2021 Presidential Core Values Award Winners
To the UMB Community:
I am pleased to announce the recipients of the second annual Presidential Core Values Awards. The University of Maryland, Baltimore (UMB) Core Values Awards recognize faculty, staff, and students who exemplify UMB’s core values: accountability, civility, collaboration, diversity, excellence, knowledge, and leadership.
Individuals and/or teams who demonstrate outstanding contributions to the UMB community through the exemplary incorporation of one of the core values were nominated for an action, special project or initiative, exemplary service, or achievement that occurred during calendar year 2020. The Core Values Awards Selection Committee judged how the nominee integrated the core value into their duties, studies, and/or activities at UMB.
Presidential Core Values Award for Accountability
Charles Schelle
Senior Media Relations Specialist, UMB Communications and Public Affairs
Presidential Core Values Award for Civility
Violeta Rus, MD, PhD
Professor, Department of Medicine, School of Medicine
Presidential Core Values Award for Collaboration
Joint Vaccination Site Team
UMB, University of Maryland Medical Center, and Faculty Physicians, Inc.
Presidential Core Values Award for Diversity
“A Brief History of Oppression and Resistance” Course Team
School of Social Work
Presidential Core Values Award for Excellence
Intercultural Leadership and Engagement Center
UMB Division of Student Affairs
Presidential Core Values Award for Knowledge
Abree Johnson, MS, MBA
Director, Pharmaceutical Research Computing Center, School of Pharmacy
Presidential Core Values Award for Leadership
Nivedita Hegdekar
Student, Graduate School and Francis King Carey School of Law
Thank you to the members of the Core Values Awards Selection Committee for their efforts in selecting these extraordinary examples of UMB living its core values.
I am so grateful to be able to highlight these remarkable colleagues and their dedication to the UMB core values. I offer each winner my heartfelt thanks and congratulations.
To learn more about the Presidential Core Values Awards and find out who received honorable mention, visit here. The website will be updated in the coming weeks with stories about the winners.
Sincerely,
Bruce E. Jarrell, MD, FACS
President
