UMES’ Office of International Development Programs has established itsfirst formal partnership with a university in China.

Former UMES President Thelma Thompson approved a Memorandum ofUnderstanding in July with Harbin Institute of Technology “for academicexchange and collaboration between the two institutions.”

Other U.S. universities that have partnership agreements with theinstitution in northeast China include Michigan, Wisconsin, Northwestern,Purdue and California (Berkeley), according to Harbin Institute’s website.

Tao Yang, dean of Harbin’s School of Humanities and Social Sciences,represented his institution in signing the agreement.

Drs. Ejigou Demissie and Tao Gong of UMES’ Agriculture, Food andResource Sciences Department were warmly received by Harbin Institutecolleagues during a recent visit, where both sides shared information abouttheir respective backgrounds, current operations and future developmentalplans.

UMES continues to move up inthe annual peer rankings among thenation’s historically black collegesand universities (HBCUs).

The latest independent survey by“U.S. News & World Report” placesthe university at number 25—amove that is three notches up fromits 2010 spot.

Which HBCUs offer the bestundergraduate education? Accordingto U.S. News, the same formula isused in the “Best Colleges” rankingsfor regional universities. Peerassessment by the presidents,academic officers and admissions deans of the schools account for 25percent of the equation with equal weight given to graduation and retentionrates. The other 50 percent takes into consideration faculty resources,student selectivity, financial resources and alumni giving.

“Increased enrollment, coupled with an increase in average SAT scoresand an increase in retention rates attest to the fact that UMES is positioningitself as one of this nation’s premier HBCUs,” said former President ThelmaThompson, who led the school from 2002-2011.

Enrollment has increased steadily over the past five years at the

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university to its current student bodyof 4,500. This year, UMES enrolled afreshman class of 780. When threenew science degrees come online,these students can choose from 34undergraduate degrees, 13 master’sdegrees and seven doctoraldegrees—one being the three-yearPharm.D. program added in 2010.

A low student-to-faculty ratio (17to 1), emphasis on testing andaccreditation (26 of the academicprograms are peer accredited) haveproduced improvements in a studentretention rate of nearly 70 percent.

U.S. News reports that 52 percent of the students who apply to UMESare accepted.

Alumni and university supporters have responded to these positivetrends by making record-breaking contributions. This past June, the schoolcompleted and exceeded its five-year capital campaign, raising nearly $15million.

UMES is ninth among its Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference HBCU peersand first among its University System of Maryland HBCU peers.

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UMES signs MOU with Chinese university

Magazine lists UMES in top tier of black collegesU.S. News & World Report “Best Colleges” ratings

Pictured, from left, are professors from HIT: Yinxia Hou, Pengyan Li,and Changsheng Li, with Drs. Ejigou Demissie and Tao Gong, from

UMES, and Yulin Chen, professor from HIT.

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A successful small businessman and UMESalumnus recently donated two devices worth$25,000 to the School of Agriculture and NaturalScience.

William Mapp, Class of 1999, is president andCEO of BA Systems LLC in the Washington, D.C.area, a Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) andwireless solutions provider, which does businesswith the federal government and large commercialorganizations.

Mapp’s affection for the university inspiredhim to think of a way to give back. When heacquired the new RFID readers, he saw anopportunity. “I thought, ‘Who can use them?’” Hisanswer was his alma mater.

The devices are typically used for tracing and tracking for food safety,Mapp said. RFID tags are placed on food items. A hand-held reader candetermine “…where (the product) came from, when it was made and forlive applications you can track it to an individual supplier.” Mapp gave theexample of the recent ground turkey contamination. “You can pull from theshelf a particular manufacturer of a product.”

“RFID has a world of possibilities,” Mapp said. “Traceability of food products to the point of origin is an important trend

in the food industry. We really appreciate this gift,” said Dr. Jurgen Schwarz,director of the university’s Center for Food Science Technology. “It allowsstudents to get hands-on experience in cutting-edge technology and providesresearchers the ability to incorporate RFID technology into projects.”

