Meet a Student: Liam Beck

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Donna Hill with Liam Beck — photo courtesy of Donna L. Hill, B.A. ’91

It’s been more than two decades since Donna L. Hill, B.A. ’91, graduated from the University of Baltimore, yet she still couldn’t quell her excitement when she spotted a fellow member of the UB community trying out for Baltimore’s Marching Ravens. Hill, who manages equipment for the band, sent us an email and an accompanying photo over the summer:

Good afternoon,

I am a member of Baltimore’s Marching Ravens. Several months ago we auditioned for new members and I spotted a young man wearing a “UB” T-shirt (in green). When I approached him, he said he was entering [the] University of Baltimore this year as a freshman.

When I attended UB, we had no freshmen or sophomores, only upperclassmen! So [in July] when we took the band picture down at M&T Bank Stadium, I had my daughter snap a shot of the two of us … Liam Beck, incoming freshman, Class of 2018, and Donna Hill, B.A. English, 1981. Liam is in the snare line, [and] I manage the equipment for the band.

Thought you might enjoy.

Donna L. Hill, B.A. ’91

And a little more about Hill: She and her husband, Steve, have five children, ages 17-32, and two grandchildren. In addition to keeping the Baltimore’s Marching Ravens equipment in check, she works part time as a legal assistant at Pike & Gilliss in Timonium, Maryland.