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COMMUNITY of ALUMNI & FRIENDS AACC President: Martha A. Smith, Ph.D. AACC Board of Trustees James H. Johnson Jr., Ph.D., chair Jerome W. Klasmeier, vice chair The Rev. Dr. Diane Dixon-Proctor Arthur D. Ebersberger Victoria K. Fretwell Walter J. Hall Bushra (Summer) Raza, student member James D. Tschechtelin, Ed.D.   AACC Foundation Inc. President: F. Carter Heim, C.P.A. Vice President: Alan J. Hyatt, Esq. Treasurer: Dominic J. Souza, Esq. Secretary: Sue A. Lindsay Executive Director: Stacey Sickels Heckel, CFRE   Editor: Linda L.S. Schulte   Contributors to this issue: Sharon M. Corbett Susan M. Donaldson Susan S.C. Gross Debbie McDaniel-Shaughney Leslie Salvail   Photography: Heather Ailstock Jim Burger Rob Hendry Keith Weller Community of Alumni and Friends is available as a pdf file from the AACC Web site at www.aacc.edu. The Community of Alumni and Friends magazine is published quarterly by Anne Arundel Community College. Reproduction in whole or part without written permission is prohibited. Postmaster and others, please send change of address information to: AACC, PRM Team, 101 College Parkway, Arnold, Md. 21012-1895. In the interest of encouraging broad and open discussion of issues relating to education, Community of Alumni and Friends magazine may contain statements of opinion on such issues. These statements are those of the author, or interviewee, and do not necessarily reflect the opinion of AACC or its officers. Volume 6. No. 1. Spring 2009 © Anne Arundel Community College An equal opportunity, affirmative action, Title IX, ADA Title 504 compliant institution. Call Disability Support Services, 410-777-2306 or Maryland Relay 711, 72 hours in advance, or e-mail [email protected] to request special accommodations. For information regarding Anne Arundel Community College’s compliance and complaints concerning discrimination or harassment, call Karen L. Cook, Esq., AACC’s federal compliance manager at 410-777-7370 or Maryland Relay 711.

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SERVING VETERANS AND MILITARY AT AACC Anne Arundel Community College knows that military personnel can have unpredictable schedules, so the college has designed programs and courses that offer several training and education options convenient for military personnel, their dependents, veterans and reservists.

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A report from the Anne Arundel Community College Foundation.

26 Open Your Own Window

Megan Craynon’s initiative has led her to opportunities that will help her land a job in her chosen field one day. Right now, her goal is to be a children’s librarian in either a public school or library setting.

27 It’s Easy Being Green,

It seems everyone is talking about “being green” these days, but Anne Arundel Community College has been gearing up for environmentally friendly action for years. The college has both credit classes leading to certificates and careers in the sustainable energy field.

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which they teach!

32 Breathing the Fire

Award-winning CBS-TV news correspondent Kimberly Dozier talked to AACC journalism students about what it was like to be embedded with troops in the middle of a war.

DEPARTMENTS From the President, 1 Faculty/Staff Notes, 35 Alumni Updates, 36 Sports Update, 38 Calendar of Events, 40

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FROM the PRESIDENT Excellence at Work What do adjunct faculty, sustainability and veterans all have in common? They are all featured in this issue of Community of Alumni & Friends.

Martha A. Smith, Ph.D. President, Anne Arundel Community College

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he concept of sustainability is a “hot topic” these days. Sustainability requires us all to consider the impact of our decisions on the community, on our individual lives and at our college. Sustainability means “being green” but it also means much more. It means zero waste and recycling and it means identifying and providing solutions to a myriad of global challenges. Anne Arundel Community College is approaching sustainability in a variety of ways. Last year, we created the Regional STEM Center, with the goals of creating more excitement among students about science, technology, engineering and math, disciplines that form, the basis for developing solutions to global challenges, and attracting more teachers into the STEM areas of study. In addition, the STEM Center at AACC is a vital part of our workforce development initiative to ensure we have the innovative and vital workers our country and our community will need in the future. Community colleges rely on a blend of full- and part-time faculty to offer a broad array of courses to meet varying student curricular and scheduling demands. Adjunct professors, or part-time faculty members, have long been part of our

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impressive instructional team. Using the expertise and workplace experiences of adjunct faculty helps keep curricula fresh. This is particularly true in an era of changing workforce needs and advanced technical expertise in a variety of industries such as energy and engineering. In addition, with the growth of our virtual campus and the increase in the number of students who are learning through online and hybrid courses, adjunct faculty can “instruct from their PC,” away from the traditional classroom, and still provide the required expertise. Finally, AACC is committed to serving our military and veterans and their families because their dedication and self-sacrifice sustains, protects and serves us all. We have close to 2,000 military and veterans as students enrolled at AACC. A Military and Veterans Coordinating Council has recently been formed to ensure that we continue to make the programs and services defined in the new federal Post-9/11 G.I. Bill as accessible and streamlined as possible. I hope the articles in this issue will reveal to you some of the ways “your community’s college” is staying on the cutting edge to bring excellence, innovation and opportunity right “to your door.”

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By Debbie McDaniel-Shaughney

In some circles of higher education in this country, they are dubbed “roads scholars.” These part-time college instructors, or adjunct faculty members, are constantly on the road traveling from college to college, day after day, with little time to forge connections with the college communities outside of their classrooms.

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ut at Anne Arundel Community College, “adjuncts” are essential members of the team and are connected to the community in which they teach! The college recruits these men and women from a variety of workplaces such as hospitals, courtrooms, construction firms and veterinary clinics to share their years of professional experience with students. In fact, some adjuncts teach only one class each term at AACC because they spend their days at full-time jobs in their chosen profession. “We all love our part-time faculty,” said Lisa Starkey, coordinator of institutional professional development and adjunct faculty development.

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“When I say ‘we,’ I mean staff, administration and the full-time faculty as well. They offer us the flexibility to offer classes at night, online and on weekends and allow full-time faculty to teach evening and weekend classes, too.” “We can’t live without them,” said Trish Casey-Whiteman, associate vice president for learning. “Their contributions are essential to AACC because we are so career oriented and workforcedevelopment oriented.”

(Adjuncts) offer us the flexibility to offer classes at night, online and on weekends and allow full-time faculty to teach evening and weekend classes, too. We can’t live without them. Their contributions are essential to AACC because we are so career oriented and workforcedevelopment oriented.

And the adjuncts, as you’ll see in the profiles below, love teaching community college students just as much as the college loves them. “A lot of them feel they are giving back,” Starkey said, “that teaching is community service and they’re giving back to the community. We get high quality adjuncts because of AACC’s reputation in the region.” Numbers of adjuncts continue to rise along with enrollment at AACC and other Maryland community colleges. The Maryland Higher Education Commission shows a 27 percent increase in part-time faculty at state community colleges from 1995-2005, with AACC’s numbers up 77 percent to 660 adjuncts in 2005. This fall, AACC had 718 part-time credit faculty members, 400 part-time continuing education faculty members and 263 full-time credit faculty members. They teach roughly 2,700 classes annually to more than 56,600 students. Starkey, who is a member of a state group that offers professional development for those who work with part-time faculty, finds that not all colleges regard adjuncts in such high regard as AACC. In some higher education institutions, they are considered second-class faculty. Those teaching noncredit, continuing professional education classes are often excluded from consideration as part-time faculty.

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Not so at AACC. “The adjuncts are in every area of our instructional programming,” CaseyWhiteman said. AACC in recent years adopted initiatives that have helped adjuncts better connect with the college community and improve their work situation. The college intranet’s Teaching and Learning section, for example, is now accessible to part-time faculty. The section contains valuable information on accessing college services as well as online forms, a faculty handbook and professional development opportunities. AACC also recently adapted its formal faculty/staff orientation, “The Learning College,” for adjuncts. It turned the orientation for part-time faculty members into a Saturday morning professional development conference with full-time faculty and key college administrators as speakers. The event this year attracted 90 adjuncts, which was a standing-room only crowd. “When I asked the full-time faculty to help, they were so excited to share their experience with part-time faculty,” Starkey said. “They don’t hesitate to mentor, to coach, to help our part-time faculty however they can. They know our overall success is everyone’s success.” Adjuncts are also represented in the college governance structure through a Part-Time Faculty Affairs Committee. They enjoy professional development opportunities: 10 adjuncts are selected each year to attend a state professional development conference. And, AACC is in its second year of offering adjuncts access to a tuition-waiver program so they can take AACC classes at no cost. “We are the only community college in Maryland doing this,” Casey-Whiteman said.

Starkey said that some departments have formally designated mentors or adjunct faculty coordinators. In the Mathematics department, for example, Alycia Marshall, Ph.D., associate professor of mathematics, has a dual role as coordinator of part-time faculty for mathematics. “During a typical semester, the Math department has 60 to 70 adjunct faculty members,” Marshall said, adding that “they are all great folks to work with.” Mathematics adjunct faculty members attend a second, math-related adjunct orientation to hear from full-time math faculty as well as key campus individuals. Topics included with orientation are course and instructional issues, proper integration of the use of the graphing calculator, disability student services, supplemental instruction, the testing center, grading, final exams, math placement testing and use of instructional technology in courses. “Our full-time faculty also lead small group sessions focusing on specific courses so adjuncts can ask questions and discuss various content-related issues,” said Marshall. Many AACC adjunct faculty members have access to office space and equipment. The Mathematics adjuncts, for example, have office space within the Mathematics Building as well as the Schwartz Building, where many teach courses. And, adjuncts can use “buddy files” created by full-time faculty for newcomers. “In Mathematics, these files include old assessments, lesson plans and assignments,” Marshall said. “Each adjunct faculty member is also assigned a math buddy, who is a full-time faculty member currently teaching or who has recently

taught one or more of the adjunct’s assigned courses. The math buddy is available to help with issues that arise related to their courses or AACC overall.” Both Casey-Whiteman and Starkey began at AACC as part-time faculty. “We bring a perspective to this that is realistic,” Casey-Whiteman said. “We are one college, one team, working together to achieve the same vision: to be a premier learning community whose students and graduates are among the best-prepared citizens and workers of the world. We really do love AACC’s adjunct faculty.”

Patrick Bathras Follow your heart and success may follow. That’s exactly what happened in 1988 when AACC student Patrick Bathras followed his heart to a teaching career, abandoning his original career choice: physical therapy. His decision was wise – Bathras received a national award within his first decade of K-12 education work in the classrooms and administrative offices of Anne Arundel County Public Schools and has climbed the ranks to become one of the system’s leaders. Bathras is at the head of the classes he teaches at Anne Arundel Community College as well as all classes at Severna Park High School, where he was promoted to the principal’s post in 2008. He returned to AACC in 2000 to help the next generation of teachers and administrators master the skills needed to succeed. He

Patrick Bathras

“Teaching at the college allows me to remain in the classroom, in the role of the teacher, even though I serve as principal of a high school. Teaching is the most rewarding job I have.”

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Adjuncts … teaches “Foundations of Education” and “Methods of Teaching for Elementary Education” at AACC for the Teacher Education and Child Care Institute. “I thoroughly enjoy teaching at the college, allowing myself an opportunity to teach aspiring teachers about the field of education and hoping to prepare them to make their personal decision about whether teaching is the path that they want to pursue,” Bathras said. “Teaching at the college allows me to remain in the classroom, in the role of the teacher, even though I serve as principal of a high school. Teaching is the most rewarding job I have.” Bathras graduated from AACC in 1990 with an Associate of Arts degree and a course concentration in Biology. He transferred to Towson University, where he graduated cum laude in 1993 with a Bachelor of Science degree in Elementary Education. Looking back, he has said, all of his teachers inspired him to teach. He joined the county public school system in 1993 as a 6th grade mathematics teacher at Hilltop Elementary School and earned promotion in 1996 to acting teacher specialist. He also began teaching 5th grade mathematics that year. In 1997, he changed schools and moved to 7th grade mathematics at Severna Park Middle School. From 1998-2000, Bathras worked as a mathematics teacher specialist for the public school system’s staff development office and a mathematics curriculum writer. He switched gears in 2000 to serve as assistant principal at Brooklyn Park Middle School and in 2004 won promotion to principal at Severn River Middle School. Making a difference in students’ lives – no matter what their age – is a primary motivator for Bathras. His AACC student evaluations are consistently high.

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Cindy Ferris

“I worked full time in the Domestic Relations division of Circuit Court, and I went to law school at night. It was very hard. I studied in the grocery line. You’ve got to respect our students who have to do that.” “I love his class,” wrote one student in the anonymous evaluation. “He’s a nice guy who makes the material exciting to learn. He gives a lot of examples from his teaching experience and he tells a lot about being a principal because he is a principal.” “The vision of the TEACH Institute is to nurture, inspire and educate those who teach children; Mr. Bathras does just that while bringing the richness and relevancy of his daily experiences into a

classroom of future teachers,” said Colleen Eisenbeiser, institute director. Among his honors and awards is the 2003 Outstanding Youth Educator Award from the Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development, an organization that develops programs, products, and services to help educators learn, teach and lead. He was one of 10 educators in the nation selected for the honor. When Bathras received the award, he noted in a 2006 interview with Education World that while his career path was rewarding it was not for the faint of heart. His advice to young teachers considering a transition into administration was to “be ready to commit yourself fully to a job where you have to lead a group of people and the way is not always paved with easy decisions. It is a daunting task and the hours often are long. If you are at a point in your career and life where you feel you can lead others to do great and inspiring things for the good of students, then by all means, it is a great job.”

Cynthia “Cindy” Ferris, Esq. “Call me Cindy,” she said, “I have my students call me Cindy.” Cindy Ferris, Esq., is as serious about this as a Supreme Court ruling but, initially, students at AACC who are taking a class with her for the first time are dubious. Is it truly okay to call their AACC instructor by her first name because, after all, she is a Master in Chancery for the Anne Arundel County Circuit Court? The answer is yes — this personal touch is just the opener to a professional and personal connection that will last months and years after the class ends. “I really, really like the students,” Ferris said, “and I like getting to know them. They come from all walks of life. I have a lot of students who take my courses twice.” A panelist each year on the college’s “Forum on the Judiciary,” Ferris is a role model for the college’s paralegal and law students. Many of the students in her “Introduction to Paralegal Studies” and “Domestic Relations” classes are of nontraditional college age. Some are career changers and work full-time day jobs and some are single parents who struggle to find and afford babysitters so they can attend evening classes. Ferris fully understands and appreciates their struggles. “I worked full time in the Domestic Relations division of Circuit Court, and I went to law school at night. It was very hard,” she recalls. She would study all weekend and everywhere she went carried a book with her. “I studied in the grocery line. You’ve got to respect our students who have to do that.” Ferris agreed to teach the first class at AACC nine years ago because “I thought it would be good for me and challenging. Then, you don’t want to give it up!”