Mapp is a self-professed nerd, tenacious problem solver and technicalinnovator.

The formation of renewable energydevelopment company was announcedbefore the start of a Mid-Atlantic WindEnergy Institute forum last week at theUniversity of Maryland Eastern Shore.

Eastern Shore Energy LLC will focuson creating renewable energy projectswith an emphasis on harnessing windpower at multiple sites in Somerset andWorcester counties. The new company is looking to build several systemscapable of generating 100 to 150 megawatts not only from wind, but alsosolar and biomass projects.

The regional initiative is the result of a partnership between theMaryland Hawk Corporation, (a non-profit affiliate of the university) andNational Renewable Solutions LLC of Minneapolis, Min., an affiliate ofNational Wind LLC.

“The launch of Eastern Shore Energy represents the culmination ofUMES’ recent efforts to promote the development of renewable energyproduction within our region,” said Dr. Ronald Forsythe, UMES’ vicepresident of technology and commercialization.

Renewable energy development company formed

Alum donates high tech devices to AgWilliam Mapp (second from left), presidentand CEO of BA Systems LLC, presents twoRadio Frequency Identification readers valuedat $25,000 to Dr. Jurgen Schwarz, director ofUMES’ Center for Food Science Technology.Paul Butler (far left), major gifts officer, and Dr.Ronald Forsythe, vice president fortechnology and commercialization, helpedfacilitate the gift.

“It’s a state of mind,Mapp said. “The word“Nerd” used to have a negative connotation; now it’s cool to be a nerd. I wasa computer nerd when I was here at UMES, so I was one before it was cool.”

Mapp’s advice to students to find success, “Don’t be afraid of failure.”Mapp is a proven leader. He has headed teams to deploy over 100

projects in 23 countries valued at over $1 billion. His experience has rangedfrom telecommunications to ground-to-missile guidance systems and sonarsystems for the U.S. Navy’s Seawolf attack submarine.

As for the future, he sees mobile and wireless applications expanding inthe field of technology. “We are looking to having a single device for all ofyour needs.”

Mapp, chair of the Maryland Hawk Corporation board, and his wife,Sabrina, have two daughters, Aurelia and Aurora.

UMES committed tosponsoring a 2-megawatt solarpanel project on campus twoyears ago, Forsythe said, “andwe have been seeking tocontinue the effort to supportrenewable energy developmentever since.”

“We believe thecommunity-ownershipdevelopment model favored byNational Renewable Solutionswill create the greatest economicvalue for our region, as well asfoster continuing educational

benefits for UMES students,” Forsythe said."It's what a land-grant university in the 21st century should be doing,"

he said.Eastern Shore Energy LLC is studying the feasibility of three wind

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projects within the two Lower Shore counties and expects to identifyadditional sites over the next several months.

“We believe the current sites offer the opportunity for the first 30-to-60 megawatts of wind development potential within these two counties, saidPatrick Pelstring, president of National Renewable Solutions LLC, who alsoserves as the new development company’s manager. "We are encouragedwith the initial findings,”

UMES’ recent venture into developing a solar energy system with aprivate-sector partner caught Pelstring's attention and convinced him toapproach the university's non-profit affiliate about working on a wind-energy project.

“Maryland Hawk Corporation will play a key role in our success in thiseffort, and ESE’s ownership structure is consistent with our communityownership model,” Pelstring said.

Daniel S. Kuennen, Maryland Hawk Corp.’s executive director, said,“We’ve made definite headway on several fronts.”

“By creating a development partnership with a national renewableenergy company, we believe we are providing a business model for localindividuals and companies to benefit, and helping reduce the continuingescalation in electric congestion charges on our local utility bills throughlocal-area generation,” Kuennen said.

Down the road, Forsythe said, UMES is hopeful students will benefitfrom being able to see and study wind-energy production up close.

The new company’s next steps will include installing anemometers ontowers in the two target counties to collect wind data and seekingparticipation of public and private landowners in the company’s prospectivedevelopment projects. ESE expects this initiative will be a long-termcommitment of five-to-seven years, but hopes to have its first project readyfor construction in the next 24-36 months.

