From: Arthur T. Johnson, Provost
Vivian Armor, Director, Alex. Brown Center for Entrepreneurship

Last December, UMBC and the Alex. Brown Center for Entrepreneurship were awarded a $2- million grant from the Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation to expand entrepreneurship initiatives across campus. UMBC was one of nine universities selected to participate in this round of funding. A key element of our proposal focused on the identification of Faculty Fellows -- respected entrepreneurial thought and practice leaders of our campus community who would lead the way in infusing entrepreneurship across all disciplines.

We are pleased to announce the appointment of William LaCourse, professor of chemistry and biochemistry, Kriste Lindenmeyer, professor and chair of history and Uri Tasch, professor of mechanical engineering, as our first Alex. Brown Center for Entrepreneurship Faculty Fellows.

Their appointment is for three years and during that time they will be responsible for institutionalizing entrepreneurship within their academic disciplines and their colleges. In this role they will serve as faculty champions for entrepreneurship to raise the profile of entrepreneurship within their respective areas.

We greatly appreciate the support of the Deans in the selection process and the interest of other faculty members who submitted nominations for consideration.

We offer sincere congratulations to Bill, Kriste and Uri and we look forward to the expansion of entrepreneurial initiatives across UMBC's campus as a result of their leadership.