Congratulations to Dr. Mike Walsh, OSP's New Assistant Dir

Fri, 02 Oct 2020 12:04:48 -0400

We are very pleased to formally announce that Dr. Michael Walsh has been selected as the Assistant Director of the Office of Sponsored Programs. Mike joined the UMBC Office of Sponsored Programs as a Grants and Contracts Specialist in 2008, and was promoted to Manager in 2012. Mike has also led many of OSP’s training efforts, and has been the UMBC Council of University System Staff (CUSS) representative since 2018. Mike is also a UMBC alumnus. He received his MA in Historical Studies in 2002 and his Ph.D. from Public Policy in 2012. In addition, he has taught History at Towson and CCBC, and wrote a book entitled “Baltimore Prohibition: Wet and Dry in the Free State”.

With his 12 years of OSP experience, Mike brings extensive understanding to the overall support of UMBC’s Research and Creative Achievement activities. With Mike assuming this important position, we are confident OSP’s high level of service and expertise will continue.

Please join us in congratulating Mike on this well-deserved promotion.