The highest faculty honor at UMB recognizes not just excellence, but also impact and significant contribution to the professor’s field, knowledge, profession, and/or practice.
Photo: Top row, from left: Richard Barth, Mark Graber, Myron Levine. Bottom row, from left: Jay Magaziner, Amal Mattu, Paula Monopoli.
Six University of Maryland, Baltimore (UMB) professors have been recognized with the designation of Distinguished University Professor, the highest appointment bestowed on a faculty member at UMB. The title is a recognition not just of excellence, but also of impact and significant contribution to the nominee’s field, knowledge, profession, and/or practice.
In announcing the fifth cohort of Distinguished University Professors, UMB President Bruce Jarrell and Provost and Executive Vice President Roger Ward said, “We are extremely proud of the exceptional and transformational contributions each of these faculty members has made in support of UMB’s mission to improve the human condition and serve the public good. They are excellent examples of living UMB’s core values, and it is our honor to call them colleagues.”
The six will be celebrated and receive their Distinguished University Professor medals during UMB’s fourth annual Faculty Convocation on Sept. 11.
- Richard P. Barth, PhD, MSW, Professor, University of Maryland School of Social Work, and Deputy Director, UMB Institute for Clinical and Translational Research
- Mark A. Graber, JD, PhD, MA, University System of Maryland Regents Professor, University of Maryland Francis King Carey School of Law
- Myron M. Levine, MD, DTPH, Simon and Bessie Grollman Distinguished Professor, Department of Medicine, and Founder, Center for Vaccine Development and Global Health, University of Maryland School of Medicine (UMSOM)
- Jay Magaziner, PhD, MSHyg, Professor, Department of Epidemiology and Public Health, and Director, Center for Research on Aging, UMSOM
- Amal Mattu, MD, FAAEM, FACEP, Professor, Department of Emergency Medicine, and Vice Chair of Academic Affairs, UMSOM
- Paula A. Monopoli, JD, Sol & Carlyn Hubert Professor of Law, Maryland Carey Law
Read more about the 2025 Distinguished University Professors.