Colleges and Universities

Dawn Stauffer Hyde, consultant

2012-05-15 14:28:00

Dawn Stauffer Hyde, who founded an affirmative action and human resources consulting firm, died of early-onset dementia, or posterior cortical atrophy, May 11 at Gilchrist Hospice Care in Towson. She was 57 and had homes in Ellicott City and on Gibson...

Three Towson-area high schools among state's best in annual US News ranking

2012-05-15 13:55:27

The George Washington Carver Center for Arts and Technology led three Towson-area high schools ranked among the top 15 in Maryland — as rated by the most recent rankings by US News & World Report. Carver, which was ranked the 11th-best school in...

UMBC employees out of jobs after state audit uncovers improper expenditures

2012-05-15 19:03:15

Two University of Maryland, Baltimore County employees resigned or were fired after a state audit and an internal investigation uncovered about $9,000 in questionable expenditures on their corporate credit cards. Their activities have been referred to...

Howard County native wins 2012 Sophie Kerr Prize

2012-05-15 19:12:00

Kathryn Manion was "at a loss for words" Tuesday night — shortly after being honored for her way with them. At a private club in New York, Manion, 22, was named the 2012 winner of Washington College's Sophie Kerr Prize, which at more than $58,000...

Bel Air High grad develops video game at McDaniel College

2012-05-15 13:18:51

A typical college senior plays video games, he doesn't make them. Bel Air resident and soon-to-be McDaniel College graduate Seth Marple, however, did just that. "The challenge is just being creative," Marple, 22, explained about his game. "Not win or...

Is Obama too smart to be a good president?

2012-05-15 09:06:00

As devotees of Barack Obama know all too well, qualities that made him so attractive as a candidate — an affinity for subtle arguments, a tendency to carefully weigh his options — have at times proved less useful in his role as president. That...

Genevieve O'Neill Williams, homemaker

2012-05-14 12:54:00

Genevieve O'Neill Williams, a homemaker who enjoyed singing with her family, died of complications from Alzheimer's disease May 2 at her Towson home. She was 88. Born Genevieve O'Neill in Baltimore, she was the daughter of pulmonary specialist Dr. John...

Edwin Charles Saiontz

2012-05-14 00:00:00

Edwin Charles Saiontz, a highly-regarded health care expert and co-founder of SHR Associates Inc., died Thursday of multiple organ failure at his Boynton Beach, Fla., home. The longtime Pikesville resident was 77. The son of a lawyer and a homemaker,...

50 years ago: School board buys Shucks Corner property for Harford Junior College

2012-05-14 00:00:00

As taken from the pages of The Aegis dated Thursday, May 17, 1962: The board of education announced that it was purchasing Prospect Hill Farm at Shuck's Corner as a new site for Harford Junior College. The purchase price for the 204-acre farm was $204,...

Howard County newsmakers: Local business leaders on the move

2012-05-13 18:07:00

Howard Bank executives Mary Ann Scully, president and CEO; Christopher Marasco, senior vice president; Michael T. Cavey, senior vice president; Erick M. Chick, vice president and relationship manager; Thomas Drake, vice president and relationship manager;...

Anne Arundel County exhibit briefs

2012-05-11 00:00:00

Phillips paintings Portrait and still-life oil paintings by Pamela Phillips will be on exhibit from Wednesday, May 16, through June 10 at Main Street Gallery, 216A Main St. in Annapolis. A reception will be held from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. Saturday, May 19....

Terry Weldon Taylor, political operative

2012-05-12 12:45:00

Terry Weldon Taylor, a former public affairs director of a Baltimore health center and veteran political operative, died Wednesday from complications of a stroke at Northwest Hospital. The Windsor Mills resident was 62. "I got to know him through the...

South Bend Tribune/GREG SWIERCZ Kathleen Ricketts laughs as her son, Jack, 2, waves to Holy Cross College graduate Andy O'Connor Saturday when his name is called for his diploma at the college's commencement ceremony.

2012-05-12 00:00:00

Republican presidential candidate and former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney (left) prays alongside Chancellor Jerry Falwell Jr. during commencement ceremonies on the campus of Liberty University in Lynchburg , Virginia. Liberty University is one of the country's largest Christian colleges.

2012-05-12 00:00:00

Liz Hartigan Connelly is the new head of J.P.Morgan's Government, Not-for-Profit, and Healthcare (GNPH) division in the Midwest. Connelly's team serves organizations in Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, North Dakota, South Dakota and Wisconsin.

2012-05-11 00:00:00