the top American po ...

(1931–2013), awarded

in 1966 for distinguished national reporting on the civil rights crisis in Alabama; professor and knight chair at the Philip Merrill College of Journalism *

Sarah Kaufman Sarah Elizabeth Kaufman (born September 20, 1985) is a retired Canadian mixed martial artist (MMA). She competed in the women's bantamweight division where she is a former Invicta FC Bantamweight Championship. Kaufman was the inaugural Strike ...

(b. 1963), 2010

Pulitzer Prize for Criticism The Pulitzer Prize for Criticism has been presented since 1970 to a newspaper writer in the United States who has demonstrated 'distinguished criticism'. Recipients of the award are chosen by an independent board and officially administered by C ...

for ''

'' * Manning Marable (1950–2011), 2012

for History, '' Malcolm X: A Life of Reinvention'' *

Deborah Nelson Deborah Nelson is a Pulitzer prize-winning freelance journalist at Reuters and the Associate Professor of Investigative Reporting at the Philip Merrill College of Journalism at the University of Maryland. Nelson earned her B.S. in Journalism from N ...

, won

for investigative reporting in 1997; director of Carnegie Seminar at the

Eric Newhouse The given name Eric, Erich, Erikk, Erik, Erick, or Eirik is derived from the Old Norse name ''Eiríkr'' (or ''Eríkr'' in Old East Norse due to monophthongization). The first element, ''ei-'' may be derived from the older Proto-Norse ''* ain ...

, M.A. 1970, 2000 winner of the

in Exploratory Journalism * Leonard Pitts (b. 1957), nationally syndicated columnist and winner of the 2004

Pulitzer Prize for Commentary The Pulitzer Prize for Commentary is an award administered by the Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism "for distinguished commentary, using any available journalistic tool". It is one of the fourteen American Pulitzer Prizes that are ...

; visiting professor at Maryland * Gene Roberts (b. 1932), 2007 winner for History; former managing editor for ''

The New York Times ''The New York Times'' (''the Times'', ''NYT'', or the Gray Lady) is a daily newspaper based in New York City with a worldwide readership reported in 2020 to comprise a declining 840,000 paid print subscribers, and a growing 6 million paid ...

'' and current professor at the Philip Merrill College of Journalism

Literature

* Kofi Aidoo, Ghanaian author *

Rosario Ferré Rosario Ferré Ramírez de Arellano (September 28, 1938 – February 18, 2016) was a Puerto Rican writer, poet, and essayist.

(1938–2016), poet * John Glad (1941–2015), Russian literature expert and eugenicist *

Martha Grimes Martha Grimes (born May 2, 1931) is an American writer of detective fiction. She is best known for a series featuring Richard Jury, a Scotland Yard inspector, and Melrose Plant, an aristocrat turned amateur sleuth. Biography Grimes was born in ...

(b. 1931), author of

detective fiction Detective fiction is a subgenre of crime fiction and mystery fiction in which an investigator or a detective—whether professional, amateur or retired—investigates a crime, often murder. The detective genre began around the same time as s ...

Joe Haldeman Joe William Haldeman (born June 9, 1943) is an American science fiction author. He is best known for his novel ''The Forever War'' (1974). That novel and other works, including ''The Hemingway Hoax'' (1991) and '' Forever Peace'' (1997), have wo ...

(b. 1943), science fiction writer, best known for ''

The Forever War ''The Forever War'' (1974) is a military science fiction novel by American author Joe Haldeman, telling the contemplative story about human soldiers fighting an interstellar war against an alien civilization known as the Taurans. It won the Nebu ...

'' *

Karen Hesse Karen S. Hesse (born August 29, 1952) is an American author of children's literature and literature for young adults, often with historical settings. She won the Newbery Medal for ''Out of the Dust'' (1997). Early years and education Karen Hess ...

(b. 1952), author of children's literature, MacArthur Fellow *

N. K. Jemisin Nora Keita Jemisin (born September 19, 1972) is an American science fiction and fantasy writer, better known as N. K. Jemisin. Her fiction includes a wide range of themes, notably cultural conflict and oppression. Her debut novel, ''The Hundre ...

(b. 1972), award-winning science fiction writer *

Bettina Judd Bettina Judd is an African-American interdisciplinary writer, scholar, artist, and performer. Early life and education Judd was born in Baltimore and raised in Southern California. She received her bachelor's degree in Comparative Women’s Studi ...

, author and poet *

Jeff Kinney Jeffrey Patrick Kinney (born February 19, 1971) is an American author and cartoonist, best known for the children's book series ''Diary of a Wimpy Kid''. He also created the child-oriented website ''Poptropica''. Early life Jeff Kinney was born ...

(b. 1971), ''

'' bestselling author of the '' Diary of a Wimpy Kid'' series *

Jeffrey Kluger Jeffrey Kluger (born 1954) is a senior writer at ''Time'' magazine and author of nine books on various topics, such as ''The Narcissist Next Door'' (2014); ''Splendid Solution: Jonas Salk and the Conquest of Polio'' (2005); ''The Sibling Effect' ...

