UMBC alumni are stars whose light extends well beyond their graduation. Past award winners include Duff Goldman, founder of Charm City Cakes, Maryland Delegate Jon Cardin, Johns Hopkins Medical Institutes medical researcher Crystal Watkins and Baltimore Sun reporter Jamie Smith Hopkins. The UMBC Alumni Association welcomes nominations for the 2012 Outstanding Alumni of the Year Awards.

The UMBC Alumni Association will present five awards to honor alumni for their professional and personal achievements, as well as their service to the community and to UMBC. In addition, the Association will present a “Rising Star” award to a graduate of the past decade. To nominate an alum for this prestigious award, please submit your nomination by May 30, 2012 at this link: http://alumni.umbc.edu/alumniawards.