SOYBEAN RESEARCH
INSTITUTE
Jagmohan Joshi, Ph D ,
Director (410) 651 6632

AGRICULTURE DEPT
Arthur L Allen, Ph D , Chair
(410)651 6168

HUMAN ECOLOGY DEPT
Shirley Hymon Parker, Ph D ,
Acting Chair (410) 651 6507

ARTS & SCIENCES
ACADEMIC SUPPORT
SERVICES
Diann R. Showell, Ph D ,
Director (410) 651 6457
CRIMINAL JUSTICE PROGRAM
Robert Harleston, J D ,
Director (410) 651 6578

ENGINEERING & AIRWAY SCIENCE
DEPT
Abraham D Spinak, Acting Chair
(410) 651 6489

ENGLISH & MODERN LANGUAGES
DEPT
Chester M Hedgepeth, Ed D ,
Chair (410) 651 6552

FINE ARTS DEPT
Gerald W Johnson, DMA, Chair
(410) 651 6571

MATHEMATICS & COMPUTER
SCIENCE DEPT
James Nelson, Jr , Ph D , Chair
(410)651 6420

NATURAL SCIENCES DEPT
Steven Rebach, Ph D , Acting
Chair (410)6516013

SOCIAL SCIENCES DEPT
Stanley P DeViney, Ph D , Chair
(410)651 6585

CONTINUING EDUCATION
Mortimer H Neufville, Ph D , Director
(410)651 6507
ELDER HOSTEL PROGRAM
Gretchen M Powell, Assistant
Director
(410)524 1000, ext 213

GRADUATE STUDIES
Charles D Ignasias, Ph D , Assistant
Vice President (410) 651 6507

PROFESSIONAL STUDIES
REHABILITATION SERVICES
PROGRAM
Joan M Fobbs, Ph D , Director
(410) 651 6262

ART DEPT
Ernest R Satchell, Director
(410) 651 6488

BUSINESS & ECONOMICS DEPT
Dorothy M Mattison, Ph D ,
Chair (410) 651 6523

EDUCATION DEPT
Jodellano J Statom, Ed D , Chair
(410) 651 6217

HOTEL & RESTAURANT
MANAGEMENT DEPT
John R Dienhart, Ph D , Chair
(410) 651 6566

PHYSICAL EDUCATION DEPT
Hallie E Gregory, Ed D , Chair
(410)651 6496

PHYSICAL THERAPY DEPT
Raymond L Blakely, Ph D , Chair
(410)651 6360

TECHNOLOGY DEPT
Leon L Copeland, Ed D , Chair
(410) 651 6465

ADMINISTRATIVE AFFAIRS
Ronnie E Holden, Ed D , Vice President
for Administrative Affairs
(410)651 6229
INSTITUTIONAL ADVANCEMENT
Jean E Moore, Ed D , Vice President
for Institutional Advancement
(410) 651 6665

STUDENT AFFAIRS
Herman Franklin, Ph D , Vice President
for Student Affairs (410) 651 6687

The Eastern Shore campus at Princess Anne had
diverse affiliations and several names before becoming
the University of Maryland Eastern Shore (UMES) in
1970 The institution was founded in 1886 as the
Delaware Conference Academy for Negroes, under
the general control of Centenary Bible Institute in
Baltimore By the Mornll Act of 1890, the Academy
received federal funds and was renamed the Pnncess
Anne Academy This funding created a relationship
with the then Maryland Agricultural College, al
though the campus continued to be a part of Morgan
College College level work began at Pnncess Anne in
1927 The State authorized purchase of the Academy
m 1935 (Chapter 548, Acts of 1935) and, in 1936,
Pnncess Anne Academy became part of the Um\ ersity
of Maryland, bearing the name of Maryland State
College from 1948 until 1970 In 1970, the College
was renamed University of Maryland Eastern Shore
The University of Maryland Eastern Shore
(UMES) is the research doctoral granting institution
on the Eastern Shore and the land grant campus of
the State Instruction, research and service are pro
vided through major academic clusters These clusters
include liberal arts and sciences, agriculture, business,
engineering and technology, education, manne and
environmental sciences, allied health, hospitality, and
special academic services Degrees are offered in
thirty-two bachelor, seven masters, and two doctoral
programs Some distinctive bachelor degree programs
are Agnbusmess, Airway Science, Construction Man
agement, Criminal Justice, Engineering Technology,
Environmental Science, Hotel and Restaurant Man
agement, and Rehabilitation Services Master degrees
are offered m Agriculture and Extension Education,
Applied Computer Science, Food and Agricultural
Sciences, Guidance and Counseling, Physical Ther
apy, and Special Education Doctoral and master de
grees are granted m Manne Estuanne Environmental
Sciences, and Toxicology
Basic and apphed research covers International and
Domestic Agriculture Sciences, Manne and Environ