(b. 1954), writer, best known for co-writing '' Lost Moon: The Perilous Voyage of Apollo 13'' with Jim Lovell, basis of the movie ''

Apollo 13 Apollo 13 (April 1117, 1970) was the seventh crewed mission in the Apollo space program and the third meant to land on the Moon. The craft was launched from Kennedy Space Center on April 11, 1970, but the lunar landing was aborted aft ...

'' *

Gina Kolata Gina Bari Kolata (born February 25, 1948) is an American science journalist, writing for ''The New York Times''. Life and career Kolata was born Gina Bari in Baltimore, Maryland. Her mother, mathematician Ruth Aaronson Bari (1917–2005), was o ...

(b. 1948), award-winning author and science journalist for ''

'' * Munro Leaf (1905–1976), B.A. 1927, author *

George Pelecanos George P. Pelecanos (born February 18, 1957) is an American author. Many of his 20 books are in the genre of detective fiction and set primarily in his hometown of Washington, D.C. He is also a film and television producer and a television writ ...

(b. 1957), mystery writer *

Matt Beynon Rees Matthew Beynon Rees is a Welsh novelist and journalist. He is the author of The Palestine Quartet, a series of crime novels about Omar Yussef, a Palestinian sleuth, and of historical novels and thrillers. He is the winner of a Crime Writers Ass ...

, award-winning crime novelist, former journalist for ''

Time Time is the continued sequence of existence and events that occurs in an apparently irreversible succession from the past, through the present, into the future. It is a component quantity of various measurements used to sequence events, to ...

'' * Michael J. Varhola (b. 1966), author of several history books and founder of

Skirmisher Publishing Skirmisher Publishing LLC is a publisher of wargames, roleplaying games and historic reprints based in Spring Branch, Texas, USA. It was founded by the author, editor and game designer Michael J. Varhola and is co-owned by Robert "Mac" McLaughlin, ...

Science and technology

Richard R. Arnold Richard Robert "Ricky" Arnold II (born November 26, 1963, in Cheverly, Maryland) is an American educator and a NASA astronaut. He flew on Space Shuttle mission STS-119, which launched March 15, 2009, and delivered the final set of solar arrays ...

(b. 1963),

NASA The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA ) is an independent agency of the US federal government responsible for the civil space program, aeronautics research, and space research. NASA was established in 1958, succeeding t ...

astronaut An astronaut (from the Ancient Greek (), meaning 'star', and (), meaning 'sailor') is a person trained, equipped, and deployed by a human spaceflight program to serve as a commander or crew member aboard a spacecraft. Although generally r ...

Space Shuttle Discovery Space Shuttle ''Discovery'' (Orbiter Vehicle Designation: OV-103) is one of the orbiters from NASA's Space Shuttle program and the third of five fully operational orbiters to be built. Its first mission, STS-41-D, flew from August 30 to Se ...

* Stephen T. Ayers (b. 1962), United States architect of the Capitol * Andrea Belz, Professor, Viterbi School of Engineering at the University of Southern California * Frederick S. Billig (1933–2006), M.S. 1958, Ph.D. 1964, pioneer of the scramjet at the

Applied Physics Laboratory * Sergey Brin (b. 1973), co-founder and technology president of

* Robert D. Briskman (b. 1932), M.S.E.E., 1961, co-founder of Sirius Satellite Radio *

Jeffrey Bub Jeffrey Bub (born 1942) is a physicist and philosopher of physics, and Distinguished Professor in the Department of Philosophy, the Joint Center for Quantum Information and Computer Science, and the Institute for Physical Science and Technology a ...

(b. 1942), physicist, researcher on quantum foundations, and winner of the 1998

Lakatos Award The Lakatos Award is given annually for an outstanding contribution to the philosophy of science, widely interpreted. The contribution must be in the form of a monograph, co-authored or single-authored, and published in English during the previo ...

* George Dantzig (1914–2005), B.A. 1936, mathematician *

Raymond Davis Jr. Raymond Davis Jr. (October 14, 1914 – May 31, 2006) was an American chemist and physicist. He is best known as the leader of the Homestake experiment in the 1960s-1980s, which was the first experiment to detect neutrinos emitted from the Sun; f ...

(1914–2006), winner of the 2002 physics

Nobel Prize The Nobel Prizes ( ; sv, Nobelpriset ; no, Nobelprisen ) are five separate prizes that, according to Alfred Nobel's will of 1895, are awarded to "those who, during the preceding year, have conferred the greatest benefit to humankind." Alfr ...

Jeanette J. Epps Jeanette Jo Epps (born November 3, 1970) is an American aerospace engineer and NASA astronaut. Epps received both her M. S. and Ph.D degrees in aerospace engineering from the University of Maryland, where she was part of the rotor-craft research ...

(b. 1970),

CIA The Central Intelligence Agency (CIA ), known informally as the Agency and historically as the Company, is a civilian intelligence agency, foreign intelligence service of the federal government of the United States, officially tasked with gat ...

intelligence officer * Charles Fefferman (b. 1949), B.S. 1966, mathematician and child prodigy, winner of the

Fields Medal The Fields Medal is a prize awarded to two, three, or four mathematicians under 40 years of age at the International Congress of the International Mathematical Union (IMU), a meeting that takes place every four years. The name of the award ho ...

, received his B.S. with honors at the age of 17 *

Robert Fischell Robert Fischell (born February 10, 1929) is a physicist, List of prolific inventors, prolific inventor, and holder of more than 200 U.S. and foreign medical patents.

