Dr. Stephen Schenkel has been appointed chair of the Department of Emergency Medicine at Mercy Medical Center. Board-certified by the American Board of Emergency Medicine, Schenkel is a member of the Department of Emergency Medicine of the University of Maryland, where he also serves as an assistant professor. He received his Bachelor of Arts from Yale University, and his master's in public policy and medical doctorate from Harvard University. He is on the board of the Maryland chapter of the American College of Emergency Physicians.
Dr. Donna Harrington, Ph.D., a professor at the University of Maryland School of Social Work, has been named chair of the school's doctoral program. Harrington earned her Ph.D. from UMBC and began teaching at the School of Social Work in 1995. She replaces Julia Oktay, Ph.D., who is stepping down from the position she's held since 1999.
University of Maryland, Baltimore County students Patricia Ordonez and Jason Reid, both of Columbia, have received National Science Foundation Graduate Research Fellowships. The fellowship funds tuition and an annual stipend to support graduate studies for students showing the potential to contribute significantly to research, teaching and innovations in science and engineering. About 1,000 were awarded this year.