The close relationships we had between faculty, staff and students and theability to get things done were rather special. We all felt that we weremembers of a team.After you left UMES, you went to work where -– and what did youdo?

I went to work at The National Association of State Universities and LandGrant Colleges as director of federal relations for Food, Agriculture andInternational Affairs. I later became Executive Vice President for NASULGC –now the Association of Public Land-grant Universities – handling alloperations of the organization.For those who came to work at UMES after you left, tell us aboutyour family?

My wife, Masie, served as coordinator of the Freshman Advising Program

Describe how you came to be chosen theUniversity of Maryland Eastern Shore’sinterim president.

I received a telephone call from Chancellor(William) Kirwan informing me that PresidentThompson was retiring and (he) asked if I would bewilling to serve as the interim president while theysearch for a new president. After consulting with my

wife, and with my knowledge of and familiarity with UMES, I decided toaccept the challenge.What is the correct pronunciation of your last name?

Neufville is pronounced NEW-ville. The “F” is silent.What is your fondest memory from your previous time at UMES?

As UMES opens itsdoors for the fall semesterto some 4,500 students and200 faculty members, italso invites the community to share in a specialcelebration of Founders’ Week—theuniversity’s 125th.

“UMES has much of which to be proud,and we must recognize and celebrate our pastto fully appreciate our future,” said Dr. MortNeufville, interim president.

The university traces its roots to Sept. 13,1886 when the Methodist Episcopal Churchopened the Delaware Conference Academy,also known as the Princess Anne Academy,with nine students and three faculty members.

In recognition of its origins, theuniversity's Founders’ Week begins with ananniversary worship service at MetropolitanUnited Methodist Church in Princess Anne onSun., Sept. 11, at 11 a.m. The two institutionswere founded less than a week apart in 1886.

An exhibit, “If These Walls Could Talk:UMES 125 Years Through Its Architecture,”opens in the Frederick Douglass Library onMon., Sept. 12, with a reception from 11 a.m.to 1 p.m.

A 125th Anniversary Celebration takes place on Sept. 13, UMES’Founders’ Day, at 5 p.m. on the steps of John T. Williams Hall. Festivitiesbegin with a party featuring musical performances and a birthday cake for

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the school. Light Night, atour of the historic UMESAcademic Oval, follows at6:30 p.m. Student and

alumni guides relay the history of the buildingsand the lives of their namesakes. Tours beginon the portico of the Richard A. Henson Center.

On Thursday at 10 a.m., the campuscommunity fills the Ella Fitzgerald Center forthe Performing Arts for the Founders’ WeekConvocation and Summer Commencement. Theevent is open to the public. Actress and alumnaStarletta DuPois returns to the campus to givethe keynote address to 26 Doctor of PhysicalTherapy degree candidates.

DuPois is best know for her work in thebox office hit “The Notebook,” “Friday AfterNext” with Ice Cube and Mike Epps, MartinLawrence’s “Big Momma’s House” and more.She has worked alongside Whitney Houston,Angela Bassett, Jack Nicholson, MichellePfieffer, Denzel Washington and others.

An explosive culmination to the week’sactivities is the Founders’ Week OutdoorConcert and Fireworks Celebration on Friday at7 p.m. Event organizers encourage participants

to bring a folding chair or a blanket to spread out on the lawn adjacent tothe Ella Fitzgerald Center for the Performing Arts. Music by the UMESGospel Choir will accompany the fireworks display.

Call 410-651-6669 or visit www.UMES.edu/125 for more information.

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Q&A with Dr. Mort Neufville

Earliest known class photo - 1894

UMES celebrates 125th Founders’ Week Weeklong schedule of activities open to the public

The “Olney” was theoriginal buildingof what was to

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UMES announced atthe close of fiscal year2011 that it successfullycompleted and exceededa seven-year effort toraise $14 million.

The final figure, theUniversity System ofMaryland Foundationreports, is $14,862,625.

