gospel artist Dr. Shirley Caesar, who serves as host, and Grammy nomineevocalist and pianist Kim Burrell.

Caesar, known as the “First Lady of Gospel,” is an inductee in the GospelMusic Hall of Fame. She is the recipient of 11 Grammys, an Essence Award,and a NAACP Achievement Award among a myriad of others. She hasperformed with Patti Labelle, Whitney Houston, Dorothy Norwood and others.

Dubbed “this generation’s ‘Ella Fitzgerald,’ Burrell describes her musicas “jazz gospel.” She has worked alongside Stevie Wonder, Whitney Houstonand Harry Connick Jr., among others. Her most recent album, “No WaysTired,” was released last year.

The “105 Voices of History” Concert Choir will perform classical pieces,African-American spirituals, works from African-American composers, jazzselections and gospel music. The 2010 National conductors are Dr. WayneBarr of Tuskegee University, Director D’Wall Burke of South Carolina StateUniversity, Director Jeremy Winston of Wilberforce University and Dr. CurtisPowell of Delaware State University.

Tickets are available through the Kennedy Center ticket office or specialticket reservations for Scholarship Donors and Partners can be made byvisiting www.hbcuchoirs-a05.org.

President Thelma B. Thompson representedthe university at the annual White House Initiativeon HBCUs’ National Conference this week inArlington, Va.

Thompson accepted an invitation from eventorganizers to introduce U.S. Education SecretaryArne Duncan, who gave a keynote speech during aluncheon on the conference’s final day.

The theme for the 2010 conference was“Moving Toward HBCU Cathedrals.” Among theworkshop topics were: “Building PrivatePartnerships,” “Stimulating Innovation andCollaborative Partnerships,” an overview of“HBCU Desegregation” and “Building Science,Technology, Engineering and Math Capacity.”

Drs. Quentin Johnson, Frances McKinney,Ron Forsythe, Emmanuel Acquah and VeroniqueDiriker attended the conference as well as LisaPurnell, UMES' USDA liaison.

Two UMES music majors, Megan Azu andValencia Courtney, will be among the “105Voices of History” lifted in song at the HBCUNational Concert Choir on Sunday, Sept. 19, at5 p.m. at the Kennedy Center in Washington,D.C.

Accompanied by UMES Concert ChoirDirector and one of last year’s selected

conductors of the National HBCU Choir Sheila McDonald Harleston, Courtneywill be performing for the first time at the event, while Azu will be making arepeat performance.

“It’s an honor to be selected to perform at the Kennedy Center,” saidCourtney, a senior. “Being a part of this special event for the first time isexciting.”

“I am proud to serve as an ambassador for the University of MarylandEastern Shore and look forward to rehearsing and performing with otherstudents from the nation’s HBCUs and working with other conductors,” saidAzu, a junior.

Both students were thrilled to be working with Grammy Award winning

Cherish McMillan, an English major atUMES, spent her summer as an intern onCapitol Hill in the office of PennsylvaniaCongressman Patrick Murphy and for anon-profit organization, The AmericanForum, located in the National PressBuilding.

“I was in the thick of the politicalatmosphere,” said McMillan of her

observation and participation of the daily operation of the congressman’s office. “They allowed me todo a lot of hands-on work such as responding to constituent’s letters and fielding calls.”

McMillan plans on moving to the nation’s capital after her graduation from UMES in December. “Iwant to be close to D.C., because I like all of the political activities,” she said. She plans on attendinggraduate school at the University of Maryland College Park to get a master’s degree in broadcastjournalism with an emphasis on political reporting.

For her final semester at UMES, McMillan is interning at a local television station. “Even though Ihave just started, I have already had the experience of being in the newsroom dealing with a majorweather event—Hurricane Earl,” she said. “I assisted with communication with news correspondentsand members of the public sending information in to the newsroom about the storm.” McMillan saysthat in her current internship, she will be doing field work, looking for storylines and shadowingemployees in various departments at the station.

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Page 6Choir TourHRM Design TeamExerise Interns

Page 7Volunteer of the YearNew Honor Society ChapterIn Memoriam

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Page 4Students Go GlobalStudents Exhibit Art

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Interships

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on HBCUs

Students perform at Kennedy Center as part of National HBCU Week

Cherish McMillanstands outsideCongressmanPatrick Murphy’soffice on CapitolHill.

