Inauguration of
Jay A. Perman, MD Sixth President of the University of Maryland Baltimore as the
Leadership by Collaboration November 9, 2010
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“The quality of any man’s life is in direct proportion to his commitment to excellence, regardless of his chosen field of endeavor.”
—Vince Lombardi
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Jay A. Perman, MD
Jay A. Perman, MD, was appointed president of the founding institution of the University System of Maryland on July 1, 2010. It marks a return for Perman, who chaired the Department of Pediatrics in the School of Medicine from 1999 to 2004. Perman left Baltimore to become the dean and vice president for clinical affairs at the University of Kentucky (UK) College of Medicine from 2004 to 2010. In his six years at UK, Perman oversaw the recruitment of nearly 200 faculty members. Total all-source revenues there grew by nearly 50 percent during his tenure. At the University of Maryland, Perman becomes the sixth president of the state’s only public academic health, law, and human services university. The campus has a Graduate School and six professional schools (dental, law, medicine, nursing, pharmacy, and social work) and a 10-acre research BioPark. Extramural funding reached a record $567 million in Fiscal Year 2010.
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Perman received a Doctor of Medicine degree with Distinction in 1972 from Northwestern University. Following his pediatric residency in 1975, he completed a fellowship in pediatric gastroenterology at Harvard Medical School and at the Children’s Hospital Medical Center in Boston in 1977. From 1977 to 1984, he worked in pediatrics at the University of California, San Francisco. Perman was at the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine from 1984 to 1996, serving as a professor of pediatrics and a leader of several important divisions. From 1996 to 1999, Perman was the Jessie Ball duPont Professor and chairman of pediatrics at Virginia Commonwealth University Medical College in Richmond. Perman’s career includes service on many national, state, and local organizations, boards, and committees. A native of Chicago, Perman and his wife, Andrea, a research nurse, have four adult children.
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The Inaugural Procession Student Representatives Chris Lemon, School Of Medicine
Assabi Isaac, Dental School
Chrisley Pick, Medical & Research Technology
Jillian Morris, Dental Hygiene
Linsey Heane, Physical Therapy
Brittany Farr, School of Pharmacy
Rio Friday, Genetic Counseling
Nicole Brynes, School of Nursing
Elise Murphy, Public Health
Shannon O’Connor, Graduate School
Arkuie Williams, School of Law
Pamela Parnell, School of Social Work
Delegates and Faculty UM Faculty Marshals Raju Varghese, EdD, MSW, MPH, MA Associate Professor, School of Social Work Michael Van Alstine, JD, MJurComp, DrJur Professor, School of Law Delegates from Colleges and Universities and Learned Societies University of Maryland (UM) Faculty
Platform Party Chief Marshal Marcelo G. Cardarelli, MD, MPH President, Faculty Senate Special Guests and Greeters University of Maryland Baltimore Foundation (UMBF), Inc. Board of Trustees UM Deans and Vice Presidents University System of Maryland (USM) Board of Regents USM Chancellor USM Board of Regents Chairman President Jay A. Perman, MD
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Order of Events Academic Processional Trumpet Voluntary Composed by Jeremiah Clarke (1674-1707) Gaudeamus Igitur Composed by Johannes Brahms (1833-1897) Performed by Carrollton Brass Quintet
The National Anthem Performed by Justin Kung, third-year student, School of Medicine
Welcome & Recognition of Distinguished Guests The Honorable Francis X. Kelly Jr. Regent, USM, and Board Chairman, UM Capital Campaign
Greetings on Behalf of The Maryland Congressional Delegation The State of Maryland The Honorable Peter Franchot, JD, Comptroller
The City of Baltimore The Honorable Stephanie Rawlings-Blake, JD, Mayor
University of Maryland Faculty Marcelo G. Cardarelli, MD, MPH, President, Faculty Senate
University of Maryland Staff Kenneth E. Fahnestock, MAS, Chair, Staff Senate
University of Maryland Students Doug Rubin, School of Law, USGA President
University of Maryland Medical System Robert A. Chrencik, MBA, CPA, President and CEO
University of Maryland Baltimore Foundation, Inc. Janet S. Owens, MEd, Board Chair
Postsecondary Education in Maryland James E. Lyons Sr., PhD, Secretary of Higher Education, State of Maryland
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Order of Events Musical Selection “Bach-Siloti, Organ Prelude in G Minor” Performed by Paul Bachner, MD, FCAP Professor and Chairman, Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, University of Kentucky
Introduction of the President Melvin Grumbach, MD Edward B. Shaw Distinguished Professor of Pediatrics Emeritus Chairman, Department of Pediatrics University of California, San Francisco
Installation Clifford Kendall, Chairman, USM Board of Regents William E. Kirwan, PhD, Chancellor, USM