(b. 1929), M.S. 1953, inventor and physicist, University of Maryland benefactor * Virgil D. Gligor (b. 1949), pioneer in computer security and

applied cryptography Cryptography, or cryptology (from grc, , translit=kryptós "hidden, secret"; and ''graphein'', "to write", or ''-logy, -logia'', "study", respectively), is the practice and study of techniques for secure communication in the presence of ...

Kevin Greenaugh Kevin Greenaugh (born May 15, 1956) is an American nuclear engineer and senior manager at the National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA) in Washington, DC, United States. Early life and education Born in the United Kingdom as a U.S. mili ...

(b. 1956), first person of African American descent to earn a PhD in Nuclear Engineering from the University of Maryland; Assistant Deputy Administrator for Strategic Partnership Programs of the National Nuclear Security Administration * Michael Griffin (b. 1949),

administrator *

Victoria Hale Victoria Hale founded the nonprofit pharmaceutical company The Institute for OneWorld Health in San Francisco, California in 2000 and was its chairman and CEO until 2008, when she became Chair Emeritus. She then went on to found Medicines360, a ...

, founder and CEO of

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, MacArthur Fellow and adjunct associate professor of biopharmaceutical sciences at

University of California, San Francisco The University of California, San Francisco (UCSF) is a public land-grant research university in San Francisco, California. It is part of the University of California system and is dedicated entirely to health science and life science. It cond ...

, advisor to the

World Health Organization The World Health Organization (WHO) is a specialized agency of the United Nations responsible for international public health. The WHO Constitution states its main objective as "the attainment by all peoples of the highest possible level of h ...

Sara Hallager Sara Hallager is an American biologist in avian management and husbandry, specializing in the care and conservation of flamingos and kori bustards. She is curator of birds at the Smithsonian National Zoo. Education Hallager holds a Bachelor o ...

, B.S. in zoology,

ornithologist Ornithology is a branch of zoology that concerns the "methodological study and consequent knowledge of birds with all that relates to them." Several aspects of ornithology differ from related disciplines, due partly to the high visibility and th ...

and

curator A curator (from la, cura, meaning "to take care") is a manager or overseer. When working with cultural organizations, a curator is typically a "collections curator" or an "exhibitions curator", and has multifaceted tasks dependent on the parti ...

of birds at the Smithsonian's National Zoo * Elaine D. Harmon (1919–2015), B.S. 1940, microbiology;

WASP A wasp is any insect of the narrow-waisted suborder Apocrita of the order Hymenoptera which is neither a bee nor an ant; this excludes the broad-waisted sawflies (Symphyta), which look somewhat like wasps, but are in a separate suborder. Th ...

aviator in WWII, inurned at Arlington * Herbert Hauptman (1917–2011), winner of the 1985

in Chemistry * Don Hopkins,

free and open source software Free and open-source software (FOSS) is a term used to refer to groups of software consisting of both free software and open-source software where anyone is freely licensed to use, copy, study, and change the software in any way, and the source ...

computer programmer, game designer, hacker, and artist *

Kate Hutton Kate Hutton, nicknamed the Earthquake Lady, Dr. Kate, or Earthquake Kate, is a former staff seismologist at the California Institute of Technology in Pasadena, California, where she monitored Southern California's earthquake activity for 37 years ...

, seismologist at

Caltech The California Institute of Technology (branded as Caltech or CIT)The university itself only spells its short form as "Caltech"; the institution considers other spellings such a"Cal Tech" and "CalTech" incorrect. The institute is also occasional ...

(1961–2016), founder of

(b. 1974), chief technology officer for Washington, D.C., advising President

Barack Obama Barack Hussein Obama II ( ; born August 4, 1961) is an American politician who served as the 44th president of the United States from 2009 to 2017. A member of the Democratic Party, Obama was the first African-American president of the U ...

's transition committee on technology issues *

George J. Laurer George Joseph Laurer III (September 23, 1925 – December 5, 2019) was an American engineer for IBM at Research Triangle Park in North Carolina. He published 20 bulletins, held 28 patents and developed the Universal Product Code (UPC) in the earl ...

(1925–2019), B.S. 1951, inventor of the universal product code (UPC) * Russell Marker (1902–1995), B.S. 1923, M.S. 1924, chemist, researcher of steroid chemistry, inventor of

octane Octane is a hydrocarbon and an alkane with the chemical formula , and the condensed structural formula . Octane has many structural isomers that differ by the amount and location of branching in the carbon chain. One of these isomers, 2,2,4-Tri ...

rating system *

William McCool William Cameron "Willie" McCool (September 23, 1961 – February 1, 2003) (Cmdr, USN) was an American naval officer and aviator, test pilot, aeronautical engineer, and NASA astronaut, who was the pilot of Space Shuttle ''Columbia'' mission ST ...

(1961–2003),

, killed on '' Columbia'' mission STS-107 * Beverly Mock, Ph.D. 1983, geneticist and deputy director of the

National Cancer Institute The National Cancer Institute (NCI) coordinates the United States National Cancer Program and is part of the National Institutes of Health (NIH), which is one of eleven agencies that are part of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. ...

