The Educator, Public Servant, Researcher, David J. Ramsay Entrepreneur, and Student of the Year were honored at the Awards Recognition and Reception at M&T Bank Exchange.

The University of Maryland, Baltimore (UMB) celebrated its 2025 Founders Week award winners during the Awards Recognition and Reception event Oct. 23 at M&T Bank Exchange. The awardees took their turns in the spotlight on stage with UMB President Bruce E. Jarrell, MD, FACS, and a video about each honoree was shown to the audience.

Click on the honoree’s name to see their video:

• Andrea Morgan, DDS, MS, Educator of the Year: Clinical Assistant Professor, Director of Student Advocacy and Cultural Affairs, and Director of Student Recruitment, University of Maryland School of Dentistry
• Kyla Liggett-Creel, PhD, LCSW-C, Public Servant of the Year: Executive Director, EMBRACE Initiative, UMB
• Kirsten E. Lyke, MD, Researcher of the Year: Professor, Department of Medicine, Center for Vaccine Development and Global Health, University of Maryland School of Medicine (UMSOM)
• Rajabrata Sarkar, MD, PhD, David J. Ramsay Entrepreneur of the Year: Barbara Baur Dunlap Professor of Surgery and Physiology; Chief, Division of Vascular Surgery; and Executive Vice Chair, Department of Surgery, UMSOM
• Danielle D. Basdekis, Student of the Year: JD Student, Class of 2026, University of Maryland Francis King Carey School of Law

(Read about the award winners on the Founders Week website.)