Author Archives: Tara Wink
The University Ode: A Celebration of UMB Poetry
April is National Poetry Month, an appropriate time to dig into historical collections to celebrate the literary talents of past members of the UMB community. Despite deep roots in medicine and other health related fields, Historical Collections materials reveal an appreciation for the arts among faculty, students, and staff alike. For example, Historical Collection houses a well-loved copy of The University Ode, a piece written for the Alumni Association. Continue reading
Posted in Historical Collections
Tagged Dr. Eugene F. Cordell, Dr. Theodore Hemberger, Eugene Lee Crutchfield, John C. Hemmeter, National Poetry Month, University Ode, University of Maryland Musical Association
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UMB Ties to the Hospital Ship USNS Comfort
On March 30, 2020 the USNS Comfort arrived in New York City’s Harbor on a mission to provide assistance to the city’s overwhelmed hospitals in the midst of the Coronavirus Pandemic. The USNS Comfort is a Navy Hospital Ship with 1,000 beds and 12 operating rooms, which has been deployed in times of crisis and peace around the world. The USNS Comfort is stationed in Norfolk, VA but for a significant portion of her life (1988-2013) as a hospital ship, she was stationed in Baltimore’s Port. The location is not her only ties to the city of Baltimore, as several UMB alumni and faculty served on this hospital ship during her 33-year history. Continue reading
Posted in Dentistry, Historical Collections, Medicine, Nursing
Tagged covid-19, UMBSOD, UMBSOM, UMBSON, USNS Comfort
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UMB in WWII: the classes of 1943M and 1943D
On March 26, Dr. Bruce Jarrell, the University of Maryland Baltimore’s (UMB) Interim President, released a video to the Class of 2020. In the video, Dr. Jarrell, refers to the uniqueness of the 1943 School of Medicine graduating classes and how they had to overcome unusual circumstances surrounding World War II. World War II began in September 1939, with Germany’s invasion of Poland; however, the United States did not officially become involved in the conflict until after Japan’s attack on Pearl Harbor in December 1941. Continue reading
Posted in Dentistry, Historical Collections, Medicine, Nursing, Pharmacy, Students
Tagged Class of 1943, Commencement, UMBSOD, UMBSOM, UMBSON, UMBSOP, WWII
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Dr. Maureen Henderson, First Woman Chair of the Department of Preventive Medicine, 1971-1975
Rounding out our celebration of Women’s History Month 2020 is Dr. Maureen Henderson. Dr. Henderson joined the faculty at the University of Maryland School of Medicine (UMSOM) in 1960 as an instructor. She was born in Tynemouth, England in 1926 to Dr. Leo E. and Helen McGrath Henderson. She was a graduate in medicine and public health from the University of Durham, England. Continue reading
Posted in Historical Collections, Medicine
Tagged Department of Preventive Medicine, UMBSOM, Womens History Month
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Anna F. Clancy & E. Grace Lotz: Early Women Graduates, School of Pharmacy, Class of 1906
Anna Francis Clancy and Elizabeth Grace Lotz, received their degree in Pharmacy in 1906, thus becoming the first woman graduates of the new UMSOP. According to the Terra Mariae Yearbook of 1906 the two women were close friends. Clancy even worked at Lotz’ family store during their senior year. There is little evidence of their time at the school; however, the yearbook gives some hints as to their treatment or standing with fellow male students. The Yearbook superlatives for both girls mentions potential interest by a “bachelor professor,” a concern never expressed before. Continue reading
Posted in Historical Collections, Pharmacy
Tagged Class of 1906, UMBSOP, Womens History Month
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Dr. Florence Meda Gipe, First Dean of the School of Nursing, 1952-1966
Continuing the Women’s History Month Celebration is Dr. Florence Meda Gipe. Dr. Gipe joined the University of Maryland as the Director of Nursing Service and Nursing Education at the University Hospital in February 1946 after serving in several educational and director positions at nursing training schools at York Hospital, Providence Hospital and Reading Hospital. After accepting the role of director, Dr. Gipe began to challenge the existing educational standards of the University Hospital’s Nursing Training School. She believed nursing education should move towards more traditional academic methods away from the existing training model; in other words, she proposed nursing schools have more formal lectures, group discussions, and theory in addition to hands-on clinical training. She was angered by the menial tasks traditionally assigned to nurses and wanted the profession to undertake more challenging responsibilities such as taking blood pressure or give injections. Continue reading
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Tagged UMBSON, Women's History Month
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Josephine “Jody” Olsen, School of Social Work, Director United States Peace Corps
Continuing our Women’s History Month celebration is the School of Social Work’s, Jody Olsen, PhD, MSW and current Director of the Peace Corps. Olsen’s career with the Peace Corps began six decades ago as a volunteer in Tunisia, where she taught English after graduating from the University of Utah in 1965. She remained in Tunisia until 1968, when she returned to the United States and made Baltimore her home. Continue reading
Posted in Historical Collections, Social Work
Tagged Peace Corps, UMBSSW, Womens History Month
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Dr. Georgiana Palmer Monks, University of Maryland Dental Department Class of 1909
Georgiana “Georgia” Palmer Monks became the first woman graduate of the University of Maryland Dental Department in 1909. She came from a small town in Tioga County, Pennsylvania; she was a graduate of Lock Haven State Normal School and taught in Chatham Valley before becoming a Dentist. Continue reading
Posted in Dentistry, Historical Collections
Tagged UMBSOD, Womens History Month
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“I Belong Here” : Women’s History at the University of Maryland, Baltimore
March is Women’s History Month, the HSHSL will celebrate the month by honoring select UMB women through our blog and an exhibit, The First Women of the University of Maryland, Baltimore, in the Weise Gallery. The University of Maryland, Baltimore as it is known today was formed through a number of mergers with other Baltimore area Colleges and Universities; additionally, the school was once a branch campus of the University of Maryland, College Park. Because of this, the history of women at UMB is intermingled with the histories of these schools and each accepted women into their programs at different times. Continue reading
Posted in Dentistry, Exhibits, Historical Collections, Medicine, Nursing, Pharmacy
Tagged UMB History, UMBSOD, UMBSOM, UMBSON, UMBSOP, UMBSSW, Womens History Month
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Esther E. McCready, First African American Graduate from the School of Nursing, Class of 1953
Culminating Black History month and ushering in March’s Women’s History Month, is Esther E. McCready, School of Nursing, Class of 1953. McCready was born on January 10, 1931 in Baltimore, MD; she graduated with honors from Dunbar High School in February 1948. During high school she worked as a nurses’ aid at Sinai Hospital maternity ward and following graduation worked at Johns Hopkins Hospital’s records department, which lead to her to choose the nursing profession. Continue reading
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Tagged Black History Month, UMBSON, Womens History Month
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