query: who is the president of the university of maryland baltimore county

pos: Freeman A. Hrabowski III Freeman A. Hrabowski III Freeman Alphonsa Hrabowski III (born August 13, 1950) is a prominent African American educator, advocate, and mathematician. In May 1992 he began his term as president of the University of Maryland, Baltimore County (UMBC), one of the twelve public universities comprising the Maryland university system. Hrabowski has transformed a no-name, commuter university into a research institution recognized as one of the most innovative in the country. His administration continues to build a campus that is first-rate in research and instruction, and that prepares students of all backgrounds for career success. Under his adept leadership, UMBC has

pos: University of Maryland, Baltimore County maintains a 24-hour police staff of sworn officers, supplemented by non-sworn security officers and student marshals. Like the campus police of the University of Maryland, College Park and the University of Maryland, Baltimore, the campus police are accredited by the Commission on Accreditation for Law Enforcement Agencies. Accreditation is expected by the University System of Maryland mandated 2013 deadline. The UMBC police logs all crime reports and statistics as required by law on the UMBC Police Webpage. In May 1992, Freeman A. Hrabowski III began his term as president of the University of Maryland, Baltimore County. He was named by

pos: University of Maryland, Baltimore County Baltimore was approved in the Maryland House of Delegates, but was rejected by the Senate. Throughout the last decade of the twentieth century, the university opened the Engineering and Computer Science Building and Potomac Hall. The current university president, Freeman A. Hrabowski III was appointed in 1992. The first decade of the twenty-first century featured many university developments as UMBC approached its fortieth anniversary in 2006. Some of these developments included the establishment of the Center for Urban Environmental Research and Education, a new partnership with the NASA Goddard Space Flight Center to develop the Goddard Earth Science and Technology

neg: Louis L. Kaplan In honor of Louis Kaplan, the Baltimore Hebrew University has established the Louis L. Kaplan Prize in Hebrew Literature. Moreover, the University of Maryland - Baltimore County awards the Louis L. Kaplan Scholarship to its most outstanding undergraduate student leaders. Louis L. Kaplan Louis L. Kaplan was a known educator in the Baltimore, Maryland area, especially with his involvement in Jewish education, and the University System of Maryland. Kaplan was the president of Baltimore Hebrew University for forty years, a member of the University of Maryland Board of Regents, and the acting chancellor of the University of Maryland, Baltimore County

neg: University System of Maryland General Assembly established a five-campus University of Maryland network comprising the University of Maryland at Baltimore, University of Maryland Baltimore County, University of Maryland, College Park, University of Maryland Eastern Shore, and the University of Maryland University College and was administered by former University of Maryland, College Park president Wilson Homer Elkins. Each member school was in turn administered by its own chancellor. In 1975, the University of Baltimore joined the Board of Trustees of the State Colleges System as an upper-division institution. In 1976, the Maryland General Assembly changed the name of the Board of Trustees of the State

neg: University of Maryland, Baltimore County student organizations Business and Technology departments. The Graduate Student Association represents all graduate students at UMBC. The association serves as a bridge between the graduate student body and the larger campus community. The Student Government Association (SGA) represents all undergraduate students at UMBC. The SGA meets with key administrators and approves campus wide policies in support of undergraduate student issues. Student body elections are held annually in the spring. The current President of the Student Government Association is Joshua Massey. University of Maryland, Baltimore County student organizations The University of Maryland, Baltimore County funds a number of notable student-run organizations and clubs

neg: Roger B. Hayden Governor Larry Hogan to the Baltimore County Board of Education 2017 Currently the President of Hayden Consulting Group • Business and organizational consulting, lobbying, interim leadership and transitional guidance for small ($5–10M ) companies to organizations as large as The Maryland Insurance Administration. Formerly Towson University Associate Vice President of Facilities 2009-2013 Baltimore Orioles Director of Ballpark Operations 1996-2008 President, American Lung Association of Maryland Board of Education of Baltimore County —1974 to 1986 Roger B. Hayden Roger B. Hayden (born 1945) is an American politician serving as a member of the Baltimore County Board of Education since 2017. A

neg: Baltimore County Executive A. Olzewski Jr. Two former County Executives have achieved prominence since leaving office: Spiro T. Agnew, who went on to become Governor of Maryland and Vice President of the United States under Richard Nixon, resigning in disgrace due to scandal; and Dutch Ruppersberger, who currently represents the 2nd congressional district of Maryland in the United States House of Representatives. Acting county executive after the conviction and resignation of Anderson Baltimore County Executive The Baltimore County Executive is the highest elected official representing the Government of Baltimore County, Maryland, United States. The office was established with the implementation of the Home

neg: Baltimore County, Maryland Baltimore County, Maryland Baltimore County is located in the U.S. state of Maryland. It is Maryland's third-most populous county. Baltimore County is part of the Baltimore metropolitan area and Baltimore-Washington metropolitan area (a combined statistical area). Along with Washington, D.C. and its suburbs, the county also forms the southern anchor of the Northeast megalopolis, which stretches northward to Boston. It hosts a diversified economy, with particular emphasis on government, education and health care. The county is home to multiple universities including the University of Maryland, Baltimore County; Towson University; Goucher College and Stevenson University (formerly Villa Julie College). The name

neg: University of Maryland, Baltimore County University of Maryland, Baltimore County The University of Maryland, Baltimore County (often referred to as UMBC) is a public research university in Baltimore County, Maryland. With a fall 2017 enrollment of 13,662 students, 48 undergraduate majors, over 60 graduate programs (36 master, 24 doctoral, and 17 graduate certificate programs) and the first university research park in Maryland, Established as a part of the University of Maryland System in 1966, the university became the first public collegiate institution in Maryland to be inclusive to all races. UMBC has the fourth highest enrollment of the University System of Maryland, specializing in natural

neg: John S. Toll (SUCOLI). He then returned to the University of Maryland to become president of the original five campuses of the University of Maryland. Comparable to a chancellor position in other state university systems, at the time Toll oversaw UMCP, University of Maryland, Baltimore County, University of Maryland University College, University of Maryland, Eastern Shore, and University of Maryland at Baltimore. When Governor William Donald Schaefer decided to merge most of the state's public universities into a single system, Toll was put in charge of the merger. He then became the first chancellor of the new University System of Maryland. In 1995,

neg: Elliot Hirshman Elliot Hirshman Elliot Lee Hirshman (born February 21, 1961) is an American psychologist and academic who is the president of Stevenson University in Owings Mills, Maryland since July 3rd, 2017. Prior to Stevenson University he served as president at San Diego State University and served as the provost and senior vice president of the University of Maryland, Baltimore County. Hirshman earned a bachelor's degree in economics and mathematics from Yale University in 1983. He received a master's degree (1984) and a PhD in cognitive psychology (1987) from UCLA. He then took a two-year post-doctoral fellowship at New York University. He

neg: Donald P. Hutchinson Donald P. Hutchinson Donald Hutchinson (born December 31, 1945) is a former Maryland politician who held several positions, including Maryland State Delegate, Maryland State Senator, and he was the 6th elected Baltimore County Executive. A Baltimore native, Don and his wife Peggy, have three adult children and three grandchildren. Donald Hutchinson attended public schools in Baltimore County. He graduated from Frostburg State University in 1967 with his Bachelor of Science Degree and Honorary Doctorate Degrees from Towson University and the University of Baltimore. Donald Hutchinson had been active in politics many years before being elected to County Executive. He was

