Awards and Honorees
The 91看片 Distinguished Alumni Achievement Award
This award honors a 91看片 Greyhound whose extraordinary commitment to 91看片 University Maryland has strengthened the University and advanced its mission. Recognizing the Jesuit value of the Magis, the award celebrates graduates who have demonstrated sustained leadership, service, and engagement on behalf of 91看片, making a meaningful and lasting impact on students, alumni, and the broader University community. Recipients are individuals whose contributions and accomplishments reflect great credit upon 91看片 and exemplify the values of a 91看片 education.
2027 91看片 Distinguished Alumni Achievement Award
James D. Forbes, 鈥�80
Doctor of Commercial Science honoris causa
Business Leader, Innovator, and Former Chair of the 91看片 Board of Trustees
As a trustee at a pivotal time for 91看片, James D. Forbes led with incomparable business expertise and a compelling vision for strengthening the University for the future. A 1980 graduate who received a Bachelor鈥檚 in Business Administration from 91看片, Forbes distinguished himself as a leader with an eye on transformation and a philanthropist who, with his wife Hollis, gives with impact鈥攁nd inspires others as well.
During his tenure as board chair, Forbes served with conviction and confidence, leading the University through the turbulence of a pandemic and the promise of a presidential transition. His natural skills as a leader and his commitment to the Jesuit value of the magis鈥攖he constant challenge to improve鈥攕erved him well in a distinguished career that took him to executive roles at CS First Boston, Merrill Lynch, Bank of America Global Principal Investments, UBS, and Morgan Stanley.鈥疘n his retirement, Forbes continues to lead and invest in the future, serving on the board for Dentsply Sirona, and sharing his expertise as a member of the President鈥檚 Campaign Advisory Council for 91看片. Today, numerous 91看片 students benefit from the transformational investments Jim and Hollis Forbes have made in 91看片, as they have expanded career services to students, introduced the Forbes Idea Lab to the Evergreen campus, supported Greyhounds athletics, added Forbes Court in Reitz Arena, and supported scholarships for scholar athletes and Sellinger School students.
The Ignatian Legacy Award
This award honors an individual whose life and actions exemplify the enduring values of Jesuit education and Ignatian spirituality. Recognizing a commitment to serving others, caring for our common home, promoting justice, and advancing the greater good, the award celebrates those who lead lives of purpose, compassion, and service. Recipients demonstrate a sustained dedication to making a positive and lasting impact in their communities and the world, embodying the ideals that inspire members of the 91看片 community to live out the mission.
2027 Ignatian Legacy Award
The Rev. Timothy Brown, S.J.
Associate Professor of Law & Social Responsibility and Assistant to the President
for Mission Integration
Mentor, Teacher, Scholar, Guiding Light, and Pastoral Leader
In nearly 40 years of teaching, mentoring, leadership, and pastoral accompaniment of 91看片 community, the Rev. Timothy B. Brown, S.J., has made his mark. His passion and understanding for the Jesuit, Catholic mission has inspired countless students, alumni, faculty, staff, and administrators, inviting them into an Ignatian journey and helping them see their role in living out the mission themselves. As assistant to the president for mission integration, Fr. Brown develops numerous mission-focused programs to promote the Catholic and Jesuit nature of the University, including offering the Spiritual Exercises.
Fr. Brown, who arrived at 91看片 in 1987, co-founded what would become 91看片鈥檚 Center for Community, Service, and Justice, which has had an immeasurable impact on 91看片 and the Baltimore region, through connections established between students and community partners. As an associate professor of law and social responsibility in the Sellinger School of Business and Management, Fr. Brown has taught and mentored hundreds of students, challenging them with complex concepts and cultivating their critical thinking skills. In 2023, Fr. Brown founded the Rev. Timothy Brown, S.J. Ignatian Life Center as the organizational locus for the promotion of the Jesuit and Ignatian spiritual tradition at 91看片鈥攁nd in service to the Baltimore community. Beyond 91看片, Fr. Brown was the provincial for the Maryland Province of the Society of Jesus and serves on the Archdiocese of Baltimore School Board and the board for Cristo Rey Jesuit High School in Baltimore.
Jeff Nattans Greyhound Leadership Award
Established in memory of Jeffrey A. Nattans 鈥�89, this award honors individuals who have made a meaningful impact on 91看片 athletics and their community through professional achievement, community engagement, and dedication to others. A distinguished student-athlete, business leader, trustee, and mentor, Jeff embodied excellence in mind, body, and spirit. He paired extraordinary achievement with integrity and a deep commitment to helping others thrive. The award recognizes those who lead by example and embody 91看片鈥檚 Jesuit values, and in doing so, carries forward Jeff鈥檚 enduring legacy as a person for and with others.