Rear Admiral Sylvia Trent-Adams, PhD. '06 teaches us about her 4 F - Faith, Family, Friends, and Faculty. She says she definitely need her faith in order to earn a PhD. in Public Policy at UMBC. We all have support from different people who guide us in life and she exemplifies how UMBC's #grit and #greatness can change the world! #umbcalum #umbc #umbcretrievers #retrievers #alumni #alumniawards