Distinguished Alumni Nomination Form

For more than 30 years, Howard Community College has provided the foundation for success for over 6,000 alumni. Many are leading successful and enriched lives due to the education they received here. In 2001, as a tribute to our 30th anniversary, the development and alumni office initiated the Distinguished Alumni Program.  Distinguished Alumni are chosen based on their professional accomplishments, community leadership, continued education, diveristy of experience, interests, and successes.

Each year, we ask the community and our alumni to identify and nominate additional graduates who meet the criteria of Distinguished Alumni.  A selection committee meets to review the nominees, rates each candidate against a set of criteria, and selects the most worthy candidates. If you know someone who embodies the qualities of our Distinguished Alumni, please contact the development and alumni office at 410-772-4450, at alumni@howardcc.edu, or complete the Distinguished Alumni Nomination Form and return it to the development and alumni office in room MH102 before the March 1 deadline.

2009 Distinguished Alumni

Paul Hajek:  Academy Director, Police Entry Level Training Program at the Maryland Police and Correctional and Training Commissions.

2008 Distinguished Alumni
Janelle M. Broderick:  Facilities Coordinator, HVPA Center; Assistant Production Manager, The Student Arts Collective, Howard Community College
Margot B. Chaffee:  Elementary Education Teacher, Laurel Elementary School
Chiara C. D'Amore:  Senior Associate, ICF International, Energy and Resources Practice
Linda C. Olson:  Charge Nurse, Assisted Living Unit, Fairhaven
Keira A. Saunders:  Police Sergeant, Baltimore City Police Department
M. Courtney Watson:  Vice President, Sales, Rossman-Hurt-Hoffman, Inc.; Chairperson, Howard County Council
Kevin L. Preston:  Lieutenant Colonel, U.S. Army, Director of Domestic Disaster and Continuity Operations, Maryland National Guard - Kevin was selected as the 2008 Alumnus of the Year

2007 Distinguished Alumni
Sari P. Caldwell:  Associate Director for CARE Registry, American College of Cardiology
Robin C. Close:  Special Education Teacher, Cedar Lane School
Mary Beth Little:  Registered Nurse, Diagnostic Imaging, Howard County General Hospital
Ryna May:  English Instructor, Howard Community College
Jonathan A. Mitchican:  Associate Rector, St. Peter's Episcopal Church, Salisbury, Maryland
Judy M. Ratner:  Certified Public Accountant, Accounting Tutor, Howard Community College
Rachael Torgeson Price:  Registered Nurse, Otolaryngology Associates - Rachael was selected as the 2007 Alumnus of the Year

2006 Distinguished Alumni
Janet J. Althen:  Acupuncturist, Contemporary Health for Women
Michael A. Canet:  Financial Planner, Prostatis Financial Advisors Group, L.L.C.
Thomas P. Cargiulo:  Director, Substance Abuse Services, Howard County Health Department
Nelly Smolyak Maybee:  Fellow Physician, Department of Endocrinology and Metabolism, University of Virginia
Karla Sellers:  Discovery Communications Employee Wellness Program - Karla was selected as the 2006 Alumnus of the Year
Barbara Surran:  Consultant, HR Anew
Maury A. Tobin:  Founder and President, Tobin Communications, Inc.

2005 Distinguished Alumni
Barbara A. Bechberger:  Attorney, Law Office of Barbara A. Bechberger, L.L.C.
Linda Day Clark:  Professor of Fine Arts, Coppin State University
Christopher B. Emery:  Cheif Enterprise Architect, The Architect of the Capitol
Charles Daniel Green, Sr.:  Registered Nurse, Carroll Hospital Center
Ralph C. Jones:  Senior Information Tech Specialist, Lifebridge Health
Margaret J. Kahlor:  Director of Media Arts, TV Studio and HCC-TV, Howard Community College
Michael R. Maiman:  Labor Union Consultant, Self Employed
June Martyn:  Executive Producer/Voice Performer, British Voices
David Mikszan:  Artist - David was selected as the 2004 Alumnus of the Year
M. Hillery Scavo:  Homemaker, Volunteer and Community Activist
Anthony L. Summers:  Group Business Development Representative, General Growth Properties
Lisa Mauck Weiland:  Assistant Professor, Department of Mechanical Engineering, University of Pittsburgh
Kathleen A. Weller: RN, BSN Nurse Manager, Linwood Center