She reviews and revises her syllabus every year, keeping the instruction and content fresh and up-to-date. Doing this takes a lot of time, she admits, but adds, “I really take this seriously. When you have a good class, it’s so rewarding.” Her students give her high scores as well. Comments from two students: “Very cool professor. I learned so much from her. She really cares if her students learn” and “Excellent knowledge of the subject; practices it every day; class very well structured…” Having guest speakers, sharing “hundreds of pages of handouts” with students and enjoying stimulating class discussions are trademarks of her classes. “I love it when they ask me goofy questions,” she said. Students in her “Domestic Relations” classes get “very bonded” with each other, she said, and their class discussions are often very lively. “It’s such an exciting class that at the end of class I have to tell them it’s time to go!” Ferris graduated Summa Cum Laude with a Bachelor of Arts from Temple University in Pennsylvania and earned a Juris Doctorate from the University of Baltimore School of Law in 1979, passing the bar that same year. She worked as an assistant state’s attorney for the Anne Arundel County State’s Attorney’s Office from 1979-97 in positions including trial team leader for the Sex Offense and Child Abuse team, chief of the Civil Division, chief of the Juvenile Court Division and chief of the Circuit Court Division. In the eight years she served as chief of the Circuit Court Division, Ferris supervised 15 attorneys. In 1997, she attained her present position of Master in Chancery.

A lot of (adjuncts) feel they are giving back, that teaching is community service and they’re giving back to the community. We get high quality adjuncts because of AACC’s reputation in the region.

A master is not a judge but is similar to a hearing officer. The cases in her court involve family law issues, juvenile delinquency and social services cases,

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“The Peer Learning Partnership experience, where I propose a course on a subject and get approval to create the course, requires me to do much more work than teaching a class that already exists. I have to learn more about the subject and put it in a format that makes it interesting.” work that has gone into researching material, which was turned into a cogent and well thought-out presentation in understandable English. Bravo for his effort!”

Paul Schatzberg

Adjuncts … for example. Ferris presides over trials and rules on evidence. A judge reviews and signs off on the report and order she writes for each case. She typically handles 25 to 40 cases a week. “She is very committed to our students,” said Karen Cook, Esq., acting director of the AACC Legal Studies Institute. “She brings her real-life experiences as a working mother going to college, which students relate to, and is a tough professor who prepares our students well.”

Paul Schatzberg Not all part-time faculty members teach in a traditional AACC classroom. Lifelong learner Paul Schatzberg, for example, has led classes at area senior centers as well as on the Arnold campus, where he teaches for the Center on Aging

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and is a discussion leader/teacher in the college Peer Learning Partnership (PLP) program. He got his feet wet as a teacher in AACC’s Peer Learning Partnership (PLP) program in 2006 and joined the adjunct faculty ranks in October 2007, teaching classes on “Ancient Israel: Period of the Monarchies” and “Great Books” at the senior centers. His wife Toby attends PLP classes with him. Schatzberg’s other classes include “Mind and Brain: Attaining Emotional Well-Being” and “Introduction to Plato’s Thought.” Students in anonymous AACC evaluations consistently praise his teaching skills, with several from the “Mind and Brain” class remarking on the “fascinating” content. One praised “the obvious hard

His classes contain nontraditional age students, especially at the Annapolis, Heritage Harbor and Catherine O’Malley (Odenton) senior centers. He is extremely computer literate: Schatzberg e-mails his students and former students regularly when he comes across new research findings and material relevant to the class they attended! “Even after the class is over they get stuff from me,” he said, laughing. Born in Vienna, Schatzberg and his family moved to Baltimore when he was young. He worked part time during the week and full time in summers at Enoch Pratt Free Library. A scholarship enabled him to attend McDaniel College (then Western Maryland College), where he graduated in 1951. Schatzberg worked as a chemist at the former David Taylor Research Center in Annapolis and joined his brother, who was studying at St. John’s College in

Annapolis, for that school’s Great Books discussion groups. That experience sparked a love of the Great Books program that lives on today. A Master’s degree in Chemistry from Duke University (1954) and a two-year stint in the U.S. Army couldn’t keep him away from Annapolis and Schatzberg returned to the David Taylor Research Center to work for another 38 years. Schatzberg holds three patents, earned a Master of Arts degree in 1985 from St. John’s College and in 1987 won the research center’s Melville Award for distinguished scientific achievement. He retired in 1995 but worked part time for the next nine years as a consultant. More milestones lie ahead: his 81st birthday is coming up in May and his first great-grandchild’s birth is on the calendar for October. This spry grandfather of six enjoys an active life and intends to keep it that way through education. He loves teaching others because teaching

exercises both his mind and his body and forces him to learn. “The Peer Learning Partnership experience, where I propose a course on a subject and get approval to create the course, requires me to do much more work than teaching a class that already exists. I have to learn more about the subject and put it in a format that makes it interesting,” he said. Weaving stories into his lessons helps bring the subject to life but finding those stories, well, that requires extensive research and use of technology. Schatzberg has mastered the computer, e-mail, the Internet and new software programs such as PowerPoint for use in his classes.

“Teaching is very good for me,” he said, smiling. “It’s energizing and exciting and can also be exhausting.” AACC has already signed Schatzberg up to lead a “Great Books” class at the Annapolis Senior Center. He’s received training from the Great Books Foundation on how to run a discussion and class and is so successful a core group of 20 people keep signing up for the next course in the “Great Books” series. “Our students consistently praise Paul’s wealth of knowledge, love of lifelong learning and his teaching skills,” said Terry Portis, Ed.D., director of the Center on Aging. “We’re very lucky to have him on board with us!” p

“PowerPoint changed my life,” he said. “It forces you to organize your material.” He’s become so adept he can now insert video and sound clips from the Internet into his PowerPoint class presentations.

Debbie McDaniel-Shaughney is a writer/ editor on the AACC public relations and marketing team.

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A GRATEFUL COMMUNITY Serving Veterans and Military at AACC

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nne Arundel Community College knows that military personnel can have unpredictable schedules, so the college has designed programs and courses that offer several training and education options convenient for military personnel, their dependents, veterans and reservists.

The college likes to say that AACC is “where America goes to college.” Many of its courses can be accessed from anywhere – even from overseas deployments, allowing the college to serve those who serve our country. Soldiers can use this training to advance in their military roles or to prepare for a career after military service. Flexible formats and programming allow military

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By Susan S.C. Gross

personnel and their families to complete programs even if they move or are deployed.

Technician certificate; and AACC’s new Professional Bookkeeper certificate.

New this year is a partnership with Army Soldier Vocational Technology Training that helps soldiers and wounded warriors acquire technical, vocational or advanced training in highdemand industries. Instead of running on a semester basis, Army Soldier Vocational Technology Training (AVOTEC) offers programs that provide a capstone test and/or certification in an occupational field.

The year-old Transportation, Logistics and Cargo Security certificate prepares students for jobs in the emerging field of cargo handling and security in the transportation industry. Security measures are established at ports, airports and train stations, and apply to mass transit and commercial trucking enterprises. Truck drivers who can pass a security clearance are in demand. Veterans’ benefits have been recently approved for AACC’s Commercial Drivers License truck driver training, given in partnership with All-State Career, that prepares students for the appropriate Maryland Motor Vehicle Administration skill tests.

One of the newest of those programs is the online music industry training being launched this summer for active-duty Army personnel. AACC provides training in four options – Audio Technician, Master Audio Technician, Music and Entertainment Media Business Administrator (music publishing, artist representation, legal issues) and Music and Entertainment Media Management (entrepreneurship, marketing, trends). Much of the AVOTEC training prepares students to pass certification exams in specific fields, including A+ Certification, the industry standard for PC repair technicians; Certified Information Systems Security Professional (CISSP), the standard for information security professionals in government and industry; Personal Trainer certificate; Pharmacy

Another new program that AACC has joined this year is the Community College of the Air Force’s new initiative General Education Mobile (GEM). Through GEM, service members have online access to a cluster of freshman- and sophomore-level courses required for most degree programs. AACC offers courses in each of the five general education areas – mathematics, written communications, oral communications, social sciences and humanities. AACC also is a longtime member of the Servicemembers Opportunity Colleges

(SOC), a consortium of more than 1,800 higher education institutions and associations that help military personnel and their families complete college degrees, certificates and credentials despite military relocations. The college awards credit for military experience and its transfer practices reduce loss of credit and coursework duplication. Students not yet in the military can take advantage of the Reserve Office Training Corps (ROTC) and earn a commission in the U.S. Air Force or U.S. Army while completing AACC degree requirements. Enroll simultaneously at AACC and in the ROTC program at the public or private four-year institution of choice. Two options are the Air Force ROTC at the University of Maryland College Park or the Army ROTC at Bowie State University.

Some of the Armyapproved opportunities at AACC include: A+ Certification/PC Repair Certified Information Systems Security Professional (CISSP) Dental Assisting Desktop Support Specialist Music Industry options Personal Trainer Certificate Pharmacy Technician Certificate Professional Bookkeeper Certificate Transportation, Logistics and Cargo Security Certificate

Some courses and programs can help soldiers advance while they are in the military, setting the foundation for a new career when they leave the service. Some of these options at AACC are in the high-demand fields of alternative and sustainable energy, computer networking, cybercrime, entrepreneurship, financial accounting, game and simulation programming, homeland security, information assurance, intelligence analysis, paralegal studies, transportation security, world AACC COMMUNITY | SPRING | 2009

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languages or one of the many health professions. AACC’s new state-of-the-art Center for World Languages in the renovated Careers Center offers particularly good opportunities for active-duty military and family members. Pathways to Proficiency is an eight-course sequenced program designed to progressively improve practical, everyday foreign language skills at beginning and intermediate levels, with a focus on speaking a language – helpful for those about to be deployed or relocated to another country. Nine languages are available: Arabic, Chinese, French, German, Italian, Japanese, Portuguese, Russian and Spanish. The beginning level series starts in fall 2009 and the intermediate level series will begin in fall 2010. A Continuing Education and Workforce Development Certificate will be offered for successful completion of all four courses at the beginning or intermediate levels. The college also offers introductory courses for those who want to sample a language as noncredit continuing education instruction, as well as credit courses in a variety of languages. AACC students also can use the 24-computer language lab to access Rosetta Stone and other world languages software to practice on their own or to complete homework assignments. Students also can access World TV Online with programs from more than 105 countries in 95 different languages daily, international radio and foreign text archives of magazines, newspapers and journals from around the globe via the internet using SCOLA. AACC also has programs that make good transitions for soldiers leaving the military and seeking a new career. In conjunction with Anne Arundel County Public Schools, AACC offers soldiers who

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AACC is “where America goes to college.” Many courses can be accessed from anywhere – even from overseas deployments. The college serves many who serve our country.

already have a four-year degree in specific high-demand subjects such as languages, mathematics or sciences, an opportunity to earn a Maryland teacher’s certificate through AACC’s Resident Teacher Certification program. College financial aid advisers can help soldiers and their families, reservists and veterans find the best way to pay for their college education. Active duty service members and reservists may be eligible for tuition assistance from the military. They need to request a Tuition Assistance Authorization form from their education services officer and submit it to the Fort Meade Army Education Center or fax it directly to AACC’s Cashier’s office at 410-777-4740. Veterans, veterans’ spouses and dependents and spouses and dependents of veterans who died or were disabled as a result of military service may be eligible for veterans’ benefits. Visit www. gibill.va.gov to get the latest information on the new G.I. Bill as well as links to all Veterans Administration forms. Students apply online at www.aacc.edu/aid/veterans, fill out an initial veterans’ benefits application and then fill out the AACC Veterans Certification Form for each term enrolled. Call the AACC financial aid office for information, 410-777-2203. The Maryland Higher Education Commission offers several aid programs

for veterans and their dependents, including the Edward T. Conroy Memorial Scholarship Program and the Veterans of the Afghanistan and Iraq Conflicts Scholarship Program. Maryland also waives 50 percent of tuition for eligible Maryland National Guard members. Students also may be eligible for other grants or scholarships. To apply for federal and state grants and most AACC scholarships, all students must complete the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA). For details, go online to www.aacc.edu/aid Soldiers and their families can take advantage of a variety of services at Fort Meade Army Education Center, 8601 Zimborski Ave. on the Fort George Meade Army base. Active duty military, military spouses and dependents, veterans, reservists and civilians who have base access are welcome. Staff members can help with military credits for transfer into AACC programs, tuition policies and procedures, academic advising and financial aid. AACC has established a Veterans Coordinating Council. To contact it or for information about AACC and services for military, veterans and dependents, call 410-777-4VETS (4838) or e-mail military@ aacc.edu or [email protected]. Susan S.C. Gross is a writer/editor on the AACC public relations and marketing team.

AACC FOUNDATION

Your gift to the AACC Foundation “goes a long way….and a lot farther…” ­­— Bob Pozgar, Foundation Board Member and Donor

MISSION

PURPOSE

The Anne Arundel Community College Foundation, Inc. is a 501(c) 3 corporation whose mission is to secure and steward private funds sought to enhance the educational endeavors of Anne Arundel Community College. The Foundation works in partnership with the college to achieve and enrich the vision of the institution by accomplishing goals not otherwise possible.

The AACC Foundation, Inc. solicits, receives and administers private gifts, bequests and donations to benefit students and to enhance the quality of teaching and learning at the College. Donations to the Foundation support scholarships, programs and activities not funded through traditional sources.

