Alumni

When Saira Khan ’09, English, was accepted into UMBC, she had just moved back to the United States form Pakistan. As Khan reacclimated to the country, she found UMBC’s welcoming campus a good fit. “I didn’t want to go to a campus with tens of thousands of students,” says Khan, who spent two and a half years as a student manager for Commonvision, designing and developing media strategy. “UMBC was the perfect choice.” Kahn will receive the Outstanding Alumna in Humanities award at the UMBC Alumni Awards ceremony on October 4. Since then, Khan has come a long way, achieving in… Continue Reading Alumni Awards 2018: Saira Khan ’09, English

For many in the UMBC community, “success is never final” has become a familiar motto. Kimberly Ellison-Taylor ’93, information systems management, epitomizes UMBC President Freeman Hrabowski’s familiar words by excelling in her work, while also creating opportunities for women and minorities in her field of technology and accounting. “Kimberly shares UMBC’s mission of inclusive excellence,” says UMBC development officer Susie Lynch, who nominated Taylor for the award. Ellison-Taylor will receive the UMBC Alumni Award for Outstanding Alumna in Engineering & Information Technology at a ceremony on October 4. As the Global Strategy Director for the Financial and Professional Services Industries… Continue Reading Alumni Awards 2018: Kimberly Ellison-Taylor ’93, ISM

On September 19, 1966, UMBC opened its doors to students for the first day of classes in the institution’s history. Mimi Dietrich ’70, American studies, was among those “pioneer” students, encouraged by faculty and administrators to take advantage of a campus where everything was both new and possible. “So many of them were inspiring because they were joining us in this new university,” says Dietrich, who has in her decades as an alumna continued to show her passion for UMBC in a variety of ways. Dietrich will receive the UMBC Alumni Award for Distinguished Service at a ceremony on October… Continue Reading 2018 Alumni Awards: Mimi Dietrich ’70, American studies