Introducing The Daily Record’s 2022 Power 30 Higher Education

Maryland has justly earned a reputation as home to some of the finest institutions of higher education in the nation. The men and women who make up our second annual Power 30 Higher Education List are among the reasons why.

They are presidents and other senior administrators leading their colleges and universities, policymakers charting a course for the future, advocates striving to improve access and equity and faculty members on the cutting edge of research and the liberal arts.

This list was chosen by our editorial team. We reached out to readers and others for input and perspective. Many of the Power 30 are familiar to all of us, but some are known only inside their organizations or communities.

In these pages we explore how these leaders view the higher education landscape, how it now exists and what it may look like in the future. And we’ve tried to provide a glimpse into the kind of people they are, what drives them to excel, to serve, to teach.

This list is part of a series of Daily Record Power Lists throughout 2022 that will showcase the most influential figures in law, higher education, health care, business, financial services and other fields. At the end of the year, we’ll offer a special Power Book that pulls these lists together and provides other information about critical sectors of Maryland’s economy.

You can find this and all our Power Lists on our website, TheDailyRecord.com.

We hope you enjoy this publication, and we welcome your feedback and suggestions.

Thomas Baden Jr.
Editor

See the Higher Education Power List digital edition here.

Heidi M. Anderson
President
UMES

Bob Bartlett
Professor
Bowie State University

Joann Boughman
Senior Vice Chancellor
USM

Aminta Breaux
President
Bowie State University

Holly Brewer
President
Maryland AAUP

Kirsten Brinlee
Executive Director
Baltimore Collegetown Network

Fred Bronstein
Dean
Peabody Institute

Ronald J. Daniels
President
Johns Hopkins University

Gregory Fowler
President
University of Maryland Global Campus

Linda Gooden
Chair
USM Board of Regents

Elliot Hirshman
President
Stevenson Universtiy

Bruce Jarrell
President
University of Maryland, Baltimore

Julia Jasken
President
McDaniel College

Anthony L. Jenkins
President
Coppin State University

Jennifer King Rice
Senior VP, Provost
University of Maryland, College Park

Sunil Kumar
Provost
Johns Hopkins University

Sandra Kurtinitis
President
CCBC

Teng Li
Professor
University of Maryland, College Park

Maggie McIntosh
State Delegate
Maryland General Assembly

Ronald Nowaczyk
President
Frostburg State University

Dinorah Olmos
Founding President, CEO
Latino Education Advancement Fund

Jay Perman
Chancellor
University System of Maryland

Darryll J. Pines
President
University of Maryland, College Park

Terrence M. Sawyer
President
Loyola University Maryland

Kim Schatzel
President
Towson University

Kurt Schmoke
President
University of Baltimore

Ralph D. Semmel
Director
Johns Hopkins Applied Physics Laboratory

Bonnie Stein
Chair
USM Foundation

David K. Wilson
President
Morgan State University

Marylou Yam
President
Notre Dame of Maryland