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For updates and a complete list of events, contactProfessor Dawn Avery at 301-279-5035 or visitwww.montgomerycollege.edu/Departments/musicrv.

DECEMBER

2–6 East and West World Percussion • Rockville Campus Workshops: Dec. 3 and

Dec. 5 at 10 a.m. and 11 a.m.; Dec. 4 at 1:30 p.m.; Music Rehearsal Hall; Music Building

• Germantown Campus Workshop: Dec. 3 at 3 p.m.

6 Arts Alive Series, Dawn Avery World Beat, 7 p.m. and 9 p.m., Black Box Theatre, TakomaPark Campus

FEBRUARY

4 West African Drumming Workshop and Jamwith Joseph Ngwa, 2 p.m., Student Lounge,Campus Center, Rockville Campus

12 Traditional and Contemporary Persian Musicwith The Haft Anang Ensemble

• Workshop: 12 p.m., Music Rehearsal Hall,Music Building, Rockville Campus

• Concert: 8 p.m., Music Recital Hall, Music Building, Rockville Campus

16–20 Brazilian Music and Dance – AngolanCapoeira with Cineca Pecanha

• Workshop: Feb. 16, 18, and 20 at 10 a.m.; Dance Studio; PE Building; RockvilleCampus

• Demonstration: Feb. 18 at 2 p.m.; StudentLounge, Campus Center, Rockville Campus

17 Classical and Folk Music of Peru with Hazel von Maack, 12 p.m. and 1:30 p.m., Music Rehearsal Hall, Music Building, Rockville Campus

MARCH

4 Traditional Music of Korea, Lecture andDemonstration with Dr. Robert Provine, 10 a.m. and 11:30 a.m., Music Rehearsal Hall, Music Building, Rockville Campus

9–11 Indigenous Hand Drums of Glen Velez• Workshop: Mar. 11 at 12 p.m. and 1:30 p.m.,

Music Rehearsal Hall, Music Building,Rockville Campus

• Concert: Mar. 11 at 8 p.m., Music RecitalHall, Music Building, Rockville Campus

25 Middle Eastern Dance and Music, BellyDancing Workshop with Aletha, 11 a.m., Dance Studio, PE Building, Rockville Campus

APRIL

12–16 Contemporary Classical Music Composedby Indigenous Composers with Cello QuartetModernWorks

• Workshop: Apr. 15 at 4 p.m., MusicRehearsal Hall, Music Building, Rockville Campus

• Concert: Apr. 15 at 8 p.m., Music RecitalHall, Music Building, Rockville Campus

21 Traditional Cambodian Music, Dance, and Culture with Dr. Sam-Ang Sam, 2 p.m., Music Recital Hall, Music Building, RockvilleCampus

Drawing - Rockville CampusFor more schedule information, contact ProfessorMichael Farrell at 301-251-7650

NOVEMBERElzbieta SikorskaLandscape Artist

FEBRUARYJay Hall CarpenterFigurative Artist/Sculptor

Jay Hall Carpenter is a former MontgomeryCollege instructor and a former sculptor-in-residence at the Washington National Cathedral.Among his recent works is The Jim HensonMemorial which was unveiled at the University of Maryland, College Park in September 2003.

MARCHScott BrooksIllustrator/Fine Artist

Scott Brooks illustrates for children’s books

Drawing - Takoma Park CampusFor additional information, contact ProfessorWilfred Brunner at 301-650-1461. Artists: KayHwang, Kevin McDonald, Francisco Delgado

2003–2004 CALENDARARTISTS-IN-RESIDENCE

2003–2004 CALENDARWORLD ARTS FESTIVAL

INSIGHTS

2A Musical Journey

4Rooted in Tradition

6Drawing on Life

7Artists Among Us

9Outstanding Alumni

10Class Notes

12Donor Honor Roll

As a Montgomery College alumnus, you have a lot to be proud of. Not only did you attend a respected community college that gave you a great start to your college education and career, but you are now also part of the most successful community college alumni program in the nation. Bar none.

At our recent Board of Governors’ meeting, College President Charlene Nunley reviewed with the Alumni Board of Governorsthe accomplishments of MC alumni that stood out in her mind—just in the last year. Even for those of us who worked theevents it was an impressive list. Among the highlights…we:

• Sponsored one of the most successful County Council candidate forums that the candidates attended throughout their campaign.

• Sponsored a Congressional candidates forum that packed the Theatre Arts Arena and offered a high quality exchange between the candidates and the hundreds that attended.

• Actively worked with both the County Council and State legislators—MC alumni attended, testified, and contacted members—to protect the College from onerous budget cuts.

• Honored former congresswoman and MC faculty member Connie Morella at a special MC Summer Dinner Theatre performance of Hello Dolly, with a tribute entitled: Hello, Connie. The event filled the Rockville Campus’ Theatre Arts Arena and raised over $28,000 to endow a scholarship in her name.

And that’s just for starters. We all know that Montgomery College has exceptional students and now the burden falls on us to demonstrate that the College also has exceptional alumni. I am proud to report that we are rising to the challenge. But there’s much more that needs to be done and, frankly, we need your help.

In the coming year, the College again faces even larger budgetary challenges, and we will need the active support of our alumni to stave off budget-cutting threats. We will also need to raise more money for scholarships, to help ensure that theCollege continues to offer high-quality education to as broad of a population as possible. Just this year the College has been forced to increase tuition by about $7 per credit hour, but even that only covers about a third of the financial shortfall.

In the past, Montgomery College was there for us. Today, we need to be there for Montgomery College. And we will be.Please get involved. The cause is right, the effort is rewarding, and along the way you just might make some good newfriends—or get reacquainted with some old classmates. Please contact the Alumni Association today at 301-279-5378 or at alumni@montgomerycollege.edu to let us know how you can help. Thanks and hope to hear from you soon!

Mahlon G. “Lon” Anderson

INSIGHTS Editorial Staff: Diane Bosser, Jim Terry ’95, Jessica L. Warnick ’86 Design: Clint Wu Photography: Kurt Markus, Donald Rejonis Cover Photo: Kurt Markus Contributing Writers: Elizabeth Homan, Carrie Hurd ’94,

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Rock vocalist and pianist Tori Amosloves allegory, but not exclamatorypunctuation. “I have one request,please, don’t use any exclamation

points,” Amos pleads without further expla-nation at a recent interview, where she talksabout her life, her music, and her experienceas a student at Montgomery College.

Figuring out the significance of the musicaland lyrical metaphors fashioned by this petite40-year-old-with high cheek bones, a creamycomplexion, and straight flaming hair has beena fascination of fans since she broke into thepopular music scene more than a decade ago.

As an artist, Amos is a conjurer and medicinewoman. She has created a percussive, ethere-al sound that is both critically and popularlyacclaimed. In an industry that often sacrificesintegrity for a bottom line, she adheres firmly to her own artistic vision. “[This industry] is not for the faint of heart,”she quips, noting that tal-ent is not sufficient to ensure survival. “There

is another skill you have to have—you have to be able to play a mean game of chicken.”

In conversation, Amos, who is married and has a two-year old daughter, Natashya Lorien,is without affectation, despite her celebritystatus. When she is not touring, the familyspends time in Cornwall, England, where she and her sound-engineer husband MarkHawley have produced several of her albums,including, Scarlet’s Walk, in an old barn converted into a recording studio.

Amos describes herself as a “…librarian whoplays the piano with a shoe, mixed in with anoctopus somewhere in there,” a reference to her performance style, which frequentlyinvolves straddling the piano bench, playingtwo pianos at once, and pounding on the keys.The “librarian”allegory she explains: “I amfascinated by the act of chronicling things. I think I try to chronicle the world as I see it,and how it has affected me personally, but with a song.” Her latest album, Tales of a

“I will follow, Her on her path, Scarlet’s Walk, through the violets…”

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lyrics from Scarlet’s Walk by Tori Amos

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Librarian, was released November 18. Thealbum that she describes as her musical auto-biography features 20 songs that span hermusical career of more than a decade.

