Elmore retired in 1984, after 10 stellar years in the league. Mitchell also chaired the Washington, D.C.-based Minority Business Enterprise Legal Defense and Education Fund that he founded to protect minority businesses against discrimination. He was Senior Advisor and Deputy Chief of Staff during the George W. Bush Lawrence Gene David (born July 2, 1947) is an American comedian, writer, actor, director, and television producer. The list includes people like Larry David, Sergey Brin, Kathleen Turner, Dianne Wiest & Connie Chung. He flew aboard one Space Shuttle mission in 2001. This list of distinguished University of Washington alumni is loosely ordered by relevance, so the most recognizable celebrities who attended University of Washington are at the top of the list.
Skinner served on the Board of Regents from 1923 to 1941, seven of those years as chair.Through his professional and philanthropic activities, Robert H. Smith created vibrant communities spanning two states and the nation’s capital. From 1923 to 1950, Tydings was one of the U.S. Congress’ most powerful leaders, authoring the Philippine Independence Act and serving as first chairman of the Senate Armed Services Committee and on the committee that censured Sen. Joseph McCarthy.Evelyn Pasteur Valentine held nearly every title in the education profession, serving in a variety of roles in Baltimore’s public school system.
Hired at NBC in 1969, Mackin worked as an anchor and reporter at WRC-TV in Washington and became regarded as a tough-minded and tenacious interviewer.
He was inducted into the National Track and Field Hall of Fame in 1997 and the Maryland Athletics’ Hall of Fame in 1998.As a lieutenant in the U.S. Navy’s elite SEAL commando unit during the Vietnam War, Tom Norris took his five-man team deep into enemy territory in search of two downed Air Force fliers, finding only one. Lawyer, businessman, commentator and active alumnus, Elmore was the university’s winter commencement speaker in 1997. This directory is not just composed of graduates of this school, as some of the famous people on this list didn't necessarily earn a degree from University of Maryland, College Park.
In 2006, he was elected House Majority Leader, becoming the highest-ranking Member of Congress in Maryland's history.Harry Hughes, the 57th governor of Maryland, served two terms between 1979 and 1987, leaving a record of progress in social reform, environmental protection and fiscal responsibility.
Prominent graduates from University of Maryland, College Park include celebrities, politicians, business people, athletes and more. Later, Norris was wounded in action and endured six years of surgery before launching a 20-year career as a special agent with the FBI.Michael Olmert holds degrees in medieval literature, but his research examines everything from prehistoric man to British colonialism and from architecture to Einstein. He retired in 1991 and continued to be a leading member of the business community. His business acumen launched him into leadership positions at global communications companies where he continued to develop ground-breaking products.
For their work, they won the 1985 Nobel Prize in Chemistry. Visit the Office of Developmentto learn more about giving to the University of Maryland School of Medicine. This creation earned him the U.S. In 1976, she became an anchor on KNXT-TV in Los Angeles. She has been William Cameron "Willie" McCool (September 23, 1961 – February 1, 2003), (Cmdr, USN), was an American naval officer and aviator, test pilot, aeronautical engineer, and NASA astronaut, Paul William Richards (born May 20, 1964 in Scranton, Pennsylvania) is an American engineer and a former NASA Astronaut. In every case, his endeavors have brought critical acclaim. In 1965, Kuhn was appointed vice president at both locations then chancellor, serving at Baltimore County through 1971 and at the city campuses through 1979.
Kuhn went on to become executive vice president of the University System of Maryland in 1979, retiring in 1982. Sandler wrote extensively and gave more than 2,500 presentations, helping countless institutions and individuals to develop better policies, practices and strategies for improving equity.
Three of his Discovery Channel documentaries have won Emmy Awards, television’s highest tribute. He served as an infantry officer in World War I before returning to legal practice in Towson, Md.
The list includes people like Larry David, Sergey Brin, Kathleen Turner, Dianne Wiest & Connie Chung.
Williams stepped down after the 2010–11 season, and is now senior managing director for alumni relations and athletic development at the university.Morgan Wootten began his epic coaching career at St. Joseph’s Home for Boys in Washington, D.C., during the early 1950s. His leadership role in the telecommunications industry served as a springboard to public service in the Thai government, where he has held senatorship and numerous ministerial positions: minister to the prime minister’s office in charge of tourism, minister of commerce and minister of education. University of Maryland Global Campus (UMGC) has announced it is making every effort to protect our community of students, faculty, staff, alumni, and guests during these challenging times. Hauptman was the only non-chemist—and the first Maryland alumnus—to receive the prize.