Terrence M. Sawyer, J.D., president of Loyola University Maryland, was named to The Daily Record’s 2024 Higher Education Power List.
“Maryland has justly earned a reputation as home to some of the finest institutions of higher education in the nation,” according to The Daily Record. “The men and women who make up our 2024 Higher Education Power List are among the reasons why.”
Sawyer is currently guiding the University in the implementation of its strategic plan, Together We Rise: Loyola University Maryland’s Strategic Plan for 2030, which strives to make Loyola a preeminent university for student success. As president, he is leading efforts to create a nursing program, investing in health and STEM infrastructure, including the renovation and expansion of Donnelly Science Center; welcoming diverse, record-breaking incoming classes; and overseeing the expansion of programs and initiatives related to sustainability.
Sawyer has also continued to prioritize the York Road Initiative, a program he was instrumental in developing and launching earlier in his 25-year career at Loyola. He was an early advocate for the recently approved York Corridor Business Improvement District (BID), a key recommendation of the 2015 York Road Commercial Corridor Vision and Action Plan, which Loyola’s York Road Initiative helped shape.
Sawyer became the 25th president of Loyola in January 2022 after 23 years serving the University in several roles as an administrator and affiliate faculty member. As senior vice president, he led the $100 million Bright Minds, Bold Hearts campaign, the largest in Loyola’s history. He also led advancement in raising funds to support strategic capital projects, including the Miguel B. Fernandez Family Center for Innovation and Collaborative Learning, which opened in 2021.
Sawyer currently serves on the boards of the American Council on Education, the Association of Jesuit Colleges and Universities, Catholic Charities, The Center Club, the Greater Baltimore Committee, Loyola Blakefield, the Marion I. & Henry J. Knott Scholarship Foundation, and the Maryland Independent Colleges and Universities Association.