Listening to her music or watching her perform,one cannot walk away without the sense thatshe is using ritual and music to conjure andexercise some mystical power. At a recent performance at Merriweather Post Pavilion,legions of adoring fans spontaneously jumpedto their feet, rhythmically rocking and rolling tothe music as if experiencing a kind of spiritualawakening. Unlike chaotic frenzy, this experi-ence seemed to stem from a higher order.

Amos’ formal musical journey began atBaltimore’s Peabody Conservatory, where she was enrolled in the preparatory program at age five. At 11, she started playing pianobars in Washington, D.C., accompanied by herMethodist minister father as chaperon. Duringher senior year at Richard Montgomery HighSchool in Rockville, Amos attended advancedmusic classes at Montgomery College.

“There was, I think, adjustment to my style,which was not traditional,” she says of her ex-perience at the College. Among the professorsshe recalls were her piano teacher Don Millerand composition teacher Dr. James Badolato.

“She was always bursting with ideas,” recallsBadolato, when asked about his former stu-dent. While Amos would not always turn in her assignments on time because of gigs as a lounge singer, Badolato says that she wastalented and clearly knew what she wanted to get out of her experience at the College.

“‘What do you plan to do with all your freedom?’ the new sheriff said, quite proud of his Badge…”

“…[a] librarian who plays

the piano with a shoe,

mixed in with an octopus

somewhere in there…”

C O N T I N U E D O N PA G E 8

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Overwhelming student preferencesfor career-oriented programs overstandard foundation courses havesparked debates at colleges and

universities nationwide. One side preferspractical, career-oriented programs and urgescurriculum changes to meet the demand;others believe that a traditional liberal artscurricula—with history, literature, philosophy,and the natural sciences—aids in the develop-ment of critical thinking skills that students usebroadly in every endeavor and throughout theirlifetime.

At Montgomery College, where career-orientedinstruction and workforce development pro-grams continue to expand, liberal arts studentsstill find overwhelming support. In fact, theCollege’s commitment to provide classes inEnglish, history, and philosophy, sometimescalled the “thinking disciplines,” has neverwavered.

Montgomery College President Charlene Nunleysays, “General education gives students a solidgrounding. That, in turn, teaches them how tothink, reflect, question, and learn—skills thatwill perhaps serve them best in today’s compli-cated world and throughout life.”

Following that aim, the College continues todevelop new relationships and programs. One

of the most exciting and innovative develop-ments has been the establishment and growthof the Paul Peck Humanities Institute. Since1997, the institute has infused “new life” into the humanities curriculum by providing faculty development and student internshipopportunities.

Through the institute’s partnership with theSmithsonian Institution and the Library ofCongress, faculty interact with museum cura-tors and scholars, drawing on the collections of the great national museums to enrich theirstudy and teaching. At the same time, studentswork as active members of project teams indirect contact with the scholars conductingresearch using museum resources.

The students report that these internships havebeen transformational experiences. After work-ing with mentoring supervisors, and learningnew skills, they often take risks with their

ROOTED IN TRADITIONB Y C A R R I E H U R D

“…most businesses recognize that

the liberal arts training, especially

in critical thinking skills, provides

the best workers for cerebral work.”

–Robert L. Giron, Takoma Park Scholars Program Coordinator

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W hen students do choose a liberalarts education, or some sort of a

hybrid of liberal arts and career-orientedclasses, there is still a debate among edu-cators nationwide about what they shouldbe required to read and what history theyshould learn. For many scholars, the Westerntradition is still the foundation of any goodeducation. But other scholars argue thatfocusing on the primacy of Western traditionis misguided and that studying the rich tradi-tions of non-western cultures would be ofbenefit to all students. These scholarsbelieve that in today’s new global society,students need some understanding of alltraditions, not just that of the West.

Montgomery College offers three differentscholars programs, each of which was cre-ated with the idea of offering an integratedcurriculum to facilitate learning across dis-ciplines. Within the Associate of Arts andAssociate of Science curricula, students are required to select at least one multicul-tural course. These courses expose studentsto the history, literature, and religion of othercultures and to the experiences of minori-ties living in America. Montgomery College, with its large and diverse population, hasalso developed the International EducationProgram to bring greater awareness of glob-al perspectives to the student body and thecommunity through activities that foster

understanding and appreciation of all cul-tures. These activities cover three interrelat-ed areas to include culture, curriculum, andtravel.

“In the Scholars program, I especially love the interdisciplinary class becausewhen we talk about countries in Africa,Asia, or Europe we talk about the history,the art, the people, and the philosophy of a certain time.”

–Judy MartinezMontgomery Scholar

academic and career aspirations, and ex-plore a variety of fields, rather than limitingthemselves to relatively secure career fields.Faculty return to the classroom renewed andexcited from engaging in high-level academ-ic interaction.

Students at each of the three campuses willfind a unique scholars program—each oneoffering an integrated curriculum to facilitatelearning across disciplines. When asked howthe liberal arts offerings fit into the College’smission of “changing lives,” Takoma ParkScholars Program Coordinator Robert L.Giron, responded:

“This is crucial because most businessesrecognize that the liberal arts training, espe-cially in critical thinking skills, provides thebest workers for cerebral work. Most CEOscome from this training…students who begin to question their reality begin to seethe world in a different light, and this, in fact, changes their lives.”

Yet there are challenges to the centrality ofthe humanities within the College’s mission.Within the last five years, the College has

experienced a dramatic rise both in the num-ber of students who are underprepared forcollege and those for whom English is a sec-ond language. At the same time, the Collegehas faced diminishing public funding levels.

According to Sherman Helberg ’75, director of admissions, records, and registration,Montgomery College is accommodating adiverse student population. “We have beenlosing the older, working adult population—while at the same time we are seeing anincrease in the traditional-age, full-timetransfer student, who is concerned withtransferability issues, and for that person,the liberal arts/general education curricu-lum is the right choice,” says Helberg.

Montgomery College is many things to manypeople. While it provides specialized career-oriented instruction, leads in meeting eco-nomic and workforce development needs,and offers the community an array of optionsfor academic goals, it also remains steadfastto its commitment to provide the fundamen-tals of a college education and to foster analytical and critical thinking skills to allwho choose to pursue a degree at MC.

Broadening Horizons

In July 2003 the MC Alumni Associationhosted a salute to Connie Morella—Hello,Connie!—with a special MC SummerDinner Theatre performance of Hello, Dolly! All proceeds of the event went to the Connie Morella Endowed Scholarship Fund. To pay tribute to MC professor andCongresswoman Connie Morella, contactthe Alumni Office at 301-279-5378 or by e-mail at alumni@montgomerycollege.edu.

Hello, Connie!

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W hat is so funny about the dog daysof August in Washington? Whereis the humor in someone’s frequent

craving for a peanut butter and jelly sandwich?For most people, these common occurrencesat best pass unnoticed and at worst evokecomplaint. To illustrator and cartoonist RichardThompson, these routine situations serve asraw material that he transforms into a momentof humor.

Thompson, whose initial skills were honed incartooning and fine arts classes at MontgomeryCollege, is one of those rare persons who hasmade a career out of what he enjoys most—doodling in pen and ink. “It is an ideal job,” hesays during a recent phone interview from hishome in Arlington, Va.

For more than two decades, Thompson hasbeen penning illustrations in publications suchas Atlantic Monthly, National Geographic, andThe New Yorker, among others. Currently, hiscaricatures and cartoons lampoon subjectsranging from political figures to the peccadil-loes of ordinary folk in The Washington PostMagazine and Style sections, and within the“Washington Whispers” feature of U.S. Newsand World Report.

In a recent drawing published in U.S. News andWorld Report, Thompson depicted PresidentGeorge Bush grasping a jar of peanut butter

with an expression on his face somewherebetween a smirk and a smile. The caricatureaccompanied a piece on the president’s pen-chant for lunching on peanut butter and jellysandwiches and his preference for a certainbrand of peanut butter. The illustration is typicalof Thompson’s wry humor and his observationalapproach to his work.

