Spring 2012 the Magazine for Montgomery College Alumni and Friends Insights

Spring 2012 the magazine for montgomery college alumni and friends insights

Civil Conversations + A Talent for Genius + Across the Finish Line Welcome

From the Alumni Association President insights Spring 2012 Sanjay Suchak

hen I fi rst came to Montgomery and Design graduates. We look forward to MONTGOMERY COLLEGE ALUMNI ASSOCIATION WCollege (when it was “MJC”), we had adding the fi rst class of Raptor members in President one campus, one newspaper, and one name the year ahead. Donald Krueger ’63 insights for our sports teams, and I was one of about The Alumni Association has had its own Vice President Carol Leahy ’77 2,000 students. Today, MC’s three campuses transition, of sorts. Last spring, we marked Secretary and its off-campus programs serve 60,000 the retirement of our longtime alumni direc- Susan Fisher ’91 students annually, and the largest campus’s tor, Jessica Warnick ’86. I’m pleased to report Treasurer Jane Smith ’76 newspaper has gone paperless, refl ecting that we have welcomed Greg Enloe as MC’s Immediate Past President students’ shift to electronic media. alumni relations and annual giving direc- Robert F. Costello III ’63 Soon, the College will again have one set tor (and the Alumni Association’s executive Board of Governors Lon Anderson ’70 of intercollegiate athletic teams and a single director). You can fi nd out more by reading Richard Beall ’71 set of colors to go with them. The Knights, the Q&A on page 4. Enoch Bevel ’05 8 Carole Carlson ’94 Falcons, and Gryphons retire with a long and I can’t fi nish my fi nal message as presi- Gabriel Derosier ’01 proud history at their respective campuses. dent without noting the extraordinary efforts Debra Dwyer ’80 Masoud Edalatkhah ’06 Night and Day For the next academic year, MC’s collegewide of alumni volunteers. Our achievements in Sue Flatow ’72 Discover the double lives mascot becomes ... the Raptors. the past year are due to a remarkable group Tookie Gentilcore ’94 This change was necessary but hard. of committee chairs, and their members, who Kelvin Hanson ’05 of MC moonlighters Monique King ’10 It affects customs shared by generations of helped move our activities forward. A special Joyce Knight ’91 past students, especially athletic alumni, who nod goes to board members Lori Thomas ’99 Bryan Phukan ’04 Anita Neal Powell ’79 have lifelong ties to their teams. Rather than and Tookie Gentilcore ’94, who raised the Julissa Reyes ’00 favor one tradition over another, the College bar for our scholarship fundraising events. Blake Slavin ’77 Gabriel Spiro ’08 made a fresh start. A team of students, faculty, I credit my own success to the tireless dedica- Etienne Takougang ’98 and (yes) alumni worked through the winter tion and support of my fellow offi cers—Carol Lori Thomas ’99 Constance Tonat, professor emerita to narrow the choices, and the fi nal selection Leahy ’74, Susan Fisher ’91, Jane C. Smith ’76, Jorge Urrutia ’74 was made in a collegewide vote this spring. and Bob Costello ’63—who shared my tasks Judith Vaughan-Prather ’69 Dr. Lucy Vitaliti ’77 While the timing was driven by a rule of the when schedules confl icted. And my thanks go Helen Youth, professor emerita College’s national athletic association, we to all of you whose contributions enable the George Zamora ’08 expect this new mascot—and colors of Alumni Association to promote success for Director, Alumni Relations and Annual Giving Greg Enloe purple, silver, black, and white—to help each new class of MC students. Alumni Coordinator identify Montgomery College uniformly John Libby ’80 Alumni Assistant throughout the community. Bernice Grossman, Hon. ’07 Our Alumni Association’s own traditions Alumni Aide recognize the history of each campus, and of Donald Krueger ’63 Belinda Hester ’12 the other members we serve—Bliss Electrical Alumni Association President INSIGHTS School, Navy, and Maryland College of Art Editorial Staff 5 6 7 12 16 Diane Bosser John Libby ’80 Leap Day 2012 Civil Annapolis A Talent for Across the Graphic Designer Scenes from a day unlike Conversations Connection Genius Finish Line Clint Wu any other Hot topics and cool heads Students educate lawmakers Alumna wins MacArthur How and why MC graduates Contributing Writers prevail—even in an about community college grant for her sculpture get ahead Diane Bosser election cycle needs projects Jill Fitzgerald Nancy Fonkoua ’13 Elizabeth Homan Tina Kramer Sairam Nagulapalli ’12 departments Photographer Sanjay Suchak Director, Communications 2 News and Views About the Cover Elizabeth Homan Shot in studio and on location at Annapolis, aboard Bossy Girl, and in the classroom by Vice President, Advancement 18 MC Authors David Sears photographer Sanjay Suchak, this cover captures the two passions of Health Information 19 Class Notes Management Professor Corinne Smith: teaching and sailing. Graphic designer Clint Wu Insights is published twice a year by created this composite using Photoshop to stitch together four different photos. the Offi ce of Institutional Advancement. 20 In Memoriam Insights MC Alumni Offi ce 22 Then and Now 900 Hungerford Drive, Suite 200 Rockville, MD 20850 23 Events Calendar [email protected] Read Insights online: 24 Campus Scenes www.montgomerycollege.edu/insights Sanjay Suchak Sanjay News and Views

