Newswise — Brian Billick, head coach of the Baltimore Ravens of the National Football League, will deliver the keynote address at the University of Maryland, Baltimore's 2005 Commencement. The ceremony is set for Friday, May 20, at 3 p.m. at the First Mariner Arena on Baltimore and Howard streets.
"Coach Billick is a great choice for our commencement speaker," says President David J. Ramsay, DM, DPhil. "He is someone with a proven track record of not only motivating football players to succeed, but also people in the greater community as well."
Approximately 1,300 candidates are eligible for degrees from the Dental School, the Graduate School, the schools of law, nursing, social work, and pharmacy, and from programs in dental hygiene, medical and research technology, physical therapy, and genetic counseling. Earlier in the school year, 500 other students graduated and received their diplomas and those students have been invited to participate in the Commencement.
As co-author of Competitive Leadership: Twelve Principles for Success, Billick shares his philosophy: "As a leader, your goals and aspirations must be strong enough to sustain you through the toughest of times. And trust me, if your goals are set high enough and your aspirations are worthy enough, there will be tough times."
Since coming to Baltimore in 1999, Billick has volunteered his time to enrich many organizations. He is on the boards of directors of the United Way of Central Maryland and the Living Classrooms Foundation, where Billick has enlisted the help of several Ravens players. He has served as honorary chair for the American Lung Associations' Breath of Life Celebration, and was picked as the Maryland chapter of the National Multiple Sclerosis Society's 2001
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