“A piece has to depict something unexpectedif it is going to be funny,” says Thompson, ex-plaining what he hopes to achieve with eachpiece he creates. He describes his creativeprocess as a “series of tangents” that he pokesaround in until he has “two or three things thataren’t too bad.”

Thompson, who is 46, came to MontgomeryCollege to explore his interest in the fine arts,specifically painting. At the time, he had no particular interest in pursuing a career as anillustrator or any other career, for that matter.However, he had been cartooning since he was young, and discovered he had a gift for the art form.

His MC professor remembers him well. “Hewas one of the most talented students I havehad,” says Professor Dan Voss, who taughtThompson cartooning at the College and hasmaintained contact with him over the years.Unlike most would-be cartoonists, Voss saysThompson came to him with an ability to depict

a broad range of subjects and characters,which is often the most difficult thing to teachaspiring cartoonists. “In that sense, there wasvery little we could teach him,” Voss notes.

Recently, the College’s Alumni Association voted Thompson an outstanding alumni for his achievements during his career and for giving back to the College. Thompson oftenaccepts invitations as a guest lecturer in Voss’ cartooning classes.

While at Montgomery College, Thompson drew cartoons for the student newspaper. However, it was several years after leaving the College that Thompson launched his careeras a freelance illustrator. His big break was astraight rendering of a jockey getting trampledby a horse for The Washington Post in 1985.

“I found I could produce on deadline, and whenI realized I could do it two or three times, I real-ized I could do it forever,” he recalls.

Despite the vagaries of employment withinthe world of freelance illustration, Thompson,who is married and has two young children,has achieved a comfortable level of success.As for the future, he is considering syndica-tion, but he is approaching the prospect with his usual reserve. “Doing a real comic strip regularly could be a fairly overwhelming job,”he says.

DRAWINGON L IFEB Y R I C H A R D R I C H I N A

Nationally renowned cartoonist Richard Thompson ’78

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T his November, local artist Elzbieta Sikorskatook up residence in a classroom onMontgomery College’s Rockville Campus.

By day and sometimes by night, she sketched,transforming a plain piece of paper into a beautifullandscape. Only two weeks after she appeared,Sikorska was gone, taking her pencils, but leavingstudents with a lasting lesson about art.

“This was an enriching experience for me,” saidSikorska. “The whole goal was to give students anopportunity to see another artist at work, talk to me,and learn from me. I tried to be as open and flexibleas possible while adjusting to their needs.”

Sikorska is one of several artists-in-residence whospecialize in either world music or drawing. At eachof the College’s three campuses, the artists-in-resi-dence create their own unique work before the eyesof students or talk to students about the creativeprocess. The world musicians who became artists-in-residence hold workshops and performances.

“Our goal is to expose students and the communityto different types of music by masters in their fields,”said Associate Professor Dawn Avery, who organ-ized the world music artists-in-residence. “We havethe best musicians coming from New York, foreigncountries, and Washington, D.C. They specialize inthe music from indigenous countries, such as LatinAmerica, Cambodia, Ireland, Korea, and Ghana.”

The drawing artists-in-residence are coordinated by Professor Michael Farrell from the RockvilleCampus, Professor Wilfred Brunner at Takoma Park, and Professor Zeki Findikoglu at Germantown.On the Rockville Campus, the artists-in-residenceoccupy a small studio in the South Campus Instruc-tional Building for one to two weeks at a time.

“The artists-in-residence program allows students to see that you can take the fundamentals you learn in class and apply those to different artisticapproaches,” said Farrell. “It allows the students to glimpse the art world beyond the classroom.”

The entire artists-in-residence program is overseenby the Montgomery College Arts Institute, launchedin January 2002 under the direction of ProfessorJames L. Brown, who recently retired. The ArtsInstitute develops programs to supplement studentclassroom instruction, from master classes to work-shops and internships at the National Gallery of Art.

“The Arts Institute is designed as an umbrella organ-ization for collegewide arts,” said Don Smith, interimdirector of the Arts Institute. “We reinforce the valueof the arts, so that the work that faculty and studentsdo is seen and appreciated by the community.”

Illustration by Elzbieta Sikorska

ART ISTSAMONG US

B Y E L I Z A B E T H H O M A N

New Members Join the Montgomery CollegeAlumni Association Board of Governors

> Fatema Malik ’03 Ms. Malik was the student representative to theMC Board of Trustees for the 2002-2003 academicyear. She is attending the University of Maryland,Baltimore Campus and majors in information sys-tems. After obtaining her bachelor’s degree, sheplans to pursue master’s and doctorate degrees.

> Dave Robbins ’55 Mr. Robbins is a division director with the U.S.Department of Health and Human Services. After earning his associate’s degree from MC, he earned his bachelor’s degree from GeorgeWashington University, and then a master’s inpublic administration from the University ofSouthern California. Mr. Robbins was also a member of the first Board of Governors forthe MC Alumni Association in the early 80’s.

> Robert Scheer ’77 Mr. Scheer is president of Scheer Partners, Inc., a full-service commercial real estate advisory,

marketing, and property management firm thatserves the Washington, D.C., area. Founded in1991, Scheer Partners has represented clients in leasing more than 18.7 million square feet ofoffice and R&D/industrial space, and has postedmore than $1 billion in property sales, as well ascurrently leasing and managing over 10 millionfeet of property. Mr. Scheer received his bache-lor’s degree from Flagler College, and his master’sfrom the University of Maryland.

> Tess Brady-Scheer ’82Ms. Brady-Scheer graduated from the nursingprogram at Montgomery College, and has earneda certificate in the College’s medical assistantprogram. During her nursing career, she hasfocused on critical care, most recently in oncolo-gy nursing. Ms. Brady-Scheer has worked forSuburban Hospital in the Step-Down Unit, and forAgency ICU. After leaving Montgomery College,she attended the University of South Carolina.

> Jorge Urrutia ’74 Mr. Urrutia recently retired as director of adminis-tration and chief financial officer at the National

Institute of Standards and Technologies. He wasin charge of the largest organization at NIST,which had an approximate budget of $700 millionand a staff of nearly 700 people. After earning hisassociate’s degree from MC, Mr. Urrutia earnedhis bachelor’s degree in civil engineering from the University of Maryland, and then a master’sdegree in public administration from HarvardUniversity. He is licensed as a professional engi-neer. Mr. Urrutia was also a 2002 recipient of the MC Outstanding Alumni Achievement Award. He has started his own business in the engineer-ing field, Management Solutions, Inc.

> John “Jack” Weld ’66 –’03Professor Weld represents the College’s retiredfaculty and staff on the MC Alumni AssociationBoard of Governors. He recently retired afterteaching in the Rockville Campus EnglishDepartment for more than 36 years. He plans to help build the retired faculty/staff chapter into a strong group. Professor Weld holds a bachelor’s degree from the University of Illinoisand a master’s degree from the University ofArizona.

“What I was really hungry to learn was how to bea composer,” Amos explains. “I think that what Dr.Badolato taught me was there were ways of com-posing on the spot, if you had to.”

Amos credits her training at Peabody and theclasses she took at Montgomery College with giving her a solid foundation of technical skills in music and voice. “Both experiences haveshaped me,” she says. “These are my two, myonly, scholastic experiences. And though theywere extreme in a way, they both were central.”

Amos’ musical development has also been strong-ly influenced by Native American traditions andby her mother’s grandparents, who were

members of an Eastern Cherokee tribe. Scarlet’sWalk is a testament to those traditions, particu-larly a belief in respecting the land and givingback, rather than just being a “taker.”

She herself sought help from Native Americanhealers after an emotionally wounding rape shesuffered while living in Los Angeles, where shewas struggling to develop her own musical voiceduring the 1980s.