Courtesy Press Ofﬁ ce of Governor Martin O’Malley

College Votes on New Colors 3Indian Partnership 1 To Train Instructors The College enjoys a rich athletics history that has evolved over the past 65 years, The College signed a memorandum from the early award-winning days of understanding with the Wadhwani on the grounds of the Bliss Electrical Foundation and Jindal Education Initia- School to the recent women’s tives to strengthen vocational education soccer national championship. and instructor capacity in India. The goal As the College grew, so too did of the collaboration is to develop, imple- athletics, with each campus ment, monitor, and evaluate an instructor developing its own unique colors training program—the India Vocational and mascots. Faculty Development Center for Excellence With three campuses, three colors, and (IVFDCE)—and instructional materials three mascots, the College had enthusiastic in automotive technology, construction fans, athletes, and intercampus competition, trades, and emerging technologies. but lacked a single identity at sporting events. College President DeRionnne P. Sanjay Suchak Sanjay A recent rule change at the National Junior Pollard signed the agreement in Delhi Students gathered together to show their school spirit as College President DeRionne P. during Maryland Governor Martin College Athletic Association offered an oppor- Pollard announced the College’s new colors of purple, black, silver, and white. tunity for the College to realign its athletics O’Malley’s economic trade mission to program and, in turn, unify and embody the India. Pollard and Dr. Sanjay Rai, vice spirit of our institution. president and provost of the Germantown President Pollard (fourth from right) and Vice President and Provost Sanjay Rai (ﬁ fth from left) join Maryland Governor Martin O’Malley (center) and Montgomery County Executive Isiah Leggett A representative committee of students, Campus, accompanied the governor as (third from left) in India as members of the state delegation. faculty, staff, and alumni researched and members of the state delegation. collaborated to identify the best colors and Professor Selected for Fulbright mascot ideas to bring to the College commu- 2 nity for voting. Committee members sought Dr. Rita Kranidis, professor of English at equitable options that would set the College the Takoma Park/Silver Spring Campus, Courtesy Kelly Wakeman apart from Maryland’s other 15 community was selected for a 2012–2013 Fulbright U.S. colleges, as well as major regional universities. Scholar grant, the U.S. government’s interna- More than 2,200 faculty, staff, students, tional exchange program. and alumni voted, with the winning colors Kranidis will work in Ethiopia to increase Soccer Coach Wins mutual understanding and build cooperative 4 receiving nearly 45 percent—hundreds of National Honor votes over the second choice. College President relationships. Once she returns stateside, her The National Soccer Coaches Association of DeRionne P. Pollard announced the selection research and work abroad will support the America (NSCAA) selected Kelly Wakeman, to the College community in a special video diverse student body at the College. head coach of the national champion message online. Montgomery College women’s soccer team, In Pollard’s words, “Go MC! Go purple…” as National Junior College Athletic Associa- and black, silver, and white! This exciting tion (NJCAA) Division III Women’s Soccer change celebrates a new future of one College. Coach of the Year. In selecting Wakeman, Over the next two to three years, the College the NSCAA cited Montgomery College’s will roll out the new colors in clothing for fans record of 17–3 on its way to the 2011 NJCAA and student-athletes, facilities, signage, adver- Division III national title, a dominant run tisements, publications, and the website. that saw them outscore their opponents 65–16. Visit www.montgomerycollege.edu/ Also honored were Montgomery colorsmascot to view Dr. Pollard’s College sophomores Sonia Basma and message to the College community Tina Ramirez de Arellano, both named ﬁ rst announcing the winning colors. team All-Americans. Basma was also an Chad Luttrell of Mondo (left) and NSCAA President Paul Payne (right) present Kelly Wakeman with All-American as a freshman. NJCAA Division III Women’s Soccer Coach of the Year honors at the NSCAA Awards Banquet.

