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Timeline
HISTORY
Jacqueline Wheeler Lee is hired as BIAP director.
The Baltimore Incentive Awards Program (BIAP) launches in partnership with nine public high schools in Baltimore City.
1998 1999 2000 2001 2002
Dr. C. D. Mote, Jr. becomes the new president of the University of Maryland. President Mote envisions a pipeline program, inspired by a similar one he developed at UC Berkeley, that will identify and encourage talented, determined students from Baltimore City to enroll in UMD in greater numbers.
Barry Gossett makes the first gift to what will become the Baltimore Incentive Awards Program. The first cohort of BIAP scholars matriculates at UMD. BIAP staff expands to include associate director.
The program moves into Cole Field House. The program expands to Prince George’s County Public Schools (PGCPS) and changes its name to the University of Maryland Incentive Awards Program (IAP).
The first cohort of IAP scholars graduate.
2003 2004 2005 2006 2007
Tiana Wynn ’05 becomes the first scholar to study abroad. First scholars from Prince George’s County matriculate at UMD. The program’s newsletter, InTouch, is launched.
The first Jennifer F. Lewis Memorial Award, honoring a 2006 graduate, is presented to Randal Brewer ’09 for outstanding academic performance, exceptional character and lasting contributions to the Incentive Awards Program and the UMD community.
2008 2009 2010 2011
Yavona Williams Pirali ’06 becomes the first IAP alumni to earn a graduate degree: M.Ed. in secondary education from Towson University The number of alumni tops 100!
Cohort 7 makes the first class gift to IAP.
Nancy Canales ’13 becomes the first IAP scholar to be inducted into Omicron Delta Kappa and elected into Phi Beta Kappa. She is chosen to serve as a senior marshal at spring commencement.
Kori Hill ’13 is selected to be the student speaker for the winter commencement ceremony. IAP starts a professional development series for alumni. Lenaya Stewart ’15 is the Department of English’s student speaker at spring commencement.
The program name expands to include the Suzanne G. and Murray A. Valenstein Baltimore Incentive Awards and the Prince George’s County Incentive Awards.
2012 2013 2014 2015
The program institutes an annual IAP Day of Service, in which all students, alumni, mentors and friends are invited to participate.
IAP expands to KIPP schools, thanks to a gift from Chuck Daggs ’69. The number of high school students reached through IAP recruitment and outreach events exceeds 3,500.
Charmaine Wilson-Jones ’15 is selected as a Byrd/Elkins Award finalist and member of the Maryland Medallion Society.
CollegeBound Foundation textbook scholarships for Baltimore IAP scholars top $250,000.
2016 2017 2018
IAP joins the Office of Undergraduate Studies under the leadership of Dean William A. Cohen. IAP partners with Education Abroad for the Maryland in Buenos Aires program in the winter term—the first time IAP students and an IAP staff member traveled abroad together. This trip becomes a permanent fixture for interested students each year.
Darian Senn-Carter ’08, Ed.D., Educational Leadership, Edgewood College, becomes the first alumnus to earn a doctorate. IAP’s Giving Day fundraising totals are double the previous year due to a concerted effort to engage alumni and students.
Arnold I. ’69 and Alison L. Richman ’69 make a substantial gift, allowing IAP to extend its reach in Baltimore City and expand its cohort by almost 50% in the first year. Jahi Jones ’19, a four-year wrestling letterman, is selected as the University of Maryland’s recipient for the 2019 Big Ten Medal of Honor award, the conference’s most prestigious accolade.
2019 2020
IAP welcomes 22 students into its 21st cohort—the largest cohort in its history.
2021
IAP expands to include high school students from Montgomery County Public Schools thanks to a $6.8M gift from Phill and Elizabeth Gross. The gift leverages matching funds from the Maryland Promise Program, funded jointly by the A. James and Alice B. Clark Foundation, the University of Maryland and other generous donors.
The Alumni Council is launched to promote lifelong engagement with IAP staff, students and alumni and to foster professional development, social interaction, and personal enrichment.