neg: James N. Mathias Jr. James N. Mathias Jr. Jim Mathias (born September 2, 1951) is an American politician from Ocean City, Maryland who serves in the Maryland State Senate. He was formerly a member of the Maryland House of Delegates from 2006 to 2010. The former mayor of Ocean City, Maryland, was born on September 2, 1951 in Baltimore, Maryland. During his childhood, he lived in Baltimore City, Baltimore County and Carroll County, Maryland. He attended high school at Calvert Hall College in Towson, graduating in 1969. In 1974, Jim Mathias graduated from the University of Maryland, Baltimore County, with a Bachelor of Arts

neg: Pat McDonough Pat McDonough Patrick L. McDonough (born September 12, 1943) is a Republican member of the Maryland House of Delegates and a candidate for County Executive of Baltimore County, Maryland, in the 2018 elections. He represents District 7, which covers Baltimore and Harford Counties, along with fellow Republicans J.B. Jennings and Richard K Impallaria. He also served in the House from 1979 to 1983 as a Democrat. McDonough attended Baltimore parochial schools. He then attended Baltimore City College. He later attended the University of Baltimore. McDonough has been a radio talk show host and producer. He is the president of the

neg: Louis L. Kaplan Louis L. Kaplan Louis L. Kaplan was a known educator in the Baltimore, Maryland area, especially with his involvement in Jewish education, and the University System of Maryland. Kaplan was the president of Baltimore Hebrew University for forty years, a member of the University of Maryland Board of Regents, and the acting chancellor of the University of Maryland, Baltimore County from 1976 to 1977. Louis Lionel Kaplan (1902-2001) was born in Slonim, in the Grodno Governorate of the Russian Empire (present-day Belarus) in 1902, and was taken to the United States as a child in 1909. His family settled in

neg: University of Maryland, Baltimore County Legislature approved the development of several new universities throughout Maryland. By the end of that year, 435 acres were purchased from Spring Grove State Hospital, a psychiatric facility in Catonsville, Maryland. The new campus would be efficiently located in Southwestern Baltimore, and would be able to be accessed from Wilkens Avenue, the Baltimore Beltway and Interstate 95. Architectural design and planning of the new campus was completed at the University of Maryland, College Park. In 1965, Albin Owings Kuhn, an accomplished administrator and professor at College Park was named Vice President of Baltimore Campuses, including both UMBC and the founding

neg: Baltimore County Sheriff's Office (Maryland) Baltimore County Sheriff's Office (Maryland) The Baltimore County Sheriff's Office (BCoSO) is the enforcement arm of the Baltimore County, Maryland court and is headquartered in the Baltimore County Courthouse, in the County Seat of Towson, Maryland. The Baltimore County Sheriff's Office is one of the oldest sheriff's offices in existence in the State of Maryland, dating back to 1659, the traditional year of the County's "erection" (founding). The agency's uniform shoulder patch depicts two Maryland Militiamen, who also happened to be Baltimore County Deputy Sheriffs who were killed during the British land and sea attack at the Battle of North

neg: Stephen E. Braude Stephen E. Braude Stephen E. Braude (born April 17, 1945) is an American philosopher and parapsychologist. He is a past president of the Parapsychological Association, Editor-in-Chief of the "Journal of Scientific Exploration", and a professor of philosophy at the University of Maryland, Baltimore County. Braude received his Ph.D. in philosophy from the University of Massachusetts Amherst in 1971. After working as a lecturer in the philosophy department at the University of Massachusetts Amherst, he found a permanent home at the University of Maryland, Baltimore County, working successively as an assistant, associate, and full professor. He served as the Chair of

neg: University of Maryland, Baltimore County Centers and Institutes the world today. The Maryland Institute for Policy Analysis and Research (MIPAR) is the main center for social science and public policy research at UMBC. The center links the analytical resources of the university with policymakers in Maryland and the Baltimore region, conducting opinion research, policy analyses, and program evaluations on a variety of topics. MIPAR also administers the Center for Aging Studies at UMBC. University of Maryland, Baltimore County Centers and Institutes The University of Maryland, Baltimore County (UMBC) features a variety of research centers and institutes both based on the campus and affiliated with other academic institutions. These

neg: University of Maryland Graduate School, Baltimore University of Maryland, Baltimore campus. University of Maryland Graduate School, Baltimore Created in 1985, the University of Maryland Graduate School, Baltimore (UMGSB) represents the combined graduate and research programs at the University of Maryland, Baltimore County and the University of Maryland, Baltimore (UMB), the university system's doctoral research campuses in the Baltimore area. UMB is the state’s public health and law university devoted to professional and graduate education, research, patient care, and public service. Using state-of-the-art technological support, UMB educates leaders in health care delivery, biomedical science, social services, and law. Seven professional schools and the graduate school train the

neg: University of Maryland, Baltimore County University Center and Sherman Hall were opened, as well as Hillside and Terrace Apartments. In addition, University of Maryland, College Park alum Jim Henson funds the establishment of the Imaging Research Center at UMBC. In 1986, Michael Hooker becomes chancellor until 1992 when he moves to president of the University of Massachusetts system. In 1988, a proposed merger of UMBC with the University of Baltimore was considered but was voted down by the University System of Maryland Board of Regents. In 1990, undergraduate enrollment reached over 10,000 students. In 1991, a merger plan between UMBC and the University of Maryland,

neg: Frederic N. Smalkin as well has having served as a lieutenant colonel in the Civil Air Patrol, the U.S. Air Force Auxiliary. He was also a captain in the Regular United States Army. Smalkin was born in Baltimore, Maryland. His father was an attorney in Baltimore County, serving as President of the local Bar Association and as one of the first Judges of the People's Court for Baltimore County, before his death in 1958. Smalkin graduated from McDonogh School and received a Bachelor of Arts degree from The Johns Hopkins University, "Phi Beta Kappa". He graduated from the University of Maryland School of

neg: James Brochin M.A at the University of Maryland, College Park (government & politics) in 1990. In 1989 he was a legislative analyst for the Maryland Senate President as well as a political analyst for WCBM Radio. From 1990 to 1991 he was a lobbyist in Baltimore County. From 1990 to 1998 he was a political science instructor at the Catonsville Campus of the Community College of Baltimore County. From 1994 to 2011 he taught at Towson University. From 2000 to the present he has been an insurance broker. From 1994 to 2001 he was a senior political writer for "Baltimore Magazine". In

neg: Baltimore County, Maryland in the county are concentrated in the government, medical and educational fields. The only commercial entity is Erickson Living: The Maryland State Police is headquartered at 1201 Reisterstown Road in the Pikesville CDP. The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) Baltimore field office is located in Milford Mill. The University System of Maryland maintains two universities in Baltimore County: The two private colleges in Baltimore County are: Other schools with a campus in Baltimore County: All public schools in Baltimore County are operated by Baltimore County Public Schools, with the exception of the Imagine Me Charter School which opened August 2008.