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5Women’s Basketball Plays at Nationals The women’s basketball team represented District G at the NJCAA Division III National Tournament in Rochester, Minnesota, as one of the ﬁ nal eight teams to compete in the country. Sophomore Porcha Davis scored her 1,000th point during the tournament and made the All-Tournament team.

Courtesy Melissa Weithman

Greg Enloe Joins Alumni Office

Greg Enloe Q: What are your fi rst impressions Q: What new initiatives are of Montgomery College? you planning? joined the College in I am impressed with the College’s “student One area we want to develop is mentoring for current students. We can help students January fi rst” focus. The College has the opportunity to touch so many lives and impact network and give them insight on what as alumni so many individuals. It is rewarding to employers look for when they review job relations and be a part of “Montgomery County’s applications. We can provide perspective annual giving college” and know that what we all do to students transferring to other schools. director. makes a difference to students from so Enloe has more than 20 years many different backgrounds and cultures. Continued on page 21 experience in alumni relations, annual giving, and development. Most recently, he served as associate athletic director at the University of Maryland and as executive director of the Terra- February 29—Leap Day—happens every four years pin Club. He managed the club’s to keep the calendar year synchronized with the day-to-day operations and staff, seasonal year. oversaw membership develop- Coordinating activities at a three-campus community college ment, and managed athletic with more than 60,000 credit and noncredit students and 2,700 alumni relations and giving. He full- and part-time employees isn’t easy, but this past Leap Day at noon, students, faculty, and staff at all three campuses and also facilitated annual charitable administrative offi ces recorded whatever they were doing in a gifts and managed the club’s photo. Whether they were taking a class, preparing for a lecture, board of directors. eating lunch, working out, talking with friends, or going to a job, Enloe sat down with Insights the Montgomery College community recorded their eclectic— to talk about his impressions of and hectic—lives. With students from ages 17 to 80 representing the College and his plans for the roughly 170 countries, there is no “standard” at Montgomery Sanjay Suchak Sanjay Alumni Association. College. But we are united in our purpose to celebrate our differ- From left: Saalika Khan ’12, Greg Enloe, Carol Leahy, vice president of the Alumni Association, and ences and empower ourselves and others—every day. Filibert Ouedraogo ’12, a recipient of the Paul Browner Memorial Accounting Endowed Scholarship —Jill Fitzgerald

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By Nancy Fonkoua ’13

s a recently A naturalized American citizen, I cannot wait to vote for the ﬁ rst time later this year. Before my trip to Annapolis for the annual Student Sanjay Suchak Advocacy Day, I had never met an elected ofﬁ cial, let alone asked them to support any cause. And, as part of a group of students

