Subject: University of Maryland Math Building Named for William E. Kirwan

Description:
University of Maryland Math Building Named for William E. Kirwan
Former System Chancellor and University President to be Honored Where
Academic Career Began

The University of Maryland today announced that the Board of Regents of the
University System of Maryland (USM) has approved the naming of UMD’s
Mathematics building in honor of William E. "Brit" Kirwan. His highly
distinguished 51-year career in public higher education includes 13 years as
USM Chancellor and 35 years at the University of Maryland, where he rose from
assistant professor of mathematics to department chair and eventually to UMD
president. The Mathematics building located on Campus Drive will be named
William E. Kirwan Hall.

Read more: https://cmns.umd.edu/news-events/features/3268

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