List of University of Maryland, Baltimore County people explained

This is a list of people associated with the University of Maryland, Baltimore County.

Academia

Anthropology

• Robert A. Rubinstein – cultural anthropologist

Arts

• Maurice Berger – research professor and chief curator of the Center for Art, Design and Visual Culture
• Jason Burik – Lego artist^[1]
• Irene Chan – artist and architect^[2]
• Tim Finin – author, conference organizer
• Mantle Hood – ethnomusicologist
• Kevin Kallaugher – artist-in-residence, cartoonist for The Baltimore Sun^[3]
• Kathy O'Dell – art historian
• Stuart Saunders Smith – percussionist and composer
• William H. Thomas – researcher of geriatric medicine and elder care
• Stan Vanderbeek – experimental filmmaker
• Fred Worden – filmmaker involved in experimental cinema

Chemistry

• Ramachandra S. Hosmane – organic chemist

Education

• Mavis Sanders, professor of education; director of Sherman Center for Early Learning in Urban Communities 2017–2021^[4]

Engineering

• Keith Bowman – materials scientist and dean of the UMBC College of Engineering and Information Technology

English

• Gloria Oden – Pulitzer Prize-nominated poet

Gender and women's studies

• Anne Brodsky – Director of the Gender and Women's Studies Program
• Carole McCann – researches reproductive politics, cultural politics of gender, sexuality, race and science, and U.S. women's history

Geography and environmental systems

• Erle Ellis – ecologist studying human-environmental changes

Health sciences

• Anthony M. Johnson – Deputy Director of the Mid-InfraRed Technologies for Health and the Environment project
• Alan Sherman – chess team faculty advisor^{[5] [6]}
• William H. Thomas – physician and professor at the UMBC Erickson School of Aging; creator of the Senior Emergency Department

History

• Kate Brown – 2009 Guggenheim Fellow
• Warren I. Cohen – diplomatic historian, sinologist, former president of the Society for Historians of American Foreign Relations

Information technology

• Tülay Adalı – Distinguished University Professor of Computer Science and Electrical Engineering
• Tim Finin – computer scientist working on AI, knowledge representation, and reasoning
  • Anupam Joshi – expert in computer security Samuel J. Lomonaco Jr. – computer scientist and mathematician
  • Andrew Sears – computer scientist focused on issues related to human-computer interaction Houbing Song - Information Systems professor focused on cyber-physical systems, AI, and machine learning
• Alan Sherman – computer scientist

Journalism

• Christopher Corbett – former news editor and reporter with the Associated Press

Law

• Rabia Chaudry – attorney for Adnan Syed

Mathematics

• Manil Suri – mathematician and writer of a trilogy of novels

Physics

• Chen Yung-Jui – fellow of Optical Society of America and Photonics Society of Chinese Americans
• Sebastian Deffner – quantum thermodynamics
• Anthony M. Johnson – ultra-fast nonlinear optics
• Valerie Thomas – scientist and inventor

Political science

• Mary Pat Clarke – member of the Baltimore City Council
• Thomas Schaller – talk show host and political commentator
• Adam Yarmolinsky – academic, educator, author

Psychology

• Stephen E. Braude – parapsychologist and temporal logic researcher
• Ellen Handler Spitz – writer and researcher on psychology, children, and the arts

Alumni

Arts and entertainment

• Dean Alexander – photographer based in Baltimore^[7]
• Mario Armstrong – radio and television talk show host
• Richard Chisolm – cinematographer and film-maker
• Brian Dannelly – director of Saved! and the series Weeds
• Shari Elliker – talk show host and radio personality
• Steven Fischer – filmmaker
• Stavros Halkias – stand-up comedian, podcaster, and co-creator of the Cum Town podcast
• Tony Harris – news anchor for Al Jazeera English and Discovery Communications
• Young Mazino - actor
• Robert Mugge – documentary filmmaker
• Jeremy Penn – artist, painter
• Johnathon Schaech – actor
• Scott Seiss – actor, comedian and TikToker
• Hadieh Shafie – contemporary visual artist^[8]
• Brian Shannon – graphic designer
• Kathleen Turner – Academy Award-nominated actress
• Matthew VanDyke – documentary filmmaker, revolutionary, and former journalist
• Sherry Vine – Project Runway star
• Peter K. Wood – professional magician and illusionist

