Commencement (IMAGE) University of Maryland Baltimore County Caption Eudorah Vital, the 2018 UMBC valedictorian, hugs President Freeman Hrabowski at spring commencement. At UMBC, Vital was a Meyerhoff Scholar and Howard Hughes Medical Institute Scholar. A biochemistry and molecular biology major at UMBC, Vital is currently pursuing an M.D.-Ph.D. at Emory University. Credit Marlayna Demond for UMBC. Usage Restrictions Without alterations. With credit. License Licensed content Disclaimer: AAAS and EurekAlert! are not responsible for the accuracy of news releases posted to EurekAlert! by contributing institutions or for the use of any information through the EurekAlert system.