After taking several detours in her musical journey, including a stint as lead singer of a soft metal band, Amos returned to the sources of her creativity in late 1980s: her life’s experi-ences and the piano.

It was then she began shaping the sound andstyle that produced her first solo album, LittleEarthquakes, which was released in 1992 andimmediately catapulted her into the realm ofcelebrity. Since then, Amos has sold nearly

12 million records worldwide, been nominated for several Grammys, and has created a body of work that, some critics argue, has rescued the female singer/song writer genre from oblivion.

According to Amos, she knew from early child-hood that music and the piano, specifically, weregoing to shape her destiny. However, she claims,clearly with tongue in cheek, that always knowinghas created a burning curiosity about the otherpaths not taken. “What if I wanted to be a spy?That would be so exciting,” she jokes, noting shenever would make such a whimsical decision.And her fans are happy she has been true to her calling.

MC ALUMNI ASSOCIATION BOARD OF GOVERNORS

“There was a time when I thoughtthat Her destiny should have beenmine…”

A M U S I C A L J O U R N E Y C O N T I N U E D F R O M P A G E 2

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“If you were a thought, you would want me to think you, and I did, I did.”

2003 Milton F. (Sonny) Clogg Outstanding AlumniAchievement Awards Recipients

> Carlos Horcasitas ’78 is the chief executiveofficer of Mid-Atlantic Petroleum Properties, LLC, a petroleum distribution company, recently,ranked 65th in the National Hispanic BusinessMagazine’s “Top 500 Hispanic-Owned Companiesin the Nation.” Mr. Horcasitas received a B.S.from George Washington University’s School ofGovernment and Business Administration andgraduated from Dartmouth College’s MinorityBusiness Executive program.

Mr. Horcasitas has funded a scholarship throughthe Hispanic Chamber of Commerce. He volun-teers with “Race for the Cure,” “Toys for Tots,”and various local organizations.

> Dr. Robert C. Maddox ’63 received an A.A. in liberal arts from Montgomery College and aB.A. and J.D. from the University of Maryland. Dr. Maddox has taught at Montgomery Blair HighSchool, worked with the Commission of Housingand Community Development for Baltimore City,and worked as an attorney. He was named seniorpartner/executive vice president for Maddox &Shelton in Montgomery County.

Dr. Maddox has volunteered in community andcivic organizations, alumni and parent organi-zations, and church-affiliated organizations. At Montgomery College, he served on the Boardof Trustees, which he chaired from 1984–85, andits Nominating Committee.

> Robert Parker Moltz ’67 is president and CEO of Weaver Bros. Insurance Associates, Inc., headquartered in Bethesda, Md. Afterattending Montgomery College, Mr. Moltz graduated from George Washington University Law School.

Since 1998, he has served on the MontgomeryCollege Foundation Board of Directors, thePlanned Giving Committee, the Legacy Society,and the President’s Forum.

His annual gifts support scholarships and otherannual fund programs. He is an officer or a mem-ber of numerous corporate boards, foundations,and charitable organizations in the Washington,D.C., area.

> Sarah Silberman has been enrolled as a sculp-ture student at Montgomery College-Rockville for more than 20 years. She has attended morethan 170 classes at MC. At age 95, she continuesto take classes and to inspire the College’s stu-dents and faculty, who consider her the “artist- in-residence.”

Born in Odessa, Ukraine, Ms. Silberman and herfamily immigrated to the United States. She stud-ied sculpture for four years at the PennsylvaniaAcademy of Fine Arts in the 1920s and enrolled at the Corcoran in Washington, D.C., in 1940 as a graduate student. She consulted for the U.S.War Department on mold-making and provideddemonstrations.

> Richard C. Thompson ’78 is a freelance illus-trator with a regular column in The WashingtonPost’s Style section, “Richard’s Poor Almanac.”He contributes art work for Gene Weingarten’scolumn in the Post Magazine, and freelances for numerous publications, including NationalGeographic, Yankee, The New Yorker, Smithsonian,and Air & Space magazines.

Mr. Thompson has received two Reuben Awards,the official award given to cartoonists by theNational Cartoonists Society. He has participatedin communications careers seminars held atMontgomery College-Rockville. He also coachesfor his daughter’s soccer team in his spare time.

> Stacy T. Wood ’74 is currently a communityplanner with the National Capital Park andPlanning Commission in Washington, D.C. Prior to joining the NCPPC, Mr. Wood worked for theCity of Rockville as a city community planner formore than 20 years. He received an A.A. fromMontgomery College, and a B.A. and M.A. fromthe University of Maryland.

Mr. Wood has served on the MC Alumni Associa-tion Board of Governors for more than a decade.

As president of the MC Alumni Association duringthe College’s 50th Anniversary, he was instrumen-tal in planning and implementing events that cele-brated the institution, including a reunion of allMC alumni. Currently, he is chair of the AlumniBoard Nominating Committee.

2003 MC Athletic Hall of Fame Inductees

> William L. “Butch” Bernard ’76 was an All-American for the 1975 and 1976 seasons on theMC-Rockville men’s soccer team. During the1975 season, the College’s men’s soccer teamwon its first state championship. Mr. Bernard was captain of the 1976 team, MVP, and leadingscorer for the season. He currently runs his own business in St Louis, Mo.

> Dan Harwood ’79 played basketball at MC-Rockville under legendary Coach Don Drown. He scored a total of 1,137 points over two sea-sons, an achievement that places him second on the all-time scorer’s list of the College.Harwood attended Boston University on a fullscholarship, then played professional basketballin Europe for several years before returning toMontgomery County.

Mr. Harwood, now the men’s basketball coach at Magruder High School, was named coach ofthe year by The Washington Post. He also runs a popular basketball camp each summer for elementary and middle school students.

> Phil Martin ’72 was head football coach atMontgomery College-Rockville from 1982 until the program’s end in 2002. During those 21 years,Coach Martin won over two-thirds of the gamesthat he coached, with a final record of 137-58-9.He sent more than 188 players on to play atfour schools; 20 advanced to Division I schools on NCAA scholarships, and seven to professional football.

In November 2002, Coach Martin was inductedinto the NJCAA Football Hall of Fame. He wasnamed region or conference coach of the year 14 different times during his football coachingcareer at MC, and has received numerous otherprofessional distinctions.

Coach Martin is now an assistant football coachfor the Shenandoah University Hornets, a DivisionIII team, in Winchester, Va.

OUTSTANDING ALUMNI

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> Ward Crabill ’42 Bliss and his wife DorothyGene recently celebrated their 60th weddinganniversary. Mr. Crabill retired from Chesapeakeand Potomac Telephone Co. (now Verizon) afterworking there for over 41 years. The Crabills have

two daughters, six grandchildren, and one great-grandson.

> Bruce B. Earnshaw ’59 and his wife Tecla are living at Cassina Point Plantation in Edisto

Island, S.C. Mr. Earnshaw retired from the U.S. Air Force as a Lieutenant Colonel in 1986, and from 1990–1998 ran a bed and breakfast in EdistoIsland. The Earnshaws enjoy visits from their twochildren and three grandchildren.

> Thomas O. Horseman ’71 recently retired from teaching at Salisbury University. While atSalisbury, he co-developed a course for pro-spective middle school teachers of mathematicsand science, focusing on the problem-solvingprocesses used in those subjects. He was theinternship coordinator for the Department ofMathematics and Computer Sciences for the past 15 years at Salisbury University.

> William R. Schran ’71 is the assistant dean ofFine Arts at the Alexandria Campus of NorthernVirginia Community College and director of theTyler Teaching Gallery, the campus’ exhibitionspace. He is the only full-time faculty memberteaching ceramics at the college.

> Janet R. (Schwartz) Langenderfer ’76 is presi-dent of Vision Partners, Inc., located in Chicago.Vision Partners offers management consulting to organizations interested in improving perform-ance. She recently achieved the status of IAF-Certified Professional Facilitator (IAF-CPF) fromthe International Association of Facilitators.