representing Montgomery College, I was Students, President DeRionne P. Pollard, and members of the Montgomery College community gathered at both nervous and excited for the day’s events. the state capitol in Annapolis to urge lawmakers to support community college funding. Our goal was to request restored funding for two new construction projects: to feel that we were in the company of allies. I thank Dean [Monica] Brown, Dr. Judy or anyone seeking lively dialogue initiative has received national recognition. the Student Services Center at Rockville and I was then able to relax, tell my story, and Ackerman, and Mr. James Stascavage, devoid of campaign rhetoric, slick The Paul Peck Institute for American Culture Jefferson Café Project the Science and Applied Studies building at urge support for the two building projects. who were with us throughout the day. Super PAC messages, and hysteria in and Civic Engagement was twice awarded Germantown. We wanted to let representa- Every legislator we met welcomed us As I refl ect on being a participant in general ... head over to the Jefferson Café. a By the People grant from PBS-MacNeil/ Past Topics tives know how critical their support is for us warmly and paid attention to our stories. this year’s annual Advocacy Day, I still hear While light fare is served during a pre-event Lehrer Productions for being a model for • The American Dream and for future students. Each one assured us as we left that they Delegate Arianna Kelly’s parting words: “I gathering, don’t expect a food menu, WiFi, citizen participation in the political process. • Breakdown of Community After a morning rally, where several would take our concerns into consideration. encourage you all to run for offi ce at least or a seat by the window. The Café is not a “I like to hear other people’s opinions in the United States representatives shared insights on how Overall, the experience not only changed one time in your life. It’s very rewarding.” fi xed place, but an “experience of the mind.” on things,” says frequent participant Dick • Relationship of Religion and Politics community colleges affected their own my view of what an elected offi cial is, but Named after Thomas Jefferson, the Messalle. “There’s nothing at stake, like in America lives, we spoke to Senator Jennie Forehand’s also made me love and appreciate being a Originally from Cameroon, Nancy Fonkoua American president who invited and raising our taxes or demonizing anyone • American Food staff member, who told us of the senator’s Montgomery College student even more. is a life science major. She plans to transfer encouraged “sparkling dinner conversation for their viewpoints. It’s a give and take.” • Suburban Life recent support for the new Science Center at I am grateful for the opportunity to rep- this fall to UMBC to earn a degree in biologi- at Monticello and in the White House,” the The fi rst Café discussion was held in • Immigration/Assimilation Issues the Rockville Campus. Hearing that, I began resent Montgomery College that day. And cal science. May 2004 at the Takoma Park/Silver Spring • Disappearance of the Western Frontier Campus. Café founder, Dr. Francine Jamin, • Children’s Literature and Censorship director of the Paul Peck Institute for Ameri- • Women in Politics can Culture and Civic Engagement, says • Globalization additional locations were added to meet • Ethical Standards in the Government Help Students Pursue Their Passion demand. In May 2011, the institute received a grant from the Montgomery College Foun- Visit www.montgomerycollege.edu/ departments/americanculture or dation to develop a Café series for students. With Your Generous Gift e-mail francine.jamin@montgomery To date, more than 1,000 people have college.edu. participated at locations ranging from • 60,000 credit and noncredit students attended Montgomery College last year. the campuses, civic centers, and senior • 15,000 received fi nancial aid or scholarships. centers, to libraries, art galleries, and venues Jamin says Jefferson Café events will throughout the county. be especially lively in the fall 2012 semester, www.montgomerycollege.edu/onlinegiving Sanjay Suchak Sanjay To commemorate the 8th anniversary of as Election Day draws closer. A discussion Make your tax deductible gift (NEW! recurring gift option) online or by check to the the Jefferson Café’s founding, a group of Café at the Smithsonian Institution will coincide Montgomery College Foundation, 900 Hungerford Dr., Suite 200, Rockville, MD 20850. regulars traveled to Monticello in May to with the exhibit, “Slavery at Jefferson’s hold the discussion on site. The trip included Monticello.” For additional information, contact Greg Enloe, alumni relations annual giving director, 240-567-7977 or [email protected]. a visit to James Madison’s estate, Montpelier. —Diane Bosser

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Night and Day. Work and play. Within the College community, we discovered an abundance of talented people pursuing a paycheck, and their passions, with equal enthusiasm. Reluctant to brag, these MC moonlighters demonstrate expertise in activities completely counter to their day jobs. To wit: a DJ, a chef, a sailor, a singer, a baker, a ﬁ sher, a crafter. As diverse as our community itself, these extracurricular experts might inspire the rest of us to take our spare time more, or less, seriously.

