Dear Students and Families,
Welcome to 91fdy电影, and thank you for taking the time to learn more about us. We have a phrase here鈥斺淚t鈥檚 a great day to be a Mustang鈥濃攁nd this phrase summarizes the spirit of our campus. Ours is a community centered on our students鈥 success, providing them with exceptional experiences, and connections to successful careers.
Here you will find exceptional experiences that allow you to grow and develop, explore new interests, and fully realize your potential. Imagine traveling abroad to explore the ecosystems of a tropical rainforest; creating fashions that will be exhibited on a New York runway; or scoring a goal that secures your team the conference championship. These experiences and more are available at Stevenson.
Producing career-ready graduates has always been central to our mission. Through a process that includes career exploration and professional preparation, we connect you with career paths and foster the skills and mindset needed for professional advancement. When you walk across the stage as a graduating senior at commencement, you will have more than just a degree from Stevenson. You will have career direction and the confidence needed for success in your chosen field.
Lastly, becoming a Stevenson Mustang means you are part of a close-knit community that will support you from day one and help you achieve your vision of success. Our mission is to help you grow, discover, and realize your aspirations. Here you will find the guidance and support to do this鈥攚hether you want to develop your leadership skills, explore your passion for the arts, serve our community, conduct your own research, or pursue a career-defining internship. You will find mentors in our faculty, staff, and coaches, and, through our campus鈥 rich social and cultural life, you will make connections and friendships that will last a lifetime.
Our website contains many resources for you to learn about Stevenson. I encourage you to visit our beautiful campus, meet our students and faculty, and see for yourself the outstanding opportunities, activities, and facilities that Stevenson offers.
With best wishes for your college search,
Elliot Hirshman, Ph.D.
Stevenson welcomed its seventh president, Elliot Hirshman, Ph.D., on July 3, 2017. Dr. Hirshman has more than 35 years of experience in higher education, and he previously served as president of San Diego State University (SDSU) before becoming president of 91fdy电影. Prior to Dr. Hirshman鈥檚 appointment at SDSU, he served as provost and senior vice president for Academic Affairs at the University of Maryland, Baltimore County (UMBC). He also served as Chief Research Officer at the George Washington University and chaired the Department of Psychology there and at the University of Colorado at Denver. He began his academic career, rising to the rank of full professor, at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.
During his time at Stevenson, Dr. Hirshman has worked with colleagues to develop Stevenson鈥檚 campus, expanding indoor and outdoor spaces for student life and recreation; adding new academic facilities; and developing the university鈥檚 117-acre East campus. In addition, he has worked to create more career-focused academic programs and exceptional opportunities for students鈥 professional development, including the university鈥檚 B.S. in Biomedical Engineering, Professional Minors programs, and Stevenson鈥檚 first doctoral program, the Psy.D. in Clinical Psychology.
