- Sergey Brin
Sergey Brin (born August 21, 1973 in Moscow, Russia) is an American entrepreneur who co-founded Google with Larry Page. Brin is currently the President of Technology at Google and has a net worth estimated at $16.6 billion as of march 9, 2007, making him the 26th richest person in the world together with Larry Page and the 9th richest person in the United States. He is also the 4th youngest billionaire in the world.
- Nariman Farvardin
Nariman Farvardin became dean of the A. James Clark University in 2001, after serving five years as chair of the department of electrical and computer engineering. He joined the university in January 1984, as a professor of electrical and computer engineering with a joint appointment with the Institute of System Research. Dean Farvardin was also a visiting professor at Ecole Nationale Superieure des Telecommunications, Paris, France, during 1990-91.
- Gene Roberts
Gene Roberts is an American journalist and instructor in journalism. Roberts was executive editor of "The Philadelphia Inquirer" from 1973 to 1991 and managing editor of "The New York Times" from 1994 to 1997. Although famously a man of few spoken words, Roberts is widely viewed by his peers as among the most influential of late 20th Century journalists.
- Nick Novak
Nicholas Ryan Novak (born August 21, 1981 in Charlottesville, Virginia) is a kicker for the Chicago Bears. A graduate of Albemarle High School in Charlottesville, Virginia, Novak attended the University of Maryland. An erratic kicker at the outset, it was during a nationally-televised game against Georgia Tech that the then-redshirt freshman established himself, successfully completing a 46-yard field goal to send the game into overtime.
- Verlyn Flieger
Verlyn Flieger (1933-) is an author, editor, and professor in the Department of English at the University of Maryland at College Park. She specializes in comparative mythology and modern fantasy, especially the works of J. R. R. Tolkien. Flieger holds an M.A. (1972) and Ph.D. (1977) from The Catholic University of America, and has been associated with the University of Maryland since 1976.
- Bill Dedman
Bill Dedman, an American journalist, is an investigative reporter for MSNBC.com and a recipient of the Pulitzer Prize for Investigative Reporting. In 1989, Dedman received the Pulitzer Prize for The Color of Money, a series of articles in Bill Kovach's "Atlanta Journal-Constitution" on racial discrimination by mortgage lenders. Dedman was born in 1960 in Chattanooga, Tennessee, where he attended the Baylor School.
- Reuven Ramaty
Reuven Ramaty was a pioneer in the fields of solar physics, gamma-ray astronomy, nuclear astrophysics, and cosmic rays. He was a HESSI Co-Investigator and one of the founding members of the HESSI team. His active involvement and enthusiastic support were critical for HESSI’s selection by NASA as the sixth Small Explorer (SMEX) mission. Following the launch on 5 February 2002, HESSI was renamed in his honor.
- Richard Peabody
Richard Peabody is an author and poet based in Washington, D.C. A native of the region, he is perhaps best known as one of the founding editors for Gargoyle Magazine and editor for the anthology series "Mondo". He also runs a small press called Paycock Press; aside from acting as the official publisher of Gargoyle Magazine, Paycock Press has released a number of anthologies and works by individual authors.
- Jim Walton
Jim Walton (b. 1958) is the president of CNN Worldwide. He joined CNN in 1981, one year after the network was founded. He graduated from the University of Maryland, College Park in 1981.
- Steven Malanga
Steven Malanga is a contributing editor to "City Journal" and a senior fellow at the Manhattan Institute, which publishes "City Journal". His primary area of focus is economic development within dense urban centers, with a particular emphasis on those areas in and surrounding New York and the Tri-State Area.
- Marye Anne Fox
Marye Anne Fox was named the seventh Chancellor and Distinguished Professor of Chemistry of the University of California, San Diego in April 2004 by the University of California Board of Regents. Previously, Fox was chancellor and distinguished university professor of chemistry at North Carolina State University, a post she held since 1998.
- Henry Stockbridge Jr.
Henry Stockbridge, Jr. (September 18, 1856 - March 22, 1924) was a U.S. Representative from Maryland. Born in Baltimore, Maryland, Stockbridge attended public and private schools and Williston Academy of Easthampton, Massachusetts. He graduated from Amherst College in 1877 and from the law school of the University of Maryland at Baltimore in 1878. He was admitted to the bar in the latter year and commenced practice in Baltimore.
- Adam Ostrow
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- Gwen Ifill
Moderator Gwen Ifill is joined by Washington Post's White House Correspondent, Peter Baker, who reports on the White House pre-election strategy to "cut and run," and "stay the course." Baker also reports on why President Bush seems to be getting a pushback from Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki over the issue of benchmarks and timetables.
- Bill Dewald
Bill Dewald Bill Dewald is an Editor at Brave New Foundation . Bill Dewald is an Editor at Brave New Foundation . Prior to joining our family, he supervised post production on the documentary feature " Lost In Woonsocket ". Prior to joining our family, he supervised post production on the documentary feature " Lost In Woonsocket ". Bill graduated from the University of Maryland, Baltimore County with a degree in Visual Arts.
- Emory Kristof
National Geographic Magazine photographer.
- Christian Davenport
- Jody Brannon
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- Jean Strong
Attended University of Maryland with David Pease and Stephen William Moore.
- Susan Amerikaner
Susan Amerikaner , a former classroom teacher, is an award-winning author and screenwriter, specializing in work for children and parents. Susan has written more than 50 books for adults and children. As Manager of Disney Schoolhouse, Susan wrote and developed multimedia for classroom and home use and instituted the Disney Schoolhouse Teacher Workshops, a national network of seminars for elementary school teachers.
- Demetrios Papademetriou
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- Michael Cusumano
Probably not as smart as I think I am.
- Gregory Lee
Greg is the senior assistant sports editor at The Boston Globe. He also worked for the Times Picayune and The Washington Post. He serves as the chair of the National Association of Black Journalists Sports Task Force. Greg, 32, has
- Stephen Wellman
Stephen Wellman is director of newsletters, BTG, for CMP Technology. He is a well-known journalist, industry analyst, and editor with extensive experience in email newsletters and other forms of online content. Stephen most recently served as editorial director for FierceMarkets and executive editor of FierceWireless , a daily email newsletter that covers the wireless industry.
- Alexandros Labrinidis
- Rama Chellappa
Dr. Rama Chellappa is a Senior Vice President of SET Corporation. Prior to joining SET, Dr. Chellapa was CEO and Founder of Image Corp., a developer of highly advanced image and video technology. Rama is currently Minta Martin Professor in the College of Engineering at the University of Maryland, where he has made many pioneering contributions to image and video understanding, pattern recognition and signal and image processing.
- Maurice J. Elias
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- Lucinda Hart-Gonzalez
- Jim Hendler
Jim Hendler is a Professor at the University of Maryland and the Director of Semantic Web and Agent Technology at the Maryland Information and Network Dynamics Laboratory. He has joint appointments in the Department of Computer Science, the Institute for Advanced Computer Studies and is an affiliate of the Institute for Systems Research.
- Jerry Ceppos
Jerry Ceppos Jerry Ceppos , LEA consultant associate, is a fellow in media ethics at the Markkula Center for Applied Ethics at Santa Clara University. He frequently speaks and writes about ethical and other issues in journalism. Jerry was vice president/news for Knight Ridder for six years until his retirement in August 2005. His areas of expertise are management, ethics, journalism education and diversity leadership.
- Alexandros Labrinidis
Dr. Alexandros Labrinidis joined the Department of Computer Science in September of 2002. He completed his PhD in Computer Science at the University of Maryland, College Park in 2002. His research interests are in the area of the Database Systems, with particular emphasis on user-centric data management for network-centric applications. Dr. Labrinidis is currently the Editor-in-Chief of ACM SIGMOD Record; he has also served as Information Director for SIGMOD from 2004 to 2006.
- Karen E. Diamond
Dr. Diamond's research focuses on effective approaches for teaching preschool children at-risk for later school failure because of poverty or disability. She has collaborated with Douglas Powell on two projects that evaluate the effectiveness of innovative models of professional development with Head Start teachers. Project Literacy is investigating effects of expert coaching and workshops with teachers on classroom and child outcomes.
- Maryhelen Vannier
Maryhelen Vannier Maryhelen Vannier , Fellow # 243, died on July 24, 2004. Maryhelen was 89 years of age at the time of her death. Maryhelen was born June 18, 1915, in Bluffs, Illinois. Maryhelen's parents encouraged her and her sisters to go to school and learn a craft, something that wasn't common for women in the early 20th century.
- Marie McCarthy
Dr. McCarthy is a general music specialist and has taught courses on music in the elementary and secondary school, learning theories for the music teacher, music cultures in the classroom, research methods in music education, and music teacher education. She was on the music faculty of the University of Maryland from 1990 to 2006.
- Barnett S. Kramer
Dr. Barnett Kramer is the Associate Director for Disease Prevention and Director of the Office of Medical Applications of Research at the National Institutes of Health. He is Editor-in-Chief of the Journal of the National Cancer Institute. Dr. Kramer is also a clinical professor in the Department of Medicine of the Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences in Bethesda.
- Michael J. Worth
MICHAEL J. WORTH Principal, Michael J. Worth & Associates Michael J. Worth has more than 30 years of experience in philanthropic resource development at a variety of institutions, small and large, private and public. His name is one of the most recognized in the fund-raising profession. He is known not only as a highly successful fund-raising practitioner, but also as one of the field's most prolific speakers and writers.
- Rachel E. Kopp
RACHEL E. KOPP works with Firm’s international and domestic securities practice group and is heavily involved in a number of major cases, including In re Parmalat Securities Litigation , No. 04 Civ. 0030 (LAK) (S.D.N.Y.); In Re Converium Holding AG Securities Litigation , No. 04 Civ. 7897 (DLC) (S.D.N.Y.); and Welmon v. Chicago Bridge & Iron Co. N.V., No. 06 Civ. 01283 (JES) (S.D.N.Y.).
- Denise M. Burke
Denise M. Burke , Esq. Vice President & Legal Director Denise M. Burke , Esq. , joined Americans United for Life (AUL) as staff counsel in February 2000 and became AUL’s Legal Director in 2005. She directs all aspects of AUL’s legal program including legislative drafting and consulting, the development of new model legislation, and litigation in support of life-affirming laws.
- Becky Bisbee
Becky Bisbee , Editor of The Business Journalist newsletter Bisbee has been active in SABEW for 11 years, beginning when she was the business editor at The Modesto (Calif.) Bee. She is currently the editor of TBJ. Her day job is business editor at the Seattle Times. She has served as a regional representative and as a judge in the Best in Business contest.
- Martin J. Gannon
Martin J. Gannon , Editor, Encyclopedia of Global Cultures (Sage Publications, 2005 (tentative date), two volumes). Martin J. Gannon , Cross-cultural Paradoxes , work in progress. Martin J. Gannon and Karen Newman, Editors, Handbook of Cross-Cultural Management Oxford, England: Blackwell Publishers, 2002, 509 pages. Blackwell will publish a web-based edition in 2004.