Megan Azu and Valencia Courtney.

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English major interns on Capitol Hill

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UMES researchersare experiencing a stellaryear, having beenawarded nearly 10percent of the CapacityBuilding Grants awardedby the U.S. Department ofAgriculture and some$3.5 million in fundsaimed at strengtheningthe institution’s research,teaching and extensioncapacity.

“This has been amonumental year forUMES in terms of thecompetitive funding wehave received from theUSDA as well as thenumber of projects thathave been funded,” saidDr. Gladys Shelton,interim dean of the UMESSchool of Agricultural and Natural Sciences and director of the 1890Agricultural Experiment Station. Our researchers have done an excellentjob designing studies that address regional and national issues; and throughpartnering with the USDA, we are able to enhance our researchcapabilities.”

USDA's National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA) providessupport to the 18 HBCUs that were designated as land-grant universities inthe Second Morrill Act in 1890. Grants to these 1890 universities supportresearch, extension and teaching in the food and agricultural sciences bybuilding the institutional capacities of these schools.

“Our 1890 historically black land-grant universities play a critical roleteaching students to meet the high quality, innovative research needs thatare vital to the wellbeing of our nation’s food, fuel and fiber,” saidAgriculture Secretary Tom Vilsak. “These awards mark a substantialinvestment in addressing the robust and varied research challenges facingAmerican agriculture today, but more importantly, it is also an investment in

our future scientistsand engineers, farmersand foresters.”

The CBG Programstrengthens thelinkages among the1890 universities,other colleges anduniversities, USDA, andprivate industry. Itfocuses on advancingcultural diversity in thescientific andprofessional workforceby attracting andeducating morestudents fromunderrepresentedgroups.

Through federalfunding and leadershipfor research, educationand extension

programs, NIFA focuses on investing in science and solving critical issuesimpacting people’s daily lives and the nation’s future.

In conducting their research, UMES Agricultural Experiment Stationresearchers are working to characterize certain plants as a source ofbiofuels, study the role of cowpea production in bio-diversity and foodsecurity, enhance agriculture students’ communication and problem-solving skills, explore air and water quality protection, examine watershedlevels and protect the Chesapeake, address leafy greens and tomato safetyfor small farmers, promote healthy lifestyles in Head Start, develop a modelprogram for experiential learning in human ecology, investigate the safetyof poultry and seafood distributed through internet and local markets,improve the experiential learning paradigm for precision agriculture andincrease graduation rates among first generation college students in humanecology.

For more information about research being conducted at UMES, visitwww.umes.edu/aes or call 410-621-3850.

UMESresearchers worth their weight in gold

Welcome, incoming freshman, Class of 2014!Welcome, incoming freshman, Class of 2014!

Photo by Jim Glovier

UMES students who want towork in the hospitality industryhave a friend in the Thomas G.Hanley Trust.

The UMES Foundationrecently received a $250,000 giftfrom the trust based in Ocean City,Md. The money will be used tounderwrite expenses and travel forstudents pursuing a degree inHotel and RestaurantManagement.

Winston M. Trader managesthe Hanley trust for his late uncle,a Worcester County businessmanand philanthropist who dabbled as a hotelier. Trader once worked as abellhop at Hanley’s Ocean Lodge in Ocean City.

When Trader read about UMES’ hospitality program earning nationalaccreditation, he decided the Hanley trust should invest in educating futureworkers in the industry locally.

“I thought ‘That’s something local’,” Trader said. “It makes moresense than to send it up to New York,” home of an Ivy League school ofhotel administration.

Hanley was known in the Milford and Middletown, Del., areas as asavvy businessman who bought and managed profitable properties. Acommunity flagpole in Milford is named in his honor.

The gift comes at an opportune time because the university is in thefinal year of raising $14 million to support and expand its academicmission as a land-grant institution. UMES leaders were pleasantly surprisedto be contacted by Trader.

“This is certainly a welcome donation,” President Thelma B.Thompson said. “I’m deeply appreciative of people like Mr. Trader, wholook closely at what we do and want to support us.”

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Local trust makes major donation to UMES HRM students

UMES has been awarded a grant totaling $20,500 from this year’sDwight David Eisenhower HBCU Fellowship.

