January 16, 2004

Congratulations to UMBI Board of Visitors Member Gary Murray

Prince George's County, MD -- Businessman Gary S. Murray, Sr. was selected The Business Gazette's 2003 Executive of the Year in recognition of his leadership and excellence in business and civic affairs. These characteristics as well as his considerable experience in building successful businesses led to Murray's appointment to the UMBI Board of Visitors last year.

The Business Gazette feature on Gary Murray is available online at http://www.gazette.net/200403/business/features/197570-1.html.

The University of Maryland Biotechnology Institute was mandated by the state of Maryland legislature in 1985 as “a new paradigm of state economic development in biotech-related sciences.” With five major research and education centers across Maryland, UMBI is dedicated to advancing the frontiers of biotechnology. The centers are the Center for Advanced Research in Biotechnology in Rockville; Center for Biosystems Research in College Park; and Center of Marine Biotechnology, Medical Biotechnology Center, and the Institute of Human Virology, all in Baltimore.