President Perman Inaugural Address “Leadership by Collaboration”
Musical Selections Performed by students of Southwest Baltimore Charter Elementary School under the direction of Mr. Anthony Bianca
“Seize the Day” from the musical Newsies, composed by Alan Menken
“Beautiful City” from the musical Godspell, composed by Stephen Schwartz
Recessional “Earle of Oxford” Composed by William Byrd (1540-1623), performed by Carrollton Brass Quintet
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Delegates 1636
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Harvard University Susan Gillette, JD Alumna
University of California, San Francisco Melvin Grumbach, MD Professor and Emeritus Chairman, Department of Pediatrics
1782 Washington College Ben Whitman, JD Alumnus
1798 University of Louisville Edward Halperin, MD Dean, School of Medicine
1808 Mount St. Mary’s University Dennis Doyle, BS President’s Council
1820 Indiana University John W. Ryan, PhD President Emeritus University of Maryland, Baltimore Acting President 1994
1826 Maryland Institute College of Art Ray Allen, MFA Vice President for Academic Affairs and Provost
1856 University of Maryland, College Park Wallace Loh, PhD President
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1865 Bowie State University Mickey Burnim, PhD President
1865 University of Kentucky Lee Todd, PhD President
1865 University of Kentucky Kumble Subbaswamy, PhD, MS Provost
1865 University of Kentucky Patricia Todd, MS First Lady
1866 Towson University Robert Caret, PhD President
1867 Morgan State University David Wilson, EdD President
1876 Johns Hopkins University Edgar Roulhac, PhD Vice Provost for Academic Services
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Association of American Medical Colleges John Prescott, MD Chief Academic Officer
Baltimore City Community College Carolane Williams, PhD President
1885 Goucher College Michael O’Leary, MA Vice President for Enrollment Management
1898 Frostburg State University Mary Gartner, EdD Associate Provost
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1947 Stevenson University Joyce Becker, JD Dean and Professor of Legal Studies
1957 Harford Community College Annie Pagura, BS Vice President for Information Technology
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Coppin State University Reginald Avery, PhD President
University of Maryland, Baltimore County Freeman Hrabowski III, PhD President
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1970
Murray State University Kathleen Hruska, PhD Alumna
Howard Community College Sharon Pierce, EdD Vice President of Academic Affairs
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1978
University of Baltimore Joseph Wood, PhD
Baltimore International College Edgar Schick, PhD, LHD (hon.) Interim President
Provost
1925 Salisbury University Bruce Cort, MBA Salisbury University Foundation Board Member
Delegate list as of October 27, 2010
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The University The University of Maryland (UM) is the state’s public academic health, law, and human services university devoted to leadership and excellence in professional and graduate education, research, public service, and patient care. The University began in 1807 as the fifth medical school and first public medical school in the nation. The institution was chartered by the General Assembly in 1812 as the University of Maryland following the addition of a law faculty. That led to the founding of the law school 12 years later. The dental college, the world’s first, was opened here in 1840, to be joined shortly thereafter by the nation’s fourth oldest school of pharmacy (1841). The nursing school, founded by a student of Florence Nightingale, opened in 1889, with the Graduate School following in 1918. The latest addition, the School of Social Work, opened in 1961 and boasts programs ranked among the nation’s best and is now celebrating its 50th year. Today the University offers baccalaureate, master’s, doctoral, and professional practice degree programs to nearly 6,500 students. The University also is a
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major biomedical research institution, with extramural funding totaling a record $567 million in Fiscal Year 2010. The 10-acre University of Maryland BioPark now includes more than 460,000 square feet of wet lab and office space in two multi-tenant buildings and the state of Maryland’s new Forensic Medical Center. The BioPark’s 22 tenants employ more than 500 people and 1,200 students are training there for careers in health science and business. Overall, the UM campus consists of 61 acres with almost 6 million gross square feet of space in 65 buildings. Yielding more than $15 in economic activity for each $1 of state general fund appropriation, the University generates nearly 25,000 jobs, and together with affiliated hospital systems and clinics generates more than $6 billion in economic activity annually. The University’s collaborative approach to research and service among its seven schools also extends to community service with students, faculty, and staff providing more than 2 million hours of service annually to Maryland citizens.
