Awards and Prizes

Bits & Pieces: Bob Davidson scholarship winners announced

2013-05-21 12:47:00

Marriots Ridge's Alexandra McKay and Howard's Daniel Rau are the winners of the Rotary Club of Columbia's 2013 Robert Davidson Scholar Athlete Awards. Taariq Mohammed of River Hill and Glenelg's Emily Russo were the runners-up. The winners each...

Forest Hill Rec Council awards scholarships

2013-05-20 12:29:14

The Forest Hill Recreation Council Scholarship winners were presented with their $1,000 scholarship awards on Opening Day for baseball and softball in April. The winners included: Tyler Abbott, Andy Benjes, Tyler Norcross, Ryan Warren and Alexandra...

C. Milton Wright High nutrition manager wins national recognition

2013-05-20 12:20:07

The national, non-profit School Nutrition Association has awarded Beth Freeman from C. Milton Wright High School in Harford County Public Schools the regional Louise Sublette Award of Leadership Excellence in School Nutrition, considered the highest honor...

Albert Hall, opera singer

2013-05-20 14:50:26

Albert Hall, a professional opera singer and choirmaster who began his singing career during his student days at City College, died May 13 from colon cancer at Gilchrist Hospice Care in Towson. The Towson resident was 89. The son of a plumber and a...

Mansbach leaving behind running legacy at Glenelg Country

2013-05-19 21:56:00

With her long curly hair and broad, infectious smile Hannah Mansbach isn't exactly the picture of intimidation. But put the Glenelg Country senior on a track or cross-country course and that quickly changes. "When I'm on the track, I'm not a very nice...

Center Stage premieres 'Beneatha's Place,' Kwei-Armah's answer to 'Clybourne Park'

2013-05-17 13:19:00

The multifaceted issue of race continues to cling to this country. Every sign of progress in relations seems to come with an opposite move, so that it often seems as if little has ever really, fundamentally changed since the age of Jim Crow, or even...

Hurd named C&S Volunteer of the Year

2013-05-13 11:39:58

Russell Hurd, who partnered with Harford Community College to establish the Heather L. Hurd 5K Run/1-Mile Fun Walk, has been named the C&S Wholesale Grocers 2013 Volunteer of the Year. Hurd is a perishable quality control manager in the company's...

Mother knew best for daughter, and now they'll graduate together at HCC

2013-05-12 07:09:00

As a mother, Howard Community College student Sonia Halboni believes she always has her children's best interests at heart, yet she can remember once when her peers didn't concur. When her daughter, Daliah, graduated from Marriotts Ridge High School two...

Orioles minor leaguers Clark and Gamboa hope knuckleball lands them in big leagues

2013-05-16 17:27:00

When right-hander Zach Clark was summoned to Orioles manager Buck Showalter's office two weeks ago and told he was being designated for assignment, the conversation suddenly veered off in a peculiar direction. Clark, who at that moment was still...

Kwame Kwei-Armah keeps his vow to bring Center Stage national exposure

2013-05-13 05:28:00

Kwame Kwei-Armah is turning up the floodlights on Center Stage. It's been not quite two years since the British-born playwright became artistic director of Maryland's largest regional theater. With his production of two button-pushing dramas nicknamed...

Education briefs

2013-05-17 00:00:00

Internship program Anne Arundel Community College is seeking employers to participate in its internship program. Students get real-world experience and mentoring from leaders in business, industry, government and nonprofit agencies and organizations. For...

Catonsville and Arbutus area students in Career and Techology Education honored

2013-05-13 06:24:34

Jacob Lutz, a senior in Catonsville High School's Information Technology/IT Programming curriculum, was named the Southwest Area winner of a $1,000 scholarship during the 39th annual Career and Technology Education Student Recognition Reception April 24...

Donald and Mary Jane Spickler receive the preservation award from Washington County Commissioner Terry Baker on Tuesday at the annual John Frye Historic Preservation Awards ceremony.

2013-05-21 00:00:00

John Seburn, president of the Hagerstown Aviation Museum receives the restoration award from Washington County Commissioner Terry Baker on Tuesday at the annual John Frye Historic Preservation Awards ceremony.

2013-05-21 00:00:00

Just what was Kid Rock on when he came out to present Macklemore & Ryan Lewis with the Best Rap Song Billboard Music Award? He clearly wasn't entirely with it, which added insult to the fact the rap group was already stuck in a separate hotel from the awards show for their performance.

2013-05-19 18:22:00