neg: Maryland Crab Bowl Montgomery County, Prince George's County, and the Southern Maryland Athletic Conference, which includes schools in Calvert, Charles, and St. Mary's counties. The Baltimore team draws from schools located elsewhere in the state, primarily in the Baltimore metropolitan area. The inaugural game was held on December 20, 2008, at Johnny Unitas Memorial Stadium at Towson University. In that game, Washington defeated Baltimore, 32–21. Nine players who had committed to attend the University of Maryland, College Park, and play for the Maryland Terrapins, participated. That game also featured the most highly recruited player in the area, linebacker Jelani Jenkins, who later committed

neg: Michael Hooker at Harvard University and the Johns Hopkins University in Baltimore. In 1975, he became dean at Johns Hopkins University until 1982 when he moved to Vermont to become the president of Bennington College. Four years later, Hooker returned to Baltimore to become the president of the University of Maryland, Baltimore County, and then left in 1992 to become the president of the University of Massachusetts system. At UMBC, Hooker enhanced the quality of the university by attracting more students from around the state. Finally, in 1995 he became the eighth chancellor of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

neg: University of Maryland Graduate School, Baltimore University of Maryland Graduate School, Baltimore Created in 1985, the University of Maryland Graduate School, Baltimore (UMGSB) represents the combined graduate and research programs at the University of Maryland, Baltimore County and the University of Maryland, Baltimore (UMB), the university system's doctoral research campuses in the Baltimore area. UMB is the state’s public health and law university devoted to professional and graduate education, research, patient care, and public service. Using state-of-the-art technological support, UMB educates leaders in health care delivery, biomedical science, social services, and law. Seven professional schools and the graduate school train the majority of the state’s physicians,

neg: University of Maryland, Baltimore nursing, dental hygiene and medical technology. By law and tradition each school is entitled to use the "University of Maryland" name in recognition of their shared history. While both schools are institutions which belong to the University System of Maryland, neither is a part of the other. The University of Maryland, Baltimore, is also often mistaken for the University of Maryland, Baltimore County (UMBC), which is a separate University System of Maryland institution located in the town of Catonsville, outside the City of Baltimore. The campus is composed of 58 buildings located near Camden Yards and Baltimore's famous Lexington Market.

neg: Giffen Hill of curriculum. Numerous renowned Baltimoreans were involved with the school's operations, like Johns Hopkins, and Gustav W. Lurman Jr. who both served on the school's board of directors. The Farm School operated from 1839 to 1922, until it was absorbed by the Spring Grove Hospital Center, and then subsequently transferred to its present owner, the University of Maryland, Baltimore County. In May 1996, the Coalition for the Preservation of Southwestern Baltimore County, the Catonsville Historical Trust, and the Baltimore County Historical Trust dedicated the historical site. UMBC named the hill for Vice President Sallie Giffen. Historic white oak trees also

neg: Clarence Mitchell IV Clarence Mitchell IV Clarence Maurice Mitchell IV (born May 16, 1962) is an American radio host and former politician who currently hosts "The C4 Show" on Baltimore radio station WBAL. A member of the Democratic Party, Mitchell served in the Maryland House of Delegates from 1995 to 1999 and Maryland Senate from 1999 to 2003. Mitchell was born into Maryland's Mitchell political family, the son of Clarence Mitchell III and grandson of Clarence Mitchell, Jr. Mitchell was educated at Baltimore Polytechnic Institute, University of Maryland, College Park, University of Maryland, Baltimore County, and Morgan State University. In 1984 Mitchell was

neg: Maravene Loeschke Maravene Loeschke Maravene Sheppard Loeschke (January 28, 1947 – June 25, 2015) was an American academic administrator who served as president of Towson University from 2012 to her retirement in 2014. She had previously taught at Towson from 1970 to 2002 before leaving Maryland for Pennsylvania, to become the provost of Wilkes University, then the president of Mansfield University. Loeschke was born on January 28, 1947 in Baltimore to Joseph Sheppard and Aumelia Shriner. Her father worked for the Baltimore County transportation department. Her mother was born at what became Tides Inn in the Northern Neck of Virginia and worked

neg: James P. Clements James P. Clements James P. Clements (born March 11, 1964) is the 15th president of Clemson University in Clemson, South Carolina. He assumed office on December 31, 2013, after being president of West Virginia University for five years. Prior to his presidency, he was the provost and vice president of academic affairs for Towson University. Clements is a graduate of Randallstown High School in Randallstown, Maryland. Clements earned a B.S. in Computer Science from the University of Maryland, Baltimore County and an M.S. in Computer Science from Johns Hopkins University. He then returned to UMBC where he earned an M.S.

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Baltimore County State's Attorney is a graduate of Loch Raven High School, Loyola College and the University of Baltimore School of Law. He resides with his wife and daughters in the same Baltimore County neighborhood where he grew up. Shellenberger will serve a four-year term. The office is responsible for prosecuting felony, misdemeanor and juvenile cases in Baltimore County , Maryland. The office currently employs 58 attorneys to handle the case load in the District, Juvenile, and Circuit Courts of Baltimore County, Maryland. Baltimore County State's Attorney's Office
 401 Bosley Avenue Rm. 511
 Towson, Maryland 21204
 Phone 410-887-6600 Baltimore County State's Attorney The current

neg: Loch Raven, Maryland and county, and is also the area that consists of a large amount of Morgan State University students. The zip codes assigned to this area are 21218, 21239, 21286, 21284,and 21234, which is also a Parkville, Maryland zip code. Loch Raven, Maryland Loch Raven, Maryland is a neighborhood extending from northeast Baltimore city to the eastern part of Baltimore County, Maryland. The major road in the neighborhood is Loch Raven Blvd, which stretches all the way from the I-695 beltway in Baltimore county to 25th street in Baltimore city. It is located in the Baltimore Metro Area, and is considered

neg: University of Maryland Rehabilitation & Orthopaedic Institute University of Maryland Rehabilitation & Orthopaedic Institute University of Maryland Rehabilitation & Orthopaedic Institute is a rehabilitation hospital located along the border of the Forest Park neighborhood of northwest Baltimore City and Woodlawn, Baltimore County in Maryland. It lies on and is incorporated into the historic hospital building and grounds of the former James Lawrence Kernan Hospital. The hospital is currently now a part of the growing University of Maryland Medical System, centered at South Greene, West Baltimore, West Lombard Streets on the downtown westside historic campus of the University of Maryland at Baltimore. The James Lawrence Kernan Hospital was

neg: William P. Bolton County Civil Defense in 1951, and died in Baltimore in 1964. He is interred in Mount Maria Cemetery of Towson. William P. Bolton William P. Bolton (July 2, 1885 – November 22, 1964) was a one-term U.S. Congressman who represented the second district of Maryland from 1949 to 1951 until defeated by Republican General James Devereux. Born near Whiteford, Maryland, Bolton attended the public schools and St. Francis Parochial School in Baltimore County, Maryland. He graduated from the University of Baltimore Law School in 1909, and became a lawyer in private practice. He served as trial magistrate in Towson, Maryland

neg: Stevenson University the Beverly K. Fine School of the Sciences, the Sandra R. Berman School of Nursing and Health Professions, and additional facilities for the School of Design. On July 3, 2017, Stevenson University's sixth president, Elliot Hirshman, Ph.D., joined the university after serving as president of San Diego State University (SDSU) since 2011 and previously as provost and senior vice president for Academic Affairs at the University of Maryland, Baltimore County (UMBC). In summer 2017, Stevenson University reached an agreement with the state of Maryland to acquire the former Rosewood Center property in Owings Mills. The 117-acre site is adjacent to

