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Dumfries Caregiver Awarded Full Scholarship to University of Maryland Global Campus
Dumfries resident LaKeisha Bruku takes care of her Navy veteran husband, James Bruku, while raising three children, two of whom have autism spectrum disorders. James manages service-related injuries that cause chronic pain and PTSD. In addition to her ...
Aug 27, 2025, 3:29pm EDT
Odenton Caregiver Awarded Full Scholarship to University of Maryland Global Campus
Odenton resident Cory Covington has a bachelor's degree in computer science and has worked in high-tech positions. He is also the caregiver for his Coast Guard veteran wife, Autumn, whose ankle injury during basic training and repeat surgeries have led...
Aug 27, 2025, 3:18pm EDT
Gilbert Caregiver Awarded Full Scholarship to University of Maryland Global Campus
In 2014, at age 52, Gilbert, Arizona, resident Sharon Grassi returned to college to pursue a bachelor's degree that would advance her career in technical communications. Not long after, however, she found herself in the role of full-time caregiver and ...
Aug 27, 2025, 11:48am EDT
Niceville Caregiver Awarded Full Scholarship to University of Maryland Global Campus
Niceville resident Edward Cook finished his University of Maryland Global Campus bachelor's degree in business administration in May while continuing to care for his wife, Keisha, a Marine Corps veteran who suffered two major injuries during her milita...
Aug 27, 2025, 11:33am EDT
Baltimore Caregiver Awarded Full Scholarship to University of Maryland Global Campus
Edward O'Connell was a promising cryptological technician with the Office of Naval Intelligence until a 2004 automobile accident left him with serious injuries. Melissa O'Connell married him two years after the accident, when he was still on active dut...
Aug 27, 2025, 11:19am EDT
Bellbrook Caregiver Awarded Full Scholarship to University of Maryland Global Campus
Chelsea Vaughn of Bellbrook, Ohio, dreams of building cloud environments and infrastructure. But she is also caring for her Army veteran husband, Andrew, who suffers from combat-related PTSD and raising four children, one of whom has significant physic...
Aug 27, 2025, 11:02am EDT
Summerland Key Caregiver Awarded Full Scholarship to University of Maryland Global Campus
Summerland Key resident Janet von Rusten gave up her career as a pastry chef after her husband, a 20-year Marine Corps veteran, was discharged with a 100 percent service-related disability. Stephen Pagotto's injuries, which include chronic pain and PTS...
Aug 27, 2025, 10:47am EDT
New UMGC Podcast Launches with "Unstoppable" Story of Actor, Army Veteran, and Alumna Caitlin Bassett
Everyone has a story and launching today, University of Maryland Global Campus (UMGC) will debut Unstoppable Stories, a podcast spotlighting the remarkable journeys of its students, graduates and faculty. The series delves into the inspiring narrative...
Jan 8, 2025, 9:51am EST
James D. Rodriguez Honored by University of Maryland Global Campus with Distinguished Alumni Award
The Honorable James D. Rodriguez (B.S. Political Science, '11) has been recognized by University of Maryland Global Campus with its Distinguished Alumni award, the highest honor given to an alumnus of the university. Rodriguez earned a Bachelor of Scie...
Oct 17, 2024, 10:00am EDT
DC Resident Honored by University of Maryland Global Campus with Executive Business Leader Award
Janet Dade, vice president of Washington IT at the American Chemical Society (ACS), has been honored by University of Maryland Global Campus (UMGC) with the Alumni Association's Executive Business Leader Award. Dade earned a Chief Information Officer E...
Oct 17, 2024, 10:00am EDT