hile his career as an English professor satisfi es the necessities of home and hearth, John McLaughlin’s hobby as a DJ feeds his folk music soul. “Hobby is a lazy term,” says McLaughlin, “an off term. What we do is an avocation. We have two careers—one brings in the money, the other may or may not.” Born in Glasgow in 1939, McLaughlin’s Gaelic infl ections underscore the folk/bluegrass/Celtic music he plays for fans of his Friday morning radio program, Roots and Wings, which broadcasts from University of Maryland’s 88.1 WMUC-FM station. ruising along a country lane or a city her son was captivated by the glass-blowing Lynda Schrack ’11 is a part-time McLaughlin gives listeners “something block with her family, Lynda Schrack ’11 demonstrations. program assistant in the College’s Lifelong Learning Institute. She also would often burst out: “stop the car!” Schrack’s initial foray into miniatures old, something new, lots o’ bluegrass, also owns a graphic design fi rm, and is some blues” in his 6 a.m. to 9 a.m. timeslot. after spying a scene or object that might began with an attempt to memorialize her pursuing a B.A. in communications He sometimes hosts on-air guests, like folk be fun to miniaturize, that is, recreate in grandparents’ house, which was demolished and psychology. singer/songwriter Dulcie Taylor, a Washing- Lilliputian proportions. Husband and son in the 1980s. Ahead of the wrecking ball, she ton Area Music Association award winner, groaned, but always let her snap pictures photographed and measured the home’s who stopped in to chat about her new CD. and sketch. interior and exterior. McLaughlin founded the radio program For more than 20 years, Schrack has “I wanted to make it as authentic as in Philadelphia in 1978, just two years after created dozens of miniature marvels: possible, including the family photos, favor- Sanjay Suchak starting a regional magazine, The Folk Life, homes and displays that replicate real-life ite meal, and the rollaway cot I slept on as with his artist/photographer wife, Jamie buildings and places, adhering to the stan- a child,” she says. “So I started researching Sanjay Suchak Downs. The show has traveled with them dard 1:12 scale, or variations thereof (e.g., techniques and materials … The minute John McLaughlin has a doctoral from Philly to East Stroudsburg, Penn., to 1:24), where one inch equals one foot I started actually working on it, I knew I degree in medieval drama from in actual size. was hooked.” Harvard. He teaches English at the D.C. area, where the couple now lives. Germantown and Rockville. After While his seafaring days in the British Each scene tells a story, commemorates Schrack has exhibited widely and won this interview, he went directly to Merchant Navy are behind him, McLaughlin something dear to her, or just amuses her. awards for her mini-masterpieces. Among class with a bowlful of Thin Mints has enjoyed the camaraderie of fellow folkies She created a whimsical Winnie-the-Pooh her favorites is the display she created for for the “good kids” he teaches. and his self-carved role in preserving and and Piglet display, for example, in homage the Maria Fareri Children’s Hospital at the promoting traditional music. He stays rooted to her favorite storybook characters. For Westchester Medical Center in New York. to his Roots and Wings fans via Facebook and another piece, Schrack replicated Disney- “That made me the happiest,” says www.thedigitalfolklife.org. ࡯ world’s Art of Fire, the tourist stop where Schrack, “being able to give back.” ࡯

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lready a busy baker for private parties, To ensure optimal fl uffi ness, texture, Kima Earl ’00 hopes to open her own and consistent results, Earl uses different bakery one day. She will fi ll its shelves fl ours for different recipes: all-purpose with cakes, cupcakes, and cookies. With fl our for biscuits, scones, and muffi ns; pies, brownies, and other desserts. cake fl our for cakes and cupcakes; and Currently, Earl caters desserts for private bread fl our for breads and rolls. events for friends and family. Through “I sift, but not all the time,” she admits. workshops and hands-on experience, Earl “Sometimes, I just don’t want another has gained valuable experience with the thing to wash!” science of baking. Earl says her go-to tools are her Wilton “Baking is a science,” she says. “If you bakeware and “umpteen pastry bag tips” put too much or too little of something in, and most of her spinning cake stands, it will certainly affect the fi nal product.” “which make frosting cakes a breeze.” ࡯

Kima Earl ’00, aide to the vice president and provost at German- town, plans to attend culinary school for formal training as a pastry chef. She is an avid fan of Cupcake Wars, Chopped! and almost every show on the Food Network. Sanjay Suchak