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Dear Foundation

Friends,

cond to have many dation is heartene un Fo ge lle Co or ble supp t and l Community continued charita is Th The Anne Arunde ts. es qu be and undation’s from new donors but also in the Fo n io iss m ’s tributions flow in ge lle the co s faith not only in participation show anagement. leadership and m ilestone on the lebrated a new m ce r cto re Di e iv ut the previous s Board and Exec % increase over 50 ly ar The Foundation’ ne a – rs 000 dono g these chalyear: a record 1, rding considerin wa re ly lar cu rti 2007-2008 fiscal pport is pa e final arter of 2008 (th dous growth in su in the second qu year. This tremen el fe to n ga be ic times which we lenging econom cal year). quarter of our fis y shows that benefited. Histor s ha n tio da un CC Fo try. silient and the AA times in our coun Philanthropy is re worst economic e th of e m Giving so r 1: te gories (chart has risen even af st-recession cate po st charitable giving ge on str e e of th to th ion remains one es). And, giving Giving to educat g recessionary tim rin du s rn tte pa g storic givin USA statistics: hi too. n remains strong AACC Foundatio tion assets were ents, total Founda em at St ial nc na Fi ditors, BDO r 2008 Audited inion from its au op d As reported in ou fie ali qu un ived an Endowment e Foundation rece wment (chart 2: do en s n’ tio $21,366,219. Th da e years. the Foun ady in the past fiv d in our assets is ent has been ste Seidman. Include wm r do en e th en of r endowm t – ou view). Growth s has impacted ou isi cr ic Value: An historic om s on ha ec l ee ba committ ld be noted the glo Our investment However, it shou ndar year 2008. le ca in % 30 t while mainen wn ts are do of our endowm y lit bi sta d overall investmen an h d strengt sure the continue taken steps to en s. nt r current stude taining support fo sits, ongoing com rough personal vi th d te da up ds ity Commun r donors and frien n newsletter and We are keeping ou s in the foundatio te da up w llo fo friends may munication and Magazine. r Participation) e: (chart 3: Dono ud cl in 8 00 -2 07 ar 20 s from fiscal ye Donor highlight and Foundation. nors Board of Trustees • Over 1,000 do CC AA e th ntinue co of s ee 0% Our retir support from 10 faculty and staff. CC • Leadership AA ed tir re d an ort from current special funds. • Strong supp any contribute to m d an h sponsornd fu al nu rporations throug co d an s to support our an se es sin local bu mmitments from larships. • Continued co gifts. and gifts to scho ns io ut rib nt over 30% of our co nd fu r alumni provided ships, annual Ou . ni m alu CC AA rticipation from • Growing pa

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TOTAL GIVING — 1967-2007

250

8m

5m

200

ALUMNI

7,002,512

36%

6,156,062

CORPORATIONS FACULTY/STAFF

4,532,617

COVERNING BOARDS

4m

150

COMMUNITY MEMBERS

100

3m 2m

RETIREES

50

1m

1967

1972

1977

1982

1987

1992

1997

2002

2007

Recessions: 1969-70; 1973-75; 1980; 1990-91; 2001

SOURCE: Giving USA Foundation™ / Giving USA 2008

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32%

7,640,623 7,105,861

7m 6m

3

DONOR PARTICIPATION 4%

9m

Inflation Adjustested Dollars Recessions Current Dollars

300

2

Five Year Endowment Value — in Millions

$ in Billions 350

GROWTH IN AACC ENDOWMENT

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2004

2005

2006

2007

NOTE: Due to current market conditions , the endowment value has dropped xx % as od as.31.08. The Investment Committee continually monitors performance.

2008

2%

9% 17%

Note: AACC is double the National Community College Alumnis (1%)

Gift highlights include: •

The Foundation awarded over $500,000. In scholarships to AACC assisting over 400 students (see chart 4: Foundation value and students served). The Annual Fund raising unrestricted support reached an all time high of $283,000 New gifts to the Foundation’s endowment surpassed $350,000 A new commitment though a bequest intention of $1 million+ for the business program. $500,000 for the Berlitz Microbiology Lab, a part of the College’s Environmental Center Classroom renovation at the Arundel Mills site of $250,000 Contributions to many college departments including: Athletics; TEACH Institute; Entrepreneurial Studies; Science, Technology, Engineering & Math (STEM)

• • • • • •

p Above (left to right): Maggie Sutphin, Dr. Martha A. Smith and Bob Pozgar at the AACC Foundation Gala

The work of the AACC Foundation would not be possible without the many sponsors, endowment donors, annual fund contributors and friends. The AACC Foundation’s hardworking Board of Directors (see page 18) joins us in saying, with confidence, that FY 2007-2008 put us on a firm foundation for our future. The need for charitable dollars continues to grow especially in this time of decreased funding from national, state and county sources. We are fortunate to live in Anne Arundel County and we encourage all to consider giving back to our community’s college. Please take a moment to review our list of donors to the Foundation and join us in thanking them for their support. Please join the AACC Foundation in the coming year in maintaining support for current students and college programs. Your support makes a difference here as you can see by the good news shared above. We are well managed as is confirmed by our strong audit. And, as the quote above says, let us show you how your gift here “…goes a lot farther!”

F. Carter Heim, CPA President, AACC Foundation

GROWTH IN AID TO STUDENTS AACC Foundation

Amount

430

$400,000 $300,000

391

356 $308,773

298 $272,995

$200,000 $100,000 $0

293 $275,522

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No. of Students

$600,000 $500,000

Stacey Sickels Heckel, CFRE Executive Director

$404,304

$520,201

500 450 400 350 300 250 200 150 100 50 0

2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 SOURCE: Datatel Corporation Scholarship Contributions to College

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The Anne Arundel Community College Foundation Inc. is able to expand its outreach to the college and its students through the generosity of its donors. Here are snapshots of some of the people who recently created scholarship funds.

ESTHER CARPENTER Esther Carpenter believed in outreach and she had a unique ability to come up with solutions for any needs she saw in the community. She started her career in social work with the Family Society in Hawaii and became the East Coast Family Service representative for the American Red Cross during World War II, before moving to Annapolis in 1946. She became a social worker for the Anne Arundel County Department of Social Services before being named its director, a post she kept until her retirement in 1975. At both her job and in her volunteer work with the YWCA and Planned Parenthood, Carpenter addressed the need to support women and families. For all her contributions to the community, Carpenter was honored by former county executive Janet Owens. A staunch supporter of higher education, Carpenter received a master’s degree in social work from the New York School of Social Work in 1936 – an unusual feat even for men of that era, much less women. She later earned another master’s degree from New York University. She was well-known at Anne Arundel Community College where her husband, the late Thomas Carpenter, Ph.D., was professor of English emeritus. He continued to teach part-time until he was 80, dying four years later in 2000. Carpenter died March 30, 2008, but she had already set in motion her plan to help AACC students fulfill their dreams. In recent years, Carpenter established three scholarships at AACC. The Carpenter-Husman Endowment is for full-time students who are county residents, majoring in science, liberal arts or nursing and have at least a 2.0 grade-point average and demonstrate financial need. The Thomas P. Carpenter Memorial Scholarship was established for a graduating student transferring to a four-year institution. The student must be a county resident, demonstrate financial need and have a minimum 3.0 GPA. The Esther H. Carpenter Nursing Scholarship was established for students enrolled in AACC’s nursing program.

p Left to right: Stacey Sickels Heckel CFRE, Executive Director, Institutional Advancement & the AACC Foundation, Sherrie Kormann, Marshall Craft & Associates and the Baltimore Building Congress & Exchange Foundation; Mary Lou McQuaide, AACC’s Occupational Skills Department; Richard Croke, Marshall Craft & Associates and the Baltimore Building Congress & Exchange Foundation.

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CAROL FISHER Carol Fisher spent a lifetime creating – pottery, portraits, gardens. So, when she learned that the cancer she had fought so hard had returned, she looked for one more way to create. She found one – a scholarship to help aspiring artists. Even as she was struggling with her disease, she galvanized her family and friends to organize a fundraiser for the Carol L. Fisher Scholarship for Visual Arts. Richard A. Malmgren Jr., AACC associate professor and department chair of humanities and visual arts, and Mary Arthur, AACC instructor of art, both had taught Fisher and were not surprised by her energy and spirit in spite of her illness. Dubbed the “Carol Fisher Art Show,” the art sale and reception was held in Fisher’s home and showcased not only her works, but that of her artist friends and classmates. Admission to the show went toward the scholarship, and many of the artists who sold items at the show donated all or a portion of their earnings. Fisher died two weeks before the fundraiser, but the family decided to continue with the show as a celebration of her life, raising $18,000 for the scholarship.

p Maryland State Senator James Ed DeGrange, scholarship recipients Courtney Tipton, Mohammed Hussain with AACC President Martha A . Smith, Ph.D.

HENRY N. “HANK” LIBBY Henry N. Libby considers retired AACC president Thomas E. Florestano Sr., Ed.D., his friend and mentor. The two have served together as directors on boards of nonprofit organizations and he’s aware of the contributions Dr. Florestano made during his 1979-1994 term as president at AACC. During Dr. Florestano’s presidency, the college grew to its present 230 acres and opened the Arundel Center North facility at the Glen Burnie Town Center. He also introduced the eight-week credit-class schedule, expanded the college’s use of off-campus sites for classes and collaborated with the county on projects that led to the formation of both AACC’s Environmental Center and Center for the Study of Local Issues. As president of a family foundation established by his aunt, Carol M. Jacobsohn, Libby was looking for projects that would reflect his aunt’s interests in art, education, women’s issues and medical and social outreach programs. In 2007, Libby merged the two and, on behalf of the Carol M. Jacobsohn Foundation, donated $200,000 to the AACC Foundation Inc. to endow the Dr. Thomas E. Florestano Sr. Scholarship. The scholarship can benefit up to five AACC students annually, with preference going to women who are female heads of household or who are attending college after a break in their education. p

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Hank Libby

Anyone interested in establishing a scholarship fund may contact Stacey Sickels Heckel, foundation executive director, at 410-777-2515 or foundation @aacc.edu

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Anne Arundel Community College Foundation Inc. Board of Directors 2008-2009 F. Carter Heim, C.P.A., President Alan J. Hyatt, Esq., Vice President Sue A. Lindsay, Secretary Dominic J. Souza, Esq., Treasurer H. Stafford “Chip” Bullen III John W. Cantrell Karen L. Cook, Esq. Andrew Coyne Rev. Dr. Diane R. Dixon-Proctor Arthur D. Ebersberger Angela Ewell-Madison Mary Iliff Ewenson Newton Gentry III Jason L. Groves Karl R. Gumtow J. Mitchell Krebs Andrew McAlexander J. Jeremy Parks Robert G. Pozgar John N. Strange, Esq. James D. Tschechtelin, Ed.D. Sharrie K. Wade, C.P.A. Jeannine Wayson Jay I. Winer Susan Zuhowski Stacey Sickels Heckel,CFRE, Executive Director Dr. Martha A. Smith, AACC President

Audited Financial statements of the AACC Foundation, Inc. are available upon request by contacting: Anne Arundel Community College Foundation, Inc. 101 College Parkway ICOX House Arnold, Maryland 21012 Phone: (410) 777-2515 Fax: (410) 777-2870 E-mail: [email protected] Web: www.aacc.edu/foundation

Ways to Invest in AACC

W

hen you invest in AACC with gifts of cash, appreciated securities, real property or through an estate gift, you are ensuring continuity of educational excellence at Anne Arundel Community College. We encourage you to consider a gift to the AACC Foundation — which exists solely to provide financial resources to the college and its priorities. We have listed below a few of the ways in which you can partner with AACC to have both short and long term impacts on the educational experience of our students.

AACC’s tuition is among the most reasonable in the Maryland community college system. Still, the combined cost of educational and living expenses means that many current and prospective students require financial assistance in order to attend AACC. Scholarships provide that aid for hundreds of students each year. The Foundation’s privately funded scholarship program has grown tremendously due to the generous and consistent support of our donors. However, each year, many of our students go without financial aid and are unable to complete or even attend AACC.

Annual Gifts

Leadership Gifts To Support AACC Faculty & Programs

Annual gifts are the cornerstone of the AACC Foundation fundraising effort. They provide needed funds for special programs and projects that support Anne Arundel Community College. Dollars raised through the annual fund represent many individual gifts from alumni and friends of AACC. The need for annual gifts continues to be great as these flexible funds are directed to where the college needs them most.

AACC offers many opportunities to partner with and support its faculty and to invest in new or existing programs or areas of study to enhance the student learning experience. We work with you to ensure your leadership level gift reaches the faculty, program or study area of your interest, and maximizes its impacts on student success.

GIFTS TO SUPPORTand click on “Make a Gift” To give an online gift, go to www.aacc.edu/foundation STUDENT SCHOLARSHIPS

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Matching Gifts Many businesses and corporations offer a matching gifts program to their employees. By including your company’s matching gift form with your donation, you can double, or even triple, the size of your gift! Contact your company’s human resource office to find out if they will match your gift.

Memorial & Tribute Gifts These gifts are provided in loving memory of a friend or family member or given on a special occasion. They are a special way to pay tribute to those who are dear to you. Please be sure to give us the names and contact information of friends and loved ones as we will send a special card recognizing your generosity.

Corporate Partners Program AACC now offers extraordinary business investment opportunities, which provide access to students in your field of interest and brand visibility among our students, donors and Anne Arundel County residents.

Sponsorship Opportunities As a way to show your support for AACC while receiving benefits such as brand visibility, tickets, and networking opportunities, the AACC Foundation offers corporate sponsorship opportunities for its fall gala and spring golf tournament. p

New Funds established in 2008 to benefit AACC students and programs: AFCEA Scholarship Andrew Albert Hall Memorial Scholarship Endowment Annapolis Triathlon Club Endowed Scholarship Carol L. Fisher Scholarship Chartwell Foundation Scholarship Corporal Jason David Mileo Hall,

USMC Memorial Scholarship Endowment

Dr. Thomas E. Florestano Scholarship Endowment Fairfield Community Foundation Annual

Nursing Scholarship

John F. Kressler, M.D. Memorial Scholarship Linda M. Reeves Memorial Scholarship National Council of Jewish Women –

Annapolis Section Scholarship

Joann Clouse Scholarship and Student Services Fund The Jacobsville Fire Station

“Company 10” Annual Scholarship

Walter F. Cichon Scholarship

Planned Gifts We hope you will remember AACC in your gift planning process. There are many ways to make a lasting commitment to the college and its students. Planned gifts can provide tremendous benefit to the college while helping you to save taxes, increase your income and pass your estate onto your heirs.

