Every fall, the University of Maryland, Baltimore (UMB) recognizes the extraordinary work of our faculty, staff, and students with Founders Week awards that signify outstanding accomplishments in education, public service, research/scholarship, entrepreneurship, and academics.
Founders Week Award Winners
Educator of the Year
Leah S. Millstein, MD
Associate Professor, Department of MedicineSchool of Medicine
Dr. Leah Millstein has been an educator at the University of Maryland School of Medicine (UMSOM) since 2008 who is actively involved in leadership for multiple residency programs and clinical resid... Read More
Public Servant of the Year
Ramsay Koury, DMD
Clinical Assistant Professor and Director, Division of General PracticeDepartment of Comprehensive Dentistry
School of Dentistry
Dr. Ramsay Koury has dedicated his career to expanding access to oral health care for underserved populations while fostering a culture of service among future health care professionals. Since 2016... Read More
Researcher/Scholar of the Year
Natalie E. Ram, JD
Professor of LawFrancis King Carey School of Law
Professor Natalie Ram is a leading scholar on the intersection of genetic privacy and the law whose research on genetic privacy, biospecimen use, and government access to sensitive biological data ... Read More
David J. Ramsay Entrepreneur of the Year
Graeme F. Woodworth, MD, FAANS, FAC
Howard M. Eisenberg, MD Distinguished Professor of Neurosurgery and ChairDepartment of Neurosurgery
School of Medicine
Dr. Grame Woodworth joined the University of Maryland School of Medicine (UMSOM) faculty in 2012 and has built an exemplary career as a clinician-scientist through his transformative application of... Read More
Student of the Year
Anum Zehra
MD Student, Class of 2027School of Medicine
Anum Zehra is a fourth-year medical student at the University of Maryland School of Medicine (UMSOM) who has made an impact on the school and her class through outstanding achievement in scholarshi... Read More
