University of Maryland Eastern Shore

University of Maryland Eastern Shore (UMES) located on 776 acres (2.5 km²) in Princess Anne, Maryland

Princess Anne, Maryland

Princess Anne is a town in Somerset County, Maryland, United States. The population was 2,313 at the 2000 census. It is the county seat of Somerset County.Princess Anne is included in the Salisbury, Maryland Metropolitan Statistical Area....

, United States

United States

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, is part of the University System of Maryland

University System of Maryland

The University System of Maryland is a public corporation and charter school system comprising 12 Maryland institutions of higher education. It is the 12th-largest university system in the United States, with over 125,000 undergraduate, 43,000 graduate and roughly 13,000 combined full-time and...

. UMES is a historically black university, as well as an 1890 Historically Black Land-Grant University

Morrill Land-Grant Colleges Act

The Morrill Land-Grant Acts are United States statutes that allowed for the creation of land-grant colleges, including the Morrill Act of 1862 and the Morrill Act of 1890 -Passage of original bill:...

History

The school was founded in 1886 by through the offices of the Delaware Conference of the Methodist Episcopal Church and was known as the Delaware Conference Academy. Later UMES came to be called Industrial Branch of Morgan State College and Princess Anne Academy. The State of Maryland, in operating its Land-Grant program at the Maryland Agricultural College at College Park, which did not admit African American students, sought to provide a Land-Grant program for African Americans. In 1919 the state of Maryland

Maryland

Maryland is a U.S. state located in the Mid Atlantic region of the United States, bordering Virginia, West Virginia, and the District of Columbia to its south and west; Pennsylvania to its north; and Delaware to its east...

assumed control of the academy and changed its name to Eastern Shore Branch of the Maryland Agricultural College. In 1948 the name was again changed, this time to Maryland State College. Finally, in 1970, the name became University of Maryland of Eastern Shore.

From its original campus building known as "Olney,"
which was constructed in 1798 during the era of President
George Washington, the University has grown to over 745
acres with 32 major buildings and 41 other units.The
student population has increased to 4,500. Within the last decade, UMES has added 20 degree granting
programs to its academic roster.

Academics

The university comprises five schools:

School of Agricultural and Natural Sciences
School of Arts and Professions
School of Business and Technology
School of Pharmacy and Health Professions
School of Graduate Studies

Signature undergraduate programs are hotel and restaurant management, fashion merchandising, construction management, professional golf management (sanctioned by the PGA), aviation science and teacher education. Business, criminal justice and biology are the most popular majors. UMES also has a four-year engineering program and a baccalaureate program for training physician assistants.

UMES offers master's degrees in applied computer science, criminology and criminal justice, food and agricultural science, rehabilitation counseling marine-estuarine and environmental science and toxicology. UMES also offers a Master of Education (M.Ed) in career and technology education, special education and counseling. A Master of Arts in teaching (MAT) in art education, agriculture, biology, business, chemistry, English, family and consumer sciences, math, music, social studies or technology education is offered through the Department of Education.

UMES offers doctorates in food science and technology, marine-estuarine and environmental sciences, toxicology and organizational leadership. Other terminal degree programs include doctorates in physical therapy (DPT)and educational leadership (EDLD)-- and starting in the fall of 2010, doctor of pharmacy (Pharm.D.).

Athletics

UMES was one of the founding members of the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference

Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference

The Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference is a collegiate athletic conference of historically black colleges and universities in the Southeastern United States...

in 1970. The school left the MEAC in 1979 but rejoined in 1981 and has been a member ever since. The Hawks compete in 15 sports at the Division I level: seven men's and eight women's. Previous to 1970, UMES was a member of the Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association

Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association

The Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association is a college athletic conference, mostly consisting of historically black colleges and universities. Recent addition Chowan University is the first non-HBCU to play in the conference. Conference teams participate in the NCAA's Division II...

.

The school was once a powerhouse in black college football

American football

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, producing five undefeated seasons between 1947 and 1960, but like many smaller colleges, the high costs associated with operating a Division I football program and complying with Title IX

Title IX

Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972 is a United States law, enacted on June 23, 1972, that amended Title IX of the Civil Rights Act of 1964. In 2002 it was renamed the Patsy T. Mink Equal Opportunity in Education Act, in honor of its principal author Congresswoman Mink, but is most...

became too much of a burden, and the team was shut down after the 1979 season. In 1948, the University of Maryland Eastern Shore (UMES) and Albright College

Albright College

Albright College is a private, co-ed, liberal arts college affiliated with the United Methodist Church. It was founded in 1856 and is located in Reading, Pennsylvania, United States.-Overview:...

played the first intercollegiate football game between an Historical Black Colleges and Universities (HBCU) institution and a majority-white institution.
NFL player and coach Art Shell

Art Shell

Arthur "Art" Shell is an American former collegiate and professional football player in the American Football League and later in the NFL, a Hall of Fame offensive tackle, and a two-time former head coach of the Oakland Raiders...

attended UMES.

UMES is tied with Florida State

Florida State University

The Florida State University is a space-grant and sea-grant public university located in Tallahassee, Florida, United States. It is a comprehensive doctoral research university with medical programs and significant research activity as determined by the Carnegie Foundation...

for the most alumni appearing in a single Super Bowl game. In the 1968 game (Super Bowl III) between the New York Jets and the Baltimore Colts, UMES was represented by five alumni: Earl Christy

Earl Christy

Earl Christy is a former professional American football player who played cornerback for three seasons for the New York Jets....

(1961–1964), Johnny Sample

Johnny Sample

John B. Sample, Jr. was an American football defensive back who played in the National Football League for the Baltimore Colts , Pittsburgh Steelers , and Washington Redskins , and in the American Football League for the New York Jets .Sample had the distinction of beginning and ending his career...