neg: Albin Owings Kuhn 1948 to 1955. At the same time in 1948, he completed his Ph.D. in Plant Genetics and Physiology. Albin O. Kuhn became the university executive vice president for the College Park campus in 1958, instrumenting the planning of increasing the enrollment from 10,000 to 20,000 students. In 1965, he was named Chancellor of Baltimore Campuses, which then included the University of Maryland, Baltimore, and the planning of the new campus for the University of Maryland, Baltimore County in 1966. In addition, he became the first leader of the new campus from its founding up until 1971. Albin Owings Kuhn Albin

neg: Donald P. Hutchinson major role in the construction of a new football stadium for the Baltimore Ravens, the revitalization of the Hippodrome Theatre, and the crafting of the management structure for development of an 80-acre biotech park and neighborhood revitalization on the city's east side. Since 2008, Don has been President and CEO of The Maryland Zoo in Baltimore. Donald P. Hutchinson Donald Hutchinson (born December 31, 1945) is a former Maryland politician who held several positions, including Maryland State Delegate, Maryland State Senator, and he was the 6th elected Baltimore County Executive. A Baltimore native, Don and his wife Peggy, have three

neg: Guy Guzzone Guy Guzzone Guy J. Guzzone (born March 27, 1964) is an American politician who represents District 13 in the Maryland State Senate. He was sworn into the State Senate on January 14, 2015, where he serves as a member of the Budget and Taxation Committee, as well as the Senate Chair of the Howard County Delegation. He is a former member of the Maryland House of Delegates and former chairman of the Howard County Council. Senator Guzzone was born in Baltimore, Maryland, March 27, 1964. He attended Parkville High School in Baltimore County and graduated from the University of Maryland

neg: Harry Streett Baldwin Harry Streett Baldwin Harry Streett Baldwin (August 21, 1894 – October 19, 1952) was a U.S. Congressman who represented the second congressional district of Maryland from 1943 to 1947. Born in Baldwin in Baltimore County, Maryland, Baldwin attended the public schools and the University of Maryland, College Park. He was owner and operator of a large trucking farm, and served in the Maryland House of Delegates in 1931. He also served on the board of county commissioners from 1934 to 1942, serving as president from 1938–1942. Baldwin was elected as a Democrat to the Seventy-eighth and Seventy-ninth Congresses, serving from

neg: Douglas J. J. Peters Douglas J. J. Peters Douglas J. J. Peters (born December 28, 1963) is an American politician from Maryland and a member of the Democratic Party. He is currently serving in the Maryland State Senate, representing the 23rd district in Prince George's County since January 10, 2007. Peters earned a B.S. degree in Finance from the University of Maryland, College Park and an M.B.A. from the University of Baltimore. He became President and Chief Executive Officer of The Peters Group, and through his business became involved with the Prince George's County Chamber of Commerce, Prince George's County Board of Trade and

neg: Mary Pat Clarke College where she received an A.B. in 1963 and the a M.A. from the University of Pennsylvania in 1966. Clarke, by profession, is a teacher. She has instructed students at the Johns Hopkins University School of Professional Studies, the Maryland Institute College of Art and the University of Maryland, Baltimore County. Clarke was a founding board member of the Greater Homewood Community Corporation and later president and executive director. Currently, as a member of the Baltimore City Council, Clarke is the Chair of the Education Committee, vice-Chair of the Judiciary and Legislative Investigation Committee, a member of the Budget and

neg: University of Maryland, Baltimore County two lines (Downtown A-B Lines) also connect the campus to the Baltimore Metro Subway byway of Lexington Market Station. The Downtown B Line connects to the Metro as well as MARC Train at Camden Station, and the Baltimore Light Rail byway of Convention Center Station. The Maryland Transit Administration offers additional service to the University of Maryland Baltimore County community. Bus lines 35, 77, and 95 offer service to the campus. The MARC Train provides Penn Line rail service two miles from the campus at Halethorpe station, connecting the university to Baltimore and Washington. The UMBC campus is home to

neg: Halethorpe, Maryland Halethorpe, Maryland Halethorpe is an unincorporated community in Baltimore County, Maryland, United States. The community is bordered by Arbutus to the north, Baltimore to the east, Elkridge to the west, and Linthicum to the south. It is southeast of the University of Maryland, Baltimore County. Halethorpe is home to the Baltimore County Fire Department's Station 5, located on the corner of Washington Boulevard and Halethorpe Farms Road. There is a large Alcoa aluminum extrusion plant in Halethorpe that used to be part of Kaiser Aluminum. The Clipper City Brewing Company, the brewer of Heavy Seas Beer, is located on Hollins

neg: University of Maryland College of Agriculture and Natural Resources dean of men and director of student activities. The Campus Recreation Center is named in his honor. Albin Owings Kuhn B.S. 1938, Ph. D. 1948 In 1965 Albin Kuhn served as vice president, and eventually chancellor for both Baltimore City and County University of Maryland campuses. During this time he constructed new buildings for teaching and research. Kuhn later became executive vice president of the University System of Maryland in 1979. He retired in 1982, and that year UMBC named the Albin O. Kuhn Library and Gallery in his honor. William Woolford Skinner B.S. 1895, D.Sc. (Hon.) 1917 William Woolford

neg: George W. Della Jr. George W. Della Jr. George W. Della Jr. is an American politician from Maryland and a member of the Democratic Party. He is previously served in the Maryland State Senate, representing District 46 in Baltimore City from 1983 to 2011. Della was born in Baltimore, Maryland, the son of George W. Della, the President of the Maryland Senate. He attended the University of Baltimore and the University of Baltimore School of Law. He works as an attorney. Della was first elected to the Baltimore City Council. In 1982, he won his seat in the Maryland Senate. He sat on the

neg: George W. Della Jr. Bill Ferguson. George W. Della Jr. George W. Della Jr. is an American politician from Maryland and a member of the Democratic Party. He is previously served in the Maryland State Senate, representing District 46 in Baltimore City from 1983 to 2011. Della was born in Baltimore, Maryland, the son of George W. Della, the President of the Maryland Senate. He attended the University of Baltimore and the University of Baltimore School of Law. He works as an attorney. Della was first elected to the Baltimore City Council. In 1982, he won his seat in the Maryland Senate. He sat

neg: University of Maryland, Baltimore County Centers and Institutes University of Maryland, Baltimore County Centers and Institutes The University of Maryland, Baltimore County (UMBC) features a variety of research centers and institutes both based on the campus and affiliated with other academic institutions. These centers and institutes listed below seek out to expand their research, educate, and promote partnerships between the university and the Baltimore-Washington Metropolitan Area and beyond. The Alex. Brown Center for Entrepreneurship was established in Spring 2000 through a generous gift of $1 million from The Alex. Brown Foundation. The Brown Center hosts two major events at UMBC: : The Cangialosi Business Innovation Competition in the

neg: UMBC Training Centers University System of Maryland (USM). UMBC Training Centers UMBC Training Centers is an extension of the University of Maryland, Baltimore County (UMBC) established in 2000 at UMBC's South Campus in Catonsville, Maryland. UMBC Training Centers provides technical and professional training programs remotely and directly at three campuses to individuals, groups, corporations, and government agencies around the country. The school's administrative offices are located at the Columbia campus at the Columbia Gateway Business Park. The center partners with numerous educational institutions and organizations including the American Council on Education Bowie State University, University of Maryland, Baltimore County (UMBC), University of Maryland,

neg: Michael H. Weir Jr. Michael H. Weir Jr. Michael H. Weir Jr. (born September 2, 1948) is an American politician from Maryland and a member of the Democratic Party. Weir was born in Essex, Maryland on September 2, 1948. He attended the University of Maryland and University of Baltimore. He has been a firefighter with the Baltimore County Fire Department since 1981. Weir has received a number of awards from gun rights organizations. Delegate Weir is currently serving in his 3rd term in the Maryland House of Delegates, representing Maryland's District 6 in Baltimore County. Weir is a member of the Environmental Matters Committee.