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Premiere Sponsor

Bridgebuilders

Benefactor’s Society

Comcast

($1,000.00+) A.J. Properties, Inc. Acme Bar & Grill Acme Brothers, Inc. AFCEA CMD Education Foundation Anne Arundel Medical Center Baltimore Washington Medical Center Bank Annapolis Broadneck Elks Lodge No. 2608 Building Owners & Managers Institute Int’l (BOMI) CommerceFirst Bank Daly Computers DFC Jason C. Schwenz Foundation Dr. Henry L. and Dr. Susanne Dragun Mr. and Mrs. H. R. Duden, III Mr. and Mrs. Arthur D. Ebersberger Mr. and Mrs. Karl Eser Mr. Kurt W. Fisher Mr. and Mrs. Gene E. Floyd Friends of Barbara Samorajczyk Grace Davison Guild for Life Mr. and Mrs. Karl R. Gumtow Dean Kathleen M. Happ Ms. Stacey Sickels Heckel, CFRE Heery International, Inc. Mr. and Mrs. F. Carter Heim HERO’s Lacrosse Inc. Professor Joanne M. HiltonDahlgren and Mr. David Hilton Hyatt & Weber, P.A. Alan J. Hyatt, Esq. John J. Leidy Foundation, Inc. Professor Thomas J. Karwoski Kevin E. Reichardt Foundation Mr. and Mrs. J. Mitchell Krebs Liberty Technologies Unlimited Mr. Joseph G. Lyle M&T Bank Maryland Law Enforcement Officers, Inc. Mr. and Mrs. Doman O. McArthur Professor and Mrs. Barrett L. McKown MedStar-VNA Dr. Andrew L. Meyer Mr. and Mrs. George Moran NAI The Michael Companies, Inc National Council of Jewish Women Mrs. Louise A. Nelson Rathmann Family Foundation Raymond C. Maule & Son, Inc. Severn River Lions Club Severn Town Club Mr. Denis S. Stewart Professor and Mrs. Michael A.Sullivan Mr. Dennis S. Suski Dr. Daniel F. Symancyk University of Baltimore: Merrick School of Business Mr. and Mrs. Richard Wade, Sr. Mr. Richard S. Wheeler Whole Foods Market Mr. and Mrs. Jay I. Winer

($500.00+) AACC — Physicians Assistant Program AACC Bookstore American Society of Association Executives Annapolis Striders Inc. Annapolis Youth Lacrosse Association Professor Elizabeth H. Appel and Mr. Thomas Appel Dr. and Mrs. Louis L. Aymard Mr. Timothy Barnum and Mrs. Darlene Enix-Barnum Mr. and Mrs. Mark E. Bauer Mr. and Mrs. Bruce Beardmore Ms. Kathleen E. Bolton Canine Fitness Center Mr. and Mrs. Richard Casey-Whiteman Century 21 Finesse Mr. and Mrs. Parker O. Chapman Mr. and Mrs. Maurice L. Chaput College Women’s Club of Annapolis Columbia Bank Department of Psychology Mr. and Mrs. William S. Deronde Drs. Gehlert, Carter & Fisher,P.A. Ms. Colleen K. Eisenbeiser Mrs. Charlotte L. Evans Dr. Richard L. Faircloth Daniel Freedenburg, M.D. Mr. Lloyd Greenfield Griffin’s Grill Professor Betty J. Hallmark Dr. Faith A. Harland-White and Mr. Todd Harland-White Ms. Vera O. Herath Dr. and Mrs. James H. Johnson, Jr. Dr. Elizabeth A. Kessel The Key School Mr. Daniel L. King Mrs. Barbara L. Kirven Ms. Marianne K. Kolodny The Main Ingredient Maryland Environmental Service Ms. Mary Ellen Mason Mr. and Mrs. Thomas J. McGinn Mr. and Mrs. Tim McGrath Mr. Louis L. Miraglia Northwest Savings Bank Mr. and Mrs. Raymond D. O’Grady Mr. and Mrs. Steven C. Parsons Ms. Lori K. Perez PNC Financial Services Group Rho Chapter Delta Kappa Gamma Mr. and Mrs. James W. Rice The Honorable William Donald Schaefer Mr. and Mrs. John A. Scheleur Ms. Linda S. Schulte Mrs. Mary L. Sexton Ms. Madeline M. Shea Mr. and Mrs. Martin Snider Professor Cynthia K. Steinhoff Ms. Frances P. Surowiec Mr. Britt D. Theismann and Mr. Christopher J. Miller Therapeutic Massage School Mr. and Mrs. Dan Weidner

Visionary Society ($100,000.00+) Philip E. and Carole R. Ratcliffe Foundation, Inc.

Leadership Circle ($50,000.00 +) Mr. and Mrs. Walter J. Hall

Honorary Circle ($25,000.00 + ) Creston G. and Betty Jane Tate Kathy and Jerry Wood Foundation

Summa Cum Laude ($15,000.00+) Verizon Foundation

Magna Cum Laude ($10,000.00+) American Military Spouse Education Foundation Anne Arundel County Association of Realtors Arundel Federal Savings Bank Carol M. Jacobsohn Foundation Chartwell Charitable Foundation Clauson Family Foundation Dr. Richard E. Fisher Mr. and Mrs. Fredrick J. Lebert

Cum Laude ($5,000.00+) BB&T Mr. and Mrs. John W. Cantrell Cherbec Advancement Foundation Citi Foundation Comcast Cable Mr. Mark Dollins Fairfield Community Foundation Italian Cultural Center, Inc. Mr. and Mrs. James Mandrin The Merrill Family Foundation, Inc. Mr. Robert G. Pozgar Sandy Spring Bank The Triathlon Club, Inc. WF Utz Construction

Scholars ($2,500.00+) Baulch Family Foundation Belle Grove Corporation Bilderback Lacrosse Foundation Mr. William K. Blanchet Charles Schwab & Co. CINTT Corporation Clark & Anderson, CPA’s Hall Investments, Inc. Ms. Nina R. Houghton Klompus Family Foundation Mr. and Mrs. Thomas C. Lindsay Dr. Dorothy L. Noble PNC Bank Dr. Martha A. Smith Dr. and Mrs. James D. Tschechtelin The Xerox Foundation

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Mr. and Mrs. Gregg M. Weinberg Ernest G. Wilson, Esq.

Pioneers ($250.00+) Annapolis Quilt Guild Arundel Mills Mr. Charles W. Brasse and Ms. Patricia A. Barland Mr. and Mrs. Wayne S. Bartholomee Mr. and Mrs. George W. Beal Mr. and Mrs. Mark Behm Mrs. Margaret B. Bell Dr. Larry Blum Buckley & Associates Mr. and Mrs. H. Stafford Bullen, III Mr. and Mrs. Robert Burash Ms. Lois E. Burton Professor Douglas B. Byerly Calhoun, Renner & Company, LLC Professor Roy D. Carson Ms. Carlene M. Cassidy Chesapeake Oncology-Hematology Mr. and Mrs. Jan W. Clark Ms. Deborah V. Collins Ms. Rose A. Colucciello Karen L. Cook, Esq. and Mr. Terrance Cook Ms. Frankie J. Cooke D & L Masonry Ms. Anne K. Davis Mr. John P. Degen Mr. and Mrs. Andrew P. Degnan Mr. and Mrs. William E. Dobrzy Mr. and Mrs. Robert F. Fretwell Friends of James E. DeGrange G&G Outfitters, Inc. Ms. Dorothy Gibson Ms. Elizabeth T. Gibson Ms. Margaret Goodhand Ms. Margaret S. Harris Holt Paper & Chemical Co. Kahn and Garrett DDS PA Mr. and Mrs. Paul L. Kangas King Maker Foundation Koch Family Foundation, Inc. Mr. and Mrs. Andrew A. Kramer,III Mrs. Frances W. Kushner Ms. Nancy J. Kutz Mr. and Mrs. Stephen H. Leslie Mr. Andrew P. Little Mr. and Mrs. Charles R. Madison McGrath Builders, Inc. Ms. Alicia M. Morse Dr. Daniel Nataf Mr. Dean R. Nelson Mr. Jeff D. Nelson Mr. and Mrs. Robert B. Nelson New Wave Cleaning Company Mr. and Mrs. John S. Nolton North Shore Association, Inc O/R Investment Group, LLC T/A Mr. and Mrs. Kevin W. Parris Mr. and Mrs. Peter G. Poulos Ms. Erna S. Ray Dr. Sue A. Ricciardi Mr. Christopher J. Salice Mr. and Mrs. Fred G. Schram Mr. and Mrs. Arthur L. Smookler Mr. and Mrs. Lehr Sorden

Every effort has been made to ensure accuracy. If we have misspelled or misrepresented any information, please contact the Foundation Office at 410-777-2515.

Mr. and Mrs. Dominic J. Souza Professor and Mrs. Billy H. Thompson Mr. Ralph Thompson and Professor Judith Thompson Mr. and Mrs. Boyd Tomkies Dr. Lynn J. Tracey and Mr. Edward F. Tracey University of Maryland University College Professor Rayner C. Wharton, Sr. Mr. Scott A. Whittington Winner’s Circle Raffle Committee Dr. and Mrs. John L. Wisthoff

Century Club ($100.00+) Professor Judy L. Adams and Mr. J.E. Adams Dr. and Mrs. Stephen M. Ailstock Ms. Pamela T. Anderson Mr. and Mrs. George D. Ayers Mrs. Betty Ballas Mr. Lloyd M. Ballinger Ms. Mary M. Bamabei Ms. Barbara A. Barrett Ms. Clara S. Bartholomee Mr. and Mrs. Roger L. Bartholomee Mr. and Mrs. Andrew E. Bassler Mr. and Mrs. Richard Batch Bay Area Appraisers, Inc. Mr. Stanley W. Behnken Mr. Kevin J. Bertha Mr. Timothy Blanchfield Ms. Beverly J. Blew Ms. Karen Bond Mr. Paul I. Bowen Mr. and Mrs. Robert N. Branan Mrs. Phyllis C. Brian Ms. Nancy F. Brown Mr. Scott Burge Ms. Rena S. Burkowsky Mr. Scott Carollo Carrie Quigley and Associates, Inc. Mr. James J. Carter Mr. and Mrs. Christopher S. Chodnicki Mr. and Mrs. Timothy M. Cober Mr. C. D. Debus and Mrs. Leilani Cochran Mr. Anthony J. Colyandro Mr. and Mrs. Louis F. Comus, Jr. Mr. Robert F. Corder Ms. Yvonne Cornish-Marlowe Ms. Judith A. Coughlin Ms. Carolyn Councell Mr. and Mrs. Leo E. Cousineau Mr. and Mrs. Wesley M. Craft Mr. Paul P. Czyzia, Jr. Ms. Melissa E. Dehn Mr. James Deibel and Mr. John Russell Mr. Joseph D. Deremer Mr. and Mrs. Roger E. Derfling Mr. R. L. Diffenderfer Mr. and Mrs. Loc D. Do Ms. Sandi A. Draper Dr. Thomas W. Edison Mr. and Mrs. Daniel E. Ells Mr. Kevin Epley Professor Shad B. Ewart Mr. and Mrs. Francis L. Fennel Ms. Laura C. Filipp Fishpaws Marketplace

Mr. and Mrs. Jeffrey P. Fitzgerald Mr. and Mrs. Burton A. Fleming Drs. Thomas E. and Patricia Florestano Mr. John Foard Mr. and Mrs. Thomas R. Foard Ms. Marion Francis Mr. George Frank Professor A. Lawrie Gardner and Mr. Keith D. Gardner Mr. Ted Gattino Mr. Sidney R. Gehlert Mr. Eugene Geib and Mrs. Christiana Duarte Mr. and Mrs. Newton Gentry, III Mr. and Mrs. Gregory N. Gibson Ms. Edith C. Gillis Ms. Shirin M. Goodarzi-Ghatineh Mr. and Mrs. Matthew J. Govern Graul’s Market Mr. and Mrs. R. Scott Gregory Mr. and Mrs. Julius B. Groen Mr. and Mrs. Mervin A. Gross Mr. and Mrs. Joseph E. Gross Jason L. Groves, Esq. Hubert T. Gurley, M.D. Ms. Elizabeth A. Hancock Mr. and Mrs. Ray S. Harris Mr. Ron W. Hauswald Mr. and Mrs. Sam Heddings Mr. and Mrs. Robert E. Hendry Mr. and Mrs. Kurt C. Hennig Ms. D. Gayle Hensley Mr. and Mrs. Charles C. Hewitt Ms. Julia F. Heyliger Ms. Kathryn A. Hikes Mr. and Mrs. Daniel P. Hill Ms. Karen A. Hill Ms. Jeannette M. Hobbins Homestead Gardens Mrs. Penelope S. Horgan Mr. Richard T. Hornyak Mr. Jeffrey M. Hughes Mr. Allan J. Imbraguglio Interpreter Service for the Deaf, Inc. Dr. Sridharan S. Iyengar Mr. James T. Jackson, Jr. Mr. Edmund E. Jenkins Mrs. Amy C. Kean Mr. and Mrs. John S. Kennedy Kent Schawb Agency, Inc. Mr. and Mrs. Edward N. Kesselman Mr. and Mrs. Mark E. Kidwell Mr. and Mrs. Jerome W. Klasmeier Ms. Janet M. Klenkel Mr. Kurt A. Klima Mr. Paul D. Klug Mr. Brannon Koballa Mr. Ross J. Koch Ms. Kathleen Koegel Ms. Charlette Koehler Professor Kelly A. Koermer Ms. Patricia Kohne Dr. Jill E. Kolody and Mr. Paul W. Kolody Professor Daniel W. Kuhne and Ms. Charlotte J. Berry Ms. Carol A. Lambiasi Dr. and Mrs. E. Joseph Lamp Ms. Kelly A. M. Lanighan Mr. and Mrs. Clarence Leatherwood Mr. and Mrs. Michael T. Lesar

Every effort has been made to ensure accuracy. If we have misspelled or misrepresented any information, please contact the Foundation Office at 410-777-2515.

