C E C I L C O L L E G E U P D A T E
With a national slogan of “Fellowship, Goodwill and Community Service,” the
Upper Bay Ruritan Club truly practices what it preaches, especially the part about community service. From firewood and flower sales, to spaghetti dinners and raffle tickets, the Ruritans have helped make a difference in the lives of many community members, including Cecil College students.
In 2007, the club established the Upper Bay Ruritan Scholarship, which provided a pair of $1,000 scholarships for graduates of Bohemia Manor High School to attend
Cecil. Since then, the donations have grown and enabled the club to provide seven
$1,000 scholarships for the current academic year to Angela Anthony, Robert
Rhodes, Emily Whiteoak, Brian Lapkiewicz, Chuck Dix, Kristin Gralewski and
Sarah Carpenter.
Although the Ruritans are cutting and splitting the firewood and cooking what they have been told is the best spaghetti in the county, they are quick to credit their supporters for making their generosity possible. Without the benefit of receiving any funding from their national organization, all of their money is raised locally.
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“We do fundraising, but it would not be possible if the community didn’t support these efforts by participation,” said Andy Stansfield, vice president of the Upper Bay
Ruritan Club and chairman of its Scholarship Committee. “The community is very responsive to our events. Year after year, people are willing and eager to take part.”
A dedicated community service based club serving the Cecilton area of Cecil
County, the Upper Bay Ruritan Club is part of the National Ruritan Organization.
Ruritan is a civic service organization made up of local clubs in urban areas, small towns and rural communities. Founded in 1928, Ruritan has nearly 30,000 members throughout the United States who work to improve more than 1,100 local communities.
Ruritan’s purpose is to create a better understanding among people and, through volunteer community service, make America’s communities better places in which to live and work. Club membership represents a cross-section of the community in which the club serves, and is not restrictive with regard to occupation, social position or any other specific criteria.
Beneficiaries of the club’s efforts also include local schools, afterschool sports programs for kids, emergency services groups, students wishing to participate in studies that require travel throughout the country and abroad, and families in need who may have experienced a loss in their life. Noticing that many students from their area were beginning their higher education at Cecil, the Ruritans endeavored to form a scholarship with the college in 2007.
“At this time our country was entering a recession and fundraising efforts were uncertain,” said Stansfield. “However, this was also one of the reasons we wanted to offer a scholarship knowing that most families were being affected by the recession in some form.”
As the scholarship has grown, the Ruritans have taken great pride in getting to interact with the grateful students. Each September, the Cecil College Foundation gives the scholarship recipients an opportunity to meet their generous donors by hosting a breakfast reception. More than 200 guests attended this year’s event, which
Stansfield spoke at on behalf of the Upper Bay Ruritan Club.
“You can just tell in their voice and body language how they appreciate the opportunity that this provides them with,” said Stansfield. “That really means a lot to us and puts value in the efforts that we do through our fundraising. It shows that it really goes to a good cause and we are not just writing a check off to the college without knowing how it is used. I encourage everybody as they make career decisions at this point in their lives to get involved in their communities.”
The Cecil College Foundation recently gave this year’s scholarship recipients an opportunity to meet their generous donors by hosting a breakfast reception for more than 200 people, including donors, students and other special guests, in the Physical Education Complex on the college’s North East campus.
“I feel very privileged to have been selected to receive this scholarship, which has given me an opportunity that might not otherwise have been achieved,” said
Courtney Thompson of Elkton. “I would like to offer my sincere appreciation to the donors and the foundation for allowing me to chase my dream with pride and ability. Thank you for believing in me and investing in my future.”
Thompson was awarded the Cecil
County Commissioners Scholarship, which provides Cecil College tuition and books for four consecutive semesters to one student from each Cecil County public high school and the Cecil County
School of Technology. Shaqueal Rouse of Elkton, recipient of the Eva M.
Muse Memorial Scholarship, was also one of the featured student speakers.
Established to honor the tireless work over the course of Muse’s lifetime on behalf of the students and residents of Cecil County, first priority for this education scholarship is given to Cecil
County residents.
Thompson and Rouse received two of the 174 scholarships totaling just under
$200,000 for the current academic year. The Cecil College Foundation has presented more than $1.4 million in scholarships since 2000.
The Cecil College Foundation is dedicated to increasing awareness and support of the college by creating partnerships with individuals, businesses, organizations and foundations to raise funds that support
Cecil College students.
Along with representatives of the college’s foundation, board of trustees and administration, Cecil
College scholarship recipients and their generous donors gather following a breakfast hosted by the
Cecil College Foundation, Inc.
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To make a donation to any of Cecil
College’s scholarships, please contact
Mary Moore at 410-287-1053 or mmoore@cecil.edu.

The scholarship is open to students enrolled in any degree or certificate program at Cecil College. Recipients are required to have a minimum GPA of 2.0, or good standing in a certificate program, and there are no residency requirements.
The McIlwains first became acquainted with Cecil College when they bought a second home in Port Deposit in the mid-
1990s and spent many of their weekends in the county. They eventually moved to the area on a full-time basis and took some photography courses at Cecil. As they developed more familiarity with the college, they were impressed that it was offering programs appropriate for people in the county and the type of employment that can be brought in to invest in it.
Forrest and Cynthia McIlwain see education as one way to find freedom from the sense of inequality. They feel that too many people, who because they are lacking a sufficient education, unconsciously surrender their sense of self-worth and individuality to others they have deemed to be superior, all too often from the basis of their more extended education.
Forrest and Cindy currently live nearby in Pennsylvania and have continually become more involved with the college.