neg: Yeshivas Ner Yisroel Schools – Accreditation Commission (AARTS), and has agreements with Johns Hopkins University, Towson University, Loyola College in Maryland, University of Baltimore, and University of Maryland, Baltimore County allowing undergraduate students to take night courses at these colleges and universities in a variety of academic fields. The agreement also allows the students to receive academic credits for their religious studies. The Mechina high school is an accredited high school in the state of Maryland under the name "Israel Henry Beren High School". The high school was dedicated in memory of Israel Henry Beren, who passed away in 1994, by the philanthropic

neg: University of Maryland Rehabilitation & Orthopaedic Institute Register of Historic Places maintained by the National Park Service of the U.S. Department of the Interior in 1979. University of Maryland Rehabilitation & Orthopaedic Institute University of Maryland Rehabilitation & Orthopaedic Institute is a rehabilitation hospital located along the border of the Forest Park neighborhood of northwest Baltimore City and Woodlawn, Baltimore County in Maryland. It lies on and is incorporated into the historic hospital building and grounds of the former James Lawrence Kernan Hospital. The hospital is currently now a part of the growing University of Maryland Medical System, centered at South Greene, West Baltimore, West Lombard Streets

neg: People's Climate March (2017) Public Square, then marched through the Arts and Entertainment District to City Park's Peter Buys Band Shell to listen to guest speakers and artists. Speakers included Brooke Harper, the Maryland/District of Columbia policy director for Chesapeake Climate Action Network who helps lead the Don't Frack Maryland Coalition, city council member Emily Keller, who also serves as the community advocacy chairman at the Hagerstown Chamber of Commerce GenNext Committee, Tekesha "FiyahFly" Martinez, and the president of the Labor Network for Sustainability, Joe Uehlein. Spoken word artist Maheen Haq, a University of Maryland Baltimore County Sondheim Scholar who organized the Interfaith Candle

neg: Charles E. Sydnor III Charles E. Sydnor III Charles E. Sydnor III (born March 18, 1974) is an American politician who represents district 44B in the Maryland House of Delegates. a member of the House Judiciary Committee and the Legislative Black Caucus of Maryland. Delegate Sydnor grew up in the West Hills section of Baltimore City and graduated from the Baltimore Polytechnic Institute high school in 1992. In 1996, after 4 years of college, he earned a bachelor's degree in history from Johns Hopkins University. He simultaneously earned a master's degree from the University of Maryland Baltimore County in policy science and a juris

neg: University of Maryland, Baltimore County Centers and Institutes policy at the national, state, and local levels. The Howard Hughes Medical Institute at University of Maryland, Baltimore County is engaged in the research on application of nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) to studies of the structure and function of proteins and macromolecular interactions. The Institute of Fluorescence was founded in 2001 by Dr. Chris D. Geddes of the University of Maryland, Baltimore County. Approaches and concepts both developed and discovered by the group, such as Metal-Enhanced Fluorescence (MEF), Metal-Enhanced Chemiluminescence (MEC), Surface-Plasmon Coupled Phenomenon and the glucose-sensing contact lens, are both well-recognized, highly cited and currently used in laboratories around

neg: University of Maryland, Baltimore County Centers and Institutes Universities Space Research Association (USRA) are partners in the center's consortium. The Center for Urban Environmental Research and Education (CUERE) was created in 2001 with support from the Environmental Protection Agency and the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development. The facility is located in the Technology Research Center on the campus of the University of Maryland, Baltimore County in Baltimore, Maryland, allowing for opportunities for UMBC students and faculty. The center's focus is primarily on the relationship between natural and socioeconomic processes that occur in urban environments. CUERE's location allows for ample research opportunities in the Baltimore-Washington metropolitan area.

neg: Louis L. Kaplan Towson University. Kaplan was also president of the National Council for Jewish Education from 1939 to 1941, and was a member of the board of governors of Dropsie College beginning in 1940. In 1952, Governor Theodore R. McKeldin appointed him to the University of Maryland Board of Regents, and later served as chairman for five years until stepping down in 1976. Following the Board of Regents, Kaplan served as interim chancellor of the University of Maryland, Baltimore County until the next year. From 1975 to 1981, Louis Kaplan served as an interim rabbi at the Beth Am Synagogue in Baltimore.

neg: Maryland of Maryland, College Park which was founded as the Maryland Agricultural College in 1856 and became a public land grant college in 1864. Towson University, founded in 1866, is the state's second largest university. Baltimore is home to the University of Maryland, Baltimore County and the Maryland Institute College of Art. The majority of public universities in the state are affiliated with the University System of Maryland. Two state-funded institutions, Morgan State University and St. Mary's College of Maryland, as well as two federally funded institutions, the Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences and the United States Naval Academy,

neg: Steve Miller (science fiction writer) Steve Miller (science fiction writer) Steve Miller (born July 31, 1950) is an American science fiction writer from Winslow, Maine, best known for his works set in the Liaden universe, written in collaboration with his wife Sharon Lee. Miller was born July 31, 1950 in Baltimore, Maryland. He attended Franklin High School in Reisterstown, Maryland, graduating in 1968; and the University of Maryland, Baltimore County in the late 1960s and 1970s, where he was news editor and managing editor of the campus newspaper, "The Retriever" and founding president of the Infinity Circle, the school's first science fiction club. He served

neg: UMBC Training Centers UMBC Training Centers UMBC Training Centers is an extension of the University of Maryland, Baltimore County (UMBC) established in 2000 at UMBC's South Campus in Catonsville, Maryland. UMBC Training Centers provides technical and professional training programs remotely and directly at three campuses to individuals, groups, corporations, and government agencies around the country. The school's administrative offices are located at the Columbia campus at the Columbia Gateway Business Park. The center partners with numerous educational institutions and organizations including the American Council on Education Bowie State University, University of Maryland, Baltimore County (UMBC), University of Maryland, University College (UMUC), and the

neg: 1988 United States presidential election in Maryland Maryland, as well as Baltimore County and Howard County. This was one of only two states that Bush carried in 1988 that voted for Jimmy Carter in 1980, the other being Carter's home state of Georgia. 1988 United States presidential election in Maryland The 1988 United States presidential election in Maryland took place on November 8, 1988, as part of the 1988 United States presidential election. Voters chose ten representatives, or electors to the Electoral College, who voted for president and vice president. Maryland was won by Vice President George H.W. Bush (R-Texas), with 51.11% of the popular vote, over

neg: Catonsville, Maryland Catonsville, Maryland Catonsville is a census-designated place (CDP) in Baltimore County, Maryland, United States. The population was 41,567 at the 2010 census. The community lies to the west of Baltimore along the city's border. Catonsville contains the majority of the University of Maryland, Baltimore County (UMBC), a major public research university with close to 14,000 students. Before European colonists settled in present-day Catonsville, the area was occupied by the Piscataway tribe. These Native Americans had good relations with the first European settlers in the area, but wars and diseases caused their population to decline. The remainder of the tribe’s population

