Ellen Hemmerly, bwtech@UMBC Incubator and Accelerator, Named Catonsville’s Business Person of the Year
Ellen Hemmerly, executive director of the UMBC Research Park Corporation, was honored as “Business Person of the Year” earlier this week by the Greater Catonsville Chamber of Commerce. The award recognized her work growing bwtech@UMBC and techcenter@UMBC into a successful innovation and job creation engine for the greater Baltimore region.
http://www.umbc.edu/insights/2007/10/ellen_hemmerly_bwtechumbc_name_1.html

Women’s Hoops’ Kristin Drabyn Named America East “Shining Stars, Star Students”
Senior Kristin Drabyn was named one of America East’s “Shining Stars, Star Students” this month. The conference documents the life of some its star athletes beyond their athletic achievements.
http://www.americaeast.com/ViewArticle.dbml?&ATCLID=1255461&DB_OEM_ID=14000

UMBC Volleyball Sweeps Weekly Conference Awards
Sophomores Ashley Oscars and Kira Giles and freshman Sabrina Hoeks each picked up their second award of the season in their respective categories of Player of the Week, Setter of the Week and Rookie of the Week.
http://www.umbcretrievers.com/sports/wvball/release.asp?RELEASE_ID=3631