They previously initiated the McIlwain
Shotyk Stethoscope Fund and have provided great support to Cecil’s nursing program. They have been members of the Cecil College Foundation’s “Friends of Education” program since 2008, and
Forrest is in the midst of a three-year term as a foundation director.
The McIlwains have demonstrated their belief in these thoughts by donating $10,000 to the Cecil College
Foundation to establish the Forrest and
Cynthia McIlwain Freedom Endowed
Scholarship, for employed parents, to honor those who were held as slaves in the United States and those who fought against slavery.
“When I lived in Cecil County, I had the opportunity to meet and talk with a number of people who were born in the county and continue to live there,” said
Forrest McIlwain. “I was truly astounded to see that in 21st century America there were too many people in Cecil
County, both black and white, who are still trapped by the lingering chains and attitudes of slavery. I believe that while the physical bonds of slavery are no longer present, the psychological bonds of slavery are prevalent, and perhaps more dangerously oppressive.”
“I believe that through education people can discover the worthiness of themselves, and thereby position themselves as more meaningful contributors toward their personal growth and the growth of Cecil County,” said Forrest, a retired computer network engineer who grew up in Washington,
D.C. “In this regard, I feel compelled to do what I can to amend the suffering and indignity of anyone who has been enslaved, and to honor and acknowledge everyone who has struggled to fight slavery.”
The motivation to create the scholarship for employed parents came largely from a firsthand, and highly impressionable, experience in Cindy’s life. Earning a college degree did not appear to be a likely scenario for her mother, Murf
Trammell, a high school dropout who grew up in the Depression. However, after going back to school and gaining her high school diploma when Cindy was in fifth grade, Murf decided she would like to further her education.
Lucky for her and numerous family members to come, a resident in her hometown of Conneaut, Ohio left a full scholarship in his will, based on merit and financial need, for one student to go to college. Murf was selected to be the recipient and she drove 140 miles round trip every day along the shores of Lake Erie to attend Western Reserve
University in Cleveland. Following her graduation, with a degree in chemistry, she ran a lab that manufactured silicon surface barrier detectors to measure the energy distribution of charged particles.
“In the little town that I grew up in, girls didn’t normally go to college and most boys didn’t either,” said Cindy. “I watched my mom study and it gave me the idea that I can go to college; and by the time that I was in the seventh grade there was no question that I was going. My attitude changed because this stranger left enough money for my mother to go to college.”
The positive effect has continued to make its way through her family, which has produced numerous college graduates, including Cindy who completed her undergraduate education at the University of Texas and went to graduate school at Georgetown
University. The impact of that one scholarship has led to four generations, thus far, having the motivation and confidence to go to college and become self-reliant citizens who contribute to the world we live in.
“A gift of education through a scholarship is a gift that will change lives for generations to come,” said
Cindy who retired from her career as a statistician with the U.S. Census
Bureau in 2004 “We want Cecil County’s children to see their parents in college so they can see that it is possible and come to think of it as their future too. We see getting an education at Cecil College as investing in the economy and families of
Cecil County.”

Community activist Tom McWilliams cared deeply about both Cecil County and the field of engineering. A fixture at events throughout the area, the former college professor at several institutions regularly visited Cecil College and advocated for an engineering program, which was added to the school’s curriculum a few years ago.
His wife of 52 years, Rosalinda McWilliams, has honored her late husband’s memory by continuing to support both of his interests via a $10,000 donation to the Cecil
College Foundation to establish the Thomas G. McWilliams Jr. Scholarship. Created for engineering students, preferably female, there are no residency requirements for the scholarship.
“Tom used to encourage students to go into engineering,” said Rosalinda. “He said from there you can go into so many other fields. Wherever he is, I am sure he is very happy that they have engineering at Cecil College.”
A scholarship recipient himself, McWilliams received a Bachelor of Engineering
Science degree from Johns Hopkins University. Aspiring to teach engineering, he earned a doctorate from the University of Maryland where he began his career. After spending 14 years as chair of the chemical engineering and chemistry departments at West Virginia Institute of Technology, he and Rosalinda moved back to his native
Maryland in 1981 when he became dean of engineering at Widener University.
McWilliams remained in this position until his retirement in 1998, the same year in which he was honored as Delaware Valley Engineer of the Year by the National
Society of Engineers.
The scholarship has been designated to preferably be awarded to a female because
McWilliams worked very hard to encourage women to enter the field. A strong supporter of the Society of Women Engineers, he tried to get a female professor involved in each discipline, such as electrical engineering, civil engineering, mechanical engineering, and chemical engineering.
“In West Virginia, one of his first students to graduate was also homecoming queen, so he always talked about how you can be homecoming queen and still have a degree in engineering,” said Rosalinda.
McWilliams served on the Cecil College Foundation and he and Rosalinda regularly visited the college together to attend theater productions and other events.
Rosalinda and their daughter, Linda Marie, both received degrees from the college, and Rosalinda continues to take classes designed for seniors. In addition to his Cecil
College involvement, Tom was a member of the Friends of the Cecil County Library and Aberdeen Proving Ground Restoration Advisory Board, and he regularly attended county government meetings.
Cecil College offers arts and sciences transfer degree options in aerospace engineering, chemical engineering, civil engineering, electrical engineering, and mechanical engineering. Each of these programs prepares students to transfer to a four-year institution for continued study.
Photo by Kathryn Abeldt.
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Over the last few months, the Cecil
College Foundation has been pleased to announce several new scholarships for students in a variety of programs, including nursing, business and criminal justice.
