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    <Title>Prof. Don Engel's father gets 3rd UMBC degree</Title>
    <Tagline>Peter Engel awarded BA in History two years after retiring</Tagline>
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          <div><small>Peter Engel embraces son Don Engel, Associate VP for Research Development. (Marlayna Demond '11/UMBC)</small><br></div><div><br></div>
          
          UMBC CSEE faculty member and Associate VP for Research Development <a href="https://www.csee.umbc.edu/people/faculty/don-engel/" rel="nofollow external" class="bo">Don Engel </a>and his family saw his father, Peter "Pete" Engel, graduate from UMBC in December with a bachelor's degree in history. <div><br></div><div>Peter Engel graduated from the University of Maryland, College Park in 1972 and went on to get a law degree there. When he retired two years ago, he enrolled in UMBC's Golden ID program, which allows seniors to take courses tuition free.</div><div><br></div><div>His current plans include pursuing a Master's degree in history at UMBC. You can read more about this in the <a href="https://www.baltimoresun.com/education/bs-md-umbc-grad-walks-20221223-4hwof6dmkjd2rahtnxovktltcu-story.html" rel="nofollow external" class="bo">Baltimore Sun</a>.</div></div>
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    <Summary>Peter Engel embraces son Don Engel, Associate VP for Research Development. (Marlayna Demond '11/UMBC)       UMBC CSEE faculty member and Associate VP for Research Development Don Engel and his...</Summary>
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    <PostedAt>Thu, 19 Jan 2023 21:04:04 -0500</PostedAt>
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