Business

• Drew Westervelt – creator of Hex Performance; NLL attack for the Colorado Mammoth; Major League Lacrosse attack for the Chesapeake Bayhawks^{[9] [10]} Associated Black Charities; former board member of the Baltimore City Public Schools^[11]

Chess

• Pascal Charbonneau – Canadian Grandmaster
• Greg Shahade – chess International Master, founded the United States Chess League
• Tal Shaked – chess Grandmaster

Culinary

• Duff Goldman – chef, owner of Charm City Cakes, star of the show Ace of Cakes
• Geof Manthorne – cake decorator, star of the show Ace of Cakes

Education

• James P. Clements – 15th president of Clemson University^[12] and 23rd president of West Virginia University

Government and politics

• Samuel Ankama – Namibian politician, traditional leader, and educator
• Gail H. Bates – member of the Maryland House of Delegates^[13]
• Jon S. Cardin – former member of the Maryland House of Delegates
• Paul W. Comfort – Head of the Maryland Transit Administration
• Thomas E. Dewberry (born 1951) – judge and member of the Maryland House of Delegates^[14]
• Ron Dillon, Jr. – politician and former Chairman of the County Council of Anne Arundel County, Maryland
• Mark Doms – Under Secretary of Commerce for Economic Affairs for the United States Department of Commerce
• Adrienne A. Jones – first African-American female to serve as Speaker Pro Tem in the Maryland House of Delegates
• Allan Kittleman – county executive of Howard County, Maryland, and former senate minority whip
• Ari Ne'eman – member of the National Council on Disability (Presidential-appointed position) and disability rights advocate
• Dan Patrick – Lieutenant Governor of Texas
• Victoria L. Schade – former member of the Maryland House of Delegates

Literature

• Bassey Ikpi – spoken-word poet, writer, and mental health advocate

Medicine

• • Jerome Adams – Surgeon General of the United States Kizzmekia Corbett – viral immunologist at the Vaccine Research Center (VRC) at the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases.^[15]
• Blair Grubb – Professor of Medicine and researcher on Postural Tachycardia Syndrome
  • Sylvia Trent-Adams – Surgeon General of the United States Diana West – author and lactation consultant

Music

• Lafayette Gilchrist – jazz pianist^[16]
• Andy Stack – founding member of the band Wye Oak

Social sciences

• Anna Gifty Opoku-Agyeman – writer, activist, economist; co-founder of The Sadie Collective and Black Birders Week

Sports

Baseball

• Zach Clark – pitcher for the Baltimore Orioles
• Wayne Franklin – retired pitcher for the Houston Astros (2000–2001), Milwaukee Brewers (2002–2003), San Francisco Giants (2004), New York Yankees (2005), and Atlanta Braves (2006)
• Bob Mumma – UMBC's baseball coach^[17]
• Jay Witasick – professional baseball pitcher in Major League Baseball 1996–2007

Basketball

• Jairus Lyles – point guard for Utah Jazz (2018)

Equestrian

• Lawrence W. Jennings – Thoroughbred racehorse trainer

Lacrosse

• Dan Marohl – National Lacrosse League (NLL) forward for the Philadelphia Wings^[18]
• Steve Marohl – NLL forward for the Baltimore Thunder and the Pittsburgh Crossefire; Major League Lacrosse (MLL) attack for the Baltimore Bayhawks^[18]
• Brendan Mundorf – NLL forward for the New York Titans; MLL forward for the Denver Outlaws^[19]
• Peet Poillon – professional lacrosse player for the Chesapeake Bayhawks
• Jeff Ratcliffe – NLL forward for the New York Titans^[20]
• Drew Westervelt – professional lacrosse player for the Colorado Mammoth

Mountain biking

• Marla Streb – professional mountain bike racer

Soccer

• Pete Caringi – professional soccer player, played for the Oklahoma City Energy and Baltimore Bohemians
• Kadeem Dacres – professional soccer player, played for Louisville City FC
• Kevin Gnatiko – professional soccer player, played for Crystal Palace Baltimore
• Levi Houapeu – professional soccer player, played for Rochester Rhinos
• Sammy Kahsai – professional soccer player, played as a midfielder for Maryland Bobcats FC
• Brian Rowland – Canadian professional indoor-soccer player; played for the Canada men's national soccer team
• Matt Watson – professional soccer player, played for the Chicago Fire Soccer Club
• Steve Zerhusen – goalkeeper for the North American Soccer League