JOHN W. PALMER JR. SCHOLARSHIP
Thanks to the generosity of the Backert brothers – Andrew, Matt, Phil and Nick
– Cecil College male nursing students now have the opportunity to benefit from the John W. Palmer Jr. Scholarship.
Established with a donation of $1,000, the scholarship, which was created to honor the Backerts’ late stepfather, was presented as a gift to their mother, Lela
Palmer.
The purpose of the fund is to give back to the Cecil College community just as it supported John and his career as a nurse. It is intended to allow qualified students the opportunity to pursue their dreams by focusing more on schoolwork than on the financial burden that higher education can bring. In addition to being designated for males studying nursing, the scholarship is for students residing in Cecil County and it calls for a
3.25 grade point average and an interest in John’s other passion, photography.
Recipients could have taken a few courses in photography or just really enjoy it as a hobby.
GENERAL NURSING SCHOLARSHIP
Although caning is best known to most people as a method of weaving chair seats and other furniture, for Cecil
College nursing students the activity is now recognized as a way to help them pay for their studies.
Charlotte Ludman and Karen Duran cane chairs at the Elkton Senior Center and they have generously donated $500 of their proceeds to establish the General
Nursing Scholarship for residents of
Cecil County. As the name implies, the scholarship is open to students enrolled in Cecil’s nursing program. Ludman and Duran also teach caning at the same location and only require participants to pay for their supplies.
CHRIS SUTTON CRIMINAL JUSTICE
SCHOLARSHIP
Chris Sutton has dedicated his life to public safety and he is encouraging others to do the same by contributing
$500 to launch the Chris Sutton
Criminal Justice Scholarship, which is open to full-time students, residing in Cecil County, who are pursuing a criminal justice degree. The scholarship also calls for community service. The recipient must demonstrate a strong commitment to the community with ongoing volunteer work going above and beyond what was required in high school.
PREMIER AUTO AND TIRE
SCHOLARSHIP
In an effort to encourage Cecil
College students to be business owners like themselves, Brandon and Nicole Hollenbaugh have initiated the Premier Auto and Tire
Scholarship with a $1,000 donation.
The scholarship is open to business majors residing in Cecil County. Cecil
College offers a number of business options, which students receiving this scholarship can pursue. The choices include business administration, accounting, computerized accounting, communications, leadership and management, management, office management, public relations, and government contracting.
“We wanted to give back to the community, and helping the local community college seemed like a good way to do so,” said Brandon. “Small businesses are key to economic growth, so it would be nice to see more small businesses in Cecil County.”
Backert brothers Andrew (left), Nick,
Phil and Matt have honored their late stepfather by establishing the John W.
Palmer Jr. Scholarship as a gift to their mother, Lela (center).
Cecil College’s associate degree in criminal justice prepares students for career opportunities in the field. The degree provides a general education background while focusing on a comprehensive understanding of the criminal justice system and the legal process as it relates to the agencies within the system. It is designed to prepare students to pursue entry-level criminal justice positions as well as to enhance the knowledge of professionals already in the field.
Brandon and Nicole Hollenbaugh
To make a donation to these or any other scholarships, please contact
Mary Moore at 410-287-1053 or mmoore@cecil.edu.
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“This experience was, what I can wholeheartedly deem, the best experience of my life,” said Horah. “I went in to the session full speed and knew the only way to maximize what I got out of it was to maximize the time and energy I dedicated to my job. My goal was to be an expert on any topic the delegate assigned to me to the extent that if he was in a meeting with the state comptroller discussing the alcohol tax, he could call me in and, at the snap of a finger, I would be able to orate more than anyone could ever want to know about past, present and future alcohol taxes in at least 15 different states.”
Although Luke Horah transferred from Cecil College to the University of Maryland’s
College Park campus in 2008, the lifelong resident of Cecil County has maintained close ties and a deep commitment to the community that has prepared him to excel academically and meet his professional and personal goals.
While Horah’s lifelong aspiration is to help others through medicine, he also has a passion for politics and feels it is his role to pursue this passion through public service. As the spring 2010 semester was nearing completion, he took the initiative to contact his public representatives at the state and federal level with the intention of attaining a summer internship. U.S. Rep. Frank Kratovil and Delegate David
Rudolph both accepted his applications and he spent two days per week in each of their offices. He also worked on Rudolph’s campaign staff by canvassing around 500 homes in the district.
Following a successful reelection for Rudolph, Horah was offered a compensated position on his legislative staff to work three days a week during the past legislative session. His primary responsibility was to perform research on various legislative issues such as the alcohol tax, offshore wind energy, septic bans, bay pollution and bullying. He also performed numerous administrative tasks, including answering constituent phone calls, responding to e-mails, and running back and forth between the House Economic Matters Committee Room and the State House.
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Horah enrolled at Cecil in the spring
2006 semester while he was still a senior at Rising Sun High School. A chemistry major, he took classes year round before heading to College Park where he recently earned a bachelor’s degree in history. He has also completed all of the necessary requirements to apply for medical school and feels that his political experience will strongly aid him in realizing his career aspirations. In fact, he sees many similarities in the two fields.
“Being good at either profession requires you to do your homework so that, in the case of the physician, you are so prepared that you can be in and out with a patient in 15 minutes and provide them quality care and make it seem effortless; or in the case of the politician, you are so well prepared that you continue to get reelected while making it look easy from an outside perspective. Philosophically, both professions seek to maintain an equilibrium at all times. In order to do so, it is requisite for one to expend a tremendous amount energy for which they will never receive credit or a pat on the back.”