neg: Catonsville, Maryland science and pre engineering),and Western School of Technology and Environmental Science, formerly Western Vocational Technical Center, serve the area. Catonsville, Maryland Catonsville is a census-designated place (CDP) in Baltimore County, Maryland, United States. The population was 41,567 at the 2010 census. The community lies to the west of Baltimore along the city's border. Catonsville contains the majority of the University of Maryland, Baltimore County (UMBC), a major public research university with close to 14,000 students. Before European colonists settled in present-day Catonsville, the area was occupied by the Piscataway tribe. These Native Americans had good relations with the first European

neg: Michael H. Weir Jr. For the past four years, Delegate Weir has annually voted to support classroom teachers, public schools, police and hospitals in Baltimore County. Since 2002, funding to schools across the State has increased 82%, resulting in Maryland being ranked top in the nation for K-12 education. Michael H. Weir Jr. Michael H. Weir Jr. (born September 2, 1948) is an American politician from Maryland and a member of the Democratic Party. Weir was born in Essex, Maryland on September 2, 1948. He attended the University of Maryland and University of Baltimore. He has been a firefighter with the Baltimore County Fire

neg: Marine, Estuarine, & Environmental Sciences been in existence for 30 years and functions as an environmental graduate program for the University System of Maryland. The Program serves as an example of cooperation among multiple institutions within the state of Maryland (UMCP, UMBC, UMB, UMES, & UMCES). Notable Alumni: • Ricky Arnold, NASA Mission Specialist-Educator astronaut Notable Faculty: • Robert Ulanowicz, Theoretical Ecologist Research is conducted in the laboratories and facilities of the University of Maryland, College Park (UMCP), University of Maryland, Baltimore (UMB), University of Maryland, Baltimore County (UMBC), or University of Maryland, Eastern Shore (UMES), and University of Maryland Center for Environmental Science (UMCES):

neg: Willard W. Allen University) for more than twenty years. Regional vice president of the National Negro Business League and a director of the NAACP. Willard W. Allen Willard W. Allen (May 3, 1888 – 1961) was born in Buckingham County, Virginia to George and Elizabeth Allen. Allen arrived in Baltimore, Maryland in 1904 where he worked as a porter in the private railroad car for George L. Potter, Vice-President of the Baltimore & Ohio Railroad; he eventually worked in Potter's residence in Towson, Maryland. He also earned money delivering newspapers for the Herald. Eventually Allen saved up enough money to enter into the

neg: Hector L. Torres the Governor's Commission on Hispanic Affairs. In 2009 he was appointed a commissioner for the Baltimore City Department of Planning. Torres also became a First Mariner Bank board member in 2002 and founded his own small emergency management consulting business, Prosaber Consulting, in 2005. Additionally Torres is currently on University of Maryland, Baltimore County Public Policy External Advisory Board, the University of Maryland School of Social Work board of visitors, and is a member of the Workforce Development Council of Baltimore County. In June 2010 Torres filed for candidacy for Senator in the 43rd legislative district of Maryland where his

neg: C. Edward Middlebrooks C. Edward Middlebrooks C. Edward Middlebrooks (born June 11, 1955 in Baltimore, Maryland), is an American politician. Most recently, he was a member of the County Council for District 2 of Anne Arundel County, Maryland. A Republican, he served as the Council's Chairperson until his term ended in December 2010. Middlebrooks graduated from Glen Burnie High School in Glen Burnie, Maryland. He earned an Associate of Arts degree from Anne Arundel Community College, a Bachelor of Arts degree from the University of Baltimore in 1985 and a law degree from the University of Baltimore in 1988. Middlebrooks is a criminal

neg: University of Maryland, Baltimore County of adding a branch campus in the Baltimore area. In 1955, Governor Theodore McKeldin issued "The Needs of Higher Education in Maryland," which recommended the need for university expansion. Three years later, the "Advisory Committee on Higher Education in the State of Maryland" report proposed that the Baltimore branch of the University of Maryland be established as a two-year program, subordinate to the College Park campus. In 1960, the Warfield Commission, appointed by Governor Tawes, issued, "A Plan for Expanding the University of Maryland," which propelled the idea of creating three additional university centers throughout Maryland. In 1963, the Maryland

neg: Perry Hall, Maryland The PHIA is governed by an Executive Board that includes Jack Amrhein, President; Karen Harms, Vice-President; Tom Benisch, Treasurer; Renee Papavasiliou, Secretary; and several members at-large members. Perry Hall, Maryland Perry Hall is an unincorporated community and census-designated place in Baltimore County, Maryland, United States. The population was 28,474 at the 2010 census. Perry Hall is located at . According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP has a total area of , all of it land. Perry Hall Middle School is the largest middle school in Baltimore County. Current enrollment is 1851 students. The state rated school capacity

neg: Irene Chan exhibited her work at venues and organizations such as the Islington Arts and Media School, San Francisco Arts Commission, A.I.R. Gallery, the University of Delaware, and the Legion of Honor. Her work is held in the collection of the Archives of American Art, Columbia University, Indiana University, British Library, Tate Modern, Walker Art Center, and more. Chan has been included in the Asian American Arts Centre's artasiamerica digital archive. Chan is an Associate Professor of Print Media at University of Maryland, Baltimore County in Baltimore, Maryland. Irene Chan "*Please note this is *NOT* the same Irene Chan who has illustrated

neg: Rona E. Kramer Montgomery County. Rona Kramer received a bachelor's degree from the University of Maryland, College Park and a law degree from the University of Baltimore School of Law. After joining the Maryland Bar, she went to work for her family's business, Kramer Enterprises, a shopping center management company, eventually becoming President and General Counsel. Kramer was elected to an open seat in the State Senate in 2002 when redistricting placed District 14 entirely in Montgomery County for the first time. Kramer served on the Budget and Taxation Committee in the Maryland Senate. She was a member of both the Judicial Proceedings

neg: The House of Ruth Maryland on a county-by-county basis. The organizations that serve victims of domestic violence in Baltimore City and the surrounding counties that comprise Central Maryland are: The Maryland Network Against Domestic Violence offers a detailed list of domestic violence service providers in Maryland. The House of Ruth Maryland House Of Ruth Maryland is a non-profit organization that was established in 1977. It is headquartered in Baltimore, Maryland, United States. In Baltimore and Prince George's County, the organization provides services for women and their children who are victims of Domestic Violence. Funding for House of Ruth Maryland is made possible through private (53%)

neg: Elizabeth Bobo Elizabeth Bobo Elizabeth Bobo (born December 21, 1943) is an American politician from Maryland and a member of the Democratic Party. She served as Howard County Executive and in the Maryland House of Delegates. Bobo was the first and only female Howard County Executive, serving from 1986 to 1990. Bobo was born in Baltimore on December 21, 1943. She graduated from Seton High School in Baltimore before earning a Bachelor of Arts degree in literature from the University of Maryland University College and a Juris Doctor degree from the University of Maryland School of Law. Bobo was admitted to the

