Director of National Security Agency Receives Visionary Leadership Award

Laurel, Maryland (April 29, 2013)- General Keith B. Alexander, Commander, U.S. Cyber Command/Director, NSA/Chief, CSS, was awarded the Baltimore Washington Corridor Chamber's Freeman Hrabowski Visionary Leadership Award at the BWCC's 66th Annual Meeting, held April 25, 2013. The Award was presented by Dr. Hrabowski, President of UMBC and one of Time Magazine's 2012 "100 Most Influential People." In presenting the Award, Dr. Hrabowski noted that Gen. Alexander "is blazing a path where none has gone before. He is at the forefront of the fifth theater of warfare: adding cyberspace to air, land, sea and space," and reminded the 350 people in attendance that "the General's leadership and vision are confirmed by his being chosen to 'stand up' the U. S. Cyber Command, while at the same time continuing his leadership role at NSA. The safety of our Nation and our world is dependent on his vision and leadership." Hrabowski also applauded Alexander's support of educational programs at all levels in the STEM disciplines, noting that more than 1,000 UMBC graduates are now employed at NSA. Hrabowski also lauded Gen. Alexander for "his ability, at the highest levels of government and the military community, to effectively and powerfully articulate the need for our Nation's cyber defense," as well as his "insistence that timely intelligence be provided to military personnel--even at the lowest level-- to aid their operations and provide for both their safety and success." The Baltimore Washington Corridor Chamber is Maryland's only regional chamber of commerce, serving more than 500 businesses, institutions, governmental agencies and non-profit organizations in mid-Maryland. Dr. Freeman Hrabowski, President of UMBC, presents the Baltimore Washington Corridor Chamber's Freeman Hrabowski Visionary Leadership Award to General Keith B. Alexander, Director of NSA and Commander, U. S. Cyber Command, at the BWCC's 66th Annual Meeting. Shown (l-r) are: Walt Townshend, President & CEO of the BWCC; Leonard Raley, BWCC Board Chairman and President/CEO of the University System of Maryland Foundation; Dr. Freeman Hrabowski; General Alexander; and Master of Ceremonies Leon Harris, News Anchor, ABC7News/WJLA TV.