Horah greatly credits Cecil College for preparing him to transfer. He said that the close interaction he had with his professors taught him how important those relationships are in the learning process. Even though it can be intimidating to form a similar bond with instructors who are teaching classes of several hundred students at a fouryear institution, Horah took the same approach at Maryland.
“My experience at Cecil made having my professors know my first and last name a normal thing and I made it a personal goal to establish similar relationships with my professors at Maryland,” said
Horah. “In addition, although I am quite sure I have been told my entire life that you will get out of something whatever you put in to it, the atmosphere at Cecil is such that it allowed me to truly understand the meaning of that expression for the first time.”
Cecil College lost one of its founders and dear friends, Dr. Robert Gibson, who passed away in November.
Gibson was superintendent of Cecil County Public Schools from 1960 through
1971. During his tenure, the first county vocational-technical high school in
Maryland opened; it is now known as the Cecil County School of Technology.
Additionally, Gibson introduced and guided legislation to allow the founding of
Cecil Community College. Through these efforts, the college became a reality and opened its doors to students in 1968. He later taught school finance and school law in the education graduate program at the University of Maryland.
Prior to his arrival in Cecil County, Gibson was both a teacher and administrator in Montgomery County, where he worked in elementary, middle and high schools.
He also served as president of three organizations: Montgomery County Education
Association, Maryland State Teachers Association, and Superintendents Association of Maryland.
Gibson held a Bachelor of Arts degree in education from Springfield College in Springfield, Mass. He earned his master’s degree and doctorate in education administration from Columbia University. The long-time active community leader was affiliated with several local associations, including United Way of Cecil County and the Rotary Club of Elkton.
We were thrilled to have Bob, and his wife Kay, join us at our commencement ceremony in May to present him with the 2011 Cecil College Distinguished Service
Award. The award goes to a person who has made major contributions of time or dollars, or both, to Cecil College and to his or her community. The concept of
“community” is critical in the selection process, as it allows for the consideration of a potential candidate’s broad range of accomplishments, including experience and serviceS made to the immediate community. The ideal candidate should have a global perspective that will serve to enhance his or her ongoing contributions to the college and to the community.
Robert Gibson: Dr. Robert Gibson (left) is joined by his wife Kay and Chris Ann Szep,
Cecil College vice president of institutional advancement and government relations, after receiving the 2011 Cecil College Distinguished Service Award, which goes to a person who has made major contributions of time or dollars, or both, to Cecil
College and to his or her community.
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Abrams Service Station
Abs Insurance Services, LLc
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Mr. and Mrs. Michael Ademski
Akkenajade, Inc.
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American Legion Auxiliary #135
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American Service Center, Inc.
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APGFCU
Aramark-ServiceMaster Facility Services
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Atlantic Tractor LLC
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Baker’s Restaurant
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Bayonne Community Bank
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Cecil Historical Trust, Inc.
Cecilton Lions Charities Inc.
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Mr. and Mrs. Denis A. Curran
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Mr. and Mrs. Daniel Davis, III
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Denny’s Corporation
Mr. and Mrs. Michael G. Depanfilis
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Dover Downs Hotel & Casino
Ms. Farrah L. Dowell
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Mr. Lawrence Dubree
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Eastcoast Powdercoat
Ms. Anne E. Edlin
Mr. and Mrs. Harry T. Edmundson, III
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Elkton Florist
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Mr. Steven Ernst
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Mr. and Mrs. Phillip Farmer
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Mr. and Mrs. Robert L. Howell
Howett’s Custom Screen Printing
Ms. Charalane M. Hoxter
Ming Hue
Mr. and Mrs. Delmer T. Huff
Ms. Jessica Hurt
Mr. and Mrs. David Iddings
Indian Falls Dental Center
Ms. Shirley A Ingram
Mr. and Mrs. Joe J. Ingram
Ioncomp, Inc.
Mrs. Mimi Irwin
Ms. Kelly Jackson
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Mr. and Mrs. Robert L. Jackson, Sr.
R.L. Jackson, Inc.
Mr. and Mrs. Barry A. Janney, Sr.
Jayco Liquors
Mr. and Mrs. William Jeanes, Jr.
Jenzabar, Inc.
JJ Marshall Bus Co., Llc
Mr. John Johnson
Mrs. Mary T. Johnson
Ms. Evelyn B. Jones
Mr. and Mrs. Ken Jones
Mr. and Mrs. William J. Kapral
Kathy’s Corner Shop
Mr. and Mrs. Walter W. Kelly
Mrs. Doris Kemp
Mr. and Mrs. Michael Keninitz
Mr. and Mrs. Joseph R. Kilby
Mrs. Edith Kilby
Dr. Gloria Kilby, D.V.M
Kirsh Title Services, Inc.
Mr. and Mrs. Brian K. Kisner
Ms. Beverly Kitchin
Ms. Amanda Klaczkiewicz
Ms. Linda H. Klaczkiewicz
Ms. Deborah B. Klenk
Mr. and Mrs. Lawrence M. Klevans
Mr. Dallas Kline
Ms. Mary R. Knarr
Mr. and Mrs. H. B. Koble
Mr. Joseph Kostelnick
Kreative Hair Designs
Ms. Deb Kreider
Ms. Kathleen Kunda
Mr. Joseph J. Kupresanin
Mrs. Amrutha P. Kuraguntla
Mr. and Mrs. James Lambdin
Dr. Diane C. Lane
Ms. Ruby Latsha
Law Offices of Gerard Wm. Wittstadt, Jr.
