[09/10/2010]--Each year, the UMBC Alumni Association presents annual awards to honor alumni for their professional and personal achievements and service to the University.  Three types of awards are given: Alumnus/Alumna of the Year awards, a strong>Distinguished Service award, and the new Young Alumni Rising Star Award. To nominate an alumna/us for an award, click here. The 2010 awards will be presented on Thursday, October 14, 2010, at an awards ceremony in the Albin O. Kuhn Library on the UMBC campus at 7:30 p.m., which will be followed by a reception for the campus community.

Congratulations to our 2010 Outstanding Alumni of the Year!

Engineering & Information Technology
Michael George ’87 Information Systems
Vice President, Amazon.com

Humanities
Vikki Valentine ’96 English
Supervising Editor (Science), National Public Radio

Natural & Mathematical Sciences
Michael Nishimura ’80 BA ’84 MS ’89 PhD Biological Sciences
Professor of Surgery, Medical University of South Carolina

Social & Behavioral Sciences
Chad Cradock ’97 Psychology
Director of Aquatics, UMBC

Visual & Performing Arts
Dean Alexander ’88 Visual Arts
Photographer

Distinguished Service to the University and Alumni Association
Gene Trainor ’86 Health Science & Policy and Economics
Chair, Exceptional by Example Campaign alumni committee

Young Alumni Rising Star Award
Aaron Merki ’05 Political Science
Associate, Venable LLP