Attend a UMES gathering where singing the alma materis part of the festivities and chances are that if Paul S. Trotteris there, he is among the most enthusiastic vocalists in theroom.

Trotter, who earlier this year became the university’salumni association president, has good reason.

The man who wrote the school song – the Rev. DanielLyman Ridout Sr. – presided over Trotter’s wedding. Theminister, a 1918 graduate of the university when it was knownas Princess Anne Academy, also happens to be the grandfatherof Trotter’s wife, D’anna, a graduate of St. Augustine Collegein Raleigh, N.C.

It’s one of those “Six Degrees of Separation” links atUMES that make it a special place.

At a heritage day luncheon that was part of 2011 Founders’ Week, Trotterproudly introduced his father-in-law, Ridout’s son, as well as the pastor’sgrandson – both namesakes.

“This young man had a vision,” Trotter said of the eldest Ridout. “Hesaw greater than we could see here today.”

Trotter earned his bachelor’s degree in math in 1974 from UMES, wherehe also was an all-conference pitcher on the Hawk baseball team. He is aproud member of Omega Psi Phi fraternity.

He went on to do graduate work in meteorology at Penn State University,

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then landed a job with the National Weather Service.His list of jobs he held with the federal agency is long

and impressive. One assignment sticks out: Trotter was“meteorologist in charge” at the New Orleans office whenHurricane Katrina came ashore in 2005.

“It was the most challenging period of my (35-year)career,”” Trotter said. “Everybody felt totally helpless.’

Trotter, 59, lives in Upper Marlboro, Md., which putshim within a half-day’s drive of many UMES alumni who callthe mid-Atlantic region home.

Now retired, he estimates he spends 20 hours-a-weekon alumni leadership business. “More than I anticipated, Ican tell you,” he said.

Trotter waded into the association’s leadership pool because “I saw aneed. This school gave me so much,” the Wilmington, Del. native said.

“I felt it was important to show the graduates coming along now that it’sOK – and rewarding – to be involved with the university after you get yourdegree,” Trotter said.

Every alumni leader says a goal is building membership and Trotter is nodifferent. Alumni he hears from are also watching the search for a new leaderfor their alma mater.

The topic he hears them bring up most often? “Bring back football,” hesaid.

Paul S. Trotter

Demissie made twopresentations on U.S.agricultural policy and foodmarketing. Gong presenteda lecture on incorporatingresearch methodologies inthe writing process.

Founded in 1920,Harbin Institute is a multi-disciplinary university withscience, engineering andresearch as its core. In1996, it was in the firstgroup of Chineseuniversities to be included in Project 211, a central government initiative thattargeted 100 institutions of higher education to receive preferential supportwith the goal of becoming world-class universities.

Within three years, Harbin Institute was listed among China’s top nineuniversities. Assistance from Heilongjiang provincial government’s educationministry also enabled Harbin Institute to earn recognition as a highly-competitive, first-rate university.

Today, Harbin Institute has 21 schools/departments, including 73undergraduate programs, 147 masters' programs, 81 doctoral programs, 18post-doctoral research stations, 18 national key disciplines and 32 national &provincial (ministerial) key labs. Among its nearly 43,000 full-time studentsare 11,794 master degree candidates and 4,387 doctorial degree candidates.

“We are excited about this collaboration with our new partner and knowthat this MOU will prove to be invaluable in the growth and development ofboth institutions,” the UMES International Development Program office said.

Drs. Tao Gong and Ejigou Demissie, bothwith UMES’ Agriculture, Food and ResourceSciences Department, visit Harbin Instituteof Technology in northeast China.

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The 125th Founders’ Week Convocation was a momentous occasion for the university and for26 students who received Doctor of Physical Therapy degrees.

Graduate Maureen Hirsch of Fallston, Md., said, “It (graduation) means I’m done. I get to geta job. It’s been eight years of hard work.” Her mom, Terry, added, “It means independence andrelief. No, really, we are proud of her accomplishment.”

