Two alumni elected to McDaniel College Board of Trustees
McDaniel College has named two new members to its board of trustees.
William (Bill) Butz earned a bachelor’s degree in Economics and Business Administration from McDaniel in 1989. He is chief executive officer for Maxim Healthcare Services, the largest privately held healthcare staffing company in the nation, which is headquartered in Columbia, Md. In this role, he is responsible for the overall direction of the organization and development of high-level strategies that align with the company’s purpose, mission and guiding principles.
He was previously president of Erickson Living and worked with Allegis Group for 15 years in a number of financial leadership roles, including as chief financial officer of Aerotek, Allegis Group’s largest operating company. A CPA, he earned a bachelor’s degree in economics and business administration from McDaniel in 1989.
He and his wife, Kimberly, also a McDaniel alumna, reside in Monkton, Md. They have four children. Their son, Brennan, is a senior at McDaniel.
Sam Hopkins of Raleigh, N.C., is a 1980 alumnus of McDaniel with a bachelor’s degree in Biology. With more than 30 years of experience in the pharmaceutical industry, Hopkins has held managerial, scientific and executive leadership positions at the Wellcome Research Laboratories, Trimeris Inc., Parion Sciences and Scynexis Inc. He is currently the acting president of Valanbio Therapeutics, where he directs the clinical research program for autoimmune technologies. He also provides independent consulting services in drug discovery and development through IOTEC Pharma Consulting LLC.
Throughout his career, he has participated in multiple aspects of anti-viral drug research. He was responsible for designing and implementing the clinical and regulatory strategy that led to the global approval of Fuzeon® (enfuvirtide) for the treatment of HIV-1 infection, which was recognized by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration in 2003 as a major milestone in HIV-1 drug development.
Hopkins and his wife, Pamela, have three children. Their oldest daughter, Rachel, is a freshman at McDaniel.
