Freeman Hrabowski, III is a highly respected mathematician, educator, and advocate for minority participation in STEM fields. He served as the longtime President of the University of Maryland, Baltimore County (UMBC), where he transformed the institution into a national model for inclusive excellence in science and engineering education. Under his leadership, UMBC was ranked the #1 Up and Coming University in the U.S. for six consecutive years (2009-2014) by the U.S. News & World Report magazine.