(1954–1957), Emerson Boozer

Emerson Boozer

Emerson Boozer is a former running back in the American Football League and in the NFL. In the last year of separate drafts by the AFL and the NFL, Boozer signed with the AFL's New York Jets, rather than with an NFL team. He played his entire professional career with the Jets...

(1962–1965), Charlie Stukes

Charlie Stukes

(1963–1967), and James Duncan

Jim Duncan (football player)

Jim Duncan , was a former professional American football defensive back. He started in Super Bowl V for the Baltimore Colts. He committed an apparent suicide with a policeman's revolver on October 21, 1972.-External links:...

(1968–1971).

UMES women's bowling team won the NCAA Bowling Championship

NCAA Bowling Championship

The NCAA Bowling Championship is a sanctioned women's championship in college athletics. It was first held in April of 2004.-Champions:-NCAA Programs:*Division I...

in 2008 in Omaha, Nebraska against Arkansas State University

Arkansas State University

Arkansas State University is a public university and is the flagship campus of the Arkansas State University System, the state's second largest college system and third largest university by enrollment. It is located atop on Crowley's Ridge at Jonesboro, Arkansas, USA...

. They won the series 4-2 (in a best of 7 match). The team was led by All-Tournament players Jessica Worsley (who was named the tournament MVP) and Maria Rodriguez. With the series win, UMES became the first HBCU to win a women's NCAA national championship. The UMES women also won their second 2011 NCAA Bowling Championship in Taylor, Michigan against Vanderbilt University

Vanderbilt University

Vanderbilt University is a private research university located in Nashville, Tennessee, United States. Founded in 1873, the university is named for shipping and rail magnate "Commodore" Cornelius Vanderbilt, who provided Vanderbilt its initial $1 million endowment despite having never been to the...

, also winning the series 4-2 (in a best of 7 match). Kristina Frahm (named tournament MVP) and Maria Rodriguez were named to the All-Tournament team en route to their victory. That season, along with the NCAA Championship, UMES also won the USBC

United States Bowling Congress

The United States Bowling Congress is a sports membership organization dedicated to ten-pin bowling in the United States. It was formed in 2005 by a merger of the American Bowling Congress, Women's International Bowling Congress, Young American Bowling Alliance, and USA Bowling...

Team Championships over Lindenwood University

Lindenwood University

Lindenwood University, often referred to as Lindenwood or LU, is a private, coeducational, liberal arts university located in Saint Charles, Missouri, United States...

as well as the MEAC

Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference

The Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference is a collegiate athletic conference of historically black colleges and universities in the Southeastern United States...

Championship. In 2007 the women's bowling team came in 2nd at the NCAA National Championship (Orlando, Florida) who fell to Vanderbilt University in a 4-3 series. The team was led by All-Tournament players Marion Singleton and Jessica Worsley. The UMES women's bowling team also won the MEAC Conference Championship in 2000, 2006, 2007, and 2008.

UMES men's basketball is coached by Frankie Allen, who led the Hawks to an 9-22 record in the 2010-2011 season. The school led the nation in scoring during the 1973-1974 season with 97.6 points per game, including future NBA picks Rubin Collins, Talvin Skinner, William Gordon and Joe Pace

Joe Pace

Joe Pace is a retired American basketball player with the NBA's Washington Bullets. A 6'10" center from the University of Maryland Eastern Shore and Coppin State University, he played from 1976 to 1978 and averaged 3.2 points per game. Pace won a league championship with the Bullets in 1978...

. The team defeated Manhattan College

Manhattan College

Manhattan College is a Roman Catholic liberal arts college in the Lasallian tradition in New York City, United States. Despite the college's name, it is no longer located in Manhattan but in the Riverdale section of the Bronx, roughly 10 miles north of Midtown. Manhattan College offers...

84-81 in the first round of the 1974 NIT and fell to Jacksonville University

Jacksonville University

Jacksonville University is a private university in Jacksonville, Florida, on the banks of the St. Johns River. The school was founded in 1934 as a two year college and was known as Jacksonville Junior College until 1958, when it shifted its focus to four-year university degrees and adopted its...

85-83 in the quarterfinals.

During the 2010-11 season, UMES had a men's and women's basketball player surpass the 1,000-career point mark. Hillary Haley passed the mark on the men's side with a 24-point performance against Coppin State

Coppin State University

Coppin State University is a historically black college located in Baltimore, Maryland, United States. It is part of the University System of Maryland...

on February 19th, including his first season at St. Bonaventure

St. Bonaventure University

St. Bonaventure University is a private, Franciscan Catholic university, located in Allegany, Cattaraugus County, New York, United States. It has roughly 2,400 undergraduate and graduate students....

. On the women's side, Casey Morton scored 10 points against Savannah State

Savannah State University

Savannah State University is a four-year, state-supported, historically black university located in Savannah, Georgia. Savannah State holds the distinction as the oldest public historically black university in Georgia...

to surpass the mark, finishing with 1,230 in four years with the Lady Hawks.

In 2011, the Hawks men's outdoor track team was ranked third in the Mid-Atlantic Region by the U.S. Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association

U.S. Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association

The U.S. Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association is a New Orleans, Louisiana-based professional association representing men's and women's cross country and track & field coaches in the United States. The organization has about 8,000 members...

, and subsequently was the highest ranked team in the state of Maryland.

Notable alumni

External links

www.umes.edu -- official web site
www.umes.edu/alumni -- Official alumni web site
umeshawks.cstv.com athletics web site (sponsored by CSTV)
University of Maryland Eastern Shore, Somerset County, including photo from 2005, at Maryland Historical Trust
University of Maryland Eastern Shore, Somerset County, boundary map, at Maryland Historical Trust

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