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About Us
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The University of Maryland was established in 1807 with the professional Medical school in Baltimore, MD.
It then merged with the growing campus in College Park. The University of Maryland Alumni Association
began sometime around 1892. The association was reorganized in 1948 to encompass the College Park
campus and the five professional schools located in Baltimore, MD. Over the next several years, the
University grew to include the Eastern Shore Campus, the Baltimore County Campus and the University
of Maryland University College. In the 1970s, the leadership of the association realized it had a worldwide
constituency and decided it would be more appropriate to change its name to reflect its international
members thus creating the University of Maryland Alumni Association-International, Inc. (AA-I).
In 1988, Governor Schafer and the State Legislature reorganized higher education creating the
University of Maryland System (now known as the University
System of Maryland or USM). This combined the five existing campuses with 6 additional
institutions to create the current system: University of Maryland
College Park, University of Maryland, Eastern Shore, University of Maryland, Baltimore County, University
of Maryland, Baltimore (6 professional schools: Law, Medicine, Nursing, Pharmacy, Social Work and Dentistry), University
of Maryland University College, Bowie State University, Towson University, Salisbury University, University of
Baltimore, Coppin State College and Frostburg University. At this point, each university was given the right
to create and maintain their own alumni associations. This action separated the existing members of the
University of Maryland Alumni Association-International into their various home campuses. An Executive
Committee remained in existence to manage the funds created from the Life Membership Program.
In the early 1990’s the Executive Committee decided to provide specific alumni programs to the benefit
of all the USM institutions. Thus the Grant Program and
Scholarship Programs were established.
Today, the University of Maryland Alumni Association-International, Inc. (AA-I) consists of an Executive
Committee made up of a representative from each USM institution and several ex-officio members from
the original Executive Committee. It consists of a President, a 1st VP, a 2nd VP and an administrative
officer who is appointed by the Executive Committee to manage the day to day appointments of the
organization. Each officer serves a two year term and moves up consecutively. (See listing of Executive
Committee). AA-I has an office located in the Elkins Building (which houses the USM administrative offices)
at 3300 Metzerott Rd., Adelphi, MD 20783. The assets of AA-I are managed by the University System of
Maryland Foundation and have grown to just over $3.4 million as of fiscal year ending June 30, 2004. Each
year AA-I provides funds from the
endowment income to support a leadership Scholarship Program and a Grant Program designed to support
and encourage alumni growth.
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