Ronald “Brother Ron” Chisom, co-founder of the People’s Institute for Survival and Beyond, will receive an honorary Doctor of Public Service degree from the University of Maryland, Baltimore during the School of Social Work’s May 19 Convocation. The ceremony will also feature keynote speaker Tisha S. Edwards, MSW ’00, JD ’01, President and CEO of the Maryland Bankers Association and a prominent leader in public service and education reform.