> Stephen M. Reid ’78 recently retired as thedirector of Emergency Medical Services for theDistrict of Columbia Fire and Emergency MedicalServices Department. He is now president ofStephen M. Reid and Associates, Inc., whichoffers strategic operational analysis and plan-ning, as well as customized training programs to emergency services agencies, associations,and private industry. In August 2002, he receivedthe prestigious Chief Fire Officer Designation from the International Association of Fire Chiefs.Following MC, he received a B.S. in fire adminis-tration, an M.A. in management, and a doctor ofphilosophy degree in fire service administration.

> Emilie Wolpert Crown ’79 has been the pro-gram manager for Montgomery County’s ChildPassenger Safety Program since March 2000.Before her current position, she worked as a registered nurse for over 20 years, mostly inemergency pediatric care. She married MontyCrown ’92 in 1981 and their son Christopher iscurrently a student at Montgomery College. Mrs. Crown and her husband enjoy traveling,

CLASS NOTES

> Greg Wims ’70 is the founder and volunteer president of the Victim’sRights Foundation, Inc. The foundationraises funds to assist crime victims,their families, and their communities.Victim’s Rights pays medical expenses,arranges prayer vigils, and organizescrime-prevention and children’s-rightslobbying efforts. Working with local law enforcement agencies, it also provides reward money for the appre-hension of perpetrators.

Wims believes that the foundation isimproving communication and outreachwithin the D.C.-area community. Duringthe fall 2001 sniper shootings, the foun-dation raised more than $500,000 to help cover victim’s medical expenses,lost wages, and, in some cases, funeralexpenses. Members of the foundationwill continue to show community sup-port for victims and their families, and torepresent the public’s outcry for justice.

For more information about the Victim’sRights Foundation, Inc., please visitwww.victimsrights.net.

> Esther B. Newman ’75 has been the executive director of Leadership Montgomery since she founded theorganization in 1989. Leadership Montgomery educates, connects, and recognizes community leadersthrough a nine-month program for current and emerging business andcommunity leaders.

Newman is very proud of the fact thatLeadership Montgomery has graduatedalmost 1,000 students from its core, senior, youth, and executive orientationprograms, and all of those graduateshave gone back into their communitiesto make a positive difference.

“I believe that Leadership Montgomerygraduates help to improve the quality of life in Montgomery County,” saysNewman. “We have graduates workingon virtually every social, business, andcultural issue in the county.”

Visit Leadership Montgomery online at www.leadershipmontgomerymd.org formore information.

ALUMNI SPOTLIGHT

The year was 1969, and Professor RobertMcHenry was in his third year of teaching

political science at MC. Professor McHenrycontinued to teach at MC for another 34 yearsuntil his retirement. In this photo, ProfessorMcHenry is explaining the organization of theSoviet Communist Party. It had been 24 yearssince the Cold War started, and it would beanother 11 years before grass-roots move-ments in Eastern Europe would begin to takehold and lead to the eventual dismantling ofthe Soviet Union by the end of the 1980s.

At MC in 1969, student activism was just as strong as anywhere else in the country.

Humorist Al Capp spoke at the Takoma ParkCampus and was heckled when he declaredhis support for the Chicago police at theDemocratic convention in 1968. Conversely,comedian Dick Gregory addressed a near-capacity crowd at the Rockville Campus,where he received a standing ovation afterurging students to lobby for lowering the voting age to 16, and to urge U.S. leaders to “guarantee that no human being will everhave to go to bed hungry.”

It was also in 1969 that Montgomery Junior College became known simply as Montgomery College.

Editor’s Note: This was received in response

to Ward Crabill’s article, “A Memory of Yester-

year,” in the spring 2003 issue of Insights.

Hi Ward:

I read your “A Memory of Yesteryear” articlein Insights, and although I’m a bit younger, I’mof retirement age.

Like you, I was in the “Last Class” at Bliss in1951. Yours was the last civilian class, andours was the last class of Bliss ElectricalSchool, as it was merged with MontgomeryJunior College the following year. 1951 wasthe transition year with both schools on theBliss Campus. With two different cultures on campus, it took some work bringing themtogether. We lived off campus in homes thatrented rooms to students, and I found onealong Blair Road that was within walking distance, since I didn’t have a car.

I remember our instructors were excellent and had been there for many years. I wasinterviewed on campus by IBM, GE, and others. I went with GE, and started working in Schenectady, N.Y. I completed my B.S. inindustrial marketing at Wayne State Universityin Detroit after going to night school for tenyears. I have been married for 48 years, raisedfive girls and a boy, and enjoy watching oureight grandkids as they grow up.

I retired in August 1990 at age 60 during acompany push to downsize. Now I spend mytime doing mostly retirement type activities,giving something back, trying to live each dayto the fullest, and meeting as many newfriends as I can.

May you continue having a “Blissful” life,

–Bob HinkleJohnson City, Tennessee

BLISS BEAT

REMEMBER WHEN…

physical fitness, and teaching. She would enjoy hearing from fellow MC nursing classmates.

> Iona Rozeal Brown ’96 recently had herrepresentational art work displayed as part of the Corcoran Gallery’s Census ’03 New Art From D.C. show. Ms. Brown incorporateship-hop imagery into portraits styled after 18th century Japanese woodblock prints ofgeishas and kabuki actors.

> Torrey Gatson ’96 is playing football atBowie State for the 2003 season, with the goal of playing in professional football. The330-pound, 6-foot-1 nose guard is hoping tohelp the Bowie State Bulldogs win their firstCentral Intercollegiate Athletic Associationfootball title since 1989.

> Jennifer McGinnis ’99 is living in Cort-land, N.Y., and is working at Tompkins TrustCompany as an Internet banking specialist.After graduating from MC, Ms. McGinnisearned her bachelor’s degree from the StateUniversity of New York in 2001.

> Alissa F. Margolis ’00 recently finished per-forming with Theatre West Virginia, where sheplayed leads in three of their summer shows,including Aunt Eller in Oklahoma. She is nowtouring with the Troikas National Tour of TheSound of Music.

> Portia Matthews ’01, former Alumni Boardmember, is currently in her last year at BowieState University. She is studying for the CPAexam next summer.

> Patrick Ymele-Leki ’01 recently graduatedfrom the University of Maryland, BaltimoreCampus, where he works in the chemicalengineering lab. He plans to work toward a Ph.D. in chemical engineering.

> Fredys Cedillo ’02 is the owner of EstrellaInternational Market in Frederick, Md. He opened the store this year after receiving help from the Montgomery College Center for Entrepreneurship, part of the MacklinBusiness Institute of Montgomery College.

> Margie A. Collins ’03 recently passed herCPA exam in Pennsylvania with high scoresand finished in Pennsylvania’s top 10.

