ILLUSTRIOUS ALUMNI

The theme for this year’s Founders Week is Illustrious Alumni. And while each and every one of the University’s alumni are “illustrious” in his or her own way, one special graduate from each professional school is being recognized for his or her outstanding contributions.

This year’s six Illustrious Alumni are:

Operation Smile founder William Magee Jr., DDS, MD
Dental School, 1969

Former Senator/ & former Regent for the University System of Maryland
Joseph Tydings, JD
School of Law, 1953

Professor and philanthropist Sylvan Frieman, MD
School of Medicine, 1953

Chief Nurse Officer to the U.S. Surgeon General Rear Adm. Carol Romano, PhD, RN, FAAN
School of Nursing, 1977, 1985, 1993

Pharmaceutical innovator Victoria Hale, PhD (left)
School of Pharmacy, 1983

Four-term U.S. Senator Barbara Mikulski, MSW
School of Social Work, 1965

Click on any name to read the profile of an Illustrious Alumni.