Ms. Brigitte Layton
Mr. and Mrs. Richard Lemen
Ms. Cheryl Ann Lewis
Dr. and Mrs. Kenneth S. Lewis
Mr. Samuel Lee Lewis
Mr. David R. Lewis
Mr. and Mrs. Willard Lewis
Mr. William M. Lewit
Lifetouch National School Studios
Dr. and Mrs. David Linthicum
Mr. and Mrs. Brian L. Lockhart
Leslie Loder
Mr. and Mrs. Robert Lofton
Mr. and Mrs. Michael K. Logan
Mr. and Mrs. H. John Longacre, III
Mr. and Mrs. Scott D. Loomis
Mr. and Dr. Derrick Lowe
Mr. and Mrs. Thomas W. Lum
Ms. Bette B. Luzetsky
Mr. and Mrs. Shawn M. Lyle
Mr. Michael D. Lynch
Kathie Lyneis
Mr. Mark Lynn
Ms. Susan Mackenzie
Mr. and Mrs. Donald B. Macmillan
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Mr. and Mrs. Kurt Malinsky
Mrs. Mary A. Maloney
Mr. and Mrs. Jay Mankus
Ms. Kellie Ann Marcussen
Mr. and Mrs. Gary Marino
Ms. Nancy T. Mariotti
Mrs. Alicia L. Markey
Mr. and Mrs. Dale Markus
Marshall Craft Associates, Inc.
Mr. and Mrs. James D. Martin
Mr. and Mrs. Dale Martin
Ms. Minerva Martin
Ms. Lorraine Martorana
Marty’s Beauty Salon
Maryland Law Enforcement Officers, Inc.
Maryland School of Ballet & Modern Dance, Inc.
Mascelli Financial Associates
Mrs. Amina Mathias
Ms. Heidi Maupin
Mr. and Mrs. John Mc Guckin
Janaea Rose Lyn McAlee
Mr. Curtis McCardell
Dr. Alan McCarthy
Mr. Victor W. McCool
Ms. Gladys McCrabb
Mr. and Mrs. Frederick C. McDonald
Mr. and Mrs. Patrick McGrath
Mr. Joseph McGuckin
Mr. and Mrs. Forrest McIlwain
Sondra L. McKeever
Mr. Edgar A. McMullen
Mr. Gabe McNeal
Mr. and Mrs. Joseph W. McQuaide, III
Mrs. Rosalinda W. McWilliams
Mr. John N. Mentzer
Ms. Glenna M. Merchant
Ms. Kaye I. Merrey
Mr. and Mrs. Richard B. Merritt, V
Ms. Anna K. Merritt
Ms. Cynthia D Messinger
Mr. and Mrs. Thomas C. Michaels
Mr. and Mrs. Michael Michalski
Mrs. Madelynn Mickle
Mr. and Mrs. F. Grove Miller
Mr. and Mrs. Derryl Mills
Minority Student Advisory Board
Ms. Cynthia Mishoe
Ms. Peggy P. Mishoe
Mistletoe Christmas Shop
Mr. Frank Mita
Modern Controls
Mr. and Mrs. Paul Z. Montgomery
Mr. Dave Moore
Mr. and Mrs. Douglas Moore
Mr. and Mrs. Steve Moore
Mr. Keith Moore
Mr. and Mrs. Jerry P. Moraczweski
Mr. and Mrs. Patrick Morgan
Mr. Sean Morgan
Mr. and Mrs. Pete Morgante
Mr. and Mrs. Donald Morrison
Mrs. Rebecca M. Morrison
Mr. and Dr. Mark Mortenson
Ms. Vickie L. Mowen
Mr. and Mrs. Tom Mulkern
Mr. Edgar A. Mullen
Mr. and Mrs. Joseph E. Murphy
Ms. Patricia E. Murray
Dr. and Mrs. Richard G. Nadeau
Mr. and Mrs. Gilbert Nagle
NBRS Financial
Ms. Felicia Neat
Mrs. Dorothy Neely
Mr. and Mrs. Howard J. Neff
Mr. David W Nesbitt
New Age Beverage Distributor
Dr. and Mrs. Daniel G. Newman
Mr. Jeff Nichols
Ms. Carol Ann Nickle
Mrs. Frances P. Nickle
Nickle Electrical Companies
Norark Technical Corporation
Mrs. Donna Norris
North American Energy Alliance
North Street Hotels, Inc.
Northeastern Maryland Technology Council
Mr. Paul Obenshain
Mr. and Mrs. Daniel F. O’Brien
Mr. and Mrs. Richard O’Donald, Jr.
Ms. Bernadette Ogara
Mrs. Patricia Oldsclarke
O’Leigh Med Spa & Laser Center
Ms. V. Beth Olsen
Mr. and Mrs. Jeffrey M. O’Neill
Orange Cans, Inc.
Oxford Center for Dance
Ms. Christine Pacitti
Mr. Joseph P. Paesani
Dr. and Mrs. W. Stephen Pannill
Mr. and Mrs. Byron T. Parker
Mr. David Thomas Parks
Patriots Glen
Mr. and Mrs. Elmer E. Pennypacker
Pepsi Co.
Performance Food Group/PFG
Mr. and Mrs. James C. Perkins, III
Perryville Lions Club
Pete’s Cycle
Mr. Timothy Peters
Mr. and Mrs. Brian R. Peters
Mr. and Mrs. Robert E. Phillips
Ms. Fern Pierce
Ms. Virginia Pinetti
Pioneer
Pit Stop Pit Beef
Pizza Hut of Maryland, Inc.
