March 6, 2020
Daily Record Names BSU President Breaux to Top 100 Women List
Dr. Breaux Honored for Outstanding Professional Achievement, Leadership & Mentoring
MEDIA CONTACT: Damita Chambers, dchambers@bowiestate.edu, 301-832-2628 mobile
(BOWIE, Md.) – The Daily Record named Bowie State University President Aminta H. Breaux to its 2020 listing of Maryland’s Top 100 Women in the publication’s 25th annual recognition of outstanding achievements by women in professional accomplishments, community leadership and mentoring.
The Maryland's Top 100 Women 25th Anniversary Gala and Awards Celebration will be held on Thursday, April 23 at the Renaissance Baltimore Harborplace Hotel. Winners will be profiled in a special magazine in the Friday, April 24 issue of The Daily Record and will be available at thedailyrecord.com.
“I am honored to be recognized with such dynamic and influential women leaders in the Daily Record’s 2020 class of Maryland’s Top 100 Women,” said President Breaux. “As the first woman president of Maryland’s first historically black college or university (HBCU), I am grateful to have been afforded an opportunity to build my career on providing thousands of young people with access to a quality education that transforms lives. My passion for public education is what inspires me every day, advancing public education for the public good.”
A panel of business professionals selected the honorees from throughout the state, based on careful review of their educational and career history, professional and community involvement, corporate and nonprofit board memberships, and mentoring experience, along with recommendation letters. The Daily Record has presented more than 1,500 women with this honor.
Dr. Breaux has served as the visionary 10th president of Bowie State University since 2017, bringing more than 30 years of diverse higher education leadership experience. She is committed to ensuring that every Bowie State University student develops an entrepreneurial mindset to achieve success in rapidly changing workplaces and communities. She initiated a university-wide focus to infuse entrepreneurship education across the disciplines and has led the effort to build an Entrepreneurship Living-Learning Community, slated to open in fall 2021. She also brought the Saxbys Experiential Learning Program to the campus, which recently celebrated the opening of the coffee and social impact company’s first first exclusively student-run café at an HBCU.
She is a leading voice in 21st century education, and because of her extensive knowledge and expertise, she has been tapped to serve in multiple leadership roles. She was appointed to the President’s Board of Advisors on Historically Black Colleges and Universities and the Governor’s P-20 Leadership Council of Maryland. She is vice chair for the Board of Directors for the Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association (CIAA), Bowie State’s athletic conference. She was one of the key leaders involved in bringing the popular CIAA Basketball Tournament to Baltimore from 2021-2023.
Dr. Breaux is also deeply committed to serving her community, particularly with programs and support activities that enrich the lives of children and youth. She is a member of the board of directors for the Greater Prince George’s Business Roundtable, Prince George’s County Chamber of Commerce and the University of Maryland Capital Region Health.
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