Hirsch is part of the university’s largest class of physical therapy students to graduate since thedoctoral program began in 2005. She joins 22 other Marylanders; seven are from Delmarva.

The next step for the graduates is to sit for the professional licensure exam in October, JanetMutschler, director of clinical education for the program, said. “They are lining up their jobs andare waiting to be licensed to start,” she said. “From what I hear, they have received offers from acutecare hospitals, rehabilitation hospitals and outpatient centers.”

Every UMES graduate since the doctoral program’s inception has earned the professionallicensing credential.

Dr. Mortimer Neufville, UMES’ interim president, said the 125th birthday is a celebration ofuniversity’s “legacy of caring and excellence and of accepting students with dreams and visions.”

Keynote speaker, university alumna and actress Starletta DuPois, opened her address with astirring rendition of an old African-American spiritual “Hold On a Little While Longer.”

UMES commemorated the 10th anniversary of the September 11 terroristattacks with a Remembrance Day observance on the university’s flag mall.

“We honor those who died on Sept. 11, 2001, those who valiantly gavetheir lives and those who continue to protect us today,” Dr. Mortimer Neufville,the university’s interim president, said. “Let us not forget them.”

A brief sermon was delivered by Rev. Elmer Davis Jr., pastor of St. JamesUnited Methodist Church in Westover and Trinity Community Worship Centerin Princess Anne. A contingent from the Gospel Choir sang, “Oh, SweetWonder.”

Neufville, whose daughter worked in an office building near the WorldTrade Center and witnessed the second plane crash into one of the buildings,told the gathering: “Let us be vigilant.”

What’s a birthday without a birthday cake, even if it is auniversity? Pictured from left are university representatives: Dr.Anthony Jenkins, vice president of campus life; Gains Hawkins,vice president of institutional advancement; Dr. MortimerNeufville, UMES’ interim president; Paul Trotter Sr., president ofUMES’ National Alumni Association; Dr. Ronnie Holden, vicepresident for administrative affairs and Dr. Charles Williams, vicepresident for academic affairs.

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Founders’ Week exhibit opens atFrederick Douglass Library

UMES students received their Doctor of Physical Therapy degrees at today’s125th Founders’ Week Convocation. Pictured from left to right, (front row) RupaPatel, Laurel, De.; Jessica Ofano, Cambridge, Md.; Ashley Landskroener,Chestertown, Md.; Brian Lee, Gaithersburg, Md.; Elizabeth Mason, Salisbury,Md.; Dr. Mortimer Neufville, UMES’ interim president; Maureen Hirsch, Fallston,Md.; Kathleen Diffily, Branchville, N.J.; Lindsay Ettinger, Pasadena, Md.; CaliceWarlock, Silver Spring, Md.; (second row) Barbara Wise, Princess Anne, Md.;Joshua Ferguson, Hollywood, Md.; Isaac Kloch, Hurlock, Md.; Kristen Fiackos,Ellicott City, Md.; Ellen Kuhn, Bowie, Md.; Sarah Anderson, Bowie, Md.; (toprow) Edmund Scarborough, Forest Hill, Md.; Elliot Moore, Biglerville, Pa.; CordiaReilly, Hillsboro, Md.; Christopher Gardner, Severna Park, Md.; Tanya Dickson,Hebron, Md.; Michelle Thompson, Catonsville, Md.; Jessica Edwards, SevernaPark, Md.; Quentin Campbell, Hagerstown, Md.; and Samuel Singleton,Baltimore, Md. Not pictured are Danielle Ethier of Westminster, Md., andChidube Okechukwu of Laurel, Md.

Members of UMES’ Royal Court and Student Government Association escort Dr.Mortimer Neufville, interim president of the university, in a procession to place apatriotic wreath on the flag mall in front of J.T. Williams. Pictured from left are:Andre Eaton, Mr. UMES, senior class; Jeremy Whichard, sophomore class memberof Royal Court; Neufville; and Jeffrey Ekoma, SGA vice president. In the backgroundfrom left, are: Beverly Long, Ronnie Howard, J.R. Mister, all of the Princess AnneFire Department, and Nichole Holmes, UMES SGA member.

