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Meet a Retriever—Lola Akinmade Åkerström ‘98, M.S. ‘02, award-winning visual storyteller
Meet Lola Akinmade Åkerström ‘98, M.S. ‘02, award-winning visual storyteller, international bestselling author, and travel entrepreneur. Originally a geographic information systems professional,...
Posted: August 21, 2024, 8:00 AM
Meet a Retriever—Patty Hathaway ’97, M.S. ’03, lifetime Retriever and advocate for veterans
Meet Patty Hathaway ’97, M.S. ’03, who earned her B.A. in economics and M.S. in information systems while working at UMBC. After 23 years of service to UMBC, Patty went on to work at three other...
Posted: August 9, 2024, 4:18 PM
Meet a Retriever—Mary K. Tilghman ’79, novelist and donor
Meet Mary K. Tilghman, whose original decision to attend UMBC may have started off more pragmatic than fairytale (she could commute with her brother who was attending), but the story ended up...
Posted: July 2, 2024, 11:52 AM
Meet a Retriever—Michelle Jabes Corpora ‘03, young adult author and editor
MeetMichelle Jabes Corpora’03, English and theatre. Michelle is the author of nine novels, an editor for commercial fiction, and an avid student of Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu. She came to UMBC as a...
Posted: June 5, 2024, 11:57 AM
Moving in Place: Jill Sisson Quinn ’97, English
The habitat in central Maryland where Jill Sisson Quinn ’97, English grew up isn’t very different from the habitat in central Wisconsin where she lives now. The birds, insects, and trees are...
Posted: March 26, 2014, 3:04 PM