Five students were selected as recipients of the fellowship, which isprovided through the U.S. Department of Transportation’s TechnologyPartnership Program.

The awards, ranging from $1,500 to $7,500, will help cover the cost ofthe students’ tuition, fees and other academic expenses. Additionally, thestudents will have the opportunity to attend the Transportation ResearchBoard annual meeting held January 23-27 in Washington, D.C.

“The meeting is an excellent opportunity for students to meet leaders inthe transportation industry and make contacts at the Department ofTransportation,” said Chris Hartman, a lecturer in the Department ofEngineering and Aviation Sciences at UMES.

The objective of the Dwight David Eisenhower TransportationFellowship Program is to attract qualified students to the field oftransportation and research, and advance transportation workforcedevelopment.

UMES chosen for Eisenhower HBCU FellowshipFive students received awards ranging from $1,500 to $7,500

This is the fourth year that UMES has received funding for EisenhowerFellowships.

“In the past, we have had as many as five students receive as much as$10,000 each,” Hartman said.

To qualify for the fellowship, students had to submit researchproposals, which were ranked by an on-campus committee consisting ofthree UMES representatives and a representative from the Maryland AviationAdministration, Hartman said. Final decisions were made off-campus by thefellowship providers at the Department of Transportation.

Graduate student Xavier Henry of Fruitland, who is majoring in foodand agricultural science, received the largest fellowship amount of $7,500.

Jake Brady Jr. of Pasadena, Md., who is earning his master’s degree incareer and technology education, and Andrew Grizzle of Negril, Jamaica, asenior engineering major, both, received $5,000.

Jayalaxmia Don of Princess Anne, a graduate student studying food andagricultural science, and Paul Woode of Washington, D.C., an aviationmanagement major, were each awarded $1,500.

Dr. Ernest Boger, the HotelRestaurant ManagementDepartment chairman, calls theHanley gift “a validation of theimportance of programaccreditation, since we came to(Mr. Trader’s) attention via amedia highlight of thataccomplishment.”

The gift “will permit us toprovide a level of studentenrichment and external industryprofessional involvement,” Bogersaid, “that has been … restricteddue to funding limitations.”

The gift will be placed in a designated scholarship account named inHanley’s honor, which Trader said he hopes will memorialize his uncle inperpetuity. Hanley died in 1982.

UMES’s hospitality program operates from the Richard A. HensonConference Center, a facility that includes classrooms, banquet facilities andan on-campus hotel where students get hands-on lessons.

The 200 undergraduates enrolled in the program can choose from avariety of hospitality specialties to study culinary arts, restaurantmanagement, food and beverage management, hotel administration, golfmanagement and travel/tourism management.

UMES is one of 54 institutions recognized by the AccreditationCommission for Programs in Hospitality Administration, joining Purdue,Oklahoma State and the University of South Carolina among others.

UMES graduates work for such industry giants as Marriott and Hyatthotels, T.G.I. Friday’s and Red Lobster restaurants, Sodexo, Aramark andWalt Disney.

For more information about UMES’ HRM degree program, call 410-651-6563, or visit www.umes.edu/hrm online.

President Thelma B. Thompson accepts a major donation for students in theHRM Department from Winston Trader, representing the Thomas G. HanleyTrust. Pictured from left to right are Dr. Ernest Boger, chair of the Departmentof Hotel and Restaurant Management; Trader; Thompson; Wilma Trader; andDr. Ayodele Alade, dean of the School of Business and Technology.

Photo by Jim Glovier

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Two UMES students joined the global community of internationalstudents this July. Meghin Seldon, a sophomore English major, and ShakenaGoode, a graduating accounting major with a Spanish minor, studied at theUniversity of Salamanca in the intensive language and culture program, thesecond-oldest international program in Europe.

Goode recommends study abroad to other students. “My trip to Spainwas something that I am never going to forget,” she said. “They (otherstudents) will also meet people from all over the world and they will learnthings that they cannot learn in the classroom.” While there, Goode visitedthe coast of Portugal as part of the program and Toledo, Segovia and Ávilaon weekend excursions.

Both students are Spanish tutors with Access and Success and plan tofurther pursue their interests. Goode will pursue international studies atAmerican University, while Seldon will advance her fluency as she preparesfor graduate school.

