Five universities within the University System of Maryland came together to develop a National Science Foundation proposal increase faculty diversity within the University System of Maryland. A figure outlining our team structure and organization is here, and additional information about the team members by institution (e.g., PIs, Co-PIs, Senior Personnel, Evaluators, Researchers, External Advisory Board) follows:

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AGEP PROMISE ACADEMY ALLIANCE TEAM
November 2018
Provosts are the PIs of the Collaborative Team for the PROMISE Academy
Partners |
Principal Investigators |
UMBC |
Dr. Philip Rous, Senior Vice President of Academic Affairs, Provost, and Professor – Physics |
UMCP |
Dr. Mary Ann Rankin, Senior Vice President and Provost, and Professor – Biology |
UMB |
Dr. Roger Ward, Interim Provost, Executive Vice President, and Dean of the Graduate School |
Salisbury |
Dr. Karen Olmstead, Vice President of Academic Affairs, Interim Provost, and Professor – Biology |
Towson |
Dr. Melanie Perreault, Provost and Executive Vice President for Academic Affairs |
Towson University (TU)
PI: Provost Dr. Melanie Perreault
Co-PI for Towson (Student Population: Undergraduate: 19,049; Graduate: 3,235) |
Dr. David Vanko, Dean, Fisher College of Science and Mathematics
Dr. Cynthia Ghent*, Director of the STEM Education Center, Fisher College, Assoc. Prof., Dept. of Biological Sciences
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Chair of AAAC & Internal Advisory Board:
UMBC
PI: Provost Philip Rous
Co-PIs for UMBC (Student Population: Undergraduate: 11,243; Graduate: 2,596) |
Dr. Janet C. Rutledge*, Vice Provost for Graduate Education and Dean of the Graduate School, Associate Professor of Computer Science and Electrical Engineering, also PI of CGS’ “Understanding Ph.D. Career Pathways” project for UMBC and Morgan State |
Dr. Wendy Carter-Veale*, Internal Evaluator, Social Science Research Coordinator, Dissertation Coach & Coordinator of Ph.D. Completion Initiatives, also Survey Administrator of CGS’ “Understanding Ph.D. Career Pathways” project for UMBC and Morgan State |
Dr. Patrice McDermott, Vice Provost for Faculty Affairs, Professor – College of Arts, Humanities, & Social Sciences, National board of the Society for STEM Women of Color (SSWOC), Senior Fellow at the Association of American Colleges and Universities |
Dr. William LaCourse, Dean of the College of Natural and Mathematical Sciences, Professor of Chemistry |
Dr. Robin Cresiski*, Assistant Vice Provost of Graduate Student Development and Postdoctoral Affairs, Director of the AGEP PROMISE Academy Alliance, Affiliate Professor of Biology |
University of Maryland College Park (UMCP)
PI: Provost MaryAnn Rankin
Co-PIs and Senior Personnel for College Park (Student Population: Undergraduate: 27,443; Graduate: 10,697) |
Dr. Gerald S. Wilkinson, Assoc. Dean for Faculty Affairs, College of Computer, Mathematical & Natural Sci.; Prof. of Biology |
Dr. Hugh Bruck, Associate Dean for Faculty Affairs, A. James Clark College of Engineering; Prof. of Mech. Eng. |
Dr. Gregory Ball, Dean, College Behavioral and Social Sciences; Professor, Psychology |
Dr. John Bertot*, Associate Provost for Faculty Affairs, and Professor in the iSchool, oversees the Presidential Postdoctoral Fellowship Program on behalf of Provost Rankin and manages the Fellowship review process. The Office of Faculty Affairs jointly directs the Office of Postdoctoral Affairs with the Graduate School, and as Associate Provost for Faculty Affairs, Dr. Bertot will facilitate the design and implementation of campus efforts to prepare the program postdocs for academic careers. |
Senior Personnel & Research Lead: Dr. KerryAnn O’Meara, Associate Dean for Faculty Affairs & Prof. College of Education
Senior Personnel, Dr. Blessing Enekwe*, Program Director, Office of Postdoctoral Affairs at The Graduate School |
University of Maryland Baltimore (UMB)
PI: Provost Roger Ward
Co-PIs for UMB (Student Population: Undergraduate: 866; Graduate and Professional: 5463) |
Dr. Erin Golembewski*, Senior Association Dean for the Graduate School. |
Dr. Roger Ward, Chief Accountability Officer, Vice President of Operations and Planning, Vice Dean of the Graduate School |
Dr. Natalie Eddington, Dean of the University of Maryland School of Pharmacy, Professor of Pharmaceutical Sciences. |
Dr. James Kaper, Sr. Assoc. Dean Academic Affairs, School of Medicine; Professor & Chair, Dept. of Microbiology/Immunology. |
Salisbury University (SU)
PI: Provost Karen Olmstead
Co-PIs and Senior Personnel for Salisbury (Student Population: Undergraduate: 7,861; Graduate: 887) |
Dr. Clifton Griffin, Dean of Graduate Studies and Research (Chief Research Officer, Central leading advocate for faculty research) |
Dr. Michael Scott*, Interim Dean of the Henson School of Science and Technology; Professor of Geography and Geosciences |
Dr. Chrys Egan, Professor of Communication Arts, Academic specialty: Leadership and Diversity; Co-Director of OURCA |
Dr. Jessica Clark, Assistant Professor of Biology, Co-Director of OURCA |
Dr. Richard Wilkens, Associate Provost for Academic Affairs, will serve as Senior Personnel given his role in faculty affairs. |
Dr. Joann Boughman, USM Sr. Vice Chancellor for Academic & Student Affairs
External Evaluators:
Westat (Dr. Adrienne von Glatz, Dr. Jill Feldman)
External Advisory Board:
- Dr. Jennifer Linderman (U. of Michigan President’s Postdoctoral Fellowship Program)
- Dr. Mark Lawson (U. of California President’s Postdoctoral Fellowship Program)
- Dr. Keivan Stassun (Academic Pathways Program, Vanderbilt)
- Dr. Henry Frierson (University of Florida)
- Dr. Daryl Chubin (Understanding Interventions)
- Dr. Quincy Brown (AnitaB.org)
*Leadership Team