Mr. Dominic R. Pizzola
Mr. and Mrs. Richard A. Plucker
PNC Bank
Ms. Theresa M. Pohlhaus
Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Allen Polk
Ms. Nancy S Polk
Mr. and Dr. Thomas Popovich
Belinda Porter
Mrs. Karen M. Powers
Mr. and Mrs. Henry D. Pratt
Ms. Charlotte H. Prickett
Mr. and Mrs. Doug Prince
Prudential
Saverio Pulice
Ms. Carroll Pupa
Ms. Erika Quesenberry
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Ms. Renee B. Quietmeyer
Mr. Salvatore Raccuglia
Mr. Philip J. Raccuglia
Mr. and Mrs. George E. Raley, Jr.
Mr. Ralph S. Rambo
Ms. Rhonda Roxanne Rash
Ms. Denise Rash
Roma Raymon
Reagan Brigade
Mrs. Judith E. Reardon
Mr. William J. Reece
Ms. Patricia Reed
Mr. and Mrs. Daniel Reif
Mr. and Mrs. Alvin P. Renwick
Mr. F. Martin Rhoades
Ms. Kelly A. Rice
Mrs. Patty Richardson
Riparius Construction, Inc.
River Rock Apostolic Faith Church, Inc.
RJH Management Group, LLC
Mr. and Mrs. Lester W. Roane
Mr. and Mrs. John S. Roberts
Rock Springs Generation Facility
Rockefeller Brothers Fund
Mr. Billy Ross
Mr. and Mrs. Richard K. Roten
RSVP Invitations and Cards
Dr. and Mrs. David Rudolph
Mr. Lamont T. Ruley
Mr. and Mrs. Jerome L. Rutt
Mr. and Mrs. Ricky E. Rush
Russell Athletic
Mrs. Christina Russell
Ms. Joann E. Palaisa Sabato
Ms. Alisha Michelle Sadler
Mr. and Mrs. J. Lloyd Sanders, Jr.
Sandy Cove Conference Center
Mr. and Mrs. Don Santiago
Mr. Michael W Sartin
Mr. and Mrs. C. Michael Scheeler
Scheeler Seeds, LLC
Mr. and Mrs. Timothy C. Schmidt
Mr. and Mrs. John Schneider
Ms. Rebecca A. Schweiger
Mr. and Mrs. Michael J. Scibinico, II
Mr. and Mrs. Norman Scott
Scott and Scott Attorneys
Dr. Jennifer Scott-Greenfield
Mr. Barry D Seachrist
Mr. and Mrs. Michael Sears
Seiberlich Trane
Mr. and Mrs. David L. Sentman
Serenity Salon Spa & Tanning
Ms. Diane Shaffer
Mr. David E. Shaffer
Mr. Dennis Shaffer
Mr. and Mrs. Scott H. Shaffer
Ms. Betty M. Sharmose
Ms. Jane R. Sharrow
Kimberly Jo Sheppard
Mr. Wesley C. Shiplett
Mr. and Mrs. Donald Shope
Mr. and Mrs. William P. Short, Jr.
Mr. and Mrs. Michael Shotyk
Mr. and Mrs. Allen Sievert
Mr. and Mrs. Edward Sigda
Signature Waste Services

Silver Buckle
Mr. and Mrs. Christopher Simon
Mr. Wayne Sinclair
Sinking Springs Herb Farm
Mrs. Catherine Q. Skelley
Mr. and Mrs. Stephen Skidd
Mr. and Mrs. Peter A. Skrobot, Sr.
Mr. and Mrs. Ollie Sliver
Mr. and Mrs. Randall D. Smedley
Ms. Susan M. Smith
Mr. and Mrs. Elliott S. Smith
Ms. Amy Jo Smith
Mr. Jeffrey Sneeringer
Society of Forty and Eight Voiture Locale 1371
Mr. and Mrs. S. Collier Squire
Ms. Faith E. Sroka
Mr. James C. Stafford
Ms. Meredith Stahl
Mr. and Mrs. Terry Stancill
Stancills, Inc.
State of Maryland PDIP
Steak and Main
Mr. Todd Stewart
Stewart Associates
Ms. Virginia A. Strause
Mr. and Mrs. Charles L. Strickler
Ms. Barbara Sullivan
AJ Sumpter
Sun Pharmacy
Mr. Daniel Sutton
Swan Creek Landscaping, Inc.
Ms. Sharon Tomeka Swan
Ms. Lisa C. Sweeney
Mr. and Mrs. Michael L. Szep, Sr.
Mr. and Mrs. Michael Szep, Jr.
Mr. Joe Szkalak
Mr. and Mrs. William A. Szymanski
Mr. and Mrs. Bernard J. Szymanski
Tanglewood Golf Course
Cydney T. Teal, M.D.
Mr. and Mrs. Louis Teletski
Terrace Athletic Club
Ms. Geraldine Teufsch
The Fine Thyme
The Thompson Agency
The Wilmington Blue Rocks
Mrs. Allison K. Thibert-Bragg
Mr. John R. Thomas
Mr. and Mrs. Daniel Thompson
Ms. Linda C. Thompson
Mr. and Mrs. Walter C. Thompson
Ms. Marilyn Thompson
Ms. Kristin Tidaback
Ms. Barbara N. Tinsman
Mr. and Mrs. James L. Tollinger
Ms. Barbara B. Topper
Total Wine and More
Tower Business Systems
Tri-state Surgical Associates, Llc
Triumph Lodge 16 IOOF Inc.
