Smith School Dean Howard Frank engaged Washington, D.C., area radio listeners recently with a discussion about business in the digital economy. Frank was a guest on the Tomorrow's Business radio program, hosted by Steve Mandell, who is also a partner in the D.C. law firm of Pepper Hamilton. The one-hour Tomorrow's Business program airs on WBIS AM, 1190. In addition, excerpts from the program air throughout the week as "Pepper Moments" on Classical 103.5 FM WGMS, one of Washington, D.C.'s most popular radio stations.

Howard Frank, dean of the Robert H. Smith School of Business, appeared as a guest on FridgeTV.com during the Gator Bowl festivities in Jacksonville, Florida. The dean's interview was Webcast on Wednesday, December 31, the evening before the Maryland Terrapins took on West Virginia in the Gator Bowl. The segment is archived on FridgeTV.com.

This is an especially exciting time for members of the Smith School community. As we begin another academic school year, we would like to take this opportunity to highlight some of the Smith School's most recent success stories and introduce you to new faculty members and students.

Jane Frank, director and owner of the McLean, Va.-based Worlds of Wonder art gallery, has pledged $500,000 to the Smith School of Business, to honor the contributions of her husband, the school's dean. In recognition of the gift, the school has named its largest auditorium the Howard Frank Auditorium. The 250-seat auditorium is located in the schools new 103,000-square-foot wing, which opened for classes in September 2002.

April 14, 2003 To: Members of the Smith School Community Fr: Howard Frank, Dean Re: Leaders for the Digital Economy I am pleased to share some exciting news with you. We now have a branding tag line for the Smith School of Business: Leaders for the Digital Economy.

Credit risk management is one of the most critical issues facing energy companies today, and a team of Smith School MBA consultants has given Constellation Power Source a leg up in managing this area. For their outstanding work in developing a credit-risk model for Constellation, the team was named best MBA consulting project for 2000-03 at a recent awards ceremony.

Baltimore, MD - May 18, 1999 - The Robert H. Smith School of Business at the University of Maryland, College Park, will honor Baltimore business leaders William N. Apollony and Francis A. Contino as the business school's 1999 Distinguished Alumni. Apollony, who received his MBA in finance from the school in 1976, is the senior vice president of First National Bank of Maryland's Healthcare Banking Division. Contino, a 1968 accounting graduate, is executive vice president and CFO of McCormick & Company, Inc.

College Park, MD - October 23, 1998 - What is knowledge management? How is it being used to achieve competitive advantage? What value does knowledge management add to an organization?

MCLEAN, VA and COLLEGE PARK, MD - October 20, 1998 - Information Management Consultants (IMC), Inc., a leading information technology and management consulting firm in McLean, VA, is donating $52,500 over three years to the Robert H. Smith School of Business at the University of Maryland, College Park. The gift will fund the IMC Knowledge Management Seminar Series at the Smith School of Business, providing $15,000 in annual support. It will also fund an annual $2,500 first prize to the school's best MBA Consulting Project team.

College Park, MD - September 1, 1998 - Dean Howard Frank and the faculty of the Robert H. Smith School of Business are pleased to announce the appointment of Dr. Bruce L. Golden to the France-Merrick Chair of Management Science.