Freshman Volleyball Player Named American East 2008 Rookie of the Year
Freshman Alyssa Lang ‘12 has been named America East Volleyball Rookie of the Year for 2008. Lang and Bridget Scheetz ‘11 have been named to the All-Conference Second Team, while Allie Spaay ’12 has been named to the All-Rookie team along with Lang.

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Freshman Katie Brooks Named America East Women’s Basketball Rookie of the Week
UMBC freshman guard Katie Brooks ‘12 was named America East Rookie of the Week for the week ending Sunday, November 23. Brooks helped lead the Retrievers to a 2-1 week with 17.7 points, 4.7 rebounds, 3.3 assists and 2.7 steals per game in three contests.

http://www.umbcretrievers.com/sports/wbball/release.asp?release_id=4390

Curtis Menyuk, Professor of Computer Science, Elected Fellow of the American Physical Society
Professor of Computer Science Curtis Menyuk has been elected a fellow of the American Physical Society. His research interests lie at the intersection of engineering, physics, applied mathematics and computational methods.

Scott Jeffrey ’81, Geography, Awarded Maryland Professor of the Year Award
Scott Jeffrey ’81, Geography, was awarded the Maryland Professor of the Year Award by the Carnegie Foundation. Jeffrey teaches at the Community College of Baltimore County and has developed the first associate’s in art degree in Maryland in Geographic Information Systems.