Dr. David Ramsay, President, University of Maryland Baltimore, (UMB) has been named the Greater Baltimore Tech Council's (GBTC) 2009 BETA (Baltimore's Extraordinary Technology Advocate) award winner. The BETA Award is presented at the
GBTC's annual
TechNite celebration to an individual whose words and actions have had an outstanding impact on the Greater Baltimore technology community.
"Dr. Ramsay has continuously pushed the envelope in terms of growth and development throughout his career. The tremendous expansion of the university's research enterprise, the investment in state-of-the-art facilities, and the creation of the University of Maryland BioPark, has built a foundation that is generating jobs and transforming the region into a bioscience hub spinning out new discoveries and new companies. And it's all happening thanks to the leadership of Dr. Ramsay � he is truly deserving of this award," says GBTC Executive Director, Steve Kozak.
Writer: Walaika Haskins
Source: Steve Kozak, GBTC