“For me, the mostheartening aspect of thecampaign was ourcollective ability tosignificantly increaseendowment giving,particularly for studentscholarships,” said GainsHawkins, vice presidentfor institutionaladvancement at UMES.“We added almost $8million in endowmentgifts—funds that willcontinue to providesupport for UMES and its

students long after we are gone.”Among the major gifts received were $3 million from the estate of the late Salisbury

businessman, Richard Hazel, and another $1.5 million from the Richard Henson Foundation.Hawkins said 30 percent of UMES employees made a donation to the campaign. Alumni and

alumni organizations made up 50 percent of all entities that gave to the campaign.Donor recognition activities will take place throughout 2011 to thank the many generous

contributors to the campaign.“We are grateful to all donors for investing in our students’ future. By doing so, they help to

create a wide array of talents and professional skills that will in turn support our communities,”said Veronique Diriker, the university’s director of development.

UMES is adding three new science degrees toits roster of academic programs.

The University System of Maryland’sgoverning board gave the university the approvalto offer a bachelor’s degree in biochemistry andmaster’s degrees in chemistry and medical science- physician assistant studies.

Undergraduate majors in biochemistry andgraduate students in chemistry were able to enrollthis fall. When both programs are fully operationalin the next three-to-four years, approximately 35bachelor’s degree candidates and a half-dozenmaster’s students are projected.

UMES will have a curriculum in place for itsnew graduate program in physician assistantstudies by the fall of 2013. Students who qualifyfor that program will study and do clinical fieldwork over a 28-month period.

The university already offers anundergraduate degree in physician assistantstudies and anticipates some students in thatprogram will be candidates to continue on andearn a graduate degree in the increasingly popularallied health field.

Once the three new science curriculums arein place, UMES will have 34 undergraduate degreeoptions to choose from and 13 master’s programs.

Adding these new science programs is part ofthe university’s commitment to helping morestudents with the pursuit of jobs in science,technology, engineering and math – knowncollectively in education circles as STEM.

UMES’ School of Pharmacy doctoral programwas recently awarded “candidate accreditationstatus” by the Accreditation Council for PharmacyEducation (ACPE).

“This announcement was based upon an on-site evaluation conducted in April,” said Dr.Nicholas Blanchard, dean of the School ofPharmacy and Health Professions.

Full accreditation of the UMES Pharm.D.program will be considered by the ACPE board ofdirectors following the graduation of the program’sfirst class of students in 2013.

Blanchard noted that graduates of a classdesignated as having “candidate status” have thesame rights and privileges as graduates of anaccredited program.

UMES Pharm.D. program reaches new level of accreditation

UMES to expand itsscience degree offerings

‘Campaign for Excellence’tops goal

Pharmacy student TrishaWiltshire is pictured in the lab.

Pharmacy students Pablo Song and Uche Etunnuh arepictured in the lab.

Thelma B. Thompson's stewardship of UMES over the past nine yearswas recognized by the USM Board of Regents in a June 17 resolutionunanimously adopted.

Thompson, UMES' 13th president and the second woman to hold thepost, was present to accept the resolution from the institution’s governingboard.

The USM regents' resolution is among a number of public accoladesbestowed recently on Thompson:

• In May, The Daily Record in Baltimore named her one of Maryland'sTop 100 women for the second time.

• U.S. Black Engineer & Information Technology magazine namedThompson to its hall of fame in recognition of her advocacy of science,technology, engineering and math (STEM) education.

• The Thurgood Marshall College Fund announced it will honorThompson in October with its 2011 Education Leadership Award.

Thompson says she plans to complete a novel she started many yearsago and has not ruled out the possibility of returning to the classroom as aprofessor.

A native of Jamaica, she received all three of her degrees from HowardUniversity in Washington, D.C., from which she graduated with honors.

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Retiring UMESpresident recognized

UMES has named a new general manager for itspublic radio station.

Stephen A. Williams moves into the topmanagement post at WESM 91.3 FM, a professionally-staffed NPR affiliate serving lower Delmarva, SouthernMaryland and the Northern Neck of Virginia.