“Both students have discovered that international education opens themind to a world of possibilities,” said Dr. Carole Champagne, associateprofessor of modern languages at UMES. Champagne spend three

Modern languages connect UMES students to the global community

semesters in undergraduate study and two summers as a graduateadministrative and teaching assistant, which led to her work in internationaleducation.

Champagne’s professional affiliation with the American Association ofTeachers of Spanish and Portuguese facilitated agreements with Spanishuniversity and governmental administrators for the program. Travel andEducation (http://www.travelandeducation.org), representing severalSpanish universities, facilitated housing, transportation and registration forthe students.

The Intensive Summer Program offers 100 hours of Spanish instructiontaught by university professors. While the beginner through advanced levelof proficiency is determined through a placement exam, all courses aretaught in the target language. Students receive 40 hours of intensivelanguage instruction daily. Detailed program descriptions may be found athttp://corinto.usal.es.

Students also have the opportunity to participate in evening culturaland social events that focus on Spanish cooking, music, dance, festivals andholidays.

Top: UMES students Shakena Goode (backrow, far right) and Meghin Seldon (front row,second from right) are pictured with fellowinternational study students at Salamanca.

Left: Shakena Goode’s photo of the vista ofToledo, a famous medieval city, taken duringa weekend excursion. The Alcázar is the largefortress shown in the upper right, while theGran Catedral de Toledo is in the uppercenter-left.

Students at UMES recentlytraveled to the Baltimore Comic-Con for a chance to exhibit and selltheir “funny book” art. The two-daycomic book fan convention washeld at the Baltimore ConventionCenter at the Inner Harbor.

“Students were able tonetwork with editors and otherprofessionals in the field,” saidUMES Fine Arts Instructor Brad“Hudson, who teaches comic bookillustration, also known asSequential Arts, at the university.

For the last four years, Hudson hasmade an effort to take interested studentsto national comic book conventions togain exposure in the field.

“It has been tremendously rewarding and fruitful,” he said. “They haveseen what is required and as a result, have evolved at a much quicker rateas artists.”

Hudson also used the event as an opportunity to spread the wordabout UMES’ newly approved Sequential Arts concentration. Few publicinstitutions across the country currently offer coursework in thisspecialized field, Hudson said.

“It’s very frustrating to be a young artist with an interest in comic bookillustration and cartooning and not have anywhere to go,” said Hudson.

Hudson taught several experimental Sequential Arts courses to gaugestudent interest at UMES. He eventually decided to draw up a proposal forthe concentration, which was approved last fall.

“Students were coming here with a desire to create cartoons andcomic books,” he said. “I was simply responding to an interest and ademand that already existed in our student body.”

Rob Bennett, “Captain America”

UMES students exhibit artwork at Baltimore Comic-Con

experience to these students.”Stephanie Begin, a senior with a minor in culinary arts and

restaurant management from Piscataway, N.J., completed an internshipat the Comfort Inn Manhattan in New York City, while Ellis Gardner, ajunior from Silver Spring, Md., interned at the Comfort Inn inWashington, D.C. The two HRM majors were finalists among six possiblecandidates. Each received three credit hours for the 10-weekinternships. They were selected based on their GPA, demonstratedleadership abilities and professional demeanor.

“This program presents an opportunity for the students to acquirereal life, hands-on experience in a major destination hotelenvironment,” said Boger. “It is the first collegiate hospitality programthat Choice has been involved in and we expect it to expand and becomea model for other HRM programs at fellow Historically Black Collegesand Universities.”

to learn about the health literacy of individuals in Worcester, Wicomico andSomerset counties.”

The Dietetic Internship Program at UMES is a performance-basedgeneralist program designed to bridge the gap between didactic educationand entry-level dietetic practice.

Elmore, who already holds a bachelor’s degree in nutritional sciencesfrom Cornell University, aspires to become a registered dietician. Huffman,a Virginia Tech graduate, is interested in a dietetic career that focuses onathletics.

“I want to be a sports dietitian with collegiate or professionalathletes,” said Huffman, 24 of Glenmoore, Pa. “I’d preferably like to workwith the Virginia Tech Hokies and Philadelphia teams.”

Both students enrolled in UMES’ Dietetic Internship Program last yearand earned their certificate of completion, along with two graduate credits,in June.

