Baltimore Symphony Principal Pops conductor Jack Everly greets Dean Reece prior to making remarks at the pre-concert dinner.

     THE UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND School of Medicine hosted its final bicentennial celebration at an event just for donors on December 15, 2007, at the Baltimore Symphony Orchestra’s Holiday Spectacular. The evening began with a pre-concert reception and dinner at Preston Hall, which was attended by approximately 200 friends and donors. Attendees included elected officials, key institutional leaders, volunteer leadership, alumni, faculty, staff and friends, all of whom contributed to the school’s achieving its bicentennial campaign goal of $200 million. The performance at the Meyerhoff Symphony Hall that followed dinner included special recognition of the school’s 200th anniversary.

Congressman John and Mrs. Dina Sarbanes enjoy the medical school pre-show reception at Preston Hall.

The SOM’s historic bicentennial campaign achieved its goal of $200 million nearly two years ahead of schedule, a significant accomplishment. The school is now planning to springboard from that success into a new and more ambitious campaign to be launched formally in the next twelve months.

Donna Parker, ’86, associate dean for student affairs and husband Nevins W. Todd, III, ’86, celebrate the successful completion of their school’s $200 million bicentennial campaign at the Meyerhoff Symphony Hall.

Stephen Bartlett, MD, professor and chair, department of surgery, and wife June pose with the Holiday Spectacular elves in the Meyerhoff lobby. University of Maryland System regent Clifford Kendall, former state Senator Frank Kelly, and Congressman Dutch and Mrs. Kay Ruppersberger