Mr. Larry Letow Mr. and Mrs. Henry N. Libby Ms. Lisa M. Litts Ms. Kathleen L. Long Ms. Bobbie Jo B. Loyd Professor Thomas A. Luby, Jr. Mr. and Mrs. Harry Mach Ms. Naeema Majid Professor Richard A. Malmgren Mr. Leonard J. Mancini Mr. and Mrs. Louis Marconi Mary Kay - Dawn Gardner, Representative Mr. Carlos A. Maymi Ms. Pamela G. Mazur Ms. Kelli K. McBride Ms. Pamela J. McNally Ms. Ellen A. McVeigh Mr. and Mrs. Grady W. Miller,III Mr. Nicholas K. Miller Lyle T. Modlin, D.P.M., P.A. Ms. Deborah A. B. Moore Mr. Russell H. Moreland Moscker Insurance Agency, Inc. The Honorable and Mrs. Vincent Ms. Nancy J. R. Mullon Mr. William Murdock Mr. and Mrs. William Nalley Ms. Diann M. Naylor Professor Joann M. Oliver and Mr. James D. Oliver Mr. and Mrs. John H. Orbell Ms. Patricia C. Padussis Ms. Carla M. Pagi Mr. Spero Pappafotis Mr. and Mrs. Charles Parsons Ms. Sarah A. Parsons Mr. and Mrs. Emilio Partida Ms. Janet M. Paulovich Mr. Robert Pfeffer Ms. Linda S. Pierce Mr. and Mrs. David A. Plymyer Mr. and Mrs. Robert T. Povenz Ms. Elner W. Prater Ms. Janet K. Pumphrey Mr. Richard M. Rall, Jr. Mr. Gary D. Rankin Mr. James M. Redilla Mr. and Mrs. George Reed Mr. and Mrs. Daniel M. Reilly Mr. and Mrs. Jim Renner Professor Steven F. Renz Dr. and Mrs. Harry C. Rhodes Dr. Rosalind T. Rivera Professor Eveline B. Robbins and Stanley W. Robbins Mr. Gregory Robinson and Professor Verna B. Robinson Ms. Nancy R. Rosenshine Ms. Sherry W. Ross Mr. and Mrs. Harvey Rothstein Dean Jeanmarie V. Runyon Mrs. Leslie H. Salvail Mr. and Mrs. Edward Savich Mr. and Mrs. Robert Schaller Mr. and Mrs. Charles A. Schindler Ms. Vira P. Schoenfeld Mr. and Mrs. Fred G. Schram Mr. Dennis L. Seggerty Professor Gregory J. Segreti Ms. Kelly K. Sell Mrs. Elaine Shapiro Mr. and Mrs. Edward P. Sherlock Mr. and Mrs. Robert B. Shoemaker Shugoll Research, Inc.

Mr. and Mrs. Robert Smetana Mr. Cleveland E. Smith Mr. Francis J. Smith, III Ms. Shelvy J. Snead Mr. and Mrs. Thomas W. Soroka State of Maryland, Department of Labor Ms. Mary R. Stevens Ms. Mary S. Stoops Ms. Patricia A. Stratton Ms. Cathy J. Suiter Mr. Ronald E. Suski Ms. Betsy Taub Morris Mr. and Mrs. James W. Taylor Mr. and Mrs. Jay Taylor Ms. Charlene Templeton Dr. David L. Tengwall Mr. and Mrs. Ronald H. Thomas Mr. Frank R. Turk Dr. Jean Turner Schreier and Mr. Jim Schreier Ms. Brandi Ulrich Mr. Wilfredo Valladares Lara Mr. Jerry W. Vess Mr. and Mrs. Salvatore J. Vitale, Jr. Ms. Suu Vo Mr. and Mrs. Richard Wade, Sr. Ms. Paula Wadley Mr. C. Rodger Waldman Mr. and Mrs. Dickens Wall Mr. and Mrs. David G. Warner Mr. and Mrs. Richard B. Watts, Jr. Weisman Electric Company Mr. Charles C. Wheeler, III Mr. and Mrs. John L. Wibbe Mr. and Mrs. Robert W. Widmer Mr. Thomas Wilbur Professor David A. Wiley Professor Aressa V. Williams Mr. and Mrs. Jon A. Williams Mr. H. Michael Wilson Ms. Marie E. Wolford Wood Solutions Mr. Melaku E. Woube Mr. and Mrs. Alexander Zablotny

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Mr. and Mrs. Raymond D. O’Grady Mr. and Mrs. Robert Smetana Ms. Pauline E. Spanbauer Mr. Allen G. Talbert and Ms. Lisa Jacob Mr. Frank R. Tripson Mr. Frank R. Turk Mr. and Mrs. Dickens Wall Ms. Jennifer L. Ward In honor of The Jacobsville Fire Station “Company 10” Ms. Lori K. Perez In memory of Mrs. Audrey L. Klug Ms. Sandi A. Draper Ms. Barbara R. Giordano Mr. Paul D. Klug Mr. and Mrs. William L. Luna Mr. and Mrs. Donald A. McKeon Mr. John W. Mercer Mr. and Mrs. Steven R. Montgomery Mr. Edgar H. Parker Mr. George Raley and Mrs. Susan M. Raley-Lyons Mr. and Mrs. Gene Ryder Mr. and Mrs. Michael J. Wentworth In memory of Dr. John F. Kressler Mr. and Mrs. Christopher S. Chodnicki Ms. Nancy N. Curran Mr. and Mrs. James C. Curtis Professor Thomas J. Karwoski Mr. and Mrs. Daniel M. Reilly Mr. and Mrs. John N. Ruth, III Mr. and Mrs. Wayne J. Schepens Ms. Betsy Taub Morris In memory of Mr. Jay Kunkle Dr. and Mrs. Stephen M. Ailstock Ms. Deborah M. Reeder Dr. Lynn J. Tracey and Mr. Edward F. Tracey In honor of Captain William Lamb Dr. and Mrs. John L. Wisthoff In memory of Mary Loeb Mr. Raymond J. Loeb

In memory of Stephen Aaron Luck Dr. Richard L. Faircloth Ms. Charlette Koehler In memory of Mrs. Dorothy Meyer Mr. and Mrs. Richard Casey Whiteman Mr. and Mrs. Paul L. Kangas Mr. and Mrs. Thomas B. Kidd Mr. and Mrs. Doman O. McArthur Dr. Andrew L. Meyer Ms. Erna S. Ray Ms. Linda S. Schulte Mr. and Mrs. James W. Taylor In memory of Michael & Marguerite Miraglia Mr. Louis L. Miraglia In memory of Marian Blanche Moss Dr. Dorothy L. Noble In memory of Dr. Abdul Nayeem Mr. and Mrs. Arthur M. Krispin, Jr. In memory of Mr. Daniel C. Olson Ms. Martha W. Olson In honor of Mrs. Edith B. Olson Ms. Martha W. Olson In memory of Mrs. Ilene Pappafotis Mr. Spero Pappafotis In memory of Kyle McKinley Pollero Ms. Rochelle K. Pollero Professor David A. Wiley In memory of Professor Rebecca Ann Randall Mr. Justin H. Weyerhaeuser and Ms. Emilie L. Baratta Cherbec Advancement Foundation Professor Joanne M. Hilton-Dahlgren Mrs. Jeanne H. Randall In memory of Ms. Linda M. Reeves Anonymous Donor In memory of Ms. Cheryl Rae Resch Ms. Frankie J. Cooke In honor of Donald C. Roane, M.D. Mr. and Mrs. Andrew A. Kramer, III In memory of Mr. Joe Sachs Ms. Deborah L. Love

In honor of Leon Sagan Dr. and Mrs. John L. Wisthoff In honor of Dr. Lila R. Schwartz Dr. Sue A. Ricciardi In memory of DFC Jason C. Schwenz DFC Jason C. Schwenz Foundation In memory of Charlotte A. Smith Dr. Martha A. Smith In honor of Dr. Martha A. Smith Professor Judy L. Adams and Mr. J.E Adams Ms. Karen Bond Ms. Naomi Carlson Dr. Richard L. Faircloth Mrs. Susan Gross Dr. Sue A. Ricciardi Ms. Linda S. Schulte Shugoll Research, Inc. In memory of Mr. Gregory Smollon Ms. Karen A. Hill In honor of Mr. Robert Stellhorn Mr. Nicholas D. Stellhorn In honor of Ms. Ruth Stellhorn Mr. Nicholas D. Stellhorn In memory of Daniel Surowiec Ms. Frances P. Surowiec and family In memory of Doris P. Troutman Severn Town Club In memory of Mrs. Leona True Mr. and Mrs. Alexander Zablotny In memory of Mr. Louis True Guild for Life Mr. and Mrs. Alexander Zablotny In honor of Mrs. Sharrie K. Wade Mr. Arthur L. Smith In memory of Mr. Howard W. Wheeler, Sr. Mr. Richard S. Wheeler

Foundations, Associations and Nonprofit Organizations

Annapolis Striders Inc. Annapolis Youth Lacrosse Association (AYLA) Baulch Family Foundation Bilderback Lacrosse Foundation, Inc. Carol M. Jacobsohn Foundation Chartwell Charitable Foundation, Inc. Cherbec Advancement Foundation Citi Foundation Clauson Family Foundation Creston G. and Betty Jane Tate Foundation DFC Jason C. Schwenz Foundation Fairfield Community Foundation, Inc. FMC Corporation John J. Leidy Foundation, Inc. Kathy and Jerry Wood Foundation Kevin E. Reichardt Foundation King Maker Foundation Klompus Family Foundation Koch Family Foundation, Inc. Maryland Law Enforcement Officers, Inc. The Merrill Family Foundation, Inc. Philip E. and Carole R. Ratcliffe Foundation, Inc. PNC Bank Trust Fund Rathmann Family Foundation The Triathlon Club, Inc. The Xerox Foundation

Matching Gifts Organizations Verizon Foundation Pepsico Foundation The Moody’s Foundation Northrop Grumman Foundation Sara Lee Foundation Constellation Energy Toyota Matching Gifts

AFCEA CMD Education Foundation American Military Spouse Education Foundation Annapolis Quilt Guild

Thank you for your support of AACC and the AACC Foundation. The generosity our donors provides opportunities for students and is imperative in the shared goal to build a talented and skilled workforce for our region. Even in light of the successes this past year, there is more to be done. Private philanthropy and community partnerships are essential for AACC to help build a bright future for our community and region. In addition to the generous scholarships provided to students, many College programs have benefited from individual and corporate investment. This support helps maintain the excellence for which AACC is known – even in a challenged economy – and it is needed now more than ever. In an unprecedented time, the AACC Foundation found itself busier than ever and more dedicated to our mission. The 28-member board and hardworking committees poured their time, talent and treasure into the Foundation and the College. The fundraising successes we share in this issue are in great part thanks to our community made up of individuals (like you!), companies and foundations. p

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STUDENTprofile AACC, through spring 2008. She learned a variety of skills, staffing the desk, shelving books, working on mailings. “It was a lot of fun. I’m sad to be leaving,” she said upon transferring to University of Maryland last fall. “I love the school. It’s very personal, and I got to know my teachers.” That personal connection was important to Craynon. Both her instructors and her library co-workers knew her career goals. Working in the Truxal Library solidified her decision to become a librarian. She also credits the college with helping her obtain her internship this summer at the U.S. Supreme Court Library in Washington, D.C. Although Craynon found the job listing online, her supervisor at Truxal wrote the letter recommending her for the job.

Open Your Own Window… Megan Craynon’s initiative has led her to opportunities that will help her land a job in her chosen field one day. Right now, her goal is to be a children’s librarian in either a public school or library setting. Craynon loves to read the classics, so she thought a job as a librarian might fit, and a class at Anne Arundel Community College on children’s literature led her to narrow her career choice to becoming a children’s librarian. But she wanted some firsthand experience to be sure of her career choice. When she came to AACC in fall 2006, she decided to see if she could work at the college’s Truxal Library as her financial aid work study assignment. That initial visit to the library paid off with a position there throughout her time at

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“It was an experience of a lifetime. I loved working in Washington, and I learned a lot.” While a lot of her training was in routine library work,

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being an intern at the U.S. Supreme Court afforded her other opportunities. She received the official “intern tour” of key places in Washington, so she was able to see behind-thescenes at some of the major places in Washington, such as the Capitol. Probably most impressive for her was being able to sit in the U.S. Supreme Court chambers as decisions were being handed down. “It was surreal, just being there and listening to the justices,” she said. She wasn’t sure if she would return to the U.S. Supreme Court this summer or look for a different experience. “It’s been an incredible experience, but I want to keep my options open” she said. Craynon transferred to University of Maryland College Park where she plans to earn a master’s degree in library science. She’s already thinking of other work or internship possibilities to help her toward her goal.

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t seems everyone is talking about “being green” these days, but Anne Arundel Community College has been gearing up for environmentally friendly action for years. The college has both credit classes leading to certificates and careers in the sustainable energy field as well as noncredit offerings for homeowners, business owners and sustainability product managers. The noncredit offerings boast classes from building a backyard wildlife habitat to rainwater catchment systems and woody plants for landscaping installation. And since kids sometimes can lead the way in “going green,” AACC offers courses to give them knowledge to match their enthusiasm as well. The college itself also has been getting greener over the years, through

By Sue Donaldson a myriad of recycling programs and the general infrastructure of the buildings.

