EX-23 8 w94909exv23.htm EXHIBIT 23 exv23
 

Exhibit 23(a)

Audit Committee of
The Board of Directors
Sandy Spring Bancorp, Inc.

We hereby consent to the incorporation by reference in the prospectuses included in Registration Statements No. 33-29316, 33-48453, 333-81249, 33-35319, 33-56692, 333-11049, and 333-63126 each on Form S-8, for Sandy Spring Bancorp, Inc. of our report, dated January 22, 2004, appearing in this Annual Report on Form 10-K of Sandy Spring Bancorp, Inc. for the year ended December 31, 2003.

/s/ McGladrey & Pullen, LLP

Frederick, Maryland
March 10, 2004


 

Exhibit 23(b)

Audit Committee of
The Board of Directors
Sandy Spring Bancorp, Inc.

We hereby consent to the incorporation by reference in the prospectuses included in Registration Statements No. 33-29316, 33-48453 (including Registration Statement on Form S-8 and Post Effective Amendments to Form S-8 with respect to Registration Statements No. 33-29316, 33-48453, and 333-81249), 33-35319, 33-56692, 333-11049, and 333-63126 each on Form S-8, and in the Annual Report on Form 10-K of Sandy Spring Bancorp, Inc. for the year ended December 31, 2003, of our report dated January 31, 2003, relating to the consolidated financial statements of Sandy Spring Bancorp, Inc. and Subsidiaries.

/s/ Stegman & Company

Baltimore, Maryland
March 9, 2004