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Two students at UMES learned valuable skills related to their field ofstudy, Hotel and Restaurant Management (HRM), during summerinternships funded by Choice Hotels International, one of the largestlodging franchisors in the world with over 6,000 hotels in the U.S. andmore than 35 other countries and territories.

Choice Hotels presented Dr. Ernest Boger, chair of the Department ofHotel and Restaurant Management at UMES, with a check for $10,000 forthe summer internships, $1,000 of which covered the cost of the internsattending the National Association of Black Hotel Owners, Operators andDevelopers (NABHOOD) annual Summit and Trade Show in Miami, Fla.

“At Choice Hotels, we are committed to promoting the hospitalityindustry as a career path to a diverse population of students,” said PatrickCimerola, senior vice president, Human Resources and Administration forChoice Hotels. “Being able to launch this program really allows us tostrengthen our relationship with UMES and provide valuable work and life

Two dietetic interns at UMES earned afirst place award for their research posterat the annual Maryland Dietetic Associationmeeting.

Andrea Elmore and KatherineHuffman received a $100 prize and splitthe winnings. They completed their projecton “Health Literacy and NumeracyAssessment in the Tri-County Area of theMaryland Eastern Shore” under theguidance of Dr. Virginie Zoumenou in the

University of Maryland Extension Office. “We gathered brochures on different diseases from health centers on

the Eastern Shore and assessed their grade reading level,” said Elmore, 23,of Owego, N.Y. “We used these brochures along with three questionnaires

UMES Dietetic Interns earn first place award for research project

Katherine Huffman andAndrea Elmore

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Choice Hotels funds UMES summer internships for hospitality students

From left, Dr. Ernest Boger, chair of the Department of Hotel and Restaurant Management at UMES, is picturedwith UMES students Stephanie Begin and Ellis Gardner, and the CEO of Choice Hotels Steve Joyce at theNational Association of Black Hotel Owners Operators and Developers (NABHOOD) Annual Conference inMiami, Fla. Choice sponsored the student's NABHOOD attendance as a part of their internship.

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Three UMES students placed first in the 2009 Hospitality DesignProject, which is coordinated by Hotel and Restaurant Management lecturer,Karl Binns. Students enrolled in Binns’ HMGT 404 class are assigned towork on this competitive project throughout the semester and present itbefore a panel of industry professionals. Last year, the winning teamdeveloped a restaurant concept called “Smoke BBQ and Grill” for the oldSalisbury Fire House. The team was awarded a $2,500 prize sponsored bythe Eat’n Park Hospitality Group.

Winners, from left to right, are James Thomas, Susan White and Marc Schwartz.

Hospitality group awards students prizes for designs

A postlude to a year full ofpractices and performances atUMES and the surroundingcommunity, the Concert Choir’sreward for all of their hard workwas their annual trip abroad—thisyear to St. Thomas and St. John, U.S.Virgin Islands.

Hosted by the American LegionChoir, Post 90 of St. Thomas, thechoir and the UMES Brass Quartetperformed at several venuesincluding the New Hernhut MoravianChurch, the Emanuel Benjamin Oliver Elementary School, the AntillesSchool, Saint Andrews Episcopal Church and the Memorial MoravianChurch.

“The choir was well received by appreciative audiences,” said Dr.Sheila McDonald Harleston, director, UMES Concert Choir. “The audiencenumbers grew with every performance. Some people attended everyconcert and would bring others on the following nights.”

The schedule for the seven-day spring performance tour did allowtime for some relaxation. After three days of performances, choir membershad a day at the beach followed by a special meal of local cuisine preparedby the congregation of the New Hernhut Moravian church. Ox tails, curried

Concert Choir tours St. Thomasgoat, stewed chicken, plantains,boiled fish, potato stuffing, Johnnycakes, meat patties, kallaloo, peasand rice, fungi and ginger beer wereserved-up for the tasting.

A day trip to St. John by boatprovided a day of sight-seeing andshopping.

“I continue to be very thankfulfor the talented and dedicatedstudents in the Concert Choir andfor the support we receive from the

university administration, staff andfaculty and our neighboring communities,” said Harleston.