Credit Offerings The Maryland Higher Education Commission recently approved a 16-credit certificate program in alternative and sustainable energy systems. This course of study will prepare students for employment in the field of alternative energy and alternative energy technology. Richard Cerkovnik, Ph.D., professor and department chair for AACC’s astronomy, chemistry, physics and physical science areas as well as the director of the STEM program, said development of the sustainable energy program was a collaborative effort among several faculty members as well as members of the Center for

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Sustainability … Workforce Solutions and continuing and professional studies. “Basically with current trends, the economy and energy reliance, there seems to be a large need for sustainability efforts which would involve energy, architecture and design. Currently there’s a Governor’s Workforce Investment Board group that has an energy subgroup. They’re trying to identify all the needs for employment, and this is one of the ways to address that need,” he said. The certificate program is a student’s first step to meet several needs in the workforce: • With the recent emphasis on U.S. energy independence, green-collar jobs are expected to increase five-fold, from 8.5 million to 40 million, by 2030. • A shortage already exists for workers with skills in designing, installing, maintaining and inspecting renewable energy systems, according to a 2006 National Renewable Energy Lab study. • Entry-level workers and those in engineering and construction industries can gain additional training and certification to work in this new field. “Green Strings: Tying Energy Efficiency and Energy Sustainability Together” (SES 100) is the first course in the program. In it students examine energy fundamentals, energy pathways, energy production and usage patterns, energy economic and environmental impact, and the rationale for developing and implementing sustainable, renewable alternative energy resources and systems. The 16 students enrolled in the initial class ranged in age from 19 to 67. “Overwhelmingly, they’re interested in

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knowing about installation and maintenance of energy systems, particularly geothermal and solar,” said Michael Rapport, Ph.D., who is not only the SES 100 instructor but also was instrumental in the development of the certificate program.

Sources,” will be offered during the spring term, as will SES 100. The second course in the series introduces basic energy concepts and principles and presents a detailed overview of both conventional and alternative energy courses.

“The concern they’ve been noting is there’s a lot of information and they need to get some basics. They need reliable sources of information: Who are reliable installers? What do you need to look for when you’re hiring someone to do the job?” he said.

Rounding out the credit certificate program: • “Residential Energy Systems 1: The Electrical System” (SES 200) – This class, which is three hours of lecture and two hours of lab each week, integrates theory, lab work and fieldwork to investigate both the fundamentals of electrical circuitry and the design and function of the residential electrical energy distribution system. The principles of performance and efficiency of lighting systems and common appliances are presented, strategies for both improving household electrical energy efficiency and for conserving electrical energy use are analyzed and the feasibility of incorporating a residential solar photovoltaic (PV) system is evaluated. • “Residential Energy Systems 2: Heating and Cooling Systems (SES 201) – Maintaining a seasonally comfortable residential temperature and humidity

MHEC approved the program in late September and SES 100 was quickly added to the fall 2008 schedule. By the end of the class, “I want them to have clarity about energy and energy systems. There’s a lot of confusion and misinformation regarding that. And I want them to appreciate, from the ground up, what the system looks like and what it is in the larger context of things. I want them to see the nuts and bolts and everything of that system and what it could eventually accomplish,” Rapport said. SES 101, “Introduction to Conventional and Alternative Energy

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environment is addressed theoretically and practically in this one-term class, which also is three hours of lecture and two hours of lab each week. Students will examine the principles of heat transfer, requirements for satisfying and for regulating home heating and cooling load demands and the design and function of residential heating and cooling systems. Strategies for energy conservation and increased energy efficiency will be explored, including solar heating and cooling systems, sustainable design and landscaping options. “RESNET Energy Rater Certification Training” (SES 250) – The final class in the certificate program reviews the basic principles and design of household energy systems and develops the skills and provides the training for the measurement and the evaluation of residential energy performance. Students who successfully complete this course will be prepared to sit for the RESNET National Energy Rater Exam which is given at the end of the term.

The certificate program prepares students to become energy auditors. “That’s someone who comes into your home, evaluates it using a variety of tools and identifies where you are losing your energy. This person would be able to make recommendations for energy saving,” Cerkovnik said. While students who earn the certificate will be able to seek employment in the energy field, there’s another goal for the program. “It’s also to educate that with sustainability there are choices one can make. It’s not black and white. Sustainability and saving energy depends on where you’re located, what funds are available and how long you have to recover those funds. Let’s say you bought incandescent light bulbs in bulk, but now compact fluorescent bulbs are available. Do you throw away all those incandescent bulbs?” he said.

Noncredit Offerings On the noncredit side, courses like “Woody Plants for Landscape for Landscape Installation” (HOR 329), “Smart Landscape Design for the Environment” (ENV 508) and “Start a Career in Sustainable Agribusiness” (ENV 510) are designed to help current employees or hobbyists hone their skills. Many of these courses will help real estate agents or brokers, home builders, appraisers, inspectors and those in the landscaping business. “We’re very excited about all these programs,” said Linda Martinak, Ph.D., AACC’s assistant director for continuing and professional education. “I think this emphasis on the environment is ripe for the picking, to use a farm term, and it goes to the mission of the college. It fits with what AACC is and what it wants to be.”

Examples of AACC’s ways of “going green” credit curriculum include: Architecture & Interior Design l Architecture Option Associate of Applied Science degree l Construction Management Associate of Applied Science degree l Interior Design Option Associate of Applied Science degree l Architecture and Interior Design Certificate options in Advanced Interior Design, Architectural CAD Option, Architectural Illustration Opton, Construction Management Option, interior Design Option and Landscape Architecture Design Option. Arts & Sciences Transfer Science and Premedical Professional Options l Biology Associate of Science degree l Chemistry Associate of Science degree l Environmental Science Associate of Science degree l Physics Associate of Science degree l Plant Science — Botany Associate of Science degree l Plant Science — Horticulture Associate of Science degree Engineering Designing and Drafting Technology (computer-aided) Certificate program l Engineering Transfer Associate of Science degree l

Entrepreneurial Studies Entrepreneurship Associate of Applied Science degree l Entrepreneurship Certificate l

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Science, Technology, Engineeering & Mathematics (STEM) CENTER AACC has created a STEM Center at the college’s Arundel Mills facility to accomplish multiple initiatives: l To build capacity in science, technology, engineering and mathematics to meet the needs of corporations, businesses and government entities; l To prepare teachers in the STEM fields; l To increase the number of graduates; l To prepare all segments of the workforce; and l To focus on recruiting minorities, women and students from underserved areas for these fields. Transfer Studies l Honors Career Program Option Certificate l Honors Transfer Program Option Certificate

“Perennials and Grasses for Landscaping” (ENV 509) was designed for those in landscape and garden maintenance profes-

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Noncredit, continuing professional education courses offered recently: l l l l l l l l l l l l

Backyard Wildllife Habitat Build a Bog (or Two) Certified Microbial Investigator (online) Clean Water Environmental Compliance (online) Green Building Technical Professional (online) Indoor Environmentalist (online) Making Your Business Green Native Plants Rainwater Catchment Systems Using Green Gadgets and Technology Vermi Composting

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Building Green E-Business: Designing the Next E-Bay Engineering and Technology GPS Adventures Green Cars: A Solar-Powered System It’s Easy Being Green Our High-Tech Planet Mad Scientist Training Academy Super Science: Chemical Magic

Sustainability … sions. The course provides instruction on the selection, installation and maintenance of perennials and ornamental grasses. Some of the topics include using perennials and grasses to protect and improve the environment, alternative and organic fertilizers, plant layout and choice of native species for landscaping. This class gives students the ability to develop a layout for a perennial garden for a commercial or residential site in a bay-friendly environment. While the landscaping classes ENV 508 and ENV 509 both were offered this spring, another was taught last fall. “Woody Plants for Landscape Installation” (HOR 329) taught students about the use of shade trees, evergreens, shrubs, ornamental trees and native woody plants in a landscape project. Some of the topics included habitats, soil condition requirements, hardiness restrictions, bloom sequences, flower color displays, and coastal and upland landscape features. “Environment is my passion,” Martinak said. “I think this is just a hot topic right now. Everyone is doing something green or environmental or sustainable. These are cutting edge topics – especially sustainability and alternative energy.” Plans for new courses with the environment in mind are in the works at the office of continuing and professional education as well. Representatives are working with the Chesapeake Bay Foundation to develop courses for people in a

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variety of fields, from real estate to home appraisers. Future courses could include topics such as building with energy efficiency in mind or appraising energy efficient homes and buildings. “We’re beginning to hit the tip of the iceberg” with the energy and environmental courses being offered now at AACC, Martinak said. “Al Gore would be pleased.” AACC’s Kids in College program lets children explore new activities and interests in a noncompetitive and fun learning environment. During the school year, classes are held after school and weekends. During the summer, Kids in College offers some of the area’s most popular full-day and half-day camps.

Environmental Center AACC boasts an Environmental Center, which has a nationally renowned underwater grasses replenishment program. Begun in 1980 as a way to help the county monitor the Chesapeake Bay, its tributaries and aquatic life, the center regularly partners with county, state and federal government agencies, as well as nonprofit organizations to provide environmental solutions. The center is now part of AACC’s Paul S. Sarbanes Center for Public and Community Service. The center has paid helpers, that include some students, but also relies heavily on environmentally conscious volunteers. Some of the highlights include: • The expanded center opened in a wing of a state-of-the-art microbiology lab in January 2009, and participation in the college’s biology programs has increased 13 percent. • Through partnership with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers and the Maryland Department of Natural Resources, the center has produced more than 10 million underwater grass seeds for restoration of the Chesapeake Bay and another 5 million seeds for restoration to be performed at Currituck, N.Ca.

• Participate with the Anne Arundel County Department of Health on water quality and water monitoring programs. • Partner with the University of Maryland’s Horn Point Lab in Cambridge to identify ways underwater grasses are dispersed and colonize the mid part of the Chesapeake Bay. • Worked with the Providence Center and the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers to develop 80,000 emergent wetland plants for the restoration of areas of Poplar Island. • Worked with University of Maine to develop strategies to reduce incidence of shell disease in the blue crab and lobsters. • Worked with the U.S. Department of Defense to devise restoration for biodiversity on department property in the Chesapeake Bay Watershed. • A retired engineer, taking a course in an environmental science, worked with the center director to create a seed separator, which greatly aided in the speed of separating seeds from theunderwater grasses. • An honors student worked with Biology Professor, Susan Lamont to devise a plan to install rainwater gardens around campus to take care of runoff. The professor received a $24,354 grant from the Chesapeake Bay Trust to turn that plan into a reality.

AACC’s Daily Operations AACC’s “greenness” can’t be measured simply by the classes being offered; it’s also all about how the college conducts day-to-day business. Committed to being cost-effective as well as environmentally friendly, AACC has implemented a number of sustainability measures. One of the most recent additions to AACC’s ability to help the environment is an accelerated effort in recycling. Through the efforts of Steve Leslie, custo-

dian supervisor, and Mike Wilson, director, Facilities Management, we can recycle more than just aluminum cans and paper on campus. “More and more, major county governments and metropolitan governments are going to a fairly sophisticated process called single stream. That means you can put all your recyclables into one container and they go into one truck and it’s taken to a large separation facility. It’s sorted by massive machines and it works. That’s how we’ve been able to go to singlestream recycling,” Wilson said. At the College Bookstore, look for the Green Zone, which showcases merchandise, books and community service programs with an eco-friendly focus. The popular “My Carbon Footprint Just Got Smaller” bags, introduced in September 2007, allow students to borrow a bag when they have large purchases and then return it the next day for others to use. The store also reuses much of its shipping and packaging materials. The Center for Applied Learning and Technology used green construction, including recycled cork flooring, a green roof and lighting and plumbing conserva-

tion measures. The college also replaces lighting to reduce wattage used by fluorescent fixtures, uses low-flow toilets in buildings constructed or renovated since 2000 and, whenever possible, purchases carpet made from recycled fibers. Other examples of the college’s initiative, “AACC – Green and Getting Greener!” include: • Systematically converting all buildings to centrally controlled heating, ventilation and air conditioning • Sensor-controlled lighting in the Humanities, Dragun, Schwartz and Central Services buildings • Some gas-powered carts are being replaced with electric-powered carts • Using green cleaning products exclusively • Planting only native species of trees and shrubs • Using vegetable-based inks in the Print Shop • Burning biodiesel in plant boilers • Using recycled plastic to construct picnic tables, benches and toilet partitions Sue Donaldson is a writer/editor with the public relations and marketing team. AACC COMMUNITY | SPRING | 2009

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Breathing the Fire

Hands Across the Water What started as just an idea at the National Association for Community College Entrepreneurship (NACCE) Summer Symposium two years ago is beginning to take shape as a way for students on both sides of the Atlantic Ocean to earn credit while gaining invaluable cultural experiences and firsthand knowledge of global business and entrepreneurship. Officials at three United Kingdom colleges and four colleges in the United States have signed a memorandum of understanding and are developing a business studies degree that gives community college students an oppor-

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ward-winning CBSTV news correspondent Kimberly Dozier talked to AACC journalism students about what it was like to be embedded with troops in the middle of a war, including her own critical injuries from a car bomb that killed her cameraman Paul Douglas, soundman James Brolan, U.S. Army Capt. Alex Funkhouser and his translator, “Sam.” Dozier’s visit in November was timed to coincide with the college’s Veterans Appreciation Week Nov. 10-14. She offered insights into the challenges of working as a reporter in a war zone and dangers for female reporters. In addition to speaking with communications students, she also met with other students and members of the public at

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the AACC Bookstore, where she signed copies of her book, “Breathing the Fire: Fighting to Report and Survive the War in Iraq.” The blast from the car bomb shattered Dozier’s legs and pierced her skull, leaving her fighting for her life. The book is a memoir that describes the events that day, her struggle to recover and her career. Since she returned to reporting, she became the first woman to receive the Congressional Medal of Honor Foundation’s Reagan “Tex” McCrary’s Award for Excellence in Journalism. She also received a 2008 Peabody Award plus the 2008 RTNDA/ Edward R. Murrow Award for feature reporting for her CBS news segment on two female veterans who lost their limbs in Iraq. p

tunity to experience how businesses operate in different cultures. Toward that goal, representatives from three colleges in the United Kingdom, front row, from left, Valentina Keller, head of education and training and higher education

Governor O’Malley Visits AACC

p Arriving for a Governor’s Workforce Investment Board meeting at AACC, Maryland Governor Martin O’Malley was greeted by representatives from the Student Association with a message of thanks for his continuing support for community college students. Talking about the tough economic pressures on the state and his support for access to higher education, the Governor said “You know where my head and my heart are…”

coordinator at Greenwich Community College in London, Karen Ingram, head of school of higher and continuing education at Bexley College in London, and Peter Trigg, vice principal at Wirral Metropolitan College in Birkenhead, visited Anne Arundel Community College in late February. There, they met with various college officials about how college operated, including, back row, from left, Jean Runyon, dean of the virtual campus, Thiha Aye, instructional design leader for the virtual campus, Cynthia Steinhoff, director of the Truxal Library, and Carlene Cassidy, director of the Entrepreneurial Studies Institute. p

