Robert Isaman '85, vice president, integration at UTC Fire & Security (UTCFS), a division of United Technologies Corporation, addressed a lively audience of Smith School graduates, family members, friends, and Smith faculty and administrators at the Smith School's winter commencement ceremony on Thursday, December 22. Nearly 350 candidates were eligible to attend the graduation ceremony, which was held at the Comcast Center: eight doctoral, 25 executive MBA, 100 MBA/MS, and 210 undergraduate business degrees were awarded.

The University of Maryland's Robert H. Smith School of Business is seeking nominations for the schools 2006 Smith Leadership and Excellence Awards. The annual awards, which pay tribute to business leaders and organizations that have made a significant and positive impact in the mid-Atlantic region, will be presented in four categories: Business Excellence, Leaders for the Digital Economy, Leadership Excellence, and Public Excellence.

College Park, Md. - August 30, 2005 The University of Marylands Robert H. Smith School of Business today announced that it will begin offering full and partial tuition scholarships to the schools executive MBA (EMBA) program. The scholarships will be merit-based and specifically designed to help executives from underrepresented industry areas including the government and non-profit sectors in attaining their career and leadership goals. One of each of the following scholarships will be open to participants within each EMBA class:

The Smith School offers congratulations to the 770 undergraduate, 300 MBA/MS, 25 Executive MBA, and 10 PhD new degree holders who graduated on May 22, 2005.  Kevin Plank '96, founder and CEO of Under Armour Performance Apparel, delivered an inspiring keynote address to a packed Comcast Center. "I'm appreciative of the life and business skills that UM taught me," he began. Drawing on his experience as a football player at Maryland and his keen entrepreneurial instinct, Plank recounted his vision and roadmap to "creating the world's greatest football undershirt."

Eighteen months ago, although already armed with a masters degree in chemical engineering from John Hopkins University, Eric Gwin was set on pushing himself to hit the textbooks again. In February 2005, this technical assistant to the president of Constellation Energy Group, Inc., graduated with an Executive Masters of Business Administration (EMBA) from the Robert H. Smith of Business, together with 20 classmates.

Singapore & College Park Md., November 30, 2004 - The University of Maryland's Robert H. Smith School of Business and ChinaCast Communication Holdings Limited ("ChinaCast"), a leading provider of e-learning solutions in China, today announced that they have signed a memorandum of understanding ("MOU") to deliver education courses and programs to students in the People's Republic of China. ChinaCast continues to expand its lead position in the e-learning business in China and has already helped more than a dozen Chinese universities build nationwide e-learning networks.

The University of Maryland's Robert H. Smith School of Business has announced its intent to expand the Smith Executive MBA (EMBA) program in China to include Shanghai beginning in November 2005. The school also custom MBA program for Otis Elevator China, one of the fastest growing multinational corporations in China. The announcements were made in Shanghai, where Smith School Dean Howard Frank is currently participating in an Asian economic development mission led by Maryland Governor Robert L. Ehrlich, Jr.

The Smith CIO Forum, held October 8, explored the advantages and challenges of mobility with a full day of discussion and presentations on mobility in the workplace. Going Mobile, Changing the Pace and Place of Business brought together the world-class research of the Smith decision and information technologies faculty with the experience of high-level practitioners to explore issues of security, applications performance, and infrastructure key to the success of a mobile work force.

The Smith School is gearing up for its third Executive MBA class, scheduled to start on March 28, 2004. The deadline for registration was Friday, March 12. Applications for the 18-month, globally focused program are accepted on a rolling basis. About the Smith EMBA The Smith EMBA was established in January 2003 and follows a quicker, more intense track than many area EMBA programs. In an increasingly competitive market, the program has attracted interest from candidates in the mid-Atlantic region, throughout the country, and around the world.

For the past two years eSmith has been evolving into a comprehensive gateway that allows students, faculty, and staff to navigate through a network of public and private information, services, and business functions of the Smith School and the University of Maryland. The internal portal provides a secure infrastructure to present Web-based applications and information to the Smith community, focusing on tools for collaboration, research, and personal productivity.