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College Park, MD - March 19, 1997 - Michael D. Dingman, president and CEO of Shipston Group, Ltd., has donated $2 million to the Dingman Center for Entrepreneurship to enhance programs and support new initiatives.

College Park, MD - January 9, 1997 - James P. Bedingfield, chair of the Maryland Business School accounting faculty at the University of Maryland at College Park, has been appointed to the federal Cost Accounting Standards Board for a four-year term.

College Park, MD - December 3, 1996 - James N. Graham has been appointed director of the Maryland Small Business Development Center (SBDC) Network, effective January 6, 1997. The Maryland SBDC Network is administered by the Dingman Center for Entrepreneurship, a major unit of the Maryland Business School, University of Maryland at College Park.

College Park, MD - July 10, 1996 - Dr. Rudolph P. Lamone has received the 1996 Maryland Entrepreneurship of the Year Award in the category of "Supporter of Entrepreneurship." The Entrepreneur of the Year honors individuals whose ingenuity, hard work and perseverance have created and sustained successful, growing business ventures. Dr.

College Park, MD - July 10, 1996 - The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has selected The University of Maryland at College Park, UMCP, as one of the universities to serve as the FAA Air Transportation Center of Excellence in Operations Research.