Williams joined WESM in 2006 as news andpublic affairs director and most recently as interimgeneral manager.

“The past five years for me have been formative,” Williams said.“Fortunately, the previous general manager really encouraged and preparedme for the position. Also, WESM’s staff has been tremendously supportive.”

Williams, a University of New Hampshire graduate, spent two years inCameroon as a Peace Corps volunteer—an experience which he says left adeep impression on him.

“I learned of the importance of radio in the developing world,” says

UMES Board of Visitors members gathered at The Captain’s TableRestaurant, located inside the Courtyard by Marriott in Ocean City, tohost an appreciation dinner for former UMES President Thelma B.Thompson. Thompson, center, is pictured with, from left, Austin Cox,John Allen, Jesse Williams, Fred Lankford, Thomas Trice, PeggyNaleppa, Lauren Taylor, Gladys Goslee, Dewayne Whittington andSharon Pinder. The BOV commissioned a portrait of Thompson to be ondisplay at UMES to honor her years of service to the university.Alumnus Patrick Henry, a local artist, created the portrait from a photoby Jim Glovier. Photo by Terri French, The Dispatch/Maryland Coast Dispatch

Princess Anne TownCommissioners, standing fromleft, Garland Hayward, DennisWilliams, Jay Parker and JoeyGardner, present retiringPresident Thelma B. Thompsonwith a proclamation and a dozenred roses.

Williams named general manager WESM 91.3 FMWilliams. “Most of the world relies on radios for important news, educationand information. And during emergencies when TVs, computers and phoneswon’t work, radio is still the one source people can rely upon for criticalinformation. It remains the most powerful medium around the world.”

Williams hopes to grow and expand WESM to better serve the listeningregion.

“Our signal is limited to certain areas of the Eastern Shore and SouthernMaryland—which is something I’d like to see expanded, as well as findingways to improve the quality of our on-air programming and increasing ourunderwriting partnerships with local businesses.”

Since its launch in 1987, WESM has been dedicated to championing jazzand blues as “culturally significant American art forms,” as well as providinglisteners with NPR / local news and other forms of music.

Williams will remain the broadcast voice of WESM’s local news weekdaymornings from 8 to 11. He is joined by a full-time staff of five, two long-timevolunteers and a student worker.

From left, Karen Brofee, retired superintendent for Somerset County Public Schools,and Thelma B. Thompson, retired president of UMES, listen to a dedication address forthe Foreign Language Instructional Center by Frances McKinney, director of the Title IIIProgram at UMES. Brofee and Thompson spoke at the dedication ceremony beforeunveiling the sign for the new facility. FLIC is an initiative of the Office of InternationalPrograms led by Executive Director Dr. Emmanuel Acquah and funded by the U.S.Department of Education Title III Program. UMES students and members of the publiccan use the center to learn to speak Arabic, Chinese and Haitian Creole in for-credit andnon-credit courses. There are plans to add other languages. “Students now have fiveworld languages they can learn at UMES, expanding the university’s mission ofinternationalization,” said Tammy Gharbi, acting program coordinator for the center. Call410-651-6543 or go to www.umes.edu/FLIC for more information.

FLIC trains students and community in foreign languages

Saxophonist ClarenceClemons, a UMES alumnuswho became a legendaryrock ‘n roll musician overthe past four decades, diedon June 18 ofcomplications from astroke. The “Big Man,” ashe was affectionatelycalled, was 69.

Born Jan. 11, 1942 in Norfolk, Va., Clemons came to Princess Anne inthe early 1960s as a music education major and to play football.

His passing triggered an outpouring of tributes by news organizationsreporting on his death with lengthy obituaries accompanied by photos ofhim playing his tenor sax. Some published reports also featured pictures of

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The family of Page Elmore established ascholarship in his name at the University of MarylandEastern Shore. Friends and admirers of the respectedbusiness leader and public servant are invited tocontribute to the fund.

