Bauckman Family Current-Use Scholarship for Veterans

Mark Bauckman was the first in his family to attend and graduate from University of Maryland, College Park.  He majored in Economics and graduated (Summa Cum Laude) in 1980 with a strong focus on transportation. His career plans soon changed, and he subsequently attended and graduated from Naval Officer Candidate School in Newport, RI accepting his commission in 1981 as a U.S. Navy Surface Warfare Officer like his father.  For the next five years, he served on active duty on two different ships in the U.S. Navy’s Pacific Fleet.  In 1986, he requested a release from active duty to pursue a business career, but immediately transferred to the Naval Reserve where he served for another 20 years in a variety of warfare positions, retiring as a Navy Captain in 2006.  Mark remains active in the veteran community in San Diego and has served on the University of Maryland Veterans Scholarship Selection Committee.  He has been married to his wife Janie for over 30 years. Her parents both served in the military during World War II and years after.

Thomas Bauckman entered the University of Maryland in 1979 and graduated in December 1982. He received a reserve commission in the U. S.  Air Force through Officer Training School and then served as a navigator in the KC-135 and E-4B aircraft. He accepted a regular commission in the USAF in 1986 and served  for nearly 21 years. He is an avid Terp fan.

Britney Isaacoff is currently a student in the College of Agriculture and Natural Resources at the University of Maryland. She will be entering her senior year at UMD. She’s currently on the leadership club for Community Learning Garden. Britney is a part of the Professional Environmental Fraternity of Epsilon Eta. She’s also a part of the Dean’s Student Advisory Council for the AGNR College. Britney hopes to join a research team and/or environmental conservation group after graduating

Justin Studebaker is a junior at the University of Maryland. He is majoring in Arabic studies with a minor in middle east studies. He enlisted in the Army in 2014 and served on Active Duty for 6 years before continuing his service in the Reserves.

2023: Jenna Dawson is a senior International Relations major with a minor in Law and Society. Additionally, she is in an expedited International Relations Master’s Degree program which she is partially completing alongside her Bachelor’s. She serves as Vice Chair of Programming on the College of Behavior and Social Sciences Dean’s Council. Additionally, Jenna is currently conducting research on the refugee resettlement process with one of her professors. Alongside their research they also provide resources to refugees to ensure that they’re stay in the U.S. is positive.

2022: Jenna Dawson is a junior at the University of Maryland. She is majoring in international relations and has a minor in law and society. She is also studying Russian and hopes to become conversational in the language! After her bachelors, Jenna plans to go to law school! Jenna is a campus tour guide, involved with student government, and she currently serves in the Maryland Air National Guard.

LT Edward Young is from Lansing, MI and attends the University of Michigan on an NROTC scholarship. He graduated from the University of Michigan in December of 2015 with a bachelor's degree in Industrial and Operations Engineering and received a certificate in entrepreneurship. LT Young was selected to become a submarine officer and was stationed on the USS Buffalo and the USS Pasadena from 2017 to 2020. He served as the Assistant Weapons Officer and Assistant Operations Officer on the USS Pasadena and completed a Western Pacific Deployment and change of homeport from San Diego, CA to Norfolk, VA. Once on shore duty LT Young was accepted to the University of Maryland and started the Flex MBA program in DC in the Fall of 2021.

Michael Cortese is originally from Long Island, New York, and joined the US Coast Guard early in life. As a Coast Guardsman, he served 3.5 years active duty as a petty officer stationed in Surf Station Yaquina Bay located in Newport, Oregon. He is currently majoring in Mechanical Engineering with plans of working with renewable resources. When not doing schoolwork, Michael enjoys being with family and going on hikes.

Tim was born and raised in Maryland and attended a tech school in Pennsylvania after High School. He enlisted in the Army in 2014 and served on Active Duty for 4 years before transitioning to the Reserves as an Instructor. He plans on completing his degree at UMD for International Business.