The tour is made possible through fundraisers, contributions fromchurches, organizations and friends of the choir and a choir fee. They arecurrently organizing and selling tickets for their major annual fundraiser, aBasket Bingo, being held on Saturday, October 9, in the Student ServicesCenter Ballroom on campus. Doors open at 4:30 p.m. with games from 5-8p.m. Tickets are $20 in advance and $25 at the door if they haven’t beenreserved. Prizes are genuine Longaberger products. The event is notaffiliated with the Longaberger Company.

For more information or for tickets, call 410-651-6574, 410-651-6571 or 443-801-0738.

The UMES Concert Choir on tour in St. Thomas, U.S. Virgin Islands.

Pictured from left to right, Ashanti Hunter, Nicloe Ouzts,Lynsey Hayes and Richard Warren participated in the10-week Summer Undergraduate Research InternshipProgram (SURP). The program is an essential aspect ofthe training component of the USU Center for HealthDisparities and a part of the collaborative relationshipwith UMES. The goal is to provide training opportunitiesfor students from diverse ethnic and racial backgroundswho are underrepresented in medicine and who areinterested in biomedical sciences and healthcare fields.The students are teamed with research mentors to fullyintegrate them into the research team and to supervisethe student’s research activities. “It was a greatexperience for the students,” said Dr. James Heimdal,chair of the Department of Exercise Science at UMES.“They each received a $5,000 stipend, plus thementoring/research internship experience wasinvaluable.”

Exercise Science students participate in summer internships

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Conor Cox first teamed up with 13-year-old Ty’Ronthrough the “Big Brothers Big Sisters” mentoring programthree years ago.

“When Ty and I first started out, our conversationsinvolved talking about stereotypical guy stuff like sportsand cars,” said Cox, now 22, who is currently earning adoctorate in physical therapy from UMES. “But the betterwe got to know each other, the more he would open up.”

Cox and Ty’Ron meet up weekly to play video games,basketball, football and kickball if they can find enoughpeople to organize a team. Sometimes they spend their timeriding go-carts in Ocean City, watching movies on the bigscreen, or knocking down pins at the bowling alley.

“I know it sounds cliché, but I've learned just as muchfrom Ty, maybe even more, then what he has learned fromme,” he said.

This summer, Cox was recognized by the Lower Shorechapter of Big Brother Big Sister as one of its volunteers ofthe year. He received the award from Salisbury Mayor Jim

The UMES Chapter of Phi Kappa Phi, the nation’s oldest, largest and most selective all-discipline honorsociety, begins its inaugural year on campus.

More than 80 students, faculty members and administrators joined the newly chartered Chapter 312.UMES President Thelma B. Thompson and UMES alumnus Ray Davis, vice president of the society’sSoutheast Region, welcomed the charter members at an installation ceremony at the close of the ’09-10academic year.

“We look forward to making our chapter the finest in the region, and then in the nation,” said Rita T.Lamb, chapter president and director of the UMES Honors Program. “We expect to take advantage of theopportunities that Phi Kappa Phi makes available to its members. Now, we can collaborate with ourstudents and faculty in applying for numerous fellowships, grants and awards.”

Phi Kappa Phi members are eligible to apply for scholarships and awards valued at more than$700,000 annually. Membership is by invitation only.

UMES student named “Big Brothers Big Sisters” Volunteer of the Year

Dr. Rita Lamb, chapter president, director of the Honors Program and dean of the UMES School ofArts and Professions, congratulates a student on her induction into Phi Kappa Phi. Ray Lewis, vicepresident of the society's Southeast Region is shown in the background.Photo by Matthew Wittiker

Cheryl Lynne KingJanuary 24, 1959-September 7, 2010

Alex Arroyo-FloresMarch 5, 1989-September 4, 2010

Ireton during a ceremony held at the Delmarva ShorebirdsArthur W. Perdue Stadium.

“I was very surprised,” said Cox, who was awardedfor his “excellence and selflessness in mentoring at-riskchildren.”

The Harford County native will now be in the runningfor statewide honors, according to Jessica Mims of theLower Shore chapter.

“I've learned from Ty like he has learned from meand I get to act like a 15-year-old kid sometimes, so that'sfun too,” Cox said.

Cox says the biggest challenge he needed toovercome as a “Big Brother” involved establishing trustwith Ty’Ron.