Elmore, a two-term state lawmaker who died ayear ago June 26, was instrumental in helping UMESlaunch a graduate program in pharmacy.

Elmore’s wife, Carolyn, and nephew, FredLankford, decided financial aid is a good way to honor his memory andacknowledge his role as a champion for expanding degree options at UMES,which he represented for eight years in the Maryland legislature.

The D. Page Elmore Endowment will provide an annual scholarship toan Eastern Shore resident with strong academic and community servicecredentials who enrolls in UMES’ School of Pharmacy. As the fund grows,multiple scholarships could be awarded, a UMES official said.

“It was his hope that having a scholarship like this would keep many ofour talented young people at home by providing opportunities here,” CarolynElmore said.

UMES’ pharmacy school opened in August 2010. The university receivedsome 900 applications for the first class and selected 64 students, one third ofwhom are from Delmarva.

When those students graduate in two years, they will receive doctor ofpharmacy degrees and should have multiple offers for well-paying jobs in agrowing field where opportunities should be plentiful for years to come.

“Page thought education was the key to success,” his wife said. “It wasimportant in his life. He always tried to reach out to students and help themhave a good experience.”

Elmore said her husband took pride in working on UMES’ behalf becauseof his admiration for what Dr. Thelma B. Thompson has accomplished duringher nine years as president. For Thompson, who retires Aug. 15, the feeling wasmutual.

“Del. Elmore was a practical optimist. He believed in the possible,”Thompson said. “When he became convinced that the Eastern Shore deservedengineering and pharmacy programs, when he was convinced that UMES could

deliver those programs to the citizens of the Shore, he fought hard for us.”Elmore’s former constituents see the decision to create a scholarship in

his honor as a fitting tribute to his legislative legacy.“He loved UMES. He did a lot of things for it,” waterman Danny Webster

said. “He was a good advocate for what he believed in and I know he believedin UMES.”

Charles Massey, a retired Somerset County administrator, said “he wouldlike it. He might not say so. He would be quiet about it. But I know he wouldbe honored.”

Bunky Price, a Democrat who called the late Republican a friend, saidElmore “worked hard for UMES because he knew what it meant to thiscommunity. He was very proud that he was able to get through (to decision-makers) and have that pharmacy program.”

Lankford, a member of UMES’ Board of Visitors, considered his late unclea mentor, “a very astute business person and a very effective legislator forDistrict 38-A – especially for the agriculture and seafood industries.”

“Without the leadership of D. Page Elmore and President ThelmaThompson, there would not be a UMES School of Pharmacy,” Lankford said.“Page Elmore Endowment Fund contributions will provide needed scholarshipsand career paths in a high-demand industry.”

The D. Page Elmore Endowment Fund will be held and managed by theUMES Foundation.

To support the Elmore Endowment scholarship fund, contact: GainsHawkins, vice president for institutional advancement at UMES, at 410-651-7773 or at ghawkins@umes.edu.

UMES announces scholarship fund honoring D. Page ElmoreMembers of the Rotary Club ofSalisbury present a $250 check fora new UMES scholarship fundnamed in honor of the late D. PageElmore, a two-term lawmaker whorepresented Somerset andWicomico counties. From left areRotarians Virginia Dulany and clubPresident Kathleen McLain, CarolynElmore and Gains Hawkins, UMES’vice president for institutionaladvancement.

Page Elmore

Clarence Anicholas ClemonsClass of 1964

Clarence Clemons, legendary saxophonistwith Bruce Springsteen’s E Street Band andUMES alumnus, is pictured third from left ina 1961 Hawk yearbook photo.

him playing college football at hisalma mater, where he was a teamcaptain his senior year.

Clemons burst into the nationalconscientiousness in the 1970s as thecharismatic saxophonist for the EStreet Band, the group that backedup the renowned Bruce Springsteen.

The band's 1975 breakthroughalbum, “Born to Run,” featuredSpringsteen on the cover leaning on Clemons – an image of a black manand white man who shared a love of rock n’ roll that would define theircareers and their relationship for the rest of their lives.

