Announcing the 2025 Berkowitz Memorial Award Recipient

Tue, 29 Apr 2025 13:50:11 -0400

Congratulations to Magaly Lizama Hernandez, the inaugural recipient of the Bernard L. Berkowitz Memorial award. Magaly is a Psychology major with a Social Welfare minor at UMBC at The Universities at Shady Grove, and Vice-President of the Psychology Student Association (PSA). Born in El Salvador and raised in Maryland for most of her life, Magaly is proud to be a first-generation college student. Her passion is rooted in serving the community, especially supporting young students and those in need. Through her academic journey and personal experiences, she is committed to making a positive impact by advocating for equitable access to education and mental health resources.

Magaly will be recognized in a brief ceremony on Tuesday, May 6, 2025 at 4pm in the AOK Library Gallery.

Following the precentation, Dr. Eric Stokan's Urban Problems and Policy Analysis students will present their "neighborhood development plans" as part of a collaboration with the Urban Land Institute of Baltimore. More information about the simulations can be found in this May 2024 article.