Anthony S. Fauci, MD, director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID) at the National Institutes of Health (NIH), will deliver the University of Maryland, Baltimore (UMB) commencement address on Friday, May 23, at 3 p.m. at the First Mariner Arena. Fauci and graduation speakers for the schools of law and social work will receive honorary degrees in public service from UMB President David J. Ramsay, DM, DPhil.
More than 1,289 candidates are eligible for degrees from the schools of medicine, law, nursing, social work, pharmacy, the Dental School, and the Graduate School, and from programs in dental hygiene, medical and research technology, physical therapy, and genetic counseling.
Fauci, who became director of NIAID in 1984, is known for his many contributions to basic and clinical research on the pathogenesis and treatment of immune-mediated diseases such as AIDS. Fauci became internationally renowned as a pioneer in human immunoregulation. His observations serve as the basis for the current understanding of the regulation of the human immune response.
Before commencement, each school will have its own graduation ceremony. The hooding ceremony for the School of Law will be held at the Joseph Meyerhoff Symphony Hall at 11:30 a.m. on May 23. The graduation speaker is Guido Calabresi, LLB, a federal court judge in Connecticut and author of four books and more than 80 articles. Before he was appointed to the bench in 1994, Calabresi was the dean and Sterling Professor at Yale Law School, where he began teaching in 1959. He continues to serve as a member of that faculty as the Sterling Professor Emeritus and Professorial Lecturer.
The speaker for the School of Social Work convocation is Hubie Jones, MSW, who has played a key role in the formation, rebuilding, and leadership of at least 30 Boston community organizations, including the Roxbury Multi-Service Center. This center became a national model for neighborhood-based social services. He also has been a leader for many community service organizations, including the Massachusets Advocacy Center and Roxbury Youth Works.
Other UMB schools also will hold graduation ceremonies on May 23. The Dental School convocation will be at 9:30 a.m. at the War Memorial Plaza. The School of Pharmacy convocation is at 10 a.m. at the Renaissance Hotel. The School of Nursing convocation and luncheon is set to begin at 9:30 a.m. at the Lyric Opera House.
The School of Medicine plans a robing ceremony on May 22 at the MSTF Auditorium for its MD and PhD candidates and a precommencement ceremony at 8 a.m. on May 23 at the Joseph Meyerhoff Symphony Hall.
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The Baltimore campus of the University of Maryland is home to the dental school, graduate school, and schools of law, medicine, nursing, pharmacy, and social work. It is the founding campus of the University System of Maryland.
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