On hearing of Clemons’ death, Springsteen posted this reaction on his

Clemons dedicates “Garden ofMemories,”to fallen Hawk alumni atthe 2010 UMES SpringCommencement. He received anhonorary degree at the ceremony.

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A $1 million federal grant to train“Great Principals for Maryland” will be usedby two public universities to collaborate inoffering classes at a new Lower EasternShore School Leadership Institute.

A four-year Race to the Top grant hasbeen awarded to UMES and SalisburyUniversity, sister institutions in the UniversitySystem of Maryland. The institute beganoperation in August.

Planners say aspiring principals who enroll in the institute will learn strategies tolead public schools expected to meet annual student performance accountabilitystandards. A focus of the training is closing the achievement gap between studentgroups.

The institute will partner with county school systems in Wicomico, Worcester,Somerset, Dorchester and Talbot to identify potential candidates.

“Receiving this grant is another indicator of the close cooperation between theUniversity of Maryland Eastern Shore and Salisbury University,” said Charles Williams,UMES’ vice president for academic affairs. “This leadership institute will further ourefforts to serve and support the public schools on the Eastern Shore.”

The TIAA-CREF Institute honored the two universities in 1998 with a TheodoreM. Hesburgh Award in recognition of a joint effort to establish an undergraduatedual-degree program in environmental/marine science and biology at their respectiveinstitutions.

“Salisbury University and the University of Maryland Eastern Shore have had adistinguished history of collaboration,” said Diane Allen, SU’s provost and senior vicepresident of academic affairs. “Our mutual commitment to education and teacherpreparation makes this leadership institute a natural and welcome partnershipbetween our two institutions.”

The institute will partner with New Leaders for New Schools, a nationallyrecognized non-profit organization that recruits and trains principals to be highlyeffective in managing low-performing schools. NLNS is providing expertise andsupport in selecting participants as well as helping with their professionaldevelopment.

Institute instruction will provide participants with:• traditional coursework leading to principal licensure and professional

development;• preparation to assume a leadership role in challenging and under

performing schools;• an intensive mentoring program with personalized guidance and coaching

in the participant’s leadership development;• a personalized and specific action plan to implement improvement at each

participant’s school.Derry Stufft, coordinator of UMES’ Educational Leadership Doctoral Program

and Douglas DeWitt, SU’s Educational Leadership Program director, teamed up towrite the grant application for the institute. Andrew Carrington of UMES also helpedwrite the proposal.

Stufft and DeWitt both view the institute as a partnership with county schoolsuperintendents to improve education for lower Eastern Shore students.

For more information contact Stufft at 410-651-6216 or DeWitt at 410-543-6286, or visit their respective campus Web sites at www.umes.edu orwww.salisbury.edu.

UMES named co-recipient of federal education grant

UMES joins Dartmouth initiative to curb binge drinking

UMES hopes to contribute some unique input as the onlyHBCU to be selected as a member of the Learning Collaborativesponsored by Dartmouth College on high-risk drinking onAmerican campuses.

“Close to 40 percent of college students in the UnitedStates engage in binge drinking,” said Dartmouth CollegePresident Jim Yong Kim. “By collaborating on this issue,comparing our experiences, and learning from each other’sbest practices, we believe we are much more likely to makemeaningful progress.”

UMES could help fill the gaps in statistical data withrespect to African-American students and alcohol use. “We areparticipating in the Collaborative not because we have apronounced problem with high-risk drinking at UMES, butbecause we, as an HBCU, can contribute information on thesubject as it relates to African-American students,” said Dr.Anthony Jenkins, vice president of student affairs. TheCollaborative creates an opportunity for institutions like UMES,Yale, Dartmouth, Duke and others to learn from one anotherwhile addressing these issues on a national stage, he said.

UMES is no different than any other college campus in thatall colleges are addressing alcohol use in a proactive manner,said Lauresa Wigfall, director of the Alcohol, Tobacco andOther Drug Prevention Center at the university. The goal is toprevent harmful, high-risk drinking, which involves consumingfive alcoholic drinks for men and four for women in onesitting.