neg: Dale Anderson (politician) resign and some served prison sentences. This included former Maryland Governor and Vice President Spiro Agnew, who resigned the Vice Presidency amid allegations of accepting bribes during his tenure as governor, followed later by Maryland Governor Marvin Mandel's imprisonment for mail fraud and racketeering. Other Maryland politicians that were convicted of various crimes were Anne Arundel County Executive Joseph W. Alton, Baltimore County State's Attorney Samuel Green, Baltimore State Senator Clarence Mitchell III, Speaker of the House of Delegates A. Gordon Boone, U.S. Senator Daniel B. Brewster, and State Delegate James A. Scott. After serving his prison sentence and remaining

neg: Conservation and Environmental Research Areas of UMBC Conservation and Environmental Research Areas of UMBC Conservation and Environmental Research Areas (CERA) of University of Maryland, Baltimore County is a nature preserve on the grounds of the UMBC campus in Baltimore, Maryland. The wooded area is located on the southern end of the campus and is bordered by bwtech@UMBC Research and Technology Park to the north, UMBC Boulevard to the west, Selford and Shelbourne Roads to the south, and athletic fields to the east. CERA is used for education purposes for programs at UMBC such as the departments of Geography and Environmental Systems. President Freeman Hrabowski dedicated Conservation and

neg: University of Maryland, Baltimore Perman was appointed president of the university by William English Kirwan, chancellor of the University System of Maryland. In 2012, the University of Maryland, Baltimore and the flagship University of Maryland, College Park united under the MPowering the State initiative to leverage the strengths of both institutions. The University of Maryland Strategic Partnership Act of 2016 officially formalized the partnership as it has successfully created more innovative medical, scientific, and educational programs in Baltimore, as well as been awarded greater research grants and joint faculty appointments. In 2018, UMB was awarded $667 million in extramural grant funding, and ranked #1

neg: University of Maryland, Baltimore County Centers and Institutes students, and work force advancement and retention. The James T. and Virginia M. Dresher Center for the Humanities promotes interdisciplinary research and scholarship in the humanities among faculty, students and visiting scholars at the University of Maryland, Baltimore County. Founded in 1996, the Dresher Foundation has expanded its research mission in order to bring national attention to UMBC’s impressive achievements in the humanities.http://dreshercenter.umbc.edu/about-us/ The Goddard Earth Sciences and Technology Center (GEST) was created in 2000 when NASA Goddard Space Flight Center (GSFC) awarded a Cooperative Agreement to the University of Maryland, Baltimore County, to create a center of excellence in

neg: Harry Gilmor in Harford County, Maryland and Fork, Maryland. On July 10, 1864, Major Harry Gilmor of the 2nd Maryland Cavalry was given 135 men of the 1st and 2nd Maryland, and directed to cross northern Baltimore County into Harford County at Jerusalem Mill, and destroy the railroad bridge of the Philadelphia, Wilmington, and Baltimore Railroad at Magnolia Station, across the Gunpowder and Bush Rivers northeast of the city, in Harford County, which funneled the major route into the City at the President Street Station, site of the earlier infamous April 1861 anti-Union riots. (Today, the location is just off I-95 near

neg: Towson University buildings and structures Towson University buildings and structures These are the former and current buildings and structures of Towson University and its predecessor institutions. These buildings are located in Baltimore, Maryland. The School/College/University was housed in them at separate periods before the institution moved to its current suburban location, north of the City of Baltimore in north-central Baltimore County in the county seat of Towson, Maryland in September 1915. Administration Hall (now Stephens Hall), Newell Hall, and the Power Plant were the first three original buildings built on the suburban Baltimore County campus in 1913-1915, which opened September 1915, facing York Road. In

neg: Towson, Maryland Towson, Maryland Towson () is an unincorporated community and a census-designated place in Baltimore County, Maryland. The population was 55,197 as of the 2010 census. It is the county seat and the second-most populated unincorporated county seat in the United States (after Ellicott City, the seat in nearby Howard County, southwest of Baltimore). The first inhabitants of the future Towson and central Baltimore County region were the Susquehannock people who hunted in the area. Their region included all of Baltimore County, though their primary settlement was farther northeast along the Susquehanna River. Towson was settled in 1752 when Pennsylvania brothers,

neg: Marquez Fernandez Marquez Fernandez Marquez Fernandez (born September 7, 1992) is an American professional soccer player who plays as a midfielder. Fernandez was raised in Baltimore, Maryland, and played four years of high school soccer for the McDonogh School in Owings Mills. In 2010, Fernandez began attending the University of Maryland, though he redshirted his true freshman year. After his redshirt, Fernandez appeared in 15 matches for the Terrapins in 2011 and 2012. Fernandez transferred to the University of Maryland-Baltimore County before the 2013 season, where he became an integral part of the Retrievers back line. Fernandez played in 41 games (starting

neg: Brendan Mundorf 2006 World Lacrosse Championships, but in the 2010 and 2014 Championships he represented Team USA. Brendan Mundorf Brendan Mundorf (born July 27, 1984 in Baltimore, Maryland, United States) is an American lacrosse player who played for the Denver Outlaws of Major League Lacrosse and the Philadelphia Wings of the National Lacrosse League. He currently plays for the Chesapeake Bayhawks. Brendan Mundorf was born on July 27, 1984 in Ellicott City, Maryland. He later attended Mount Saint Joseph High School in Baltimore. During Mundorf's career at University of Maryland, Baltimore County he was a four-year starter and earned America East Player

neg: Eric Ebersole Eric Ebersole Eric Ebersole is an American politician who serves as a Delegate to the Maryland General Assembly representing Maryland's 12th Legislative District, which encompasses portions of Baltimore and Howard Counties. Ebersole was born in Baltimore, Maryland on May 20, 1958, and grew up in Baltimore County, attending Catonsville High School. He came from a family of teachers, and trained to be a teacher himself at the University of Maryland, College Park, earning a B.S. degree in mathematics education in 1980 and an M.S. degree in the same field in 1986. Ebersole then worked for more than three decades as

neg: Adrienne A. Jones Adrienne A. Jones Adrienne A. Jones (born November 20, 1954) is the current Speaker Pro Tem of the Maryland House of Delegates, the first African-American female to serve in that position in Maryland. She was appointed by Governor Parris Glendening to fill the vacancy created by the death of Delegate Joan Neverdonn Parker in 1997. Born in Cowdensville, Maryland, an historic African-American community located near Arbutus, in Southwest Baltimore County, Delegate Jones attended Baltimore County public schools. She graduated from the University of Maryland, Baltimore County with a B.A. in psychology in 1976. She has served as the Director of

neg: Garrett County, Maryland Garrett County, Maryland Garrett County (gərɛt) is the westernmost county of the U.S. state of Maryland. As of the 2010 census, the population was 30,097, making it the third-least populous county in Maryland. Its county seat is Oakland. The county was named for John Work Garrett (1820–1884), president of the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad. Created from Allegany County, Maryland in 1872, it was the last Maryland county to be formed. Garrett County has long been part of the media market of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. It is considered to be a part of Western Maryland. The Commonwealth of Pennsylvania is to the

neg: Islamic Society of Baltimore Islamic Society of Baltimore The Islamic Society of Baltimore (ISB) is a mosque and religious community center in Northern Catonsville, in Baltimore County, Maryland, home to Masjid Al-Rahmah, Al-Rahmah School, and the Al-Rahmah Quran Academy. The society was founded in 1969 by the local Muslim community and is known for President Barack Obama's visit on February 3, 2016. Today, the society serves around 3,000 people. The Islamic Society of Baltimore was founded in 1969, by three Muslim doctors. They, and several Muslim families, met weekly on the campus of Johns Hopkins University. As the Muslim community grew, they needed a