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University Leadership Jay A. Perman, MD President
Academic Deans Janet D. Allan, PhD, RN, FAAN School of Nursing
Malinda B. Orlin, PhD Graduate School
Richard P. Barth, PhD, MSW School of Social Work
E. Albert Reece, MD, PhD, MBA School of Medicine
Natalie D. Eddington, PhD, FAAPS School of Pharmacy
Christian S. Stohler, DMD, DrMedDent Dental School
Phoebe A. Haddon, JD, LLM School of Law
Administrative Officers Kathleen M. Byington, MBA Vice President, Administration and Finance
Peter J. Murray, PhD Vice President and Chief Information Officer, Center for Information Technology Services
Peter N. Gilbert Vice President, Planning and Accountability
Malinda B. Orlin, PhD Vice President, Academic Affairs
T. Sue Gladhill, MSW Vice President, External Affairs
E. Albert Reece, MD, PhD, MBA Vice President, Medical Affairs
James L. Hughes, MBA Vice President, Research and Development
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Past Presidents
of the University of Maryland, Baltimore David J. Ramsay, DM, DPhil 1994-2010 Errol L. Reese, DDS, PhD 1990-1993 William J. Kinnard Jr., PhD 1989 Edward N. Brandt Jr., MD, PhD 1984-1989 T. Albert Farmer, MD 1981-1984 Prior to 1981, the University of Maryland, Baltimore CEO presided over two campuses of the University of Maryland.
Academic Symbols The Medallion The Presidential Medallion, which was cast for this ceremony, features the name and seal of the University of Maryland and the date of its founding (1807). Measuring a little more than 3 inches in diameter and suspended from a black and gold ribbon, the medal bears the words “Dr. Jay A. Perman, 6th President of University of Maryland” on the reverse side.
The Regalia The purple regalia worn by President Perman reflects the Doctor of Medicine degree with Distinction he earned in 1972 from Northwestern University in Chicago. The four chevrons across the sleeves further signify his presidency. The robes of doctors are adorned with three chevrons; only presidential robes are permitted to bear the fourth.
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TheMace and Mace Holder The University mace, carried by chief marshal Marcelo Cardarelli, MD, MPH, president of the Faculty Senate, was created for the University’s 1971 commencement and has been used at each subsequent commencement. The mace, which is a traditional symbol of authority, includes the seal of the state of Maryland, wrought in brass, on a walnut staff.