Comptroller Comes to Campus AACC students in Carvel Payne’s “American Government” (PLS 111) class heard about life as a state legislator and as the state comptroller when Maryland State Comptroller Peter Franchot visited the class March 11. Payne, an AACC adjunct instructor in American government, worked for 20 years as head of the state’s Legislative Services and knew Franchot as a legislator. After a brief summary of what each job entailed, Franchot answered questions posed by the students. AACC President Martha A. Smith, Ph.D., Dean of the School of Arts and Sciences Daniel F. Symancek, Ph.D., and Erik Engblom of Severna Park, a sophomore math major and vice president of the Student Association, were among those who greeted Comptroller Franchot. p

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RECOGNITION&awards AACC Achieves President’s Honor Roll Status AACC’s exemplary service to the community won national recognition for a third consecutive year and inclusion on the President’s Higher Education Community Service Honor Roll. Selected for the honor by the Corporation for National and Community Service, AACC was one of two community colleges in Maryland and one of eight schools in the state named to the 2008 honor roll. In all, 635 two- and four-year schools nationwide received the honor announced in February. “Meeting community needs is a key part of our college mission,” said AACC President Martha A. Smith,

Ph.D. “Our Center for Learning through Service works with our faculty and nonprofit groups and organizations to create academic-based and independent opportunities for students to perform service-learning. This award is a salute to our students, our faculty, the center and our community partners. AACC is truly the community’s college.” Launched in 2006, the honor roll recognizes colleges and universities that support effective and innovative community service and service-learning. Honor roll sponsors are the President’s Council on Service and Civic Participation and the U.S. Department of Education and Housing and Urban Development.

p AACC celebrated the transfer of ownership of the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial to the college with a ceremony April 4, right. This statue is the only memorial honoring Dr. King in the state. Celebrating the event are, from left, AACC Board of Trustee member James D. Tschechtelin, Ed.D., AACC Foundation President F. Carter Heim, C.P.A., U.S. Sen. Benjamin Cardin, AACC Board of Trustee member The Rev. Dr. Diane Dixon Proctor, AACC Board of Trustee student member Bushra “Summer” Raza, AACC President Martha A. Smith, Ph.D., and Carl O. Snowden, director, Maryland Attorney General’s Office of Civil Rights.

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AACC’s academic-based servicelearning initiatives involved 816 students for the 12-month period ending June 30, 2008. The Center for Learning through Service, which is part of the AACC Paul S. Sarbanes Center for Public and Community Service, reports 936 students overall were involved in community service during that period and contributed 14,678 hours of service to the community. Since 2001, the center’s volunteers have contributed hours of service to the community valued at $ 1.5 million. For honor roll information, visit www.nationalservice.gov/honorroll or call the AACC Center for Learning through Service at 410-777-2366. p

FACULTY&STAFFnotes Carnegie Recognizes AACC’s Community Involvement The Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching recently selected AACC as one of its 2008 engaged community institutions for its commitment to involve the community through its curriculum, its outreach and its partnerships. AACC is one of only 14 community colleges in the nation and the only community college in Maryland selected for this honor. AACC, Towson University and the University of Baltimore were the only Maryland schools chosen in 2008. “This honor is a tribute to our students, faculty and staff who continually seek new ways to meet community needs and offer solutions to community challenges,” said Martha A. Smith, Ph.D., president of AACC. “To be recognized by such a prestigious national organization as the Carnegie Foundation is gratifying.”

Beth Batturs of Stevensville, M.S.N., director of nursing at Anne Arundel Community College, received the 2008 Honor a Nurse Recognition Award recently from the National Organization for Associate Degree Nursing Foundation. The foundation developed the award in 2003 to recognize outstanding nurse educators, administrators, practitioners and researchers for their contributions to the organization and the profession. Linda Murray of Annapolis, M.S., CRNP-Ped., associate professor and assistant director of nursing at Anne Arundel Community College, was one of six U.S. nurses awarded a scholarship to attend the March 2009 Nurse in Washington Internship Program. The scholarship was awarded by the National Association of Pediatric Nurse Practitioners. The scholars worked on Capitol Hill March 29-31 to identify legislative, political and economic forces driving health care policy and current changes in delivery.

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Career Center Opens

Charlotte Taylor, administrative assistant, Office for Learning and PSSO president, has been elected to the board of directors for the Mid-Shore Council on Family Violence (MSCFV). She will serve March 2009 through March 2012. With agencies in Caroline, Dorchester, Kent, Queen Anne’s and Talbot counties, MSCFV provides a wealth of services including a 24-hour crisis hotline, counseling and support groups, legal aid and an emergency shelter and temporary housing. AACC dance faculty members Laura Garza and Kimberly Kandra, along with Performing Arts – Dance Coordinator Lynda Fitzgerald, were asked to adjudicate the Maryland State High School Dance Festival in Edgewater. They viewed 40 dances and selected about 15 pieces for the State Festival performance. Lisa Starkey, coordinator, institutional professional development and adjunct faculty development, earned the Microsoft Office 2007 Master Certification as a

Microsoft Certified Application Specialist for Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Access and Outlook in January. Starkey sat for a Certiport exam for each application. The exams are available at AACC testing center. Kelly Sell, associate professor, computer technologies, worked with Certiport to have the exams delivered to several people on campus that week. AACC named Karen L. Cook, Esq., of Riva as acting director of the new Legal Studies Institute launched in July 2008. In addition to being federal compliance manager at AACC and teaching legal studies courses, Cook oversees seven full-time and 30 part-time faculty members, manages the institute and the Legal Studies Internship Program. The institute offers degree and certificate programs of study including a Law and Jurisprudence prelaw transfer program and the American Bar Association-approved Paralegal Studies degree and certificate programs. “Our future plans for the institute include offering additional credit courses to enhance our programs, providing

t AACC President Martha A. Smith, Ph.D., officially cut the ribbon Feb. 18, for the grand re-opening of the newly renovated Careers Center. With the $20.5 million project, the three-story, 136,317 gross-square-foot building includes the Berlitz Memorial Environmental Studies Laboratory, funded by a $500,000 gift from the August “Gus” and Marjorie Berlitz Charitable Trust; a new World Languages lab; a new Social Science lab, a videoconference classroom; a Legal Studies Institute law library and office suite; an expanded Entrepreneurial Studies Institute space and a larger ceramics lab, classroom suite and pavilion; and a Computer Commons. AACC COMMUNITY | SPRING | 2009

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ALUMNIupdates advanced continuing education courses for paralegals, sponsoring annual conferences and forming more partnerships with county and state organizations, educational institutions and the judiciary to meet the community’s legal training and education needs,” Cook said. A faculty member at AACC since 1999, she has taught mediation, business law, paralegal studies, criminal justice, criminal law, advanced legal research and writing. Prior to her appointment, she served as a professor of paralegal and legal studies, coordinator of the paralegal and legal studies program and federal compliance manager.

Melissa A. Beardmore, vice president for learning resources management, recently appointed Andrew Little as executive director of finance. Little has served as the interim executive director of finance since July 1, 2008. During that time, he has provided extraordinary leadership in all areas of financial management and oversight – one example of which is a clean, unqualified audit with no management recommendations for the eighth straight year in a row. Gov. Martin O’Malley recently appointed Kathleen Beauman, director, business education partnerships, to the Maryland Career and Technology Education Task Force. p

To update personal news, awards, Job changes or achievements to share with college classmates, please send the information to Leslie Salvail at [email protected] or use our “Reconnect with AACC” form on the AACC Web site, www.aacc.edu/alumni/reconnect.

1970s 1973: Rick Casey went to the University of Maryland – School of Pharmacy for one semester using the AACC PreProfessional Science Option. Then he joined the United States Air Force in March 1974. In 1977 he received his BSOE at Wayland Baptist University and in 1983 his master’s degree in Science and System Management at the University of Southern California. He retired from the Air Force in April 1994 and has been working with the Youth with A Mission (YWAM) in the Philippines.

A Cultural Celebration The arts and Korean communities turned out en masse Friday, Jan. 30, for a reception honoring artists in “An Art Exchange: Korea/Maryland.” The exhibit, featuring 30 Korean artists and 10 AACC art faculty members, ran Jan. 28-Feb. 27, in the Cade Center for Fine Arts Gallery at Anne Arundel Community College in Arnold. The exhibit was coordinated through the Korea Art International Exchange Association of Seoul, Korea with assistance from Sunhee Kim Jung of Crofton, a part-time art instructor at AACC, with Christopher P. Mona of Severna Park, AACC professor of art, the curator. The following week, the college hosted a Korean Culture Celebration where artisans demonstrated interactive paper-folding (Jongie Jupgi) led by Kisun

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Han of Korea Paper Culture Center in Washington, D.C., Korean calligraphy using broom-sized paint brushes by calligrapher Myoung-Won Kwon of Silver Spring, tae kwon do by the East Coast Martial Arts of Annapolis and a Korean dance performance by the Asian American Art Center Dancers of Washington, D.C.

1976: Shelly M. Gross-Wade is a December 2007 graduate of Leadership Maryland; May 1998 graduate of Leadership Anne Arundel; August 1997 graduate of the University of Maryland University Collegebachelor’s degree; and in 1992 received her Economic Development Finance Professional Certification (National Development Council). She is the President and CEO of Prince George’s Financial Services Corporation.

1980s 1988: Monica L. Bichard, (maiden name Strand), married Ray Bichard in 1991 and is a

graduate of the United States Naval Academy. They have three children: Megan, Nathan and Emily. He is in the Navy and they transfer to different locations quite often. Their most interesting assignment was Germany where they stayed for three and a half years. They also have lived in various states within the United States and are about to do their 10th move since they married.

1990s 1990: Mary J. Corey earned a Bachelor of Arts degree at the College of Notre Dame of Maryland in 1997, and in 2009, a Master of Business Administration at West Virginia University. She is the director of human resources for Davis & Elkins College. 1993: Lisa M. McGuire lives in Omaha, Neb., and is employed by ConAgra Foods. 1995: Erin Elizabeth Beale and James Melvin Gick Jr., were married Sept. 22 in Towson. Gick is the restaurant manager at the Renaissance Harborplace Hotel in Baltimore. 1996: Kurt Gorrell is living in New York City doing several things: personal training, teaching gymnastics and dancing. He started touring in October with “Movin’Out.” 1998: Arthur Evans is an A+ Certified PC technician and Apple-certified help desk specialist. He is employed with AACPL.

2000s 2001: David E. Bell received a Bachelor of Science degree in 1995 from Towson University

and is employed with Cristal Global as a senior technical service chemist for coatings. Michelle Y. Jennings is an event planner and CEO of Elements of Excellence Inc. 2003: Mary Barnes received a certificate in Hotel/ Restaurant Management in 2003 and is employed by AACC’s Hospitality, Culinary Arts and Tourism Institute. Schandalette L. Penson lives in Sierra Vista, Ariz., and received a Bachelor of Science degree in Information Technology at AIU online. She is a security analyst at Cherokee Technologies Inc. 2004: Kisha Phillips opened a children’s private party franchise called Pump It Up last October. The facility will be located at 715 E. Ordinance Road in Glen Burnie. Sarah J. Preis earned a Bachelor of Science degree in Criminology and Criminal Justice from Barton College in Wilson, N.C., in May 2007 and is now employed at the Anne Arundel Community College Bookstore. Sarah was married on June 23, 2007 and has a daughter Megan Kathleen Preis. Rodlind Purrini earned a bachelor’s degree at John Jay College of Criminal Justice in New York City. He graduated with a 4.0 GPA and was the Vatra’s Educational Foundation Scholar in 2007-2008. 2005: Ellen F. Daney is employed by Wharton, Levin, Ehrmantraut & Klein as a paralegal. Christine S. Kasprzyk earned a bachelor’s degree in Forensic Science in December 2007 from the University of Baltimore and

is employed by Moss Inc. as a manager of QA/QC. Ashley N. Simpkins graduated in fall 2007 with a Bachelor of Science degree in Forensic Studies from the University of Baltimore. She is working on her Master of Science degree from the University of Florida in Forensic DNS and Serology. Simpkins is a DNA analyst at the Anne Arundel County Police Department. Her daughter, Aubrey Katherine Hayes, was born in July and a May 2009 wedding is planned with Steve Hayes Jr. Kelly M. Zeman is employed as a radiology assistant at Seton Imaging Center. 2006: Jena L. Rathell is employed by the Erickson School and is the first recipient of the Erickson School Achievement Award. Patrick J. Ware plans to graduate from the University of Maryland College Park in 2010 and is a bartender at Chevy’s Fresh Mex. 2007: Mohammed El Bekkouri is attending Towson University. Jessica B. Gaither lives in Mint Hill, N.C., and is employed by Novant Health as a radiologic technologist. Jessie L. Raeke married a fellow alumnus, Paul B. Raeke, in 2006 and they have a daughter who was born in October 2008. 2008: Cory J. Eslick is employed by Anne Arundel County as a police officer.