neg: 2010 NCAA Division I Men's Lacrosse Championship first men's lacrosse championship in school history. Baltimore, Maryland was selected as the host for the final and semifinals, which were held at M&T Bank Stadium, the home field of the Baltimore Ravens of the National Football League. The tournament was co-hosted by the University of Maryland, Baltimore County, Johns Hopkins University, Loyola University Maryland, and Towson University. Stony Brook University in Stony Brook, New York and Princeton University in Princeton, New Jersey hosted the quarterfinals. In order to host the event, Baltimore competed against Boston; Denver; Columbus, Ohio; and East Rutherford, New Jersey. Baltimore promoted its strong lacrosse heritage

neg: Frederick Detrick Frederick Detrick Major Fredrick Louis Detrick, MD (April 21, 1889 in New Market, Maryland – June 3, 1931 in Baltimore, Maryland), was a U.S. Army physician, flight surgeon and pilot. He is the namesake of Fort Detrick, Maryland (formerly, Detrick Field and Camp Detrick). Detrick, who was a teaching surgeon on the faculty of the Johns Hopkins University Hospital, Baltimore, served in France during the First World War and was a member of the Maryland National Guard when he died of a heart attack in 1931. Although born in Frederick County, Maryland, where his family had lived for five generations,

neg: University of Maryland, Baltimore RN to MS program, the post-baccalaureate entry option into the PhD program, and the MS/MBA and PhD/MBA programs offered in conjunction with the University of Baltimore; Frostburg State University; and the Robert H. Smith School of Business, at the University of Maryland, College Park. Partnership programs for BSN completion join the School of Nursing with the University of Maryland, Baltimore County, the University of Maryland, College Park, Washington College in Chestertown, Maryland, on the Eastern Shore of the Chesapeake Bay, as well as all of Maryland's community colleges. To provide clinical programs for students, UMSON maintains affiliations with more than

neg: Oumar Ballo would not be joining the team due to visa issues. Ballo moved to the United States from Mali when he was nine-years-old, settling with his father and step-mother in Baltimore, Maryland. His father's wife at the time, Audrey Haskins, was instrumental in guiding Oumar's education and introduction to soccer in America Oumar Ballo Oumar Ballo (born 2 April 1991) is a Malian footballer who plays for Northern Virginia United FC in the National Premier Soccer League. Ballo began his college soccer career at Community College of Baltimore County in 2011, before transferring to University of Maryland, Baltimore County in 2012.

neg: University of Maryland, Baltimore County student organizations University of Maryland, Baltimore County student organizations The University of Maryland, Baltimore County funds a number of notable student-run organizations and clubs on campus. The UMBC chess team has won Pan-American Championships against fields with dozens of teams, including Ivy League institutions and other top competitors. Through 2002, the team had proven dominant in winning the Pan-American Intercollegiate Chess Championship six out of seven years. However, in the two following years it was upset in the tournament by its chief rival in chess, UT-Dallas. In 2005, UMBC defeated UT-Dallas en route to its third consecutive Final Four of College Chess.

neg: University of Maryland, Baltimore County team in tournament history to win four consecutive road games and to post shutouts in four consecutive games. UMBC Women's Soccer Team went 13-5-2 in their 2013 season, tying for the regular-season conference title then winning the conference tournament. This was their first American East Conference title. They then made their first NCAA tournament appearance in 2013, where they lost to #1-ranked VA Tech 2-0 in the first round. This was an amazing accomplishment considering the team had a cumulative record of 3-39-9 in their previous three years. University of Maryland, Baltimore County The University of Maryland, Baltimore County (often

neg: Rodgers Forge, Maryland Rodgers Forge, Maryland Rodgers Forge is a national historic district southwest of the unincorporated Towson area and county seat of Baltimore County, Maryland, just north of the Baltimore City/County line. It is mostly a residential area, with rowhouses, apartments, single-family dwellings, and a new complex of luxury garaged townhomes. The area also has a small amount of commercial development. It is just south of Towson University. 21212 is the postal code for Rodgers Forge. In 2004, Rodgers Forge gained international attention as the home of Olympic swimming champion Michael Phelps. In 2013, Rodgers Forge was ranked by Baltimore Magazine as

neg: Norman Carlberg Academy of Fine Arts in Philadelphia, the Hirshhorn Museum, the Guggenheim Museum and the Baltimore Museum of Art. Primary source of information for this article is the Norman Carlberg profile, a website maintained by the following institutions: the Baltimore Museum of Art; the Enoch Pratt Free Library; Johns Hopkins University; the Maryland Institute College of Art; the Maryland Historical Society; the Maryland State Department of Education; the University of Maryland, Baltimore County; and the Walters Art Museum. Norman Carlberg Norman Carlberg (born 1928) is an American sculptor and printmaker. He is noted as an exemplar of the modular constructivist style.

neg: Alan M. Wilner Chief Judge from November 1990 to November 1996. In 1996 he was appointed to the Maryland Court of Appeals; he retired in January 2007 on reaching the mandatory retirement age of 70. Alan M. Wilner Alan M. Wilner (born January 26, 1937) is an American jurist and a retired judge of the Maryland Court of Appeals, the state's highest court from Baltimore County, Maryland. Wilner was born in Baltimore, Maryland. He attended Baltimore City College and Johns Hopkins University, receiving an A.B. degree in 1958 and an M.L.A. degree in 1966. He earned his J.D. from the University of Maryland

neg: The Beechfields Record Label number of lectures and symposia on starting an artist-centered approach to releasing records. The label does work with bands outside of Maryland, but has preferred to keep a strong Baltimore-centered identity, mostly supporting that music scene. The Beechfields Record Label The Beechfields Record Label is an independent not-for-profit musician's cooperative record label from Baltimore, Maryland-noted for an artist-centered approach to releasing records. The philosophy that defines the Beechfields was developed by Michael Nestor at The University of Maryland, Baltimore County in 2000 and the label was officially started in Baltimore in 2003 while Nestor was at The University of Maryland,School

neg: Blair Grubb Blair Grubb Blair P. Grubb is an American physician, researcher and scientist, currently a Distinguished University Professor of Medicine and Pediatrics at the University of Toledo. He is well known for his contributions to the study of syncope and disorders of the autonomic nervous system (in particular Postural Tachycardia Syndrome) (3). Dr. Grubb was born in Baltimore, Maryland on January 21, 1954 and grew up in the then rural Carroll County of Maryland. He graduated from South Carroll High School, and earned a BA in Biologic Sciences from the University of Maryland, Baltimore County (UMBC) in 1976. He earned a

neg: Robert Zirkin Robert Zirkin Robert A. "Bobby" Zirkin (born April 24, 1971) is an American politician from Maryland and a member of the Democratic Party. He is currently serving in his 2nd term in the Maryland State Senate, representing Maryland's District 11 in Baltimore County. Born in Davis, California, Zirkin's family moved to Maryland while he was a child and Zirkin attended Baltimore County Public Schools, including Summit Park Elementary School and Pikesville High School. He received a bachelor's degree from the Johns Hopkins University before earning a Juris Doctor degree from the Georgetown University Law Center before joining the Maryland Bar.