's Center for Cancer Research. * Sujal Patel, B.S. 1996, president and CEO of Isilon Systems *

Judith Resnik Judith Arlene Resnik (April 5, 1949 – January 28, 1986) was an American electrical engineer, software engineer, biomedical engineer, pilot and NASA astronaut who died in the Space Shuttle ''Challenger'' disaster. She was the fourth woman, ...

(1949–1986), Ph.D. 1977,

, died aboard the ''

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'' *

Paul W. Richards Paul William Richards (born May 20, 1964 in Scranton, Pennsylvania) is an American engineer and a former NASA Astronaut. He flew aboard one Space Shuttle mission in 2001. Education Richards graduated from Dunmore High School, Dunmore, Pennsylvan ...

(b. 1964),

astronaut who flew on ''

Discovery Discovery may refer to: * Discovery (observation), observing or finding something unknown * Discovery (fiction), a character's learning something unknown * Discovery (law), a process in courts of law relating to evidence Discovery, The Discovery ...

'' mission STS-102 *

Raymond St. Leger Raymond J. St. Leger (born 1957, in London, England) is an American mycologist, entomologist, molecular biologist and biotechnologist who currently holds the rank of Distinguished University Professor in the Department of Entomology (https://ent ...

(b. 1957),

mycologist Mycology is the branch of biology concerned with the study of fungus, fungi, including their genetics, genetic and biochemistry, biochemical properties, their Taxonomy (biology), taxonomy and ethnomycology, their use to humans, including as a so ...

, author, and professor * Alex Severinsky, one of developers of the hybrid engine used in the Prius and in other hybrid vehicles * Heather Stapleton, American environmental organic chemist and exposure scientist * Tim Sweeney (b. 1970),

computer game programmer A game programmer is a software engineer, programmer, or computer scientist who primarily develops codebases for video games or related software, such as game development tools. Game programming has many specialized disciplines, all of which fall ...

and founder of

Epic Games Epic Games, Inc. is an American video game and software developer and publisher based in Cary, North Carolina. The company was founded by Tim Sweeney as Potomac Computer Systems in 1991, originally located in his parents' house in Potomac, M ...

Grace Wahba Grace Goldsmith Wahba (born August 3, 1934) is an American statistician and now-retired I. J. Schoenberg-Hilldale Professor of Statistics at the University of Wisconsin–Madison. She is a pioneer in methods for smoothing noisy data. Best known f ...

(b. 1934), M.A. 1962, statistician, developed generalized cross-validation and formulated Wahba's problem *

Joseph Weber Joseph Weber (May 17, 1919 – September 30, 2000) was an American physicist. He gave the earliest public lecture on the principles behind the laser and the maser and developed the first gravitational wave detectors (Weber bars). Early educatio ...

(1919–2000), co-inventor of the

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and father of

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* Barbara A. Williams, Ph.D. 1981, astrophysicist, first African-American woman to earn a doctorate in astrophysics * Aracely Quispe Neira (b. 1982), M.S.

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senior astronautical engineer, professor, researcher

Sports

Baseball

* Brett Cecil (b. 1986), former

Major League Baseball Major League Baseball (MLB) is a professional baseball organization and the oldest major professional sports league in the world. MLB is composed of 30 total teams, divided equally between the National League (NL) and the American League (AL), ...

(MLB) pitcher *

Wayne Franklin Gary Wayne Franklin (born March 9, 1974) is an American former professional baseball pitcher. He played seven seasons in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Houston Astros (2000-2001), Milwaukee Brewers (2002-2003), San Francisco Giants (2004), ...

(b. 1974), former MLB pitcher * Kevin Hart (b. 1982), former

(MLB) pitcher *

Charlie Keller Charles Ernest Keller (September 12, 1916 – May 23, 1990) was an American professional baseball player. He played as a left fielder in Major League Baseball from 1939 through 1952 for the New York Yankees (1939–43, 1945–49, 1952) and Detroi ...

(1916–1990), former MLB player, five-time All-Star selection * Adam Kolarek (b. 1989), pitcher in the

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organization *

Brandon Lowe Brandon Norman Lowe ( ; born July 6, 1994) is an American professional baseball second baseman for the Tampa Bay Rays of Major League Baseball (MLB). Amateur career Lowe attended Nansemond River High School in Suffolk, Virginia, where he played ...

(b. 1994), MLB player, All-Star and 2020 American League Champion for the

Tampa Bay Rays The Tampa Bay Rays are an American professional baseball team based in St. Petersburg, Florida. The Rays compete in Major League Baseball (MLB) as a member club of the American League (AL) American League East, East division. Since its inception ...

Justin Maxwell Justin Adam Maxwell (born November 6, 1983) is an American former professional baseball outfielder. He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Washington Nationals, Houston Astros, Kansas City Royals, and San Francisco Giants . Biography ...

(b. 1983), former MLB player *

Eric Milton Eric Robert Milton (born August 4, 1975) is an American former Major League Baseball left-handed starting pitcher who played for several teams between 1998 and 2009, and is currently the head coach at Severna Park High School. Amateur career A na ...

(b. 1975), MLB player * LaMonte Wade Jr. (b. 1994) MLB player for the

San Francisco Giants The San Francisco Giants are an American professional baseball team based in San Francisco, California. The Giants compete in Major League Baseball (MLB) as a member club of the National League (NL) West division. Founded in 1883 as the New Yor ...

