Terry Aylsworth
Executive Administrative Assistant, College of Arts and Sciences
Presidential Distinguished Staff Award
Non-Exempt Staff

Described as “committed,” “collegial” and “enthusiastic,” Terry Aylsworth, executive administrative assistant for the Dean’s Office of the College of Arts and Sciences, is known for her respect for everyone she works with, for her ability to invest every undertaking with a belief in its significance and for her dedication to UMBC’s goals and the value of higher education.

As the person who oversees all of the logistical operations for the Dean’s Office of the Colleges of Arts and Sciences, Aylsworth works with approximately 80 percent of the University’s departments and centers on a regular basis. Her responsibilities range from maintaining the calendars of the dean and associate deans and supervising other staff members, to keeping track of the steady stream of administrative paperwork that flows through the College of Arts and Sciences.

A former program coordinator for the Center for the Humanities and the Shakespeare Association of America, Aylsworth also finds time to serve the University outside of the office. She served as vice president of the former Classified Staff Senate and is president of the new Non-Exempt Excluded Staff Senate (NEESS), which she helped to create. She is a member of UMBC’s Employee of the Quarter Committee and was recently elected chair of the University Steering Committee.

“As my executive administrative assistant, Terry is inimitable. But this adjectival term applies to Terry in a much larger sense,” says Dean G. Rickey Welch. “She is an indefatigable contributor not only to the smooth running of this office, but to the consideration of staff concerns across our campus….She does more than a job; she embodies the ambition and mission of UMBC.”