College Park, MD May 2, 2006 The University of Marylands Robert H. Smith School of Business today announced the recipients of the annual Smith Leadership and Excellence Awards, honoring business leaders and organizations that have made significant and positive impact to their industries and the community in the mid-Atlantic region. Howard Frank, dean of the Robert H. Smith School of Business, will present the 2006 awards at a ceremony and banquet on Thursday, May 4, at 6 p.m. at the Samuel Riggs IV Alumni Center on the universitys College Park campus.

On Saturday, June 4, 2005, in a ceremony that occurs only once every five years, the Maryland Alumni Association bestowed its highest honor on a third Hall of Fame Class, the first to be inducted in the new Samuel Riggs IV Alumni Center. Congratulations to five of the most outstanding Smith School alumni leaders: Robert H. Smith '50; Thomas V. Miller '64, '67; Gary Williams '68; Larry David '69, '70; and Carly Fiorina, MBA '80.

The Ernst & Young Foundation presented a matching gifts check for $37,073 to Dean Howard Frank on May 5, 2005 to the Robert H. Smith School of Business on behalf of University of Maryland alumni partners, retirees and staff. Of the total amount, $28,323 is designated for the Ernst & Young Education Excellence Fund, $7,500 to the Dando Scholarship Fund and $1,250 to the Lamone Fund. When combined with individual alumni contributions, the check from the Ernst & Young Foundation brings the organizations total gifts to the Smith School over the past year to $71,446.