Men's basketball

;Players

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(b. 1979), former

player * Len Bias (1963–1986), basketball player, 1986 ACC Athlete of the Year * Steve Blake (b. 1980), NBA player *

Keith Booth Keith Eugene Booth (born October 9, 1974) is an American basketball coach and former National Basketball Association (NBA) player. Booth played college basketball at the University of Maryland from 1993 to 1997. He was an assistant coach at his a ...

(b. 1974), former NBA player * Adrian Branch (b. 1963), former NBA player *

Nik Caner-Medley Nik Caner-Medley (born October 20, 1983) is an Azerbaijani-American former professional basketball player. Caner-Medley played four seasons of college basketball at the University of Maryland. High school career Nik graduated from Deering High S ...

(b. 1983), professional basketball player for Maccabi Tel Aviv * Brad Davis (b. 1955), former NBA player *

Juan Dixon Juan Dixon (born October 9, 1978) is an American former professional basketball player and the current head coach for Coppin State University in Baltimore. Dixon led the University of Maryland Terrapins to their first NCAA championship in 2002 a ...

(b. 1978), former NBA player, 2002 NCAA Tournament MOP, ACC Athlete of the Year * Len Elmore (b. 1952), former NBA player, television sports commentator for

Steve Francis Steven D'Shawn Francis (born February 21, 1977) is an American former professional basketball player. He was selected with the second overall pick of the 1999 NBA draft and was named co-NBA Rookie of the Year (along with Elton Brand) in his fi ...

(b. 1977), NBA player, 2000 NBA Co-Rookie of the Year * Jerry Greenspan (1941–2019), former NBA player *

Kevin Huerter Kevin Joseph Huerter (; born August 27, 1998) is an American professional basketball player for the Sacramento Kings of the National Basketball Association (NBA). Nicknamed "Red Velvet", he played college basketball for the Maryland Terrapins. ...

(b. 1998), 19th pick of 2018 NBA draft Atlanta Hawks *

Šarūnas Jasikevičius Šarūnas "Šaras" Jasikevičius (; born 5 March 1976) is a Lithuanian professional basketball coach and former player. He currently serves as a head coach for FC Barcelona of the Liga ACB and the EuroLeague. During his playing career, standing ...

(b. 1976), professional basketball player for

Panathinaikos Panathinaikos Athlitikos Omilos ( el, Παναθηναϊκός Αθλητικός Όμιλος, literally in English: "Panathenaic Athletic Club" or Panathinaikos A.C.), also known simply as Panathinaikós , is a major Greek multi-sport club ba ...

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(b. 1962), head coach at The Citadel and Marymount *

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, George Mason, and Hofstra * Billy Jones, head coach at

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*Jim O'Brien (basketball, born 1952), Jim O'Brien (b. 1952), M.B.A. 1981, NBA head coach * Gene Shue (b. 1931), head coach of the Baltimore Bullets (1963–73), Baltimore Bullets,

, and Los Angeles Clippers *Gary Williams (b. 1945), B.S. 1968, head coach at Maryland, Ohio State Buckeyes men's basketball, Ohio State, Boston College, and American Eagles men's basketball, American *Morgan Wootten (1931–2020), B.S. 1956, DeMatha Catholic High School, DeMatha High School basketball coach, Basketball Hall of Fame inductee, winningest basketball coach at any level *Tom Young (basketball), Tom Young (b. 1932), 1958, head coach at Old Dominion Monarchs men's basketball, Old Dominion, Rutgers Scarlet Knights men's basketball, Rutgers, and American

Football

;Players

Boomer Esiason at Super Bowl XLI pre-game show in Miami

*Dick Bielski (b. 1932), former NFL back, 1955 NFL Draft first round pick *Joe Campbell (American football, born 1955), Joe Campbell (b. 1955), former NFL defensive end, three-time Pro Bowler *Dale Castro (b. 1959), tied NCAA record for most field goal (American football), field goals in a half, 1979 College Football All-America Team, 1979 consensus All-American *Cameron Chism (b. 1990), Canadian Football League, CFL player *Gary Collins (American football), Gary Collins (b. 1940), former NFL wide receiver, 1962 NFL Draft first round pick, National Football League 1960s All-Decade Team, NFL 1960s All-Decade Team *Jon Condo (b. 1981), former NFL long snapper, two-time Pro Bowler *Vernon Davis (b. 1984), former NFL tight end, Super Bowl 50 List of Super Bowl champions, champion; sixth overall pick in 2006 NFL Draft; tied NFL record for most touchdown reception (American football), receptions by a tight end in a season in 2009 *Sean Davis (American football), Sean Davis (b. 1993), NFL safety *Stefon Diggs (b. 1993), NFL wide receiver *Michael Dunn (American football), Michael Dunn (b. 1994), NFL offensive lineman *Trey Edmunds (b. 1994), NFL running back *Boomer Esiason (b. 1961), B.G.S. 1984, former National Football League, NFL quarterback and current television broadcaster, led the Cincinnati Bengals to Super Bowl XXIII *Bernie Faloney (1932–1999), former Canadian Football League, CFL player, 1961 CFL's Most Outstanding Player Award, CFL Most Outstanding Player, Canadian Football Hall of Fame inductee *A. J. Francis (b. 1990), former NFL defensive tackle *Stan Gelbaugh (b. 1962), former NFL quarterback *Derwin Gray (offensive lineman), Derwin Gray (b. 1995), NFL offensive tackle *E. J. Henderson (b. 1980), former NFL linebacker, 2001 College Football All-America Team, 2001 consensus All-American *Erin Henderson (b. 1986), former NFL linebacker *Darrius Heyward-Bey (b. 1987), first wide receiver selected in the 2009 NFL Draft (seventh overall pick) *Shaun Hill (b. 1980), former NFL quarterback *D'Qwell Jackson (b. 1983), former NFL linebacker *J. C. Jackson (b. 1995), NFL cornerback, Super Bowl LIII List of Super Bowl champions, champion *Quinton Jefferson (b. 1993), NFL defensive end *Kris Jenkins (b. 1979), NFL defensive tackle, played in Super Bowl XXXVIII *Ty Johnson (American football), Ty Johnson (b. 1997), NFL running back *Stan Jones (American football), Stan Jones (1931–2010), former NFL lineman, College Football Hall of Fame, College and Pro Football Hall of Fame inductee Jack Scarbath pose

*LaMont Jordan (b. 1978), former NFL running; 2000 Heisman Trophy candidate *Darius Kilgo (b. 1991), NFL defensive tackle, two-time List of Super Bowl champions, Super Bowl champion (Super Bowl 50, 50 & Super Bowl LI, LI) *Mike Kiselak (b. 1967), former CFL All-Star and NFL player *Pete Koch (b. 1962), former NFL defensive lineman, 1984 NFL Draft first round pick *Ray Krouse (1927–1966), former NFL defensive tackle, three-time NFL champion *Jermaine Lewis (American football, born 1974), Jermaine Lewis (b. 1974), former NFL wide receiver, two-time Pro Bowler *Shawne Merriman (b. 1984), NFL linebacker, 2005 NFL Draft first round pick, 2005 NFL Defensive Rookie of the Year *Dick Modzelewski (1931–2018), former NFL tackle and head coach, College Football Hall of Fame inductee *Ed Modzelewski (1929–2015), former NFL back, 1952 NFL Draft first-round pick *D. J. Moore (b. 1997), NFL wide receiver, first round pick in 2018 NFL Draft (24th overall) *Yannick Ngakoue (b. 1995), NFL defensive end *Nick Novak (b. 1981), former NFL placekicker *Neil O'Donnell (b. 1966), former NFL quarterback, played in Super Bowl XXX *Bob Pellegrini (1934–2008), former NFL linebacker, College Football Hall of Fame inductee *Adam Podlesh (b. 1983), former NFL punter *Frank Reich (b. 1961), former NFL quarterback, held both the NFL and NCAA records for The Comeback (American football), the largest margin second half comebacks *Darnell Savage (b. 1997), NFL safety, first round pick in the 2019 NFL Draft (21st overall) *Jack Scarbath (1930–2020), B.S. 1954, former NFL quarterback, 1952 Heisman Trophy runner-up, College Football Hall of Fame inductee *Chad Scott (b. 1974), former NFL cornerback, 1997 NFL draft first round pick *Da'Rel Scott (b. 1988), former NFL running back, Super Bowl XLVI champion *Geroy Simon (b. 1975), CFL wide receiver, 2006 CFL Most Outstanding Player *Ron Solt (b. 1962), former NFL guard, 1984 NFL draft first round pick *Steve Suter (b. 1982), set multiple NCAA kick return, kick and punt return records *Torrey Smith (b. 1989), former NFL wide receiver, two-time List of Super Bowl champions, Super Bowl champion (Super Bowl XLVII, XLVII & Super Bowl LII, LII) *Mike Tice (b. 1959), former NFL head coach *Joe Vellano (b. 1988), former NFL defensive tackle, Super Bowl XLIX List of Super Bowl champions, champion *Al Wallace (b. 1974), NFL defensive end, played in Super Bowl XXXVIII *Bob Ward (American football, born 1927), Bob Ward (1927–2005), only player ever named an Associated Press first-team College Football All-America Team, All-American at both an offensive and defense position, College Football Hall of Fame inductee *Randy White (American football), Randy White (b. 1953), former NFL defensive lineman, college and Pro Football Hall of Fame inductee *LaQuan Williams (b. 1988), former NFL wide receiver, Super Bowl XLVII List of Super Bowl champions, champion *Frank Wycheck (b. 1971), former NFL tight end, three-time Pro Bowler ;Coaches *Dick Bielski (b. 1932), Washington Federals head coach (1984) *Brooke Brewer (1894–1970), Akron Pros head coach (1922) *Curley Byrd (1889–1970), Maryland Terrapins football, Maryland head coach (1911–1934) *Tom Chisari (1922–1995), Catholic Cardinals football, Catholic head coach (1948) *Mark Duda (b. 1961), Lackawanna College head coach (1994– ) *Bill Elias (1923–1998), George Washington Colonials football, George Washington (1960), Virginia Cavaliers football, Virginia (1961–1964), and Navy Midshipmen football, Navy (1965–1968) head coach *Jack Faber (1903–1994), Maryland head coach (1935, 1940–1941) *Ralph Friedgen (b. 1947), Maryland head coach (2001–2010) *Joe Gardi (1939–2010), Philadelphia Bell (1975) and Hofstra Pride football, Hofstra (1990–2005) head coach *Jim LaRue (1925–2015), Arizona Wildcats football, Arizona head coach (1959–1966) *Dick Modzelewski (1931–2018), Cleveland Browns head coach (1977) *Tommy Mont (1922–2012), DePauw Tigers, DePauw head coach (1959–1976) *Joe Moss (b. 1930), Ottawa Rough Riders head coach (1974) *Frank Navarro (1930–2021), Columbia Lions football, Columbia (1968–1973), Wabash Little Giants, Wabash (1974–1978), and Princeton Tigers football, Princeton (1978–1984) head coach *Dick Nolan (American football), Dick Nolan (1932–2007), San Francisco 49ers (1968–1975) and New Orleans Saints (1978–1980) head coach *Will Skinner (American football), William W. Skinner (1874–1953), Maryland (1892) and Arizona (1900–1901) head coach *Mike Tice (b. 1959), Minnesota Vikings head coach (2001–2005) *Ron Waller (1933–2018), San Diego Chargers head coach (1973)