Mary K. AbbeyStefan G. AbelmannStanley P. Abretski ’92Michael J. and Judy E. AckermanCathy M. AdamsJoseph AdlerTufail AhmadEric C. Akyeampong ’03Esther Helena Alford ’87Bernard Allen ’94Diane Marie AlmeidaCarolyn AlperGary Thomas Amey, Sr.William T. AnagnosonJames E. Anders ’82David M. AndersonMahlon G. “Lon” Anderson ’70Thomas L. AndersonDalton Andrews ’76Philip M. AndrewsJames L. AnnisRosemary O. Arkoian ’02Pamela P. Arrindell ’86Florence H. AshbyJoseph Allen Ashcraft ’03Gloria Paul Atlas ’91Simon AtlasLaura J. AtwellCarl E. AuvilCarolyn M. AwkardDiane Harris BachAmina J. BaigUra Jean Oyemade BaileyVera L. Bailey ’87Philip and Barbara BaldridgeCalvin ’92 and Elizabeth ’92 Baldwin, Jr.Albert BallardCandace Ballard ’86Leo BallardPatricia S. BaptisteJeanette S. BarberAlison F. BarberiJean T. BarbeyMargaret Fitzgerald BareGeraldine M. BarnesLinna M. BarnesLena S. Barnett ’80Kenneth W. BarrettLaurel BarronBradley A. Bartlett ’73Richard Howard Bartlett ’56Judith S. BassVivian G. Bass ’81DeLawrence BeardCharles and Mary Ann M. BeattyTammy L. Beaudoin ’87Arlene F. BeckerArthur P. and Miriam G. BeckerKenneth H. Becker ’89Richard BeckerWallace H. ’56 and Ruth Y. ’82 BeckerWilliam M. BeckerMarjory Becker-LewinAngela F. BeemerMaile Ruth Beers-ArthurIves A. BellRebecca King BerbertVincent H. Berg ’85Shirley BergerDerick P. Berlage ’93Sharon L. BernierJohn Michael Beshoar ’94R. Lane BettsBenjamin M. BialekWilfred J. and Maureen E. BillerbeckJohn S. Billos ’87Steven J. BisciottiFrankie BlackburnGregory D. BlackwellSusan BlakeGeorge W. Bobo ’76Mary S. BodeFritzi R. Bodenheimer

Lotus Lee BomarJoyce BonnettSharon E. Bowen ’90Philip R. Bowman ’73Jeanann S. BoyceHenry C. BoydAlexander BoyleCharles E. Bradley ’69Brenda S. BrahamCharles M. and Patricia B. BressRobert George Brewer, Jr.Bruce E. Brinkley ’70Rosemary W. BristolKaren BrittoShelley G. BrodeckiWilliam A. BronrottJames L. BrownLauren T. BrownPamela BrowningTerri L. BuckGinny A. BucknerVictoria Bullard-Vinson ’95Anne M. Bunai ’97Sharon Veronica BurrellAnn Christine Butler ’93David L. Cahoon ’99Stephen M. Campanella ’76Guy F. CampbellWilliam ’91 and Paula ’96 Campbell, Jr.William E. CampbellDonna K. CantwellDavid John CappMarianne W. Cardea ’81Kathleen Carey-FletcherMichael A. CarlsonSuzanne E. CarneyAnne Zangari CarsonRichard S. and Sherry CarsonThomas D. CasseraJoan Huff CepedaRobert F. CephasBo Wai Chan ’87Anthony L. CheathamDenise A. Cherewaty ’86Thomas J. Cholis, Jr.Jordan J. ChoperTsung H. Chuang ’86Kenneth E. ClarkSharon L. ClarkThea L. ClarkMary C. ClemmerMilton F. Clogg ’48Dorothy J. CoburnJ. Karen CochranWilliam Edwin CockshottCarl V. ColemanWalter R. Coley IIIAnn P. Collier ’02Maurice W. Collins ’52Jeanmary S. Colvin ’94Gerald L. CombsDon A. Comer ’50Howard Lee Cook ’52Kenneth C. CookJerome I. Cooperman ’91Christopher ’01 and Carol ’99 CornwellBeverly L. CosgroveRobert F. ’64 and Susan R. CostelloMary CothranHelen CotrellEileen M. CotterMargery M. Coulson-ClarkGene W. and Cindy CounihanJanet W. CramptonRandall J. Creaser ’79Barto J. Crivella ’98Vincent L. CrivellaJohn E. and Sylvia W. CrowderJohn J. Crowley, Jr. ’88Dale M. ’92 and Emilie '79 CrownPrissana CrupitiJean B. CryorIrma R. Cuellar

Pat CullinaneDouglas W. Currie ’86Kenneth E. CurrieDiane J. DanielJerry W. Daniel ’78Henry W. DanverDavid S. DavidsonDoris Jean Davidson ’02Kimberly I. DaviesCharles F. Davis ’87Jewel W. DavisJulie W. DavisElaina Kay De La Cruz ’03Isabel C. de la Puente ’89Victor de la Puente ’97Edward L. Dehoff ’85Martin S. DemboJohn J. Dempsey ’94Jonathan H. Dempsey ’74Beverly DenboRose DenegalElizabeth L. D'EntremontGabriel Derosier ’01Patricia A. DeveauxRoxanne G. Devecchio ’96Patrick L. DevlinSusan E. DewittKeith S. Dickey ’00John Richard DieckhansClaudette A. DiggsKent DirlamJohn A. DodgeRussell E. DodsonMichael Patrick DolimRobert R. Dombrowski ’03Thomas J. and Elizabeth ’85 DonohueSharon K. DooleyRobert E. Dorsey ’00Ivan D. ’77 and Lisa H. ’77 DoseffMary E. D’OvidioElizabeth J. DrachmanMilagros Salazar DriverJerry A. DronenburgSara B. DuceyHerbert David Duey ’52Stuart M. DulinPaula Ann Dundon ’93Jenny Sue DunnerDonald ’62 and Judith ’82 DworkinRosemarie Digregorio DyeMichelle S. EasterdayAlfredo J. Echeverria ’87Yvette Y. Edghill-SmithKenneth R. EdwardsAlan P. EglerStephanie A. EhretGregory Eisenstadt ’92Linda EisenstadtSelma K. EisenstadtAhmed H. El-HoshyChris EllinghausLucille Lockett Ellis ’95Bryan ElrodBarbara F. EnagonioMargaret EngelHarry G. and Nancy M. ’81 EngenRichard Stephen EscheBonnie I. Eskenazi ’98Thomas Roger Ettle ’64Gail H. Ewing ’76Sidney S. Faber ’78Michael E. FadenStephen B. FarberSharon A. FechterCharles Feigenbaum ’96Reginald M. FeltonDoug FirstenbergPeter D. Fischer ’98Stephen H. Fisher ’75James F. and Sandy FitzpatrickCarol FivozinskyRonald S. FlaggDavid D. Flanagan

Virginia M. Flemmings ’00Paul M. Flickinger ’79Nancy M. FloreenToni B. ForcinoKathy H. FraemanStephen E. FriedmanAnn G. FulhamAllison I. FultzMary Theresa FurgolJoseph H. GainerJudith W. GainesCatherine J. Galasso ’82Kenneth F. GallagherMarjorie C. Gallagher ’54 Mary F. GallagherThomas R. Gallagher, Jr.John A. and Mary Kay Shartle GalottoRhoda E. GanzTimothy N. Gardner ’77Valerie A. Gates ’91Ruth A. Geiser ’71Lee GeismarEsther P. GelmanTookie Gentilcore ’94France George ’49Jon A. GersonColvin L. GibsonMichael W. GildeaStanton J. GildenhornMargie J. Glancz ’84Sylvia W. Glaser ’83Jeffery L. GobbleCannon Hobson GoddinGeorgette GodwinNeal and Myrna GoldenbergLaVerne GordonRoy R. Gordon ’02Grace E. GourdineRobert and Joyce F. ’86 GrafArlean B. GrahamSolomon GrahamMarian L. GreenKatherine L. GreenfieldJohn M. ’73 and Joan P. ’77 GregoryCharles P. ’50 and Helen C. GrierMelanie L. Griffin ’78Raymond L. GrigsbySharon M. GrosfeldBernice G. GrossmanLarry E. Groves ’69Lisa Gunderson ’84Romayne A. HagyardJong O. HahmMelinda S. HahnCarol Foster HallJennifer A. Mable HallKerry B. Hall ’82Keith and Stacy P. HallerGloria M. Halpern ’91Susan H. HamiltonMary Pat HandWendy L. Hanley ’91William E. Hanna, Jr.Michael L. HarnerJohn S. HarrellCatherine O’Connell HarrisSean HashemiCarol Ann Hauser ’99Donald A. HauserPeter A. HauslohnerTodd A. HavenThomas P. Hazard EstateSusan R. HealyRichard L. Heilman, Jr.Norris C. and Betty HekimianHenry B. ’62 and Bonnie S. HellerLynn C. HellingerCharles Joseph Helm ’63Susan K. HeltemesNancy HembergerJeannine E. Hennessey ’89Malvery P. HenryShirley C. Henry

Sally M. HermanTerry H. Herndon ’68Joseph HersonMadeleine N. HicksAlbert ’44 and Rosemary ’00 HilbergEdna V. HillRoger HitchnerDonna E. HoffackerSusan T. HoffmanVicki M. Hoffman ’90Susan R. HoffmannWilbert M. HolcombIrene C. HollingerWendell M. HollowayArthur Holmes, Jr.Jean G. HopkinsPeggy J. Hovermale ’55Tat-Leung Huen ’87Robert L. Hughes ’95Kimberly HumphreyW. Lee and Audrey HunterJohn Adams HursonBruce E. HutchinsonRobert J. ’71 and Jane A. ’82 HydornSusan L. Iaquinta ’02Christian Hettie ImaniSue ImmermanJill IreyLily JacksonJacqueline C. Janss ’80Carmen L. Jeeves ’00June M. JeffriesHarriett G. JenkinsJoyce A. Jenkins ’53Olav JensenAnne H. Johnson ’88Dale Michael JohnsonEric M. JohnsonLaurence F. Johnson ’68Mary Shields JohnsonShirley L. JohnsonTrudye M. JohnsonAnn O. L. JonesCatherine JonesJacqueline B. JonesMarianne E. Jordan ’93Jane A. JosephsEvelyn F. KaitzJuldeh KamaraNell KaneEvelyn KaplanLeslie A. KaplanRonald W. Kates ’73Sharon M. Kauffman ’84Laura Phyllis KaufmanStephen Z. and Sharon L. KaufmanJack KayJohn H. Kean ’90Michal M. KeeleyLucy S. KekerRobert G. Keller, Jr.George H. Kelso ’86Clifford and Camille ’80 KendallGordon ’67 and Lois ’68 KennedyMaria KennyLois KernBarbara D. Kerne ’80Joe KesslerLarry F. Kilmer ’78Sumita Kim ’96Susan M. KingBeatrice Marilyn Kingsbury ’99Sherry A. KinikinKraig M. Kinsey ’86Kimberly Lynn Kirkman ’03Doris M. Kiszley ’97Jane C. KnausJudith F. KneenMargaret J. Knill ’83Gregory and Kathryn ’68 KnudsonDebra R. KolodnyJoanna Chooi KongNancy K. Kopp

Perry C. KorotkySocrates P. ’56 and Anne KoutsoutisSidney and Betty M. ’96 KramerMargarita S. KranidisRose G. KrasnowJon F. KreissigCynthia J. KrenzkeLillian N. KronstadtJohn M. and Marilyn K. ’80 KucharskiPatrick Kaye Lacefield ’01Jowel C. LaguerreRenate Laine ’96Sharon E. LamyElizabeth K. LaniganWillis T. Lansford ’78Vivienne M. LassmanJean Douglass Lauderdale ’93Amanda Laudwein ’03Malcolm LawrenceRobin D. LawrenceVivian LawyerRobert T. LaycockKathleen C. Lazor ’88Isiah LeggettDennis S. LeightyMary Frances LeMatRichard A. LenetHarry W. LerchEllen W. LeschekLouis Richard and Barbara J. ’98 LeurigBob F. and Jane F. LeveyEileen C. LeviStuart J. LevinKen and Mona LevinePhilip A. LevineLaurence and Barbara LevitanCharlotte K. Lewis ’81John H. Libby ’80Joseph N. ’62 and Ann N. ’85 LiebersonClaire K. LieblingSteven A. LietzMichael C. LinR. Robert and Ada LinowesMaurice LipnickPamela Anne Little ’92Paula Liverpool-Davis ’96Norman LocksleyCharles R. LoehrEmilie S. LongThomas ’63 and Lucy ’91 Long Patricia Sue Lupson ’94Paul A. LuxRobert Charles LynchJoyce H. Mack ’74Susan Cottle MaddenEleanor M. MaffeoJames ’95 and Helen ’75 MaleadyAngela L. MaloneyEllen W. MansuetoJ. Fred MaplesAris Mardirossian ’71Marjorie N. Marra ’94Ellen MarshLouise W. MarshBeth A. MarshallEdward L. Marshall ’54Lynn B. Martin ’72Richard I. Martin ’57Elaine N. Martini ’86Michael ’70 and Paula ’67 MatuskeyJ. Timothy MaukAnne Christine Mazzola ’02James S. McAuliffe ’51John ’52 and Barbara ’79 McAuliffeEddie W. McBride, Jr.Janet A. McCarthy ’97Kathleen H. McCrohan ’87Bruce D. McDowell ’55Margaret McFaddenDeborah McKayBob McKoyKimberly E. McLurkinDiana L. McMahan

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MONTGOMERY COLLEGE FOUNDATION DONOR HONOR ROLLThank you to the following individuals who contributed $100 or more during our prior fiscal year July 1, 2002–June 30, 2003.

Karen C. McManusRoland R. McMullen ’68Charles M. Mcnamara ’98Gilbert D. Mead Stanton W. Mead ’81Sarah A. MeehanShirley S. MeiskeyKaren E. Mendez ’03Janet S. MerrickHilda M. MertinkoMary Drury Miceli ’97Katherine J. MichaelianMarlene l. MichaelsonThomas A. MikoniWilliam R. Millard ’67William R. Millard ’81Christy Miller ’96Joan E. MillerNancy M. Miller ’84Shirley Ballard MillerStacey Denise MillerBernard I. MillsRobert E. MillsRobert V. Mills ’56Judith J. MitchellMarlene C. Mitchell ’75Katherine B. Mizell ’49Jacquelyn L. Moffi ’93Wendell C. MohrKatharine Gibson MongoldDonald L. Mooers, Jr.John I. and Kayran C. MooreMarshall MooreJames D. Morgan ’80Joseph P. MorraTheodore H. and Sandra J. ’61 MorseJohn O. and Virginia L. ’80 MoserGerald F. MullerJames H. Murdock, Jr. ’94Elizabeth W. MurphyGeorge K. Myers, Jr. ’01Edgar Dawson NashSheila K. NavarroKenneth N. NelsonWilliam L. and Judy NewellEsther B. Newman ’75Roscoe R. Nix ’95Nancy Noben-TrauthMary E. Nolan ’86Patricia M. NormileDiane M.T. NorthEleanor Ann Norwood ’96Caren NovickKaren Lynn NugentCharlene R. NunleyNancy M. NylandJames C. OffordKomelia H. Okim

Andrea H. OliverJohn A. Oliver ’87Patricia O’NeillRita R. Oristian ’74Stephen and Emily OseroffMirna L. Ostchega ’90Paula J. Ottinger ’89Ruth D. OttoBetty P. PageDonald PalmerJohn R. PancellaPaul H. ParentRobert E. ParillaHolly Cobb ParkerWendy K. Parks ’94Richard PatrickWesley E. PaulsonDouglass F. Peagler ’86Mary Beth L. Pearson ’84Paul L. and Suzanne PeckSandra L. PenkoTom PerezDonna PfeifferHazel G. PfluegerJulie H. PhillipsAngela M. PickwickRobert J. PiersmaHercules PinkneyMargo D. Pinson ’95Jeffrey V. PironeTanya L. PitzerJohn PleisseJoy PohlOrest PoliszczukWilliam P. Poole, Jr. ’52Clarence A. PorterKim D. Potter ’93Anita PowellMarilyn J. PraisnerJoseph E. PriceThomas S. PriceLinda M. PriviteraSara M. Prue ’99John G. PuenteCarol M. Purcell ’87Emanuel M. Rabin ’98F. Ann RabinowitzRobert RagerAquilur RahmanMuriel F. RakusinSally RathvonJean E. RattiJohn J. Rausch ’77William S. RayDallas ReadMary E. ReamThomas E. RedmondSandra D. Reed ’82

Wayne M. RehbergerLaura ReidStephen L. ReidRichard J. RhoadesTeresa D. RhoderickClaudia C. RiceCaroline M. Rickerson ’78William Rickman, Sr.Rita RiddleMichael and Deborah B. ’98 RiderLouisa RiggsJoyce L. RisebergLori S. Melman RitterJohn Morgan Rittue ’87Goldie W. Rivkin ’01Dave ’55 and Anne RobbinsLois D. RobertsonAlix I. Robinson ’96Angela S. RobinsonGail D. RobinsonVicky H. RobinsonMichael A. RodriguezWilliam B. and Sandra B. ’02 RogersVirginia E. RomackGerald RoperJohn W. Rose ’69Randall G. RoseLawrence N. RosenblumSherman and Jean G. RossJan C. Rothman ’99Ida G. RubenRuby A. RubensJoan M. Rudel ’78John D. RuedyElizabeth Ruhe-Wright ’86Larry W. Ruppel ’73Jonathan A. RussellNasra A. Sakran ’79William J. SalterMaria B. SalvadoreEric M. SannerE. K. SanteeMita M. SchafferTheodore J. Schattner ’94Georgette ScheibelMary J. ScheibelDiane Ganz ScheperJohn F. Schick ’39Elizabeth M. SchmidtLynda I. Schrack ’88Gotz A. SchreiberLeonard J. SchreiberMargot K. SchummHerman SchwartzJeffrey R. SchwartzPerry T. SchwartzCatherine F. Scott ’97Nancy S. Scull

Betty SeidellDarlene SeitzMargaret Jan SeldinMimi SeligE. Geoffrey SellaJohn G. Semia ’75Parvez I. ShahMorton W. ShapiroNancy S. ShapiroDaniel J. SheaKeith D. ShearerAnita B. Shelton ’89James E. SheltonIra ShesserRuth M. Shigley ’73Robert E. and Sue ShoenbergLawrence and Roberta ’68 ShulmanJerry L. ShumwayMartin F. ShumwayAnn M. Sibert ’76Janice B. SibleyShakil H. SiddiquiPeter G. Sienkiewicz ’02Sarah G. Silberman ’81Shirley A. SimmonsStephen ’80 and Karen ’84 SimonSumie Simon ’87Daniel J. Simons ’78Carmela Singer ’85Shirley A. Small-RougeauJohn R. SmartJudith B. Smerlis ’81Betty J. SmithDwayne W. Smith ’49Marilynn P. SmithSara W. SmithElaine M. Smith-Poyourow ’99David ’92 and Ann ’93 SmithsonSaul R. SnyderClarice A. SomersallJames SongKaren F. SornsonClyde “Rocky” H. SorrellPeggy Ann Souza ’02Farid and Kathleen SrourAlfred T. Stamp, Jr. ’65Samuel Lewis Statland ’67Kenneth A. SteidingMerle J. SteinerYvonne H. Stephens ’95Saul I. SternShirley F. Stewart ’53Goodrich H. Stokes, JrRonald ’85 and Beverly ’94 StonerMarcy S. StootsBarbara StoutJudy C. StoutLynn M. Stratton

Chi Shih Su ’01Rose E. SurmanAnne SwainMark W. Sweet ’76Mary A. TabbMartena B. TaliaferroJames Edward TarverLawnie H. TaylorSteven E. ’89 and Judith M. TaylorPeter B. and Vivian TeetsMary TenenbaumSusan F. TenerowiczVinnie and Alice ’96 TercijonasTracy A. Terrell ’98James Y. ’95 and Carolyn TerryWilliam ’81 and Paula S. ThewesKaren M. ThomasRobert Watt ThomasValerie ThomasGilbert ThompsonJames M. ThompsonRichard E. ThompsonWendy Thompson ’92Barbara L. ThornKumao TodaAmy M. TolanSarah A. Tolford ’92Carol Block TollAndrew H. TomanRobert E. TorrayMitchell TortonDouglas W. TregoningTammy TresslerGeorge ’87 and Ruth G. TretterHen H. Truong ’96Richard Tum SudenSusan W. TurnbullMichael R. and Sharon L. TurnerFrank TusaMichael E. UlakyPatrick Francis ValentineJames S. Van WagenenPaul and Joan F. ’83 Van der SliceSteven VanGrackColin G. Van-Niel ’00Sudhakar VermaLynda S. von BargenJohn D. VossHenry S. Wakabayashi ’82William H. WalcottMarie J. WaldoKim M. WalkerJohn T. WallTeresa A. Wallace ’76Pamela Doong WalshMargaret J. WaltersJin Tsai Wang ’96Sharon M. Ward

Charles R. WarnerOswald G. Warner ’87Jessica L. Warnick ’86 Leroy W. Warren, Jr.Alexander WashingtonZenobia E. WashingtonJanice M. Watson ’85Steven W. WattsArthur L. ’98 and Adrian ’98 WebberSusan R. Weber ’64Kenneth S. WeinerRoggie WeinraubLinda WellsDorothy M. WesselAndrea Dickenson White ’77Anne E. WhiteJoseph W. and Rose WhiteNancy K. WhiteLouis A. WienckowskiJinhee K. WildeRichard S. and Carol A. WillDavid O. WilliamsEdith Crowder WilliamsNadine WilliamsDavid G. WillinghamDebra A. WilliquetteDelores Willis ’94William Willis, Jr.Mark Willoughby ’87Catherine Seymour Wilson ’73Norma Smith WilsonMaureen P. WiseCharlie WolfKurt R. WolfeElizabeth Kinch WoodStacy T. Wood ’74Donald E. and Barbara J. WoodwardZoe Anne WoolardMorgan B. Wootten ’52Janet E. WormackJanice P. WozniakGail D. Wright ’73Kathryn K. WrightDenise S. YarianWilliam P. ’75 and Dixie G. YeatmanOlga YoderBernard J. ’84 and Ellen YoungCharles YoungGary A. Young ’86Christine G. Zambetis ’99Jacqueline G. ZappalaJoseph E. ZeisWilliam H. Ziegler ’80Donald L. and Phyllis B. ZimmermanSandra G. Zimmet ’86

Thank you to all of our donors!

MONTGOMERY COLLEGE FOUNDATION DONOR HONOR ROLLThank you to the following individuals who contributed $100 or more during our prior fiscal year July 1, 2002–June 30, 2003.

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Milton (Sonny) Clogg ’48, campaign director for MontgomeryCollege’s Office of Institutional Advancement, welcomed

more than 175 guests to the Rockville Campus to celebratethe 10th anniversary of the Homer S. Gudelsky Institute forTechnical Education. The October 2 tour/ceremony broughttogether College, county, and community members, includingsome Gudelsky graduates, to toast the Institute’s success.

Gudelsky’s future includes facilities expansion, fueled by dramatic enrollment increases, and a recent agreement withthe University of Maryland Eastern Shore that will enable students to obtain a four-year degree in Building ConstructionTechnology without leaving the Rockville Campus.

GUDELSKY INSTITUTECELEBRATES 10 YEARS

Construction is almost finished on the College’s brandnew Health Sciences Center, located on GeorgiaAvenue in south Silver Spring. The 98,000-square-foot

building, opening in January 2004, will provide laboratories,state-of-the-art classrooms, and other facilities to serve theCollege’s health sciences programs in nursing, diagnosticmedical sonography, radiologic technology, health informa-tion technology, physical therapist assistant, and surgicaltechnology. The new building will also be home to the Holy

Cross Health Center at Montgomery College, a primary carefacility designed to provide community access to quality clini-cal care while offering community-based clinical experiencefor student nurses and other health sciences students. A newcultural arts center and a student services center will followover the next three years as the next phases of this majorexpansion of the Takoma Park Campus. For more informationon the project, please call the Office of the Vice President andProvost at Takoma Park, 301-650-1311.

Curtain Rises January 2004 On Takoma Park Campus’New Health Sciences Center On Georgia Avenue

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