Dr. Anthony Jenkins, vicepresident for campus life,swears in SGA PresidentValerie Matthews and SGAVice President JeffreyEkome as Dr. MortimerNeufville, UMES’ interimpresident, is a witness.

SGA class officers vow torepresent the university’sstudents for the 2011-12academic year.

Paul Trotter, president, UMES National Alumni Association;; DennisWilliams, Princess Anne town commissioner; Rev. Darlene Dixon,Metropolitan United Methodist Church; Dr. Charles Williams, vicepresident for academic affairs; Dr. Mortimer Neufville, interimpresident, UMES; Jesse Williams, chairman, UMES Board ofVisitors; Starletta DuPois, actress, Class of 1968; and ValerieMatthews, president, Student Government Association.

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UMES holds 125th Founders’ Week ConvocationTwenty-six Doctor of Physical Therapy degrees awarded

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Agnes Elangwe, a UMES pharmacy student,is pictured with UMES alumna and actressStarletta DuPois.

Dining services provided a good old-fashionedcookout to accompany the 12th anniversarycelebration.

Pictured, from left, at the library’s exhibit “If These Walls Could Talk: UMES 125 YearsThrough Its Architecture”are: William Mapp, Class of 1999, CEO of BA Systems LLC; Dr.Retia Walker, executive assistant to the UMES president; Masie Neufville; Dr. MortimerNeufville, UMES interim president; Dr. Ellis Beteck, dean of the FDL; KimberlyDumpson, director of alumni affairs; Gains Hawkins, vice president of institutionaladvancement; and Joseph Bree, librarian.

Dr. Mortimer Neufville, UMES’ interim president, and his wife, Masie, look at a map ofthe university along the journey to how it appears today.

UMES student PaulJerry Jr., an applieddesign major fromClinton, Md.,portrays Frank Trigg,UMES’ fourth leader,during the historictour “Light Night”held in honor ofFounders’ Week.Trigg Hall, a majesticColonial Revivalbuilding that housesUMES’ Department ofAgriculture, Food andResource Sciences,was named in hishonor in 1957.

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The Hawks (5-5)had two women namedto the BrownInvitational All-Tournament Team infreshman SaitauaIosia and sophomoreKaveinga Lea’Aetoa.The pair combined for97 kills, 44 digs and 17blocks. Lea’Aetoa, whowas named thePeninsula RegionalMedical Center/UMESAthlete of the Week forthe women, posted 38kills, 14 digs and 10 blocks on her own.

For the second consecutive week, UMES opened withBryant and won 3-2 (24-26, 25-16, 25-17, 17-25, 15-6),courtesy of a 30 kill performance by Iosia. The nextmorning, the Hawks defeated Brown (13-25, 23-25, 25-23,25-16, 15-11) behind 11 kills and four digs by Lea’Aetoa.UMES concluded its play in the tournament with a 3-1 loss(25-21, 20-25, 28-26, 25-21) to Fordham.

For complete recaps, results and news of Hawkathletics, visit www.umeshawks.com.

CROSS COUNTRYUMES’ cross country teams participated in The

Hampton Inn Salisbury North/UMES Cappy AndersonInvitational this past Saturday at home. The women’s teamfinished third amongst a field of 10 squads, while the menplaced fourth.

Basil Melek stole the show for the men in the 8krace as he notched his second consecutive top-5 finish witha third-place time of 25:23.06. The men were wellrepresented in the race with Zavior Brown (14th place,26:58.33), Shadrick Maritim (27th, 28:14.82) andCodjo Gbedo (34th, 29:08.45) pacing the Hawks withtop-35 finishes.

The women were led by Eunice Jones, who placedsixth in the women’s 5k with a time of 18:46.37. She wasclosely followed by Cynthia Anais (8th place, 19:04.08),Hana Jiraskova (27th, 20:05.01) and Melina Gallas(38th, 21:00.36). Emilie Ducados rounded out the top-5finishers for UMES, placing 43rd with a time of 21:41.44.