2004 Distinguished Alumni
Walter L. Clark:  President & CEO, Clark Capital Financial
Ellen Riggins Jenkins:  Retired Executive Assistant to HCC Presidents; Part-Time Wholesale Distribution Manager, Corporate Promotions
Kathleen Lashinsky Kersheskey:  Co-op/Internship Program Manager, Howard Community College
Richard F. Kirchner:  Retired Deputy Director, Maryland State Office on Aging
Glenda Yeaglin Kruger:  Retired
Barbara Feaga Larimore:  Nurse Case Manager, ARC of Howard County
Judith Neyman Lewis:  Vice President/Relationship Manager, Wachovia Bank, N.A.
Christopher G. Marasco:  Commercial Banker/Assistant Vice President, Howard Bank
Holle E. Schneider-Ricks:  Assistant Library Director, University of South Carolina Upstate Library
Janice L. Staples:  President, Parkton Area Preservation Association, Inc. (PAPA)

2003 Distinguished Alumni
Monty (Yogi) Barrett:  Executive Vice President, Tasters Guild
Janet Cullison:  Director of Finance, Howard Community College
Claire Ferguson:  Author, Artist, Lecturer
Larry Madaras, Jr.:  Editor, Genesis Films
Kelly Salapong:  RN, Center Director, Gambro Healthcare
Jennifer (Poch) Serene:  LCSW/C, Social Worker II, Child Protective Services, Baltimore County
Rafia Siddiqui:  Vice President & Chief Financial Officer, Columbia Association, Inc. - Rafia was selected as the 2003 Alumnus of the Year

2002 Distinguished Alumni
Jennine Anderson:  Chief Operating Officer, Peacock, Condron, Anderson, & Co.
Arleen Dinneen:  Director, Florence Bain Senior Center
John Dolan-Heitlinger:  President & CEO, Keys Federal Credit Union
Lynn Doughty:  Registered Nurse, Cedar Lane School
Barbara Fenske:  Founder, UPAVIM
Tracy Goldstein:  Resource Manager, Department of the Army
Michael Hendricks:  Owner/Vice President, Environmental Systems Associates
Mary Alice Jost:  Associate Professor Biology, Howard Community College
Toshiko Mecklenburg:  Photographer
Kayla Tollen:  President, Kayla Advertising
Helene Vanderburgh:  Staff Nurse, High Peaks Hospice

2001 Distinguished Alumni
Mary Armiger:  President, Armiger Management Corporation
Mary Becker:  Retired
Clarence Carvell:  Fine Art Photographer, Clarence Carvell Photography Workshops
J. Bradford Coker:  President, Managing Director, Mason-Dixon Polling & Research, Inc.
Alton Davis:  Deceased
Giannella Garrett:  Web Producer, Russell Reynolds Associates
Sandra (Ingraham) Haskell:  Bleasby Notthingham, United Kingdom
Nichole (Thomas) Hickey:  Education Coordinator, Jo-Ann Etc.; Professional Artist, Howard County Center for the Arts - Nicole was selected as the 2005 Alumnus of the Year
Teresa Kirchner:  Retired Student Activities Office Assistant, HCC
Marie (Concilio) Kittelberger:  Retired Nursing Instructor in Continuing Education at HCC
Doris (Hillian) Ligon:  Founder/Director, African Art Museum of Maryland
Kathleen Liparini:  Columbia, Maryland
Margaret Mauro:  Vice President, The Rouse Company Foundation
Bobbie Raske-McAdam:  President, Meeting Planners, Inc.
Bobby Ray Mitchell:  Vice President, Putting on the Ritz/Ma’s Kettle - Bobby was selected as the 2002 Alumnus of the Year
Bette (Davis) O’Connor:  RN, Ascension Health—St. Agnes Hospital
James Robbins:  Admissions Counselor/Academic Advisor, HCC
Teresa (Brown) Schreyer:  Staff Nurse/RN, Johns Hopkins Hospital
Sharon E. Strobel:  Clinical Nurse Specialist, Department of Pediatrics, The Johns Hopkins Hospital
Gail (Chechik) Wenocur:  Deceased
Michael Wolf:  Owner/President, MTH Electric Trains—Michael was selected as the 2001 Alumnus of the Year