Alumni Honors

Alumni Association Awards

Alumni Association Hall of Fame

CHARLES L. BENNETT
B.S. 1978 Astronomy and Physics
COMPUTER, MATHEMATICAL & PHYSICAL SCIENCES
INDUCTED JUNE 5, 2010
   
GEORGE B. DANTZIG
B.A. 1936 Mathematics, D.Sc. (Hon.) 1976
COMPUTER, MATHEMATICAL & PHYSICAL SCIENCES
INDUCTED JUNE 5, 2010 Posthumously
   
RAYMOND DAVIS, JR.
B.S. 1937, M.S. 1940
CHEMICAL & LIFE SCIENCES
INDUCTION JUNE 4, 2005
   
RUTH M. DAVIS
M.A. 1952 and Ph.D. 1955 Mathematics
COMPUTER, MATHEMATICAL & PHYSICAL SCIENCES
INDUCTED JUNE 10, 2000
   
JOHN "JACK" E. FABER, JR.
B.S. 1926, M.S. 1927, Ph.D. 1937
CHEMICAL & LIFE SCIENCES
INDUCTED JUNE 10, 2000 Posthumously
   
ROBERT E. FISCHELL
M.S. 1953 Physics, D.Sc. (Hon.) 1996
COMPUTER, MATHEMATICAL & PHYSICAL SCIENCES
INDUCTED JUNE 10, 2000
   
CHARLES L. FEFFERMAN
B.S. 1966 Mathematics, D.Sc. (Hon.) 1979
COMPUTER, MATHEMATICAL & PHYSICAL SCIENCES
INDUCTED APRIL 22, 1995
   
HERBERT A. HAUPTMAN
Ph.D 1955 Mathematics, D.Sc. (Hon.) 1985
COMPUTER, MATHEMATICAL & PHYSICAL SCIENCES
INDUCTED APRIL 22, 1995
   
RUSSELL E. MARKER
B.S. 1923, M.S. 1924, D.Sc. (Hon.) 1987
CHEMICAL & LIFE SCIENCES
INDUCTED JUNE 4, 2005 Posthumously
   
TOBIN J. MARKS
B.S. 1966
CHEMICAL & LIFE SCIENCES
INDUCTED JUNE 4, 2005
   
CHARLES THOMAS "TOM" MCMILLEN
B.S. 1974
CHEMICAL & LIFE SCIENCES
INDUCTED JUNE, 5 2010
   
CHUN-SHAN SHEN
Ph.D. 1961 Physics
COMPUTER, MATHEMATICAL & PHYSICAL SCIENCES
INDUCTED APRIL 22, 1995
   
REGINALD VAN TRUMP TRUITT
B.S. 1914, M.S. 1922
CHEMICAL & LIFE SCIENCES
INDUCTED APRIL 22, 1995 Posthumously
   

 

President's Distinguished Alumnus Awards

2009 Robert Fischell (1953 M.S. Physics and 1996 D.Sc. (Hon.))
2004 Charles Fefferman (1966 B.S. and 1979Ph.D. (Hon.)), Herbert Jones Professor of Math, Princeton University 2003
2003 Herbert Hauptman (1955 Ph.D. Mathematics and 1985 D.Sc. (Hon.)), President Hauptman-Woodward Institute
2001 John Apel (1957 B.S. and 1961 M.S. Physics), President, Global Ocean Associates
1995 James D. McGroddy (1965 Ph.D. Physics), Vice President Of Research, IBM
1984 John M. Dennis (1943 B.S. Pre-Med), Dean, University of Maryland Medical School
1993 Ruth M. Davis (1952 M.A. and 1955 Ph.D. Mathematics), Scientist
   

Outstanding Young Alumnus Award - For professional and personal achievements as a recent graduate

2009 Zekeria Mokhtarzada (2001 B.S. Computer Science) and D. Haroon Mokhtarzada (2001 B.A. Economics)
2005 Sujal M. Patel (1996 B.S. Computer Science), Founder and Chairman, Isilon Systems, Inc.
2003 Sergey Brin (1993 B.S. Mathematics and Computer Science), Co-Founder and President, Google Inc.
   

International Award - For providing significant leadership to another country’s educational, cultural, social and/or economic development

2008 Liuqing "Larry" Huang (1993 Ph.D. Computer Science), President, Actiz Software and CTO, Primeton Technologies
2006 Naresh C. Gupta (1991 M.S. and 1993 Ph.D. Computer Science), Senior Vice President, Adobe Systems, Inc.
2005 Amitava Raychaudhuri (1977 Ph.D. Physics), Director, Harish-Chandra Research Institute
2004 R. Paul Butler (1993 Ph.D. Astronomy), Staff Scientist, Department of Terrestrial Magnetism, Carnegie Institute of Washington.
   

Abram Z. Gottwals Awards

1973 Reginal V. Truitt (1914 B.S. and 1922 M.S. Biological Sciences)
   

Ralph J. Tyser Medallion Awards

1996 E. Robert Kent (1934 B.S. Mathematics, Physical Science)
1993 John "Jack" Faber (1926 B.S. and 1937 Ph.D. Bacteriology)
   

College of Computer, Mathematical, and Natural Sciences Distinguished Alumni Awards

2011 Simon A. Levin (1964 Ph.D. Mathematics) , George M. Moffett Professor, Princeton University
   

College of Chemical & Life Sciences' Distinguished Alumni Awards

2009

C. Thomas McMillen (1974 B.S. Chemistry), President, CEO and Chairman, Homeland Security Capital Corporation

2008

Joseph V. Rodricks (1963 M.S. and 1968 Ph.D. Chemistry), Principal, Environ Holdings, Inc.

2007

Willie E. May (1977 Ph.D. Chemistry), Director of the Chemical Sciences and Technology Laboratory, National Institute of Standards and Technology

2006

Walter R. Dowdle (1961 Ph.D. Microbiology), Senior Consultant to the World Health Organization

2005

Malcolm L. Gefter (1963 B.S. Chemistry), Chairman/CEO, Praecis Pharmaceuticals Inc.

2004

Gina Kolata (1969 B.S. Microbiology, 1973 M.A. Mathematics), Science Writer, The New York Times

2003

Franklyn Jenifer (1970 Ph.D. Botany), President of the University of Texas at Dallas

2002

Brian Farrell (1985 M.S. and 1991 Ph.D. Entomology), Professor of Biology, Harvard University

   

College of Computer, Mathematical and Physical Sciences’ Distinguished Alumni Award

2009 James Kaplan (1970 Ph.D. Applied Mathematics), President, Cubic Asset Management
2008 Jordan A. Goodman (1973 B.S., 1975 M.S. and 1978 Ph.D. Physics), Professor and Former Chair, Department of Physics, University of Maryland
2007 Phillip H. Horvitz (1975 B.S. Computer Science), Chief Technology Officer, Apptis, Inc.
2006 Jagdeep Singh (1986 B.S. Computer Science), President and CEO, Infinera
2005 Miguel Rios, Jr. (1972 Ph.D. Physics), CEO, Orion International Technologies, Inc.
2004 Ruth Davis (1952 M.A. and 1955 Ph.D. Mathematics), President and Chief Executive Officer of The Pymatuning Group
2003 Alan Harbitter (1982 M.S. Computer Science), Chief Technology Officer, PEC Solutions
2002 James Yorke (1966 Ph.D. Mathematics), Director, University of Maryland Institute for Physical Sciences and Technology
2001 James C. McGroddy (1965 Ph.D. Physics), Chairman, Integrated Surgical Systems, Inc.