On many of the measures of the Core Alcohol and DrugSurvey, one of several used by colleges across the country,UMES scores lower than the national average, said Wigfall.“Protective factors are in place on our campus and in thesurrounding community that help to deter alcohol use oncampus. For instance, there aren’t any alcohol industry-sponsored events, nor are there areas on campus that servealcohol to students and there are a limited number of alcoholoutlets in the area surrounding campus,” she said.

UMES is among 31 colleges in the National College HealthImprovement Project’s Learning Collaborative on High-RiskDrinking, including the University of Maryland BaltimoreCounty and Frostburg State University.

As part of the initiative, UMES representatives will attendface-to-face workshops every six months and participate inmonthly virtual meetings. Results from the task force’s findingsshould be published a year from now.

Dr. Kimberly Poole-Sykes, principal investigator for thegrant for the Alcohol, Tobacco and Other Drug PreventionCenter at UMES, said, the Collaborative can greatly impact theway the university provides alcohol counseling. “Our desire isto make campus policy changes that impact healthy decision-making regarding alcohol consumption and gain campus widesupport to ensure that students who are at-risk receiveculturally effective alcohol counseling,” she said.

Derry StufftDouglas DeWitt

four years with a 4-2 win over VanderbiltUniversity. They followed that per-formance with a 2-1 win overLindenwood University to win the UnitedStates Bowling Congress IntercollegiateTeam Championship title. She was alsopart of the 2008 NCAA Championshipteam as a freshman.

Frahm, the 2011 NCAA BowlingChampionship Most Valuable Performer,was an NTCA All-America selection fourtimes. She earned All-MEAC accoladesfour times and averaged a 208.67 duringher senior season. Off the lanes, Frahmserved as a MEAC student-athlete advisory committee representative and heldleadership positions in the NCAA Career in Sports Forum conference, NCAAStudent-Athlete Leadership conference, Step-Up Leadership Academy and HawkLeadership Academy. She donated her time as a youth group coach and forprojects such as Habitat for Humanity and Relay for Life.

Frahm graduated in May with a 3.95 GPA and received the Richard A.Bernstein Award, the highest academic honor given by UMES. She was alsonamed an All-Academic First Team selection by the National Tenpins CoachesAssociation and was a Capital One College Sports Information Directors ofAmerica Academic All-American, the first in school history. In addition, Frahmwas the bowling recipient of the 2011 NCAA Elite 88 Award. The award ispresented to the student-athlete with the highest cumulative grade-point averageparticipating at the finals site for each of the NCAA's 88 championships.

She is enrolled in graduate school at Salisbury University and is workingas an academic intern for Athletics at her alma mater.

Large Portions of this release appear compliments of the NCAA.

INDIANAPOLIS—Kristina Frahm (Oswego, Ill.) is one of the top30 finalists for the 2011 NCAA Woman of the Year, the first from UMES. She isalso the 2011 MEAC Woman of the Year.

The top 30 honorees for the 2011 NCAA Woman of the Year award werechosen by a selection committee of representatives from various NCAA schoolsand conferences. This year, a record 471 nominations were submitted for theaward to be presented later this fall.

The award, now in its 21st year, honors student-athletes who aredistinguished in academic achievement, athletic excellence, community serviceand leadership. The prestigious program also involves a community serviceinitiative that gives honorees the opportunity to interact with each other andwith young girls in the city of Indianapolis who look to them as role models.

Sharon Beverly, NCAA Woman of the Year selection chair and director ofathletics and physical education at Vassar College, describes the award as oneof the highest and most prestigious honors presented to a female student-athlete each year.

“This award catapults the recipient into the next phase of her life andpaves the way for a successful future in any chosen profession,” Beverly said.“When you consider the academic and athletic accomplishments of each ofthe candidates for this award and the ways they have given back to society, theWoman of the Year honorees are the top echelon of NCAA role models.”