Mr. and Mrs. Frank N. Trout
Mr. Charles D. Tull
Mr. Clark P. Turner
Mr. and Mrs. John Tweed
Ms. Sylvia G. Underwood
UnWined
Upper Bay Ruritans
Mr. and Mrs. James Vallely
Dr. Christine A Valuckas
Ms. Lauren Vanni
Verizon Foundation
VFW Post #8185
Nancy Vinton
Mr. and Mrs. Nicholas A Vlamis
Mrs. Candace S. Vogelsong
W&M Farm Inc.
W.L. Gore and Associates, Inc.
Mr. Dan Wilson Wagner, Sr.
Mrs. Joyce A. Wagoner
Mr. and Mrs. Jack L. Wagoner
Mrs. Sharon Clayton Walla, Esq.
Mr. and Mrs. Wyatt Wallace
Ms. Martha Wallin
Ms. Stephanie Walsh
Mr. and Mrs. Jeffrey Wanner
Ms. Katie Warner
Mr. and Mrs. Rick Waterhouse
Mr. David Way
Weaver’s Discount Liquors
Mr. and Mrs. Andrew Webber
Ms. Renee G. Weekes
Mr. and Mrs. Larry K. Weiss
Mr. and Mrs. Jonathan Weldon
Mr. and Mrs. James S. Weller
Ms. Nancy Brinker Wells
Dr. and Mrs. Joseph Wells
Ms. Teresa Weston
Ms. Carol White
Ms. Lisa Whiteoak
Ms. Ann Whitt
Dr. and Mrs. James M Wilburn, III
Mr. and Mrs. Harlan C. Williams
Mr. and Mrs. Franklin T. Williams, III
Mrs. S. Amanda Wilson
Mr. Jeffrey Wineholt, Sr.
Mr. Jay Larry Winters
Mr. and Mrs. Gerard W. Wittstadt, Jr., Esquire
Ms. Lisa Wolf
Mr. and Mrs. Arthur S. Wolff
Woman’s Club of Cecil County, Inc.
Mrs. Eleanor A. Wood
Ms. Cynthia Wood
Mr. William Woolston, III
Ms. Nancy Cox Worthington
Mr. Daniel Wright
Ms. Gail Wyant
Wyncote Golf Course
YMCA of the Brandywine Valley
Ms. Kathy A. Young
Mr. and Mrs. Ralph C. Young, Jr.
Mr. and Mrs. Allen B. Yuninger
Mr. Ted D. Zang
Ms. Louisa Price Zeh
Mr. and Mrs. Ingo Zeise
Mr. and Mrs. David L. Zimmerman
Mr. and Mrs. Michael S. Zody
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Harry Lenderman, Ed.D., Chair
Sarah Colenda, Vice-Chair
William W. Davis, Jr., Esq.
S. Dell Foxx
Donna Horgan
David Leatherwood, DDS
Wyatt K. Wallace
W. Stephen Pannill, Ed.D.
Secretary/Treasurer
President of Cecil College
Eugene Cochrane
Brent Converse
Peter Kirsh
Brian Kisner
Dawn Kisner
Cynthia McIlwain
Denise Methven
Karen Michaels
Gary Munneke
Richard Nadeau, Ph.D.
Dr. David and Mrs. Diana Rudolph
Dave Thomey
Christine Valuckas, Ed.D.
Phyllis Zeise
Daniel Thompson, CFP, Chair
Francis L. Mita, Vice Chair
James Lambdin, Treasurer
Dorothy Campbell, Secretary
Sarah Colenda, Trustee Liaison
George J. Benvegno Sr.
Deron Brown
Vanessa Brown
William De Freitas
George Fisher
Dean Geracimos
William Gerweck, III
Jennifer Goldbach
Cheryl Goldstein
William Hayles
Brandon Hollenbaugh Sr.
Mary T. Johnson
Shahnawaz Khan, MD
Elizabeth Lowe, MD
Mary A. Maloney
Alan McCarthy, DVM
Forrest McIlwain
Kent Methven
F. Grove Miller
Mark G. Mortenson
Cathy Parsons
Margaret (Peggy) Scibinico
Sharon Clayton Walla, Esq.
Ingo Zeise

The Cecil College Foundation extends a sincere “thank you” to our
2011 Collegium de Vinum sponsors.
Platinum Sponsors
Gold Sponsor
Silver Sponsors
Wine Tasting Reception & Bar Sponsor
The Curran Group
Denis A. Curran, Senior Vice President, Financial Advisor
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Photos by Brian Kisner

September 13, 2012
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Although the construction portion of Cecil
College’s Physical Education Complex renovation and addition project is complete, there is still a bit of interior decorating to do in the form of some new championship banners.
For the first time in the college’s history, three teams captured regional titles and secured automatic bids to play in National
Junior College Athletic Association tournaments in the same academic year.
While men’s basketball has traveled to nationals with regularity, by making eight trips in the last 13 years, the softball team followed up its initial berth with a second consecutive invite. Baseball completed the trifecta, which no other Maryland
JUCO Conference school accomplished in
2010-11, by claiming its first-ever regional championship and subsequent journey to the big dance.
“For the size of this college and the student body, it is a pretty nice accomplishment to have three teams advance to national play,” said Ed Durham, athletic director and softball coach. “While it truly was an exceptional year on the fields and courts, we also had some student-athletes honored conference-wise, regionally and nationally for their work in the classroom, so that is a nice topping to everything.”
“When I talk to our student-athletes, I frequently tell them I have sat in their chair before,” said Durham. “I understand what it is like to have to balance going to school, working a job, and playing sports.
I also explain to them that I had my peaks and valleys and bumps in the road, and sometimes I made it difficult for myself. Not that I understand every kid, because every kid is different and every case is different, but
I have a good understanding of what they are going through.”
All three teams that advanced to nationals are coached by former Cecil College studentathletes who provide firsthand knowledge of what it takes to succeed in the classroom and on the field and court. Durham was a standout baseball and basketball player for the Seahawks, while men’s basketball coach
Rashad Brooks and baseball coach Charlie
O’Brien each excelled at the sports they currently lead.
With approximately 130 participants on an annual basis, student-athletes account for about 7 percent of Cecil’s credit enrollment.
Sixty percent of the competitors are from
Cecil County, 10 percent are from other
Maryland counties, and 30 percent are from other states. A great emphasis is placed on putting the students in position to be able to continue their studies after leaving Cecil. On average, 40 percent of Cecil’s athletes transfer to four-year colleges; of these, approximately
85 percent receive scholarships at the school they transfer to. Over the last few years,
Seahawks have transferred to numerous fouryear institutions such as Towson University,
Wilmington University, Sacred Heart
University, UMBC, Salisbury University,
Liberty University, Goldey-Beacom College,
Coker College, and Canisius College.
Cecil’s athletes, as well as all of the college community, have been benefiting from the recent renovation and addition of the
Physical Education Complex on the North
East campus. In addition to the complete interior demolition of the building that opened in 1979, the complex consists of many newly installed features, including wood flooring and chair back seating in the gymnasium, sprinkler system, fire alarm system, elevator, locker rooms, team meeting rooms, fitness center, five classrooms, and two conference rooms. The project also entailed relocation of the soccer field and six tennis courts, a walking track, and 232 new parking spaces.
“The facilities we now have in place provide a great marketing and recruiting tool for us and have definitely played a big part in our success,” said Durham.
From the moment they step on campus,
Cecil’s student-athletes are presented with a series of off the field requirements designed to help them achieve maximum success.
Before ever taking part in a competition, they participate in an athletic orientation, which covers a number of academic expectations and behavioral standards. They are required to turn in weekly class attendance sheets and progress reports signed by their instructors, attend study hall, and sign civility and travel contracts.

“The progress reports are used as an intervention piece,” said Durham. “If a student is struggling in the classroom, we want to be able to see it. This way we can encourage talking to the instructor and getting tutoring, which is free here.”
Seahawk teams have captured a total 17 state championships, 13 regional titles, and one national championship by men’s basketball in 2006. In addition to the three aforementioned sports, Cecil College’s nine varsity offerings also include men’s soccer, women’s soccer, women’s tennis, women’s volleyball, women’s basketball, and the newest sport, golf, which was introduced in spring 2011. Each of the programs is credited for Cecil being selected as the 2010-11
Maryland JUCO Conference Sportsmanship
School of the Year.
“The cohesiveness of the teams this year was fun to watch,” said Durham. “The studentathletes were great to be around and that was the best part. It’s a tribute to the students and the coaching staff that brought them in. For all of our coaches, we have always made it very clear that it is about the student-athletes and the success they bring to the college.”
While the economy will certainly play a key role in any further sports that are added,
Cecil is always willing to consider and explore any possibilities which may benefit the students and the college at large. Lacrosse and cross country have been discussed as possible offerings down the road.
“Athletics is another branch of the college that is able to bring more students to campus through our recruiting efforts,” said Durham.
“Academically, it’s a great opportunity to get a quality education at quality cost. From the athletic side, it’s a great opportunity to come in and compete right away.”
Tournament Sponsor
Barnes & Noble College Booksellers
Golf Ball Sponsor
Howett’s Custom Screen Printing, Inc.
Gold
Aberdeen Proving Ground Federal Credit
Union
Aramark
EnerG Wellness Solutions
Farmers’ & Mechanics’ Mutual Insurance
Marshall Craft Associates
Orange Cans, Inc.
Performance Food Group
PNC Bank
Green
Akkenajade, Inc.
Benchmark Construction Company, Inc.
Clysar
Delmarva Power
Ed Durham
Harford Bank
Kirsh Legal Service, P.C.
Dr. Diane Lane
Modern Controls, Inc.
Nickle Electrical Companies
Norfolk Southern
NovaCare®
Karen Powers
Riparius Construction, Inc.
Rock Springs Generation Facility
Seiberlich Trane
Sun Pharmacy
Tri-State Surgical Associates
Tee Sign Sponsors
Abrams Service Station, Inc.
Atlantic Tractor
Cecil College
Cecil College Nursing Faculty
City Pharmacy of Elkton
Gregg’s Bus Service, Inc.
Morgan Stanley Smith Barney
Todd Stewart/State Farm Insurance
Terrace Athletic Club, Inc.
Tower Business Systems
MATLI
Dennis Lindgren, Jr.
Kimberly Lindgren
George Cale
Morgan Stanley Smith Barney enerG wellness solutions, LLC
Donations
Patriots Glen Golf Course 1st place
Wyncote Golf Course 2nd place
Furnace Bay Golf Course 3rd place
Brian Barthmaier/Anaconda Sports
Benchmark Construction Company, Inc.
Bulle Rock Golf Course
Jennifer Haley/National Penn
Herr’s
New Age Beverage Distributor
Pepsi Company, Wilmington, Delaware
Peter Mucaria/Clysar
Russell Athletics
W. L. Gore & Associates
Serenity Salon, Spa & Tanning
Tanglewood Golf Course
Tom Furlong/AAMCO
Weaver’s Discount Liquors
Wilmington Blue Rocks
Congratulations to the winning foursome.
(L-R) Kevin Oakes, Mary
Reinhardt, Jeff Tetrick and
Brian Reinhardt.
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