Education
B.A., Economics and Mathematics, Summa Cum Laude | 1979-1983 | Yale University |
M.A., Cognitive Psychology | 1983-1984 | University of California, Los Angeles |
Ph.D., Cognitive Psychology Minor Areas: Personality Psychology, Quantitative Psychology | 1984-1987 | University of California, Los Angeles |
Post-Doctoral Fellow National Institute of Mental Health | 1987-1989 | New York University |
Professional Positions
91fdy电影 President | 2017-present |
San Diego State University President | 2011-2017 |
University of Maryland, Baltimore County (UMBC) Provost and Senior Vice-President | 2008-2011 |
George Washington University Chief Research Officer | 2005-2008 |
George Washington University Chair, Department of Psychology | 2002-2005 |
University of Colorado at Denver Chair, Department of Psychology | 2000-2002 |
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Special Assistant to the Provost | 1998-1999 |
Arizona State University American Council on Education (ACE) Fellow Office of the Provost and President | 1997-1998 |
Academic Positions
91fdy电影 Professor of Psychology | 2017-present |
San Diego State University Professor of Psychology | 2011-2017 |
University of Maryland, Baltimore County (UMBC) Professor of Psychology | 2008-2011 |
George Washington University Professor of Psychology | 2002-2008 |
University of Colorado at Denver Professor of Psychology | 2000-2002 |
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Professor of Psychology | 2000-2000 |
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Associate Professor of Psychology | 1995-2000 |
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Assistant Professor of Psychology | 1989-1995 |
Select Leadership and Board Service
- Member, Northwest Hospital Board of Directors (2022-Present)
- Member, Garrison Forest Corridor Task Force (2021-Present)
- Member At-Large, Board of Directors, Owings Mills Corporate Roundtable (2021-Present)
- Vice Chair, Board of Trustees, Maryland Independent College and University Association (2019-Present)
- Chair, Board of Directors, San Diego State University Research Foundation (2011-2017)
- Member, Board of Directors, The Campanile Foundation (2011-2017)
- Member, Chairman鈥檚 Competitiveness Council (A partnership of the San Diego Regional Economic Development Council, the San Diego Chamber of Commerce and CONNECT) (2011-2015)
- Chair, Board of Directors, Mountain West Athletic Conference (2015-2016)
- Member, Board of Directors, Mountain West Athletic Conference (2011-2017)
- Member, Executive Committee, Commission on Access, Diversity and Excellence (CADE), Association of Public and Land-Grant Universities (APLU) (2011-2014)
- Co-Chair, California State University Task Force on a Sustainable Financial Model (2014-2015)
- Chair, Council of Vice Presidents and Deans, UMBC (2008-2011)
- Co-Chair, American East Athletic Conference Strategic Planning-Academic Integrity and Achievement Sub-Committee (2009-2010)
- Member, State of Maryland College Success Task Force (2009-2010)
- Chair, Advisory Board, Alex Brown Center for Entrepreneurship at UMBC (2008-2011)
- Member, University System of Maryland Task Force on Research and Economic Competitiveness (2008-2009)
Selected Honors
- Fellow, American Psychological Association
- American Council on Education Fellow
- Joseph Gengerelli Outstanding Dissertation Award, University of California, Los Angeles
- James McKeen Cattell Outstanding Dissertation Award, New York Academy of Sciences
- Regents Fellowship, University of California, Los Angeles
- Distinction in the Major, Economics and Mathematics, Yale University
- Phi Beta Kappa
- Maryland Daily Record 2022 Power 30 in Higher Education
Selected Publications
Scientific
Hirshman, E. (1988) The expectation-violation effect: Paradoxical effects of Semantic Relatedness. Journal of Memory and Language, 27, 40-58.
Hirshman, E. & Bjork, R. (1988) The generation effect: Support for a two-factor theory. Journal of Experimental Psychology: Learning Memory and Cognition, 14, 484-494.
Hirshman, E., Trembath, D. & Mulligan, N. (1994) Theoretical implications of the mnemonic benefits of perceptual interference. Journal of Experimental Psychology: Learning Memory and Cognition, 20, 608-620.
Hirshman, E. (1995) Decision processes in recognition memory: Criterion shifts and the list strength paradigm. Journal of Experimental Psychology: Learning Memory and Cognition, 21, 302-313.
Hirshman, E. & Master, S. (1997) Modeling the conscious correlates of recognition memory: Reflections on the Remember-Know paradigm. Memory & Cognition, 25, 345-352.
Hirshman, E. & Henzler, A. (1998) The role of decision processes in conscious memory. Psychological Science, 9, 61-64.
Hirshman, E., Passannante, A. & Arndt, J. (2001) Midazolam amnesia and conceptual processing in implicit memory. Journal of Experimental Psychology: General, 130, 453-465.
Hirshman, E. (2004) The Psychopharmacology of Memory and Cognition: Promises, Pitfalls and a Methodological Framework. Psychology of Learning and Motivation (Ed.) B. Ross, Vol. 45, 253-271.
