Barry and Mary Gossett, passionate supporters of Maryland
Athletics, have given generously to create opportunities and better facilities for university athletes.
Bill Mayer, chair of the University
of Maryland College Park Foundation Board of Directors, knows the university campus well, having spent several years here earning his undergraduate degree and a master's of business administration, and later serving as dean of the business school for five years.
The most recent national survey data indicate that the majority of American adults have difficulty applying health information with accuracy and consistency. Health
literacy is a shared function of patient skills, effective provider communication and the demand placed on patents by health care systems.
Improving literacy in American schools is a complex and challenging issue. Research in this critical field will be further advanced with the establishment of the Jean
Mullan Professorship in Literacy at the College of Education.
Alumnus Aaron Cahn '06 never imagined that he would inherit thousands of dollars, especially not within six months of completing his bachelor's degree.
Jessica Shu-Kuen Chang '07, Connie Chung Scholarship recipient and computer
science alumna, had an invaluable cross-disciplinary experience at Maryland.
Fans gathering at the university to watch the Terps take on their gridiron opponents will soon do so in an improved setting at Chevy
Chase Bank Field at Byrd Stadium.
Gene West, Jr., and his brother David West built on their parents' gift by adding $55,000 to the Gene and Olga West Family Scholarship Fund, bringing the total endowed scholarship to $100,000.
• Dr. David C. Driskell, Professor Emeritus, University of Maryland
• Mrs. Alma Gildenhorn '53, Philanthropist
• Mr. Lowell R. Glazer '55, President, A & G Management Company, Inc.
• Mr. Barry P. Gossett, CEO, Acton Mobile Enterprises
•Mr. William E. Mayer '66,'67, Partner, Park Avenue Equity Partners
Honorary Campaign Co-Chairs
• Mr. A. James Clark '50, Chairman and CEO, Clark Enterprises, Inc.
• Dr. Robert E. Fischell '53, Chairman, Fischell Biomedical, LLC
• Mr. Robert H. Smith '50, Chairman, Charles E. Smith Commercial Realty, a division of Vornado Realty Trust, and Chairman, Charles E. Smith Residential, a division of Archstone-Smith