The women’s team tallied 109 points; 24 higher thanfourth-place Norfolk State University.

VOLLEYBALLThe UMES volleyball team went 2-1 this past weekend

at the Brown Invitational as the Hawks were named co-champions of the event. The women defeated Bryant andBrown universities before dropping a match to Fordham inthe final contest of the tournament.

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Kaveinga Lea’Aetoa

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HAWK TALKA weekly recap of UMES Athletics

By Dave Whigham, UMES Department of Intercollegiate Athletics

M a r o o n & G r a y D a y s

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Show your Hawk Pride by wearing the university’s school colors:Every Thursday now through December 15!

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development in the areas of publishing inrefereed journals and making presentationsat professional conferences. He has authoredand co-authored more than 40 publishedjournal articles and two book chapters.

Allen has attracted competitive funds tosupport his innovative research. In the pastfour years, he has had a role in some $4.3

million in grants coming to the university.Most recently, he received a $2 milliongrant award (which included a $1 millionmatch from Constellation Energy Inc., inBaltimore) from the Natural ResourceConservation Service. He has uniquepartnerships with USDA-ARS units at threelocations (Penn State University, AuburnUniversity, University of Arkansas’ SmallFarm Research Unit at Booneville,

Arkansas) and with an 1862 land-grant university, the University of Maryland,College Park. Allen also serves as director of the university-wide GeospatialInformation Technologies Center at UMES.

Call 410-621-3850 for more information about Allen and his cutting-edge research.

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UMES researcher earns journal’s Best Article awardBy Suzanne Waters Street, agriculture communication specialist, UMES – University of Maryland Extension

Dr. Virginie Zoumenou is one of 56 volunteers awarded the President’s Volunteer Service Award, aprestigious national honor in recognition of volunteer service.

“These recipients of the President’s Volunteer Service Award are role models for all Americans,”said Kristi Burnham, director, community partnerships, U.S. Fund for UNICEF. “Each volunteer hourcontributed makes a difference in improving the quality of life for others, and I encourage everyone tocontribute to our community by volunteering. Volunteers bring us closer together as families, ascommunities and as a nation through their commitment.”

A farmer-to-farmer assignment led Zoumenou, a certified nutrition specialist, licensed dietitian and1890 Family Consumer Science program leader at UMES, to volunteer in Nigeria in January withWinrock International. She conducted hands-on training sessions for three weeks for caregivers, ages16 to 60, of HIV/AIDS orphans and vulnerable children. The goal was to provide them with skills toincrease their income and provide nutritious food to their charge. The project was funded by the USAID,Winrock International and EUCORD/WEWE/Children of Hope organizations.

Since 2003, the award is given annually to individuals, groups and families demonstratingexemplary citizenship through volunteering. As one of thousands of Certifying Organizationsparticipating in the AWARD program, Winrock International confers the award to recognize theoutstanding achievements of its volunteers.

The award is issued by the President’s Council on Service and Civic Participation, a group created by President George W. Bush to recognize thevaluable contributions volunteers are making to our nation. Chaired by two-time Super Bowl Champion Darrell Green, with former U.S. senators Bob Doleand John Glenn as honorary co-chairs, the council is comprised of leaders in government, media, entertainment, business, education, nonprofits andvolunteer service organizations and community volunteering.

Visit http://www.presidentialserviceawards.gov to learn how to qualify for the President’s Volunteer Service Award and about other volunteeropportunities. Call 410-651-6084 for more information about Zoumenou and her nutrition education work on the lower Eastern Shore.

Dr. Arthur Allen, associate researchdirector and associate professor at UMES,received the 2011 Journal of Soil and WaterConservation’s Best Research Paper award forImpact and Quality.

Allen is co-author of an article titled“Dynamics of Phosphorus Transfers fromHeavily Manured Coastal Plain Soils toDrainage,” one of the journal’s most citedarticles to date.