Wharton,W., Hirshman, E., Merritt, P., Doyle, L., Paris, S., & Gleason, C. (2008) Oral contraceptives and androgenicity: Influences on visuospatial task performance in younger individuals. Experimental and Clinical Psychopharmacology, 16, 156-164.
Stangl, B., Hirshman, E. & Verbalis, J. (2011) Administration of dehydroepianrosterone (DHEA) enhances visual-spatial processing in post-menopausal women. Behavioral Neuroscience, 125(5), 742-752.
Administrative Leadership
Hirshman, E. (1998) A national study of private fundraising for graduate fellowships. CASE Currents, July-August, 54-60.
Hirshman, E. & Hrabowski, F. (2011) The Imperative of Institutional Culture Change. Chronicle of Higher Education, January 16.
Hirshman, E. (2016) Technology: Reshaping Economy and Educational Goals. EDUCAUSE Review, 51.
Administration
President’s Cabinet
Board of Trustees
2024-2025
Arthur F. Bell, Jr., CPA
Managing Member and Owner
Belltower LLC
Sandra R. Berman
President
Sandra & Malcolm Berman Charitable Foundation
Robert D. Biagiotti, P.E.
Vice President, Asset and Core System Projects
Exelon Corp.
Barbara M. Bozzuto
Robert C. Brennan
Treasurer of the Board
Former Executive Director
Maryland Economic Development Corporation
Eric D. Brotman, CFP庐, AEP庐, CPWA庐
CEO
BFG Financial Advisors
David A. Burrows, Jr. ’92 ’94 ’94 ’95 ’99M
President and Owner
Visual Integrators
Scott E. Dorsey
CEO
Merritt Companies
Vanessa Eluma 鈥05
Chief of Staff to the CEO
T. Rowe Price Group, Inc.
Karen P. Gibbs
President and Founder
The Gibbs Perspective
Nancy C. Hubble, GRI, CRS, ABR
Hubble Bisbee Christie鈥檚 International Real Estate
Sean A. Isaac, M.D.
President
Cooper Kettle Anesthesia
Brenda Bowe Johnson, Ph.D.
Vice President
The Language House, Inc.
Donna L. Kahoe ’99
Blaire Miller ’05
Ex officio
Senior Business Development Manager
Constellation
Meredith A. Mowen ’95
Managing Director
1919 Investment Counsel
Candace Osunsade
Global Chief People & Diversity Officer, Executive Vice President, Global People Resources
Catholic Relief Services
T. Scott Pugatch
Chair of the Board
President
Greenhill Properties, Inc.
Jennifer Ward Reynolds, CFA
Partner and Director
Ward Properties
Paul Mark Sandler, Esq.
Of Counsel
Shapiro Sher Guinot & Sandler
Margaret “Meg” Sheetz
Kathleen Sher
K Sher Consulting
Philanthropy, Marketing, and External Affairs Consultant
Anna L. Smith
Retired, M&T Bank
James B. Stradtner, CFA
Managing Partner
Century Private Investments LLC
Justin Towles 鈥05
Partner
JTR Strategies
Christopher Tsakalos 鈥03
H&S Family of Bakeries
Judith S. Waranch, Esq.
Managing Director
The Waranch Group, LLC
Orsia Foudos Young, Esq. 鈥79
President’s Advisory Council
2024-2025
Marcus Aiello, CFP庐, AIF庐聽
Complex Manager, Client Advisor, and Senior Vice President, Wealth Management
Aiello Kelly Wealth Management Group
Leonard Attman
President and Chairman
Attman Holdings, LLC
Chairman of the Board, FutureCare
Health and Management Corporation
Lisa Barnhill
Associate Broker
ABC Group
Angelozzi . Barnhill . Cummings
Berkshire Hathaway Homesale Realty
Rick Bastinelli
Centric Business Systems, Retired
Anirban Basu
Chairman and CEO
Sage Policy Group, Inc.