Spice of Life nable to resist the call of the catfi sh are close, Kovach shuns outboard wild, Mark Kovach found himself motors, preferring the sounds of lapping standing on the river bank, rod and water and fl apping wings. reel in hand, far more often than he in- “The winch is the most complicated tended. After retiring from an automotive piece of equipment I use out there,” Chris Standing is an fter a day of prepping labs with speci- discern fl avors and ingredients. They training career for ASE, then teaching at says Kovach. instructional lab coordinator mens and equipment, Chris Standing also must learn to weather the tempests Northern Virginia Community College, he Using both spin and fl y tackle, he for the Biology Department at can’t wait to start prepping fresh ingre- in professional kitchens, where the work is and his wife moved out to Harper’s Ferry adheres to his own catch-and-release Rockville. He has a B.S. in natural science from St. Mary’s College dients for a rouille reduction, a roulade, or fast-paced, demanding, and fun. in 1979 where he planned to write a book. rule, preferring to leave the fi sh alive for of Md., a certifi cate from the another gastronomical wonder. His own slicing and dicing days began “The river was calling to me,” says another day. Professional Culinary Career “I like to notch up comfort foods,” says while he was working on a master’s degree Kovach, smiling under his walrus Instead of a pan-fried catfi sh, Kovach’s Training Program at L’Academie Standing, who is an adjunct professor in the in environmental chemistry at the University moustache. clients dine on a gourmet lunch, at tables, de Cuisine, and is chef/owner Culinary Arts and Hospitality Institute at of Maryland. At the same time, he was a labo- of Dining with Flare LLC. Thirty years later, Kovach still teaches on a small mid-stream island. Many of Frederick Community College on the side. ratory technician at MC. He often relaxed (or fl y fi shing classes and leads fi shing trips the “sports” return year after year from With his culinary students, Standing says procrastinated) in the kitchen, where fi lleting, down the Potomac River with a group Chicago, New England, and the Washington- homecooking is the best place to begin. frying, and fl ambéing soothed his psyche. of other guides—but only seasonally, Baltimore area. “Every culture has a comfort food,” he Unable to deny his inner chef, Standing when he has free time from work and For those who think getting paid to fi sh says, “so everyone can start with that and dropped his master’s program and enrolled from family obligations. is what being a guide is all about, Kovach learn how to push it in one direction or at L’Academie de Cuisine. While matricu- As the antidote to his high-tech says: “Think again.” the other.” lating the intensive culinary and pastry occupation in automotive instrumenta- “On a gorgeous day, when it’s sunny By pushing, he means purposefully curriculum, Standing worked every Friday tion, Kovach’s fi shing days are decidedly and 60 degrees, there’s no place better. applying individual interpretation to a and Saturday, unpaid. low tech. Between sunup and sundown, Rainy days, you have to keep going, and standard recipe, or correcting something “It was a wild ride,” he says, “Like working Courtesy Mark Kovach when small-mouth bass, bluegills, and not everyone is fun to be with all day.” ࡯ in the dish that may be amiss. In order to on a pirate ship … you get an adrenaline do that successfully, aspiring chefs must rush during the dinner rush! … And it can be When Mark Kovach isn’t searching for Potomac River denizens, he is teaching full time in the automotive technology program at Rockville, where he has develop a culinary palate, an ability to pretty bawdy at times.” ࡯ been for 25 years. He welcomes bookings and directs weekend warriors to his site, www.mkfs.com.

10 insights SPRING 2012 insights SPRING 2012 11 By Tina Kramer Nevertheless, she wanted to pursue a Orest Polisczczuk was a lovely mentor, so master of fi ne arts. Without formal train- calm and dedicated. His balance of instruc- ing, she wasn’t ready to apply to graduate tion and creative freedom worked perfectly school. So in the early ’90s, she enrolled for me.” at the College’s Rockville Campus, taking And she remembers her drawing classes in drawing, painting, sculpture, professor, Joan Rosenstein, as “a photo- A Talent for jewelry, and metalsmithing. grapher who taught drawing with such Turk speaks fondly of her teachers and intensity. She was incredibly demanding. mentors: “Professor Komelia Okim, my I loved the challenge.” jewelry and metalsmithing professor, was Turk says her art classes were peppered incredible. I had an old-fashioned concept with fantastic people who had a wonderful about what type of training I should have; energy about them; people who brought Genius I had always studied the fi gure. Komelia their expertise and life experiences. MacArthur Fellow Elizabeth Turk ’92 Honed Her Skills at Montgomery College helped me understand the material. I don’t I always think I ever met such an expert on materials. Continued on page 14 loved hen the early morning phone making call in September 2010 came out W of the blue, sculptor Elizabeth Turk was on the road in Colorado. Seated next to art… her was former Montgomery College classmate —Elizabeth Turk ’92 Kirara Kawauchi ’92, a close friend, fellow artist, and collaborator. On the line was the MacArthur Foundation’s Dan Socolow. Turk remembers exactly what Socolow said: “I understand you are on the road. Please pull over.” The call would forever change her life: She had just been named a MacArthur Fellow, a singular honor that comes with a $500,000 no-strings-attached award—informally known as a “genius” grant— spread out over fi ve years. The foundation recognized Turk for her unique ability to transform huge blocks of marble, a traditionally monumental and prone- to-fracture material, into intricate, seemingly weightless works of art: skeletons, spider webs, and shark’s teeth, as well as Elizabethan fashion and antique lace patterns. The MacArthur Foundation selects fellows based on their creativity, originality, and poten- tial to make important contributions in the future. According to Turk, the review process can take 10 years. To this day, she has no idea who nominated her. A native Californian, she received a B.A. in international relations from Scripps College in Claremont, California, then headed to Wash- ington, D.C. for a job in politics. But her heart wasn’t into the political life. “I always loved making art, but I never Cage: Box 6, 2012, wanted [the artist’s life]. I had no idea how it marble, 15 x 20 x 15 in., with stainless steel base, could work; how to support myself as an artist,” 52 ¾ x 20 x 15 in. said Turk. Photography by Eric Stoner; images courtesy of Hirschl & Adler Modern, NY

