President Hrabowski Receives Professional Leadership Award from Leading Academic Internships Center
The Washington Center for Internships and Academic Seminars, the area’s largest provider of academic internship and college seminar opportunities, has recognized UMBC by presenting its Professional Achievement Award to President Freeman Hrabowski.
www.umbc.edu/news/2007/10/president_hrabowski_receives_p.html

UMBC Biotech Entrepreneur Paul Silber Named Baltimore’s Extraordinary Tech Advocate for 2007
Paul Silber, a biotech entrepreneur with roots at UMBC, has been named the 2007 “Baltimore’s Extraordinary Technology Advocate” award winner by the Greater Baltimore Technology Council (GBTC). Silber is the former President and CEO of In Vitro Technologies (IVT), one of the first companies to start and grow on campus through the UMBC incubator program.
www.umbc.edu/news/2007/09/umbc_biotech_entrepreneur_paul.html

Ashley Singer Tabbed America East Women’s Soccer Rookie of the Week
UMBC women’s soccer freshman forward Ashley Singer was named America East Rookie of the Week for the week ending Oct. 21, the conference announced Monday.
www.umbcretrievers.com/sports/wsoccer/release.asp?RELEASE_ID=3644

Soccer's Chris Williams Named America East Rookie of the Week
Freshman fullback Chris Williams was named America East Conference Men’s Soccer Rookie of the Week for the week ending Oct. 20. He is the second Retriever to receive the award in the last three weeks, as forward B.J. Quigley was honored on Oct. 8.
www.umbcretrievers.com/sports/msoccer/release.asp?RELEASE_ID=3643

UMBC Swimming and Diving Take Three of Four Weekly Conference Awards, Favorite to Win 2008 America East Titles
The UMBC men’s and women’s swimming and diving teams accounted for three out of four weekly conference awards as junior Justin Bronson was named the Men’s Swimming Performer of the Week, and freshmen Seth McNew and Crystal Gall earned the Men’s and Women’s Diving Performers of the Week, respectively, for the week ending Oct. 22, the conference announced Wednesday.
www.umbcretrievers.com/sports/swimming/release.asp?RELEASE_ID=3649

The teams have been picked to win the 2008 America East Swimming and Diving Championships, according to a poll by the league’s head coaches, the conference announced Tuesday.
www.umbcretrievers.com/sports/swimming/release.asp?RELEASE_ID=3645