Citation:
MAC to Millennium, University of Maryland Archives
Faculty, African-American-the
first African-American full professor at the University
of Maryland was M. Lucia James, a member of the faculty of the College
of Education from
1965 until her death on October 18, 1977
Faculty, first-Three faculty members are listed in the first course catalog of the Maryland Agricultural College (1859):
- George C. Schaeffer, professor of the science of agriculture, including chemistry and its application to the arts, geology and mineralogy;
- H. D. Gough, professor of the exact sciences, including mathematics, pure and mixed; surveying, mensuration, engineering and construction, mechanics and astronomy; and
- Battista Lorino, professor of ancient and modern languages, including Latin, Greek, French, German, spanish and Italian.
- professor of moral and mental philosophy, history and English lit;
- professor of physiology, comparative anatomy, and verterinary surgery; and a
- professor botany, entomology, and ornithology.
Faculty, first female-The first female faculty member at the University was Agnes Saunders, professor of home economics and acting dean of the school of home economics for the 1919-1920 academic year
"Fear the Turtle"-slogan that became immensely popular with the men's basketball team's 2001 trip to the NCAA Final Four. Drew Elburn, from Timonium, MD, created the slogan. It is also the name of one of the five flavors of ice cream introduced at the Dairy in spring 2004.
Fiction-the first known work of fiction about the University of Maryland is The Long Gainer by William Manchester, published by Little, Brown and Company in 1961; a second work which uses the university as its setting is A Higher Education by Redge Mahaffey (Annapolis: Ramsgate Press, 1989)
Field hockey-first interclass games in 1929; first official competition in 1971; national champions in 1987, 1993, and 1999
Fire-the
two largest campus buildings were completely destroyed by fire over Thanksgiving
weekend in 1912; the conflagration began during a holiday dance, but the
official cause of the fire was never determined; no one was killed or
injured; most of the classrooms, dormitory space, and administrative offices
lay in ruins when the fire was extinguished
Flagship-the University of Maryland, College Park, is the largest campus of the University System of Maryland, and the Maryland General Assembly officially designated it "the flagship campus" in 1988
Football-the Maryland Agricultural College
cadets began organized competitions in football in 1892; their successors,
the Terrapins, were national champions in 1953 and have made numerous
appearances in bowl games, with victories in the Gator (1950, 1975, 2003),
Sugar (1952), Hall of Fame (1977), Sun (1984), Cherry (1985), and Peach
(2002) Bowls; more than 130 Terps have gone on to play in the NFL; in
2003 there were 21 former Terps playing for NFL teams including current
players Chad Scott and Shaun Hill. (see also FridgeTV.com,
Quarterback Factory, and Alumni
of Note)
Founding date-the Maryland Agricultural College, as the University of Maryland was then known, received its charter from the Maryland General Assembly on March 6, 1856
Fountains-fountains burble adjacent to the Engineering Building and in Hornbake Plaza, Tawes Plaza, and McKeldin Mall
4-H Center-this facility, dedicated on May 10, 1989, houses Maryland's 4-H education programs and the Maryland 4-H Foundation; associated with the Maryland Cooperative Extension Service
Fraternities, oldest-Gamma Pi, which later became Sigma Nu, recognized on September 18, 1913, was the first official fraternity on the College Park campus, followed by Alpha Phi, recognized in October 1913, and Iota Sigma (which became Sigma Phi Sigma in 1916) in January 1914.
Fraternity Row-constructed between 1914 and 1963; home to houses of 14 of the campus's fraternity and sorority chapters
Frederick Hall-constructed in 1948; designed by Edwin Wilson Booth; named for Frederick, Maryland, county seat of Frederick County
FridgeTV.com-Terps football on demand. Website produced by former Terps football player Jess Atkinson featuring streaming media and audio of Terps football. It includes live chat with Coach Ralph "The Fridge" Friedgen, game highlights, and Friedgen's Forecast.