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fter learning to sail just six years ago, Starting out, Smith discovered that Corinne Smith will be the skipper sailors in Annapolis are teachers, secre- on a 38-foot sailboat in the Bermuda taries, and computer guys, and not the Left: Cage: Box 7, 2012, Ocean Race, leading a crew of six from wealthy “yachters” she imagined. After Marble, 20 x 15 x 15 in. Annapolis to St. George’s, Bermuda. sailing lessons, she crewed on a boat Of course, she intends to win the race. for the Annapolis-Newport Race and “We’ll be on a well-fi nanced boat,” later, her fi rst Bermuda Ocean Race. Right: Cage: Infi nity Column 3, says Smith, “which is really important Craving more high-water adventures, 2012, with marble base, for safety and good equipment. We’ll she adapted to a three-night-a-week 67 x 5 x 5 in. be fi ghting seasickness, dehydration, routine during the sailing season (April and sunburn.” through October), commuting from her During the race, she and each one home in Burtonsville, Maryland.

Photography by Elizabeth Turk; images courtesy of Hirschl & Adler Modern, NY Adler Modern, courtesy of Hirschl & images Turk; Elizabeth by Photography of the crewmembers will take four-hour Smith relocated to Annapolis with shifts, alternating around the clock her three children two years ago. She also A Talent for Genius it’s so old, you can have a conversation In 2011 the Smithsonian awarded her between watch and sleep. Departing on bought a fi xer-upper 25-foot sailboat, for that is really interesting, from the geological, a research fellowship to work with con- June 8, she hopes to reach Bermuda by $250, which she is repairing herself. Continued from page 13 human, and historical standpoint.” servators and scientists to determine a June 15. The 765-nautical-mile journey “You know, they say a boat is a hole One of those students was Sarah Her works are found in numerous genealogy of her own stone sculpture and takes a minimum of fi ve days, probably you put money in, but it is really relaxing six, and maybe seven, if the weather and educational. I’m learning how to run Silberman, a legendary sculptor who took private and public collections, among that of iconic works from the Smithsonian Corrine Smith balances seafaring adventure with ࡯ courses at the College well into her nineties. them the Corcoran Gallery of Art and the collections. acts up. halyards, lanyards, and do plumbing.” her work as associate professor and clinical coordin- In recognition of her generous contribution National Museum of Women in the Arts Turk isn’t resting on her laurels. She ator in the health information management program at Takoma Park/Silver Spring. She promises to avoid to the College, and for mentoring students in Washington, D.C.; the Mint Museum continues to work on “Cages,” a sculpture the Bermuda Triangle during this year’s race. throughout the years, the art gallery at the and the Bechtler Art Museum in Charlotte, series that advances her dialogue with Rockville Campus was named in her honor. North Carolina; and the Los Angeles County stone, stretching its limitations through “I still use some of the tools Sarah crafted Museum of Art. She is represented by her daring manipulation of form and for me,” said Turk. “Her ideas still ring true Hirschl & Adler Modern in New York City. material. with me. She said, ‘Sculpture is about repair.’” Close on the heels of winning the “genius” “I felt my life was going quickly [before n front of thousands, I’m someone else,” When a major record deal bottomed After Montgomery College, Turk went grant, Turk got another phone call out of the the MacArthur Fellowship], but now the says Patrice Whiting, former headliner out, Whiting enrolled in college, vowing on to receive her M.F.A. from the Maryland blue, this time informing her that she had speed is extraordinary,” said Turk. “I think and backup singer for 1970s R & B/funk to return to the music business only if she Institute College of Art in Baltimore. won a Newman Foundation Fellowship— that I am still comprehending the ramifