Crystal Watkins

2009 UMBC Alumni of the Year & Distinguished Service Award Winners

Each year, the UMBC Alumni Association presents awards to honor alumni for their professional and personal achievements and service to the University.   Learn more about our past award winners. ENGINEERING AND INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY Dr. James P. Clements ’85, ’91 & ’93, Information Systems, was recently appointed President of West Virginia University in Morgantown, WVa. He is the first UMBC alumnus to lead a major university. Prior to his appointment, Dr. Clements was Provost and Vice President of Academic Affairs at Towson University. A TU employee since 1989, he also served as a faculty member, Vice President for Economic and Community… Continue Reading 2009 UMBC Alumni of the Year & Distinguished Service Award Winners

2006 UMBC Alumni of the Year & Distinguished Service Award Winners

Each year, the UMBC Alumni Association presents awards to honor alumni for their professional and personal achievements and service to the University.  Learn more about our past award winners. Outstanding Alumna Natural & Mathematical Sciences Diane Auer Jones ’88, M.S. Applied Molecular Biology In addition to a successful career as an entrepreneur, government policy maker and administrator at Princeton University, in November Jones was appointed Deputy Associate Director for the White House Office of Science & Technology Policy. She also has served as an active member of the UMBC Research Park Corporation’s board of directors for the past eleven years. Outstanding… Continue Reading 2006 UMBC Alumni of the Year & Distinguished Service Award Winners

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