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.


Educator of the Year

Leah S. Millstein, MD

Leah S. Millstein, MD

Associate Professor, Department of Medicine
School 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

Ramsay Koury, DMD

Clinical Assistant Professor and Director, Division of General Practice
Department 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

Natalie E. Ram, JD

Professor of Law
Francis 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

Graeme F. Woodworth, MD, FAANS, FAC

Howard M. Eisenberg, MD Distinguished Professor of Neurosurgery and Chair
Department 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

Anum Zehra

MD Student, Class of 2027
School 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