Swimming

• Mehdi Addadi – swimmer in the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney

Track and field

• Cleopatra Borel – track & field athlete competing in the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro

Technology

• Sean Carton – head of the Center for Digital Communication, Culture, and Commerce at the University of Baltimore
• Tamara G. Kolda – applied mathematician and Distinguished Technical Staff at Sandia National Laboratories
• Joseph Reagle – academic and author focused on technology and Wikipedia
• Ralph Semmel – computer scientist and the eighth director of the Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory

Notes and References

1. Web site: Lego to enhance lessons at Montour Elementary School . post-gazette.com . Pittsburgh Post-Gazette . 22 March 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20181013081624/http://www.post-gazette.com/news/education/2018/02/22/Lego-to-enhance-lessons-at-Montour-Elementary-School/stories/201802220223 . 13 October 2018 . en . 22 February 2018 . "Mr. Burik is a Lego artist who has made creations for Google, Stanford University, Nationwide Insurance, NFL, NHL, MLB, NCAA teams and others.".
2. Book: Kara Kelly Hallmark. Encyclopedia of Asian American Artists. December 3, 2012. 2007. Greenwood Publishing Group. 978-0-313-33451-1. 25–28.
3. News: Cavna . Michael . Baltimore Sun, Economist cartoonist KAL 'humbled' to win the 2015 Herblock Prize . The Washington Post . December 26, 2015.
4. Web site: Mavis Sanders. 15 December 2021. Child Trends. en-US.
5. Web site: UMBC chess takes its place as a dynasty – Baltimore Sun . Articles.baltimoresun.com . December 31, 2005 . August 5, 2012.
6. Web site: McKenna . Dave . Chairman of the Chess Board: Alan Sherman's UMBC College Chess Powerhouse . Washington City Paper . December 9, 2011 . August 5, 2012.
7. Web site: 2010 UMBC Alumni of the Year & Distinguished Service Award Winners | News and Stories for UMBC Alumni . Umbcalumni.wordpress.com . February 8, 2010 . December 26, 2015.
8. Web site: Hadieh Shafie, Surfaced: Drawings. NYU Abu Dhabi. May 14, 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20171018133542/https://nyuad.nyu.edu/en/news-events/exhibitions/hadieh-shafie--surfaced--drawings.html. October 18, 2017. dead.
9. Web site: Hex: This former UMBC lacrosse player wants to take the smell out of your gym shirts – Baltimore Business Journal . Bizjournals.com . December 26, 2015.
10. http://www.denveroutlaws.com/team/players/index.html?player_id=70
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11. Web site: Notable UMBC alumni [Pictures |publisher=Baltimore Sun |date=December 5, 2015 |access-date=December 26, 2015].
12. News: James P. Clements named president of Clemson . dead . https://archive.today/20131115145054/http://media-relations.www.clemson.edu/5241/james-p-clements-named-president-of-clemson/ . November 15, 2013 .
13. Web site: Howard County General Assembly Members . washingtonpost.com . December 26, 2015.
14. Web site: Thomas E. Dewberry . Maryland Manual On-Line . . 2022-03-11 . 2023-02-25.
15. Web site: Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health. Leading coronavirus scientist, Kizzmekia S. Corbett, to join Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health to continue vaccine development research. May 12, 2021.
16. News: Notable UMBC Alumni. Baltimore Sun .
17. News: Wagner . Bill . North County Grad Eager to Progress with Diamondbacks . July 5, 2014 . CapitalGazette.com . June 9, 1999 . https://archive.today/20140707085649/http://m.capitalgazette.com/news/north-county-grad-eager-to-progress-with-diamondbacks/article_f8310cc3-dfdb-5cff-b817-d210e2028d4c.html?mode=jqm . July 7, 2014 . dead .
18. http://www.umbcretrievers.com/info/hall/bios/#marohl UMBC Retrievers Hall of Fame
19. http://www.nll.com/article.php?id=2553 Big signings for Titans
20. http://www.nll.com/article.php?id=3576 Ratcliffe retires after eight seasons