Portrait of Bill Cooper wearing a dark suit jacket, a white dress shirt, and a patterned tie, standing indoors with a blurred hallway background

Bill Cooper, MBA, senior associate dean for administration and finance and chief operating officer at the University of Maryland School of Pharmacy (UMSOP), has been named the 2026 recipient of the University System of Maryland (USM) Board of Regents Award for Exceptional Contribution to the University.

One of the highest honors presented by USM, the Board of Regents Award for Exceptional Contribution recognizes one exempt and one non-exempt employee each year from across the system’s 12 institutions. The award celebrates individuals whose dedication, leadership, and service have made a profound and lasting difference at their institutions and across the broader university system.

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