To be eligible for the award, a female student-athlete must have completedintercollegiate eligibility in her primary sport by the end of the 2011 springseason, graduated no later than the end of the summer 2011 term and achieveda minimum cumulative grade-point average of 2.5.

The 2011 NCAA Woman of the Year will be announced in Indianapolis onOct. 16. Last year’s award winner was Justine Schluntz, a 2010 Rhodes Scholar,swimmer and mechanical engineering major, from the University of Arizona.

Frahm led UMES to two national bowling titles in 2011. The Lady Hawks captured their second NCAA bowling championship in

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Kristina Frahm speaks at MEACWoman of the Year banquet. Shehas been selected as one of thetop 30 finalists for the 2011NCAA Woman of the Year.

while we were at UMES. We have three daughters. The eldest, Sonetta, is thebusiness manager for the Montgomery County executive’s office; Nadine iswith the U.S. Department of Justice; and Tisha, who attended James M.Bennett High School, is a director in market research at Hall and Partners,U.S. Health Group in Chicago.You have spent time working in Washington and traveling. Whathave you found people think of UMES?

We had a saying UMES was the best kept secret in the state. I continue tofind that to be true. There are so many people with very little knowledge of theuniversity. For those I come in contact with who have visited or attended, theperception is that UMES is a jewel and they are very complimentary of the waywe have built the campus and its programs. Occasionally, I bump into old-timers who have fond memories of “Maryland State” and still marvel at theathletic achievements of the 1960s and 70s. External audiences also arefascinated by the academic program offerings and the breadth of researchbeing done at such a relatively small university.What was the university’s strength during your tenure at UMES?

Our greatest strength was the unique programs that were nationallyrecognized; physical therapy, airway science, hotel restaurant management,computer science and agriculture, to name a few. It is difficult to point to onething. However, I must say the honors program was our best drawing card for

talented students and faculty.What was its most underrated or underappreciated quality as aninstitution?

The most under-appreciated is its land-grant designation and what thatmeans in terms of serving the state and the nation. The fact this designationdictates our tripartite mission of “Learning, Discovery and Engagement” isoften overlooked. There is also a federal and state obligation to partner inimplementing various mandatory programs.Share something about the late William P. Hytche people mightnot know or remember?

He was a very compassionate person who would never allow a student toleave the university because of a lack of financial support. He workedtirelessly … but would always find time on Saturdays for some fishing on the(Chesapeake) Bay and there was no excuse for not going to church onSunday. The thing I missed most about UMES (and Princess Anne) whenI left was …

Commencement. It was thrilling to see the pride and joy of parents,family and friends of the graduates at commencement. It was a special feelingto have a parent come and say ‘thank you’ for helping their child and to manyit was their first one through college.

“Kristina Frahm makes NCAA’s top 30 for Woman of the Year ”Submitted by the UMES Department of Intercollegiate Athletics

concentration at the school and takes students to national comic bookconventions to learn more about the field.

Hudson’s work joins that of faculty members Michel Demanche, KarenBearman, Helene English and Solomon Isekeije. Photography professorDemanche submits “Redesign, Self-portrait in Motion,” an installation inmixed media, wood, Plexiglas and video. Bearman will show wheel-thrown,functional pieces in stoneware and porcelain; English paintings; andIsekeije mixed media.

Joy Maxwell is a graduate of UMES, who has taught Introduction toCeramics at the university for the last eight years. She is the art director forGo-Getters Inc in Salisbury. Maxwell “ponders the themes of modernfrustrations, influences and enticements” in her work.

New to the show and faculty at UMES is David Gladden, a graduate ofBrooklyn College’s Performance andInteractive Media Arts MFA program. Hisvideo and installation piece, “Nothing OnAgain,” depicts mass media culture andits effect on society. Other newcomersare Dorian Williams and Matt Shockley.

The Mosely Gallery is free and opento the public, Monday through Thursday,from 9 a.m.-5 p.m. and Friday, from 9a.m.-4 p.m. The current exhibit “Reboot,New Work by Fine-Arts Faculty” will beon display through Oct. 14. Call 410-651-7770 or visit www.umes.edu/arts formore information.