Ingrid L. Bortner
Professor Emeritus, Nursing Coordinator of International Travel Studies
The Community College of Baltimore County
Christina Struhar Bowman 鈥02
Principal
Clifton Larson Allen LLP
Aurelia Burt
Education Consultant
Kevin G. Byrnes
Alexander G. Campbell III
A.G. Campbell Advisory
Christopher Campbell
President & CEO
nxtMOVE Corporation
D. Keith Campbell
Chairman of the Board of Directors
Campbell and Company
Gail Chrzan
Senior Vice President
Blue & Obrecht Realty, LLC
Lee Coplan, FAIA
Chief Executive Officer
Hord Coplan Macht, retired
Samuel M. Dell III
Daniel F. Dent, CFA
Chairman, Portfolio Manager & Analyst
D. F. Dent and Company, Inc.
John Dinkel
Principal
Dinkel Business Development, LLC
Melissa Due帽as
Senior Vice President, Director of Communications and Marketing
Leidos
Jack Dunn IV
Retired Chairman and CEO
FTI Consulting
Jonathan E. Farber
Passive Capital Management, LLC
Pamela Felton
Mitchell F. Ford
The Ford Group at Morgan Stanley
Gigi Franyo, Ph.D.
Steven D. Frenkil, Esq.
Principal
Miles & Stockbridge
Susan J. Ganz
CEO
Lion Brothers Co., Inc.
Tere Geckle
Susan Guarnieri, MD
Rosemary K. Harder ’69
Savas J. Karas, CPA, MBA
Chief Technology Officer and Chief Transformation Officer
CAPREIT
Kathy Kimber
Ashley J. Lawrence, Esq. ’09
Associate Attorney
Cordell + Cordell
Elizabeth N. Lynott ’70
Realtor
Coldwell Banker Residential Brokerage
Nick Mangione, Jr.
Vice President of Operations
Hilton Garden Inn and Hampton Inn Owings Mills
Carolee Martelle ’63 ’89 ’97
Robert G. Merrick III
Principal
Asset Strategy Consultants
Charlotte Modly, MD
Women鈥檚 Hospital Foundation
Donna Morrison ’74
Sheela Murthy, Esq.
Founder and President
Murthy Law Firm
David H. Nevins
President
Nevins & Associates, Chartered
Rhonda Overby
Chief Executive Officer
Camera Ready, Inc.
Todd Parchman
Partner
Parchman, Vaughan & Company, LLC
Marshall B. Paul, Esq.
Partner
Saul Ewing Arnstein & Lehr LLP
T. Scott Pugatch
Chair of the Board
President
Greenhill Properties, Inc.
Barry Rascovar
Principal
BCR Communications LLC
Dennis F. Rasmussen
President
The Rasmussen Group, LLC
The Honorable Eileen M. Rehrmann
Eileen Rehrmann & Associates, Inc.
Owen J. Rouse, Jr.
Vice President of Investment Sales
MacKenzie Cos.
Lucy Rutishauser
Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer
Sinclair Broadcast Group
Ben Shifrin
Head of School
Jemicy School
Jane Frankel Sims, Esq.
Managing Attorney
Sims & Campbell – Estates and Trusts
Stuart O. Simms, Esq.
Kevin D. Smith
Leonard Stoler
Len Stoler Automotive
Michelle Swanenburg 鈥87
Head of Human Resources and Vice President
T. Rowe Price Group, Inc.
Julie Szymaszek 鈥68
Vincent W. Talbert
Gilbert R. Trout
Director of Investment Real Estate
Trout Daniel & Associates LLC
Jo-Ellen Turner, Ed.D.
Sheila Walsh ’92 ’03M
Susan B. Wilfong ’70
The Honorable Robert A. Zirkin
Zirkin & Schmerling Law