Lacrosse

*Jen Adams (b. 1980), B.A. 2001, former women's lacrosse player, Tewaaraton Trophy recipient, head coach of Loyola University Maryland *Bud Beardmore (1939–2016), 1962, lacrosse player and coach, two national championships, 1973 F. Morris Touchstone Award, Coach of the Year, Lacrosse Museum and National Hall of Fame, National Lacrosse Hall of Fame inductee *Grant Catalino, 2011, MLL player with Rochester *Jack Faber (1903–1994), B.S. 1926, M.S. 1927, Ph.D. 1937, lacrosse coach, eight national championships, 1959 F. Morris Touchstone Award, Coach of the Year, National Lacrosse Hall of Fame inductee *Al Heagy (1906–1990), B.S. 1930, lacrosse player and coach, seven national championships, National Lacrosse Hall of Fame inductee *John Howard (lacrosse), John Howard (1934–2007), M.A. 1962, Ph.D. 1967, lacrosse coach, 1967 national co-championship, National Lacrosse Hall of Fame inductee *Frank Urso (b. 1954), lacrosse player, Lacrosse Museum and National Hall of Fame, National Lacrosse Hall of Fame inductee, one of just four college lacrosse players all-time to earn first-team USILA All-America Team, All-America honors all four seasons

Soccer

*Marc Burch (b. 1984), Colorado Rapids *A. J. DeLaGarza (b. 1987), LA Galaxy *Maurice Edu (b. 1986), Major League Soccer (MLS) player, first overall pick of the 2007 MLS SuperDraft *Omar Gonzalez (b. 1988), Major League Soccer (MLS) player, 2011 MLS Defender of the Year, Two MLS Championships *Clarence Goodson (b. 1982) San Jose Earthquakes *Jeremy Hall (soccer), Jeremy Hall (b. 1988), Toronto F.C. *Taylor Kemp (b. 1990), D.C. United *Zac MacMath (b. 1991), goalkeeper in Major League Soccer, fifth overall pick of the 2011 MLS SuperDraft; Colorado Rapids *Dan Metzger (b. 1993), D.C. United *Patrick Mullins (b. 1992), New York City FC *Chris Odoi-Atsem (b. 1995), D.C. United *Robbie Rogers (b. 1987), Los Angeles Galaxy, LA Galaxy *Jake Rozhansky (b. 1996), American-Israeli midfielder for MLS Next Pro club New England Revolution II *Andrew Samuels (soccer) (b. 1997), Rio Grande Valley FC Toros, Rio Grande Valley *Chris Seitz (b. 1987), MLS player, fourth overall pick of the 2007 MLS SuperDraft *Alex Shinsky (b. 1993), Chicago Fire Soccer Club, Chicago Fire *John Stertzer (b. 1990), Real Salt Lake *Schillo Tshuma (b. 1992), Portland Timbers *Taylor Twellman (b. 1980), MLS and United States men's national soccer team player, 2005 Major League Soccer MVP Award, MLS MVP *Rodney Wallace (footballer), Rodney Wallace (b. 1988), Portland Timbers *Ethan White (b. 1991), Philadelphia Union *London Woodberry (b. 1991), New England Revolution *Graham Zusi (b. 1986), Sporting Kansas City

Track and field

*Dominic Berger, track and field athlete *Paula Girven (1958–2020), high jumper *Renaldo Nehemiah (b. 1959), B.A. 1981, track athlete, former holder of the 110 metres hurdles, 110m hurdle and current holder of the 55 metres hurdles, 55m hurdles world records

Other

*Deane Beman (b. 1938), commissioner of the PGA Tour (1974–1994), World Golf Hall of Fame inductee *