His research is focused on reducingsoluble phosphorus losses to drainageditches, while using synthetic gypsum. He alsois involved in a technology that applies dry poultry litter beneath surface soilin order to reduce nitrogen and phosphorus in run-off into waterways that canpollute the Chesapeake Bay and its tributaries. Allen works collaborativelywith USDA-ARS scientists: Drs. Peter Kleinman, Brian Needelman, AndrewSharpley, Peter Vadas, Lou Saporito, Gordon Folmar and Ray Bryant at PennState University.

Employed by the university since January 1996, Allen is an associateprofessor in UMES’ Department of Agriculture, Food and Resource Sciences.The bulk of his time, however, is reserved for research and assisting graduatestudents. He encourages them to value the importance of professional

Zoumenou honored with President’s Volunteer Service Award

By Suzanne Waters Street, agriculture communication specialist, UMES – University of Maryland Extension

Dr. Arthur Allen

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Submissions to The KEY are preferred via email: umesnews@umes.edu. All copy is subject to editing.

The KEY is delivered through campus mail. Call 410-651-7580 to request additional copies. The Key is written according to the Associated Press stylebook.

KEEP UMES BEAUTIFUL. PLEASE DON’T LITTER!

CLARIFICATIONUMES’ science faculty is working to lay the groundwork for three new degree

programs the University System of Maryland approved in June. No timetable

has been announced when the university will admit the first cohort of

students who want to major in biochemistry, or pursue a master’s degree of

medical science in physician assistant studies and a master’s in chemistry.

The KEY is published by the Office of Public Relations in the Division of Institutional Advancement.

EditorsGains B. Hawkins, Vice President for Institutional AdvancementWilliam Robinson, Director of Public RelationsGail Stephens, Assistant Director of Public RelationsDesign by Debi Rus, Rus Design, Inc.

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OCTOBER20 ART EXHIBIT

OPENING RECEPTION 4-6 p.m. Mosely Gallery Mona Bultman Lewis’ “Words of Wisdom” and “Thick as Thieves” Hours: Mon. through Fri., 9 a.m.-5 p.m. Show on display until Nov. 18.410-651-7770

21 HAWK HYSTERIA 7 p.m. William P. Hytche Athletic CenterMen’s and women’s basketball scrimmage. Give-a-ways, contests, games, autographs andHarry the Hawk’s birthday party. • 410-651-6499

22* TRI-COUNTY ALUMNI CHAPTER FALL FLING7 p.m. Richard A. Henson Center, ballroom$35 per person • 410-651-7686

NOVEMBER3-5* UMES FALL THEATER PRODUCTION*

7:30-9:30 p.m. Ella Fitzgerald Center for the Performing Arts “Black Nativity” by Langston HughesCost TBA • 410-651-6575

5* DUTY, HONOR AND COUNTRY: A CELEBRATION OF SERVICE6 p.m. (18:00 hours) Student Services Center BallroomMilitary recognition dinner. Cost TBA. All armed services welcome. Military formal attire encouraged.410-651-6277

H O T E L A N D R E S T A U R A N T M A N A G E M E N T

2011 GOURMET DINING SERIESFriday, October 7

An Evening of Eastern Shore Seafood Delight

Friday, November 11Salute to Our Active Duty Veterans

Friday, December 2Celebration

$50 per personSeating time is 7 p.m.

Richard A. Henson Center Ballroom

Advance tickets required.

Tickets available Mon.-Thurs. from 9 a.m.-1 p.m. Richard A. Henson Center, Room 2100

Check or Money Order ONLY make payable to UMES.No refunds.

Call Angie Price 410-651-6563 for more information.

& EntertainmentFALL 2011 CALENDAR

*Unless stipulated, all events listed are FREE & OPEN TO THE PUBLIC.For more information, call 410-651-6669.

Arts

Celebrating the JourneyTHE UNIVERSITY ofMARYLAND EASTERN SHORE

A RICH HISTORY OF PROVIDING EDUCATION ACCESSIBLE

TO ALL… SPANNING THREE CENTURIES.

Learn more about us this fall by visiting www.UMES.edu/125