Today’s mace holder was designed and constructed by Bruce Jarrell, MD, FACS, the executive vice dean of the University of Maryland (UM) School of Medicine, with help from his daughter and sister. A former cabinetmaker and accomplished metalsmith, Jarrell based the design on the Maryland state flag, which bears the cross bottony and the palisades of the Calvert and Crossland families of the Lords Baltimore. In addition to the spiraling elements of the flag, the mace holder bears a ribbon on which Jarrell’s daughter, Gwynneth, incised in steel “University of Maryland.” She is an alumna of UM’s School of Nursing. The structure sits on a box of ebony and Maryland Wye oak handmade by Bess Jarrell Naylor, Dr. Jarrell’s sister and an alumna of the School of Medicine who is a cabinetmaker in York, Pa. The wooden box bears the numerals 1807, the year of the founding of the School of Medicine and, thus, the University. The Wye oak is not the only material of local significance in the mace holder. At the top is a hook made of iron from Davidge Hall, recognized by the U.S. Department of the Interior for its significance as a federal historic landmark and as the oldest medical facility in the country continuously used for medical education. Dr. Jarrell forged handmade nails remaining
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from Davidge Hall’s restoration and from them created a hook, on which today Dr. Perman will place the original 7-inch brass key to Davidge Hall, the most recognized symbol of the University. “The symbolism is pretty heavy; I like that part of it,” says Jarrell, who estimates he spent between 300 and 400 hours on the project. Asked for what satisfaction he derived from it, Jarrell smiled and said, “First of all, I’m a surgeon and any time you create something with your hands you get pleasure from it. Second, it’s fun to be creative. They said go make something and I did. And, of course, it will be very nice to have the mace sit in a nice holder. I hope it’s nice enough. If not, I’ll have to make it over again.” It is not the first such project for Jarrell. A member of the Blacksmith Guild of Central Maryland, he created a mace holder in 2006 for School of Medicine convocations based on the staff of Asclepius, the Greek god of medicine and healing, with a serpent head at the top and an arrow at the bottom. It proudly sits in the display cabinet inside the door of Davidge Hall. A suitable resting spot also is being found for Jarrell’s latest mace holder, which will be used at annual University commencement exercises and ceremonial events.
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Southwest Baltimore Charter School Choir Director/Accompanist: Mr. Anthony Bianca
Choir Members: Sixth-Grade Students
Third-Grade Students
Judah Bellamy
Annika Brockman
Kamron Brooks
Elijah McDaniels
Athena Claudio
Alexis Tyson
Shamiriyah Darby Stachal Harris Lyndsay Sewell Saire Wheeler
Second-Grade Students Rayona Dowdell Reina Flowers Kamari Johnson
Fifth-Grade Students Timyja Graham Keshawnia Jenkins Imani Kenya Ashley Samaco
Fourth-Grade Students Emengini Chukwuma Bishop Evans
Eliga Lamason Kayla McDaniel Jayda Robinson First-Grade Students Juanye Campbell Donovan Cherry Sophia Claudio Aidan Romano
Christopher Jones Jake Lamason Benjamin Maisey-Parrish Scott Thompson
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Inaugural Committee The Honorable Janet S. Owens, MEd Chair, Inaugural Committee Chair, UMBF Board of Trustees
Janet D. Allan, PhD, RN, FAAN Dean, School of Nursing
Richard P. Barth, PhD, MSW Dean, School of Social Work
Natalie D. Eddington, PhD, FAAPS Dean, School of Pharmacy
Phoebe A. Haddon, JD, LLM Dean, School of Law
Malinda B. Orlin, PhD Dean, Graduate School Vice President, Academic Affairs
E. Albert Reece, MD, PhD, MBA Dean, School of Medicine Vice President, Medical Affairs
Christian S. Stohler, DMD, DrMedDent Dean, Dental School
Marcelo G. Cardarelli, MD, MPH President, Faculty Senate
Kenneth E. Fahnestock, MAS Chair, Staff Senate
Doug Rubin President, USGA
Staff T. Sue Gladhill, MSW Vice President, External Affairs
Nancy E. Gordon Senior Director, University Events
Sydney K. Costello Events Coordinator
We wish to acknowledge and thank the schools and administrative departments of the University for their assistance in planning this memorable event. Special thanks to the staff of the Office of External Affairs for their invaluable support.
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