(b. 1949), sports television commentator *Vicky Bullett (b. 1967), women's basketball player, Olympic gold medalist *Joe Castiglione (athletic director), Joe Castiglione (b. 1957), athletic director of the University of Oklahoma *Dominique Dawes (b. 1976), Olympic Games, Olympic gymnast for the 1992, 1996, 2000 U.S. teams * Shay Doron (b. 1985), WNBA women's basketball player, basketball guard (New York Liberty) *Dick Dull (c. 1945), athletic director of the University of Maryland (1981–1986) and California State University, Northridge (1999–2005), among others *Geary Eppley (1895–1978), B.S. 1920, M.S. 1926, athletic director of the University of Maryland (1937–1947) *Fred Funk (b. 1956), professional golfer on the PGA Tour *Abby Gustaitis (b. 1991), rugby player, US National team *Laura Harper (basketball), Laura Harper (b. 1986), WNBA women's basketball player, 2006 NCAA basketball tournament Most Outstanding Player, NCAA women's basketball tournament MOP *Jim Kehoe (1918–2010), 1940, athletic director of the University of Maryland (1969–1978) *Ashley Nee (b. 1989), Olympic slalom canoeist *Travis Pastrana (b. 1983), motorsports competitor and stuntman * Donald Spero (b. 1939), Olympic and world champion rower *Kristi Toliver (b. 1987), WNBA women's basketball player *Chris Weller (b. 1944), 1966, women's basketball coach of the University of Maryland, Women's Basketball Hall of Fame inductee

Miscellaneous

* Frank Chuman (b. 1917), JD 1945, first Asian American law student at the University of Maryland * Elaine J. Coates (b. 1937), BA 1959, first African American to graduate from University of Maryland, College Park * H. David Kotz (b. 1966), attorney *Ronni Karpen Moffitt, political activist murdered along with Orlando Letelier by Chilean agents *Valerie Solanas (1936–1988), B.A. 1957, shot Andy Warhol in 1968; author of the ''SCUM Manifesto'' and the unpublished play ''Up Your Ass'' *Jean Worthley (1925–2017), naturalist and former host of ''Hodgepodge Lodge'', and co-host of ''On Nature's Trail'' *Aryeh Kaplan (1934–1983), (BA 1961) – American Orthodox rabbi, author, and translator known for his knowledge of physics and kabbalah.

Faculty

The following individuals serve or served on the University of Maryland faculty (teaching staff), faculty, but are not necessarily alumni. *Lynn Bolles (b. 1949), professor of women's studies *Tim Foecke (b. 1963), Research Professor, Department of Materials Science and Engineering *John D. Gannon (1948–1999), Department Chair and Professor, Computer Science *Patricia Greenspan, professor of philosophy *Juan Ramón Jiménez (1881–1958), professor of Spanish language and literature, 1956 Nobel Prize in Literature *Barys Kit (1910–2018), professor of mathematics at the European College *Robert P. Kolker, professor emeritus of english, author of books on film/media/cultural studies *Hayim Lapin, professor of Jewish Studies and History and Director of the Joseph and Rebecca Meyerhoff Program and Center for Jewish Studies *Hoda Mahmoudi, research professor and Bahá’í Chair for World Peace *John C. Mather (b. 1946), astrophysicist and adjunct physics professor, 2006

* Hugh V. Perkins (1918–1988), child development and gerontology educator, author, and former professor of education, Institute for Child Study, Department of Human Development *William Daniel Phillips (b. 1948), adjunct professor of physics, 1997 Nobel Prize in Physics for contributions in laser cooling *

(1921–2016), professor emeritus, economics and public policy, 2005 Nobel Memorial Prize in Economic Sciences for game theory analysis *Horace M. Trent (1907–1964), associate professor of physics, best known for finding that a bullwhip's crack is a sonic boom and for being the author of the currently accepted force-current analogy in physics known as the Trent analogy * David P. Weber, academic director and lecturer, accounting and information assurance, Woodrow Wilson Visiting Fellow *K. J. Ray Liu (b. 1961), professor of

. He was elected as 2022 Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, IEEE President and CEO (2021 President-elect; 2023 Past President) in 2020. *Arthur K. Wheelock Jr., professor of art history

Benefactors

This list is intended to capture the notable benefactors and other people connected with the

, but who were not List of University of Maryland, College Park Alumni, alumni, unless noted with a year of graduation. *Steve Bisciotti (b. 1960), owner of the Baltimore Ravens, benefactor of the athletics program, and personal friend of former men's basketball coach Gary Williams *

(1931–2017), (B.A. 1955), international investor *Jack Heise (1924–2009), (B.A. 1947), longtime benefactor of the athletics programTerps Booster Jack Heise, 84, Dies
''The Washington Post'', October 10, 2009. *Glenn L. Martin (1886–1955), aircraft pioneer for which the institute of technology is named *Theodore R. McKeldin (1900–1974),

, 1951–1959 *Philip Merrill (1934–2006), media mogul and namesake of the Philip Merrill College of Journalism, college of journalism *Thomas V. Mike Miller, Jr. (1942–2021), (B.S. 1964), president of the Maryland Senate *Robert Novak (1931–2009), journalist and benefactor the athletics program *

(b. 1972), (B.A. 1996), founder and CEO of

apparelUnder Armour's Ties With Maryland
''The Washington Post'', February 28, 2009. *Susan Schwab, Susan Carroll Schwab (b. 1955), former U.S. trade representative and former dean of the School of Public Policy

External links

Alumni Association records
at the University of Maryland Libraries

References

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