But he never let that discourage him.“As long as you have a few extra hours every one to

two weeks, that's enough to join the program,” he said.“It’s really just about providing a positive influence in thelife of a kid.”

UMES installs new chapter of honor society

In Memoriam

Photo by Bill Robinson

Conor Cox mentors at-risk teen, while

earning a doctorate inphysical therapy

Tickets are on sale now through the time they are sold out for the HRM 2010Gourmet Dining Series. Tickets are $50 per person and can be purchased Monday-Thursday, from 9 a.m.- 4 p.m. in the Richard Henson Center, Room 2100. Checksor money orders only made payable to UMES. Seating time for the event is 7 p.m.See menu below. For more information, contact Angie Price at 410-651-6563.

Friday, October 8—Mama Creole Haute CuisineSoup: Honey Butternut Squash with Grand Marnier CrèmeAppetizer: Bitter Orange Glazed Duck Breast with Balsamic/Sugar/Mustard

Bacon; composed with Mesclun Greens and HRM PassionVinaigrette

Entrée: Triple Delight - Cumin Roasted Lamb Chop, Jumbo Lumps andAlaskan Crab Puff Pastry Remick, Jerk Roasted Pork Tenderloin

Accompaniments: Tarragon Herbal Potato, Roasted Asparagus and Sauce Chasseur Intermezzo: Lemon SorbetDessert: Havana Fruit Mousse Torte Cake with Famous HRM Sauce

Raspberry Beverage: Coffee and Assorted Teas

Friday, November 12—Gastronome High Cuisine GastronomySoup: Beatle Street - All That Jazz TurtleAppetizer: Duet of Bordelaise Frog Leg and Pungent Garlic/Scotch Bonnet

Escargot with Composed Endives, Greens, Avocado and HRM Citrus Vinaigrette

Entrée: Amandine Soft Shell Crab with Missouri Bison’s TenderloinWellington

Accompaniments: Sauce Perigourdine - Truffle Oil Macaroni and Cheese, SautéPearl Onions, Squash and Zucchini Wrap

Intermezzo: Cilantro Ice Tea-ExoticDessert: UMES Rum Torte Cake with Bourbon Street Crème SauceBeverage: Coffee and Assorted Teas

Friday, December 3– Happy Merry Haute Cuisine PartyReception: Shrimp Cocktail, Catfish Nuggets, Stuffed Strawberries and

Collard Green Puffs Carving Station: Honey Roasted Pork Loin with HRM Jus LieBeverages: Traditional Ginger Beer, Assorted Champagne Aperitif &

Cranberry Gin Ginger BeerSoup: Sherry Pernod Rio Sweet OnionAppetizer: Blackened Tuna and Brine Eggs with Composed Endive Garden

Salad and HRM VinaigretteIntermezzo: Coffee GranitaEntrée: Jumbo Crab Lump Imperial with Southwestern Barbeque

Sirloin SteakAccompaniments: Corn and Pepper Pudding, Broccoli Flan and Mango Barbeque

SauceDessert: Awesome Chocolate Bomb Tart with HRM Raspberry SauceBeverage: Coffee & Assorted Teas

EACH COURSE WILL BE ACCOMPANIED WITH APPROPRIATE WINE SELECTED BY CLASS SOMMELIER.

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Arts & EntertainmentFALL 2010 CALENDAR

*Unless stipulated, all events listedare FREE & OPEN TO THE PUBLIC.For more information, call 410-651-6669 or 410-651-6571.OCTOBER

3 SAXOPHONE RECITAL4 p.m. Ella Fitzgerald Center for the Performing Arts

8 JAZZ ENSEMBLE FALL CONCERT7 p.m. Ella Fitzgerald Center for the Performing Arts

14 FALL MIDTERM STUDIO-CLASS RECITAL11 a.m. Ella Fitzgerald Center for the Performing Arts

15 HAWK HYSTERIA 6 p.m.Volleyball, men’s and women’s basketball and more.William P. Hytche Athletic Center

21 OPENING RECEPTION-ART EXHIBIT4-6 p.m. The Comic Book Art of Michael GoldenMosely Gallery/ Hours: Mon. through Fri., 9 a.m.-5 p.m.Show on display until Dec. 2

HRM 2010

Gourmet Dining Series