Dear Alumni and Friends,

After a very exciting year, I welcome the opportunity to recognize and thank the many donors whose generous support is vital to the progress of this great University. Your confidence in our aspirations and the path we have chosen to fulfill them, your pride in our successes, and the enthusiasm you bring as partners in our march to the top fill us with optimism for the future.

The impact of your philanthropy is remarkable. Your support is crucial in building undergraduate educational programs that are national models, and it is indispensable in opening the door of opportunity to students of all economic backgrounds. Your gifts help us to recruit faculty who advance the frontiers of knowledge and to construct facilities essential to a world-class research university. Through your support we enjoy one of the finest performing arts centers in the nation and an athletics program that is among the very best. Please follow the links to read stories of donors who through their gifts have touched people’s lives in many ways.

On behalf of the University community, I want you to know how much we appreciate your commitment to the advancement of the University of Maryland. We have launched our ambitious campaign, “Great Expectations,” because of the important role the University can play in the state, nation, and world and because of our confidence in the loyalty and generosity of our alumni and friends. We are grateful to count so many of you among our benefactors.

Brodie Remington
Vice President for University Relations