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The Mosely Gallery ofart at UMES opens the 2011-12 academic year with“Reboot, New Work by Fine-Arts Faculty.”

The show opens with a“meet the artists” receptionon Thurs., Sept. 8, from 4-6p.m. in the gallery. Ondisplay will be a diverse

selection of installations, paintings, photographs, ceramics, experimentalmedia and cutting edge conceptual work, said Gallery Director Anke VanWagenberg.

“The exhibition creates an opportunity for students, faculty, staff andthe greater Delmarva community to enjoy the creative new output of thecampus’ visual artists,” said Van Wagenberg.

Returning faculty artists have contributed to the show as well as somenewcomers.

“Our studio faculty are all active artists as well as educators. Thisexhibition allows students to see a sampling of what their instructors havedone in the past year,” said Christopher Harrington, the newly-appointedacting chair of the Department of Fine Arts. “We show, by example, that artis something continuously lived. If you aren’t making art—you’re not anartist,” Harrington showcases, among others, a Cézanne-inspired painting.

Brad Hudson, an artist and illustrator at the university for over adecade, has been focusing his energies developing a body of comic bookillustrations and characters. Hudson developed a sequential arts

UMES faculty shows new artwork at gallery opening

website:"We are honored and thankful to have known him and had the

opportunity to stand beside him for nearly 40 years," Springsteen wrote."He was my great friend, my partner and with Clarence at my side, my

band and I were able to tell a story far deeper than those simply containedin our music. His life, his memory, and his love will live on in that story andin our band."

Clemons was scheduled to appear at a scholarship fund-raiser atUMES with other celebrities in March 2010, but had to cancel because hewas still recovering from back surgery he underwent in January of that year.He rallied to return to his alma mater two months later and received anhonorary degree at the annual spring graduation. During that ceremony, heplayed "Garden of Memories" on his ever-present saxophone, dedicating itto deceased alumni.

Kim Dumpson, UMES' alumni affairs and planned giving director, toldThe Daily Times that his May 2010 visit to campus was his first since hisundergraduate days and that he "enjoyed reminiscing, especially aboutfootball."

When he arrived at Maryland State College, Clemons evolved into animposing, energetic presence on the football team as well as on the localclub scene, where he was known to play his sax.

In a February 2011 article published in the Cleveland Plain Dealer,college teammates Emerson Boozer and Earl Christy recalled Clemons asbeing a strong, aggressive lineman who primarily played center and guard."He had a lot of desire," Christy told the newspaper, "He had a desire

second to none. When he brought it, he brought it every play."Marshall J. Cropper, director of UMES' Golf Academy, was a

sophomore on the school's football team during Clemons' final year. “Heand his friends always played (their instruments) around the dormitory(where the football players lived) and in the community – especially Fridayand Saturday nights. They could draw a crowd,” Cropper said. “I think weall got a lot of pleasure seeing him be successful” playing music, Croppersaid. “He was good enough to play pro ball, I know that.”

Maryland State was known for producing athletes who would go on toprofessional football careers. At 6-feet 4-inches and over 250 poundsClemons harbored those dreams as well.

He played semi-pro football in New Jersey for two years, the PlainDealer reported, and was set to try out for the Cleveland Browns when hewas injured in a near-fatal single-car accident. When he recovered,Clemons decided to stick with playing music and eventually encounteredSpringsteen on the Jersey Shore where the two played music in localnightclubs. The pairing made them entertainment icons.

In addition to his career with the E Street Band, Clemons alsoperformed solo and with a diverse group of other artists, including ArethaFranklin, Jackson Browne, Roy Orbison, Ringo Starr and most recently,Lady Gaga.

In 2009, he put out an autobiography, “Big Man: Real Life and TallTales.”

He is survived by his wife, Victoria, and four sons: Clarence Jr.,Charles, Christopher and Jarod.

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