From: President Freeman A. Hrabowski, III
The UMBC community will celebrate the life and achievements of our first Chancellor, Albin O. Kuhn on Sunday, May 23, at 2 p.m. Dr. Kuhn, who died on March 24 at the age of 94, and played a central role in UMBC’s development. We are the beneficiaries each day of his contributions.
Kuhn began his career in higher education at the University of Maryland, College Park, where he was a professor of agronomy and chair of the agronomy department. In 1965, as executive vice president of the University of Maryland System, he was asked to oversee the creation of UMBC. He led the initial planning, development and construction of the campus and served as chancellor until the University’s second commencement in 1971.
Needless to say, Kuhn’s leadership capacity was extraordinary. Even after leaving UMBC to become chancellor of the University of Maryland, Baltimore, he remained a strong supporter of UMBC. He often called me to express pride in our latest accomplishments.
The memorial service and reception to celebrate Dr. Kuhn’s life will be held in the Gallery of the Albin O. Kuhn Library. I hope that you will join Chancellor Kirwan, the Kuhn family, other members of our campus community and me for this special gathering.
RSVP by May 14 to Linda Durkos at ext. 5-2356 or http://retrievernet.umbc.edu/aokmemorial.
Directional signs for parking will be located along the campus road.
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