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Oct. 15: A. James Clark School of Engineering Innovation Hall of Fame Induction Oct. 16 and 17: Homecoming and Reunion Weekend Nov. 11: Maryland Society Reception (prior to Shirley Povich Symposium) Nov. 11: Shirley Povich Symposium Nov. 19: College of Education Alumni Awards Dinner |
Join the Clark School in honoring Buno Pati ’86,M.A. ’88 and Ph.D. ’92 for his innovations in electronic circuitry that paved the way for the powerful, low-cost electronic devices that are now part of everyday life. |
 Helping Students Reach for the StarsBanneker/Key Attracts Best and Brightest By Kimberly Marselas
Today, he’s a Maryland freshman pursuing two majors in a dual degree program that will earn him a master of public policy in four years. Izen says he was drawn to the university by not only the resources available to him here, but also the Banneker/Key Scholarship, the university’s most prestigious. Of all the schools that accepted him—including Dartmouth—only Maryland offered both a full, four-year scholarship and early access to a highly respected graduate school. Izen is one of 151 new Banneker/Key Scholars this fall, representing some of the highest achieving and most promising students in the country. Gifts from individuals, alumni groups and foundations make many of their scholarships possible. For most of the 600 recipients, the scholarships provide full tuition, room and board and books for four years with options to also support study abroad and internship expenses. “This scholarship opportunity allows us to attract the very best and brightest applicants,” says Katherine Russell, executive coordinator of the program. “Banneker/Key Scholars are among the top leaders in all aspects of campus life, in academics and extracurricular activities.”
Now a junior, he spent two years working with computer science professor Samir Khuller on algorithms research and was published twice in scholarly journals. “I didn’t need to worry about money at all,” says McCutchen, whose scholarship is supported by Clifford Kendall ’54, chair of the board of regents. “I could focus on the internships that would add the most to my knowledge and experience.”
“I felt like I could come here, branch out and do whatever I wanted to do with little or no limitation,” says Green, who is pursuing a business degree with an emphasis on marketing and supply chain management. In addition to studying abroad in Dubai and Hong Kong and interning in Washington, D.C., Green took advantage of the Robert H. Smith School of Business’s networking resources and developed skills as a public speaker that should serve him well as he prepares for a career in international compliance. Entrepreneurs Kathy and Nicholas Nerangis Sr. started Green’s award, the Dorothy Andrews Memorial Banneker/Key Scholarship, in 1988 to honor Kathy Nerangis’s mother. They have connected with Green several times, with Nicholas Nerangis hinting that he’d help Green get started in business. “He impresses me as being a young man with a lot of potential,” Nerangis says. Learn how you can make your mark on Maryland by supporting the Banneker/Key Scholarship.  | ||||||||||