IN MEMORIAM Rosemary Danforth Clanton, Class of 1985, died of natural causes Dec. 18, 2008. She ran her own cake and cookie baking service for students at the

Naval Academy and worked in the Anne Arundel Community College math department for several years. Wanda Cecile Paxton, Class of 1986, died of cancer Sept. 18 after a five-month illness. She taught art at Anne Arundel Community College and displayed her paintings in the U.S. Capitol and the Maryland State House. Stella D. Waters, Class of 1986, died Jan. 17 after a short illness. She was a sales manager at Sun Micro Systems for more than 20 years. Robert Ross, Class of 1988, a resident of Mt. Storm, W.Va., for 13 years and formerly of Arnold, died of cancer Aug. 10 after an 18-month illness. He worked for the Anne Arundel County school system as a purchasing agent for 35 years and retired in 1992. Dean Carlson, Class of 1989, died of heart failure July 14 in his home. He was employed at Ruth’s Chris Steak House and previously had worked at Applebee’s as a mid-Atlantic regional manager for 10 years. Elizabeth A. Vogel, Class of 1990, died Dec. 7 from cancer. She worked as a psychiatric nurse at the Chesapeake Youth Center in Cambridge until retiring for health reasons. William Jones III, Class of 1998, a resident of Severna Park, died June 23 in his home. Rhonda L. White, Class of 2006, died suddenly April 22, 2008. She owned and operated L & R Cleaning. p

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SPORTSupdate By Sharon Corbett

The winter sports season proved triumphant for the Pioneer’s basketball program … a big turnaround from last season. The women captured the NJCAA Region 20/District G Championship titles to earn a trip to the national championship on March 12-14, 2009 in Rochester, MN, and the men made great strides this season finishing as the region tournament runner-up. The men had a terrific season, posting an 18-11 overall record, a big improvement from last year’s 4-22 season, and were able to finish 10-6 in the Maryland Junior College Athletic Conference. The Pioneers’ season ended Feb. 27, 2009 when they came up short, 58-69 versus Community College Allegheny CountyAllegheny, PA (No. 2 seed) in the championship game of the NJCAA D3 Region 20 tournament hosted by Hagerstown College. As the top-seeded team, the Pioneers were disappointed with the second place finish, but they can still be proud of the big improvements made from last season. Second-year coach Tom Smith, who took over the head coaching spot only shortly before the start of the 2007-2008 season, was able to recruit a topnotch squad for 2008-2009. Smith was assisted by longtime AACC staffer Joseph Snowden.

The top performer for the team was returning sophomore Kendrick Maybank, a graduate of Dunbar High School who has averaged 16.54 points per game, and is 15th in the nation in foul-shooting percentages, making 80.59% of his shots. His awards this season include selections to the All Region 20 first team, the All Region Tournament team, and he is a nominee for All America. Another top sophomore was Annapolis High grad Justin Brown who leads the team with averages of 3.81 assists and 2.1 steals per game. The team got support from some talented freshman including Kevin Coates (Annapolis High) and Lionel Coleman, (Coolidge High, D.C.). Coleman who has averaged 13.48 points per game, played well in the region tournament and was awarded a spot on the All Region Tournament team. Coates led the Pioneers in rebounds,

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Rebuilding sports teams at two-year institutions is always challenging, but word is getting out about the type of program that Smith is building, and it is helping him to attract high quality players. He requires his men to play “team ball,” which means they must function as a unit, and play unselfishly by passing the ball to allow a teammate to score when it better serves the team. The result is opposing teams can’t simply focus their defense against a key player, and AACC players coming off of the bench can produce points for the team.

Other teams are taking notice too. In January, the Pioneers knocked Hudson Valley Community College out of the number one national ranking for NJCAA Division 3 teams with an 80-79 overtime victory at home. While the win did not earn the Pioneers a spot in the national top 10, they were noted as one of other teams receiving votes for national ranking. But January also brought a run of bad luck when, during a tough section of the schedule, the men lost five in a row, including p Jaclyn Nucci was the MVP for the 2009 Region XX Tournament in Region XX Division III an overtime Women’s Basketball.

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pulling down an average of 9.1 per game, and was awarded All Region 20 second team honors.

loss at Garrett College and a heartbreaker at home when Allegany College (2009 conference champions) hit a buzzer shot for the win. But on Jan. 31 things started looking up as the men jumped back with an 82-79 win at Montgomery College – Germantown, avenging a loss to the Gryphons in the first game of the Pioneers’ season. This was another big win for the men since Montgomery has been ranked as high as fourth in the nation this year. Coach Smith is looking forward to next season, and is hopeful that all of his freshmen will return. The women’s basketball team also saw successes in January, winning 11 of 16 games in the new year to finish 14-17 overall, 6-5 against conference teams. They persevered to capture the NJCAA D3 Region 20 & District G Championship titles. AACC hosted the three-team tournament on Feb. 28-March 1, 2009. The Pioneers (No. 3) defeated CCAC-Allegheny (No. 2) 67-41 in the semifinals, and then upset Westmoreland County Community College (No. 1 seed) 64-59 in the championship game, earning the right to advance to the national championship hosted by Rochester Community & Technical College in Rochester, MN on March 1214, 2009 where they finished in sixth place. This year’s successes came slowly, with the team winning only two of 10 games through December, but a big

p AACC’s 2008-09 Women’s Basketball Team members are, back row, from left, Ashley Wagner, Melissa Gould, manager, Molly McCarthy, Nikelle Kruger, Adrienne Webber, Kristen Tucker, Chelsea Rohleder and Katie Beall; and front row, from left, Jade Hamilton, Jaclyn Nucci, Yanitza Borrero and Danielle Webber. boost came from the January addition of freshman forward Jaclyn Nucci (South River High) who transferred from York College, Pa. The Gambrills resident was named the region tournament’s most valuable player. She averaged 19 points per game to finish the season ranked 18th in the nation and second in Maryland JUCO. She is eighth in the nation for free throws making 79% of her shots, and was the team’s best rebounder with 8.579 per game. Also making the Region All Tournament Team were freshmen Ashley Wagner (South River High) of Crofton, and Arnold resident Danielle Webber (Broadneck High). Wagner was the second best scorer on the team averag-

ing 9.46 points per game, and was 38th in the nation for her free-throw average of 70.89%. Webber was second best for the Pioneers in rebounds with 7.871 per game. Freshman Katie Beall (Southern High) of Friendship was the team leader in free-throw percentages making 48 of 59 attempts (81.35%) in 31 games, and had she made just two more shots she would have fulfilled the 50-shot minimum to be included in the national leaders’ stats, which would have placed her seventh in the nation. Coach John Wardell, a Naval Academy graduate in his fifth season says, “The women grew up in the second half of the season, and gained valu-

able experience at the nationals. The key for next year will be offseason conditioning and work on individual improvements. With seven potential returning sophomores (including Nucci) our goal is to go to the nationals again next year.”

Wardell is happy to be past the trials of last season when he did not have enough players to field a team in the second half of the season, but he is no stranger to competition at the national level. His team finished seventh in the2005 national championship, and assistant coach Sierra Garrision was a player that year. The standout guard’s 2005 stats of 58.3%

for three-point field goals currently ranks sixth in the nation among regular season leaders since 1992. Please visit www.aacc. edu/athletics for information about all of our teams, including schedules, scores, and photos. You also can join our athletics news group at www. aacc.edu/stayinformed. Finally, please consider joining our team by becoming a Pioneer Sports Booster. You can give a tax-deductible gift to the team of your choice at https://co.clickandpledge. com/sp/d2/default. aspx?wid=25279. p

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AACC

EVENTS

Unless otherwise noted, these events are free and take place on the Arnold campus, 101 College Parkway. Call Disability Support Services, 410-777-2306 or Maryland Relay 711, 72 hours in advance or e-mail dss@aacc. edu to request special accommodations.

Stargazing,

“Community Observing Nights” June 27 • 7:30-10 p.m.; July 25 • 7:30-10 p.m.; Aug. 22 • 7:30-10 p.m.; September 19, 7:30-10 p.m.

A family event sponsored by the AACC Astronomy Club; bring your own telescope and binoculars or use one of the eight AACC telescopes to view planets, stars and moon, weather permitting; Astronomy Lab in rear of lots A and B beside Resource Management Building; 410-777-1820; www.aacc.edu/science/observatory

AACC BIG Flea Market & Community Yard Sale

Celebration of the Arts June 21 • 6:30 p.m. Entertainment by students and faculty in dance, music and theater, performing groups participating include the AACC Moonlight Troupers drama club, AACC Jazz Ensemble, AACC Orchestra and AACC Dance Company; bring blankets, lawn chairs, a picnic dinner and snacks, no alcoholic beverages allowed; amphitheater outside Cade Center; 410-777-2218; www.aacc.edu/performingarts

May 30 • 8:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. Reserve table space on or before May 22 for $25 or for $30 from May 2330; additional tables are $5 each, no food vendors allowed, parking lot “F,” in case of rain event moves to Cade Center for Fine Arts; free to shoppers, free parking; 410-777-2614 for table reservations and information.

Third Annual

AACC Pioneers Golf Tournament June 15 • 8:30 a.m. Hosted by the AACC Foundation Inc. to benefit the Athletics department and AACC student-athletes, 8:30 a.m. shotgun start with scramble, best-ball format, registration includes greens and cart fees, lunch and awards banquet; Crofton Country Club, 1691 Crofton Parkway; $175 per player or $650 per foursome, special packages with sponsorship: 410-777-2093 or e-mail Leilani McGrath, [email protected] or register online at www.aacc.edu/foundation/golf

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CALENDAR JUNE

June 3, 10, 17, 24 – 2-3 p.m. Meeting, Alcoholics Anonymous 12-step program; Student Union Room 125; information: Allyson Riscart, [email protected] June 4 – 3:30-5:30 p.m. Retirees Reception for AACC faculty and staff retiring in FY09; Cade Center Room 219; 410-777-2341 or [email protected]

June 11 – 7-9 p.m. Chesapeake Civil War Round Table led by Richard Cox, discussion on “Civil War Maryland: Stories from the Old Line State;” Cade Center Room 219; 410-777-2428; www.geocities.com/Pentagon/Quarters/9925/ CCWR.html June 12 – 10 a.m. Peer Learning Partnership program 5th anniversary open house, doors open at 9:30 a.m. for refreshments, learn about upcoming courses; Cade Center Room 219, 410-777-2325; www.aacc.edu/plp

June 8-July 16 -- 9 a.m.-4 p.m. MondaysFridays, 6-9 p.m. Wednesdays Exhibit, “Heliotrope Bouquet 11;” Cade Center Gallery; 410-777-7028; [email protected]; www.aacc. edu/cadegallery

JULY

June 9 – 6-7 p.m. Webinar, “Post 9-11 GI Bill: Understanding Your Benefits at AACC,” get details on new veterans’ benefits under the Post 9-11 Veterans Educational Assistance Act of 2008, requires Internet access and speakers on your computer; advance registration required at 410-777-4838 or e-mail [email protected] or [email protected] with name, phone number, e-mail address; www.aacc.edu/military

July 9 – 7-9 p.m. Chesapeake Civil War Round Table discussion on “Civil War Trivia;” Cade Center Room 219; 410-777-2428; www. geocities.com/Pentagon/Quarters/9925/ CCWR.html

June 10 – 5-6 p.m. Webinar, “Army Vocational-Technical Training (AVOTEC),” get details on training opportunities, new college financial aid options and more, requires Internet access and speakers on your computer; advance registration required at 410-777-4838 or e-mail [email protected] or [email protected] with name, phone number, e-mail address; www. aacc.edu/military June 9– 6:30 p.m. Board of Trustees meeting; Cade Center Room 219; 410-777-1177; www.aacc.edu

July 1, 8, 15, 22, 29 – 2-3 p.m. Meeting, Alcoholics Anonymous 12-step program; Student Union Room 125; information: Allyson Riscart, [email protected]

July 14 – 6-7 p.m. Webinar, “Post 9-11 GI Bill: Understanding Your Benefits at AACC,” get details on new veterans’ benefits under the Post 9-11 Veterans Educational Assistance Act of 2008, requires Internet access and speakers on your computer; advance registration required at 410-777-4838 or e-mail [email protected] or [email protected] with name, phone number, e-mail address; www.aacc.edu/military

SEPTEMBER

Sept. 1-25 – 9 a.m.-4 p.m. MondaysFridays, 6-9 p.m. Wednesdays Art exhibit, “Alexa Brooks and Karen Tylec: Recent Works on Paper,” AACC Visual Arts department faculty two-person show; 12:30 p.m. Sept. 10 artists’ talk; 6-8 p.m. Sept. 10 reception; Cade Center Gallery; 410-777-7028; cpmona@aacc. edu; www.aacc.edu/cadegallery Sept. 1 and 3 – 3-5 p.m. Auditions, AACC Dance Company, students must attend both days; Cade Center Room 103; 410-777-7021; www.aacc.edu/dance Sept. 2 – Noon Comedian Daniel Kinno; dining hall; 410-777-2218; www.aacc.edu/ studentlife Sept. 2, 9, 16, 23 – 2-3 p.m. Meeting, Alcoholics Anonymous 12-step program; Student Union Room 125; information: Allyson Riscart, [email protected] Sept. 8-9 – 7 p.m. Auditions, The Theatre at AACC (formerly Moonlight Troupers) auditions for “Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde,” cold readings, roles for eight-10 actors ages 18-50 with show dates Oct. 30-Nov. 8; for location call 410-777-7125;www.aacc.edu/performingarts

Sept. 9 – 10 a.m.-2 p.m. Event, AACC Student Activities Fair and Carnival, talk to representatives of student clubs and organizations about membership; quad, event moves to dining hall if inclement weather occurs; 410-777-2218; www.aacc.edu/studentlife Sept. 10 – 7-9 p.m. Chesapeake Civil War Round Table discussion led by Richard Cox on his book “Civil War Maryland: Stories from the Old Line State;” Cade Center Room 219; free; 410-777-2428; www.geocities.com/Pentagon/ Quarters/9925/CCWR.html Sept. 18 – 8 p.m. AACC Faculty Concert featuring Mary Anne Barcellona, soprano and James Harp. piano; Humanities Building Room 112; admission: box office 410-777-2457 or [email protected]; www.aacc.edu/performingarts Sept. 25 – 7:30 p.m. Outdoor event, “Movies Under the Stars,” title TBA in August, event sponsored by the AACC Campus Activities Board, bring lawn chairs and blankets for seating, food vendor on site; Siegert Field, AACC Arnold campus, 101 College Parkway; admission; 410777-2218; www.aacc.edu/studentlife

July 15 – 5-6 p.m. Webinar, “Army Vocational-Technical Training (AVOTEC),” get details on training opportunities, new college financial aid options and more, requires Internet access and speakers on your computer; advance registration required at 410-777-4838 or e-mail [email protected] or [email protected] with name, phone number, e-mail address; www. aacc.edu/military

AUGUST

Aug. 5, 12, 19, 26 – 2-3 p.m. Meeting, Alcoholics Anonymous 12-step program; Student Union Room 125; information: Allyson Riscart, [email protected] Aug. 13 – 7-9 p.m. Chesapeake Civil War Round Table discussion on “Maryland Railroads in the Civil War” led by Jeff Goodson; Cade Center for Fine Arts Room 219; 410777-2428; www.geocities.com/Pentagon/ Quarters/9925/CCWR.html

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