The University is awarding honorary degrees to six individuals who have made an impact through their work or philanthropic efforts in the fields of dentistry, law, medicine, nursing, and pharmacy.
Here are the 2021 University of Maryland, Baltimore (UMB) honorary degree recipients:
Honorary Doctor of Public Service
Francis G. “Frank” Serio, DMD, MS ’91, MBA
Founder and Co-Director, Dominican Dental Mission Project
Honorary Doctor of Laws
Shale Stiller, LLB, MLA
Adjunct Professor, University of Maryland Francis King Carey School of Law, and Partner, DLA Piper LLP
Honorary Doctor of Sciences
Ralph Snyderman, MD
Chancellor Emeritus, James B. Duke Professor of Medicine, and Executive Director of the Center for Personalized Health Care, Duke University
Honorary Doctors of Public Service
William and Joanne Conway
Founders and Trustees, Bedford Falls Foundation
Honorary Doctor of Sciences
Calvin Knowlton, BScPharm, MDiv, PhD ’93
Founder and CEO, Tabula Rasa HealthCare, Inc.
(In photo, clockwise from top left: Calvin Knowlton, William Conway, Shale Stiller, Frank Serio, and Ralph Snyderman)