Every fall, the University of Maryland, Baltimore (UMB) recognizes the extraordinary work of our faculty, staff, and students with Founders Week awards that signify outstanding accomplishments in education, public service, research/scholarship, entrepreneurship, and academics.
Leah S. Millstein, MD
Associate Professor, Department of MedicineSchool of Medicine
In just two years, Leah S. Millstein, MD, has transformed the University of Maryland School of Medicine’s (UMSOM) Rural-MD Scholars initiative from a concept into a four-year academic scholar... Read More
Ramsay Koury, DMD
Clinical Assistant Professor and Director, Division of General Practice, Department of Comprehensive DentistrySchool of Dentistry
In 2010, Ramsay Koury, DMD, was a dentist who had never thought about becoming a professor, but a trip to Honduras and a nudge from a University of Maryland School of Dentistry (UMSOD) student chan... Read More
Natalie Ram, JD
Professor of LawFrancis King Carey School of Law
After the Golden State Killer was identified using DNA profiles searchable in an online genetic genealogy database, University of Maryland Francis King Carey School of Law professor Natalie Ram, JD... Read More
Graeme F. Woodworth, MD, FAANS, FAC
Howard M. Eisenberg, MD Distinguished Professor of Neurosurgery and ChairDepartment of Neurosurgery
School of Medicine
Graeme Woodworth’s parents are physicians, and surgeons run deep into his family tree. But when Woodworth was accepted into Tufts University in Boston, he took the family road less traveled, ... Read More
Anum Zehra
MD Student, Class of 2027School of Medicine
Congratulations started pouring in for Anum Zehra soon after she was named the University of Maryland, Baltimore’s (UMB) 2026 Founders Week Student of the Year, and it’s no wonder: In t... Read More
