When Provost Art Johnson stepped down as provost and senior vice president for academic affairs on June 30, he not only left a legacy of success from his 10-year tenure, but a new scholarship to support students transferring to UMBC.
When Provost Art Johnson stepped down as provost and senior vice president for academic affairs on June 30, he not only left a legacy of success from his 10-year tenure, but a new scholarship to support students transferring to UMBC.
Johnson recently created the Arthur T. Johnson Transfer Scholarship Fund to recognize the academic achievements of outstanding Maryland community college transfer students who wish to continue their studies at UMBC (including UMBC programs at Shady Grove). In addition to contributions from Johnson, over the past few months, members of the UMBC community and friends of the University have contributed nearly $17,000 towards the Fund.
Transfer students make up forty percent of UMBC’s undergraduate population. “I am establishing this scholarship to symbolize the importance of our transfer students and to send them the message that their success at UMBC is important to us,” said Johnson. “Community college transfers in particular will become increasingly important to UMBC as our enrollment grows.”
One of five University System of Maryland institutions enrolling the largest share of Maryland transfer students, UMBC is one of the few that draw transfer applications from all 16 Maryland community colleges – from as close as the Community College of Baltimore County to as far as Garrett and Allegany Community College. Most transfer students come from Montgomery College, followed by Anne Arundel Community College, the Community College of Baltimore County and Howard Community College.
UMBC also recognizes the accomplishments of its transfer students through a number of merit-based awards, including the Academic Achievement Award for Transfers (AAAT), the Phi Theta Kappa (PTK) merit award, the Transfer Recognition Award, the Honors College Scholarship and the Maggie Hrabowski Teaching Award. Over 120 of UMBC’s incoming transfer students are recipients of these awards.
For more information on donating to the Arthur T. Johnson Transfer Scholarship Fund, contact Kim Robinson in Institutional Advancement at ext. 5-3700 or trowbrid@umbc.edu.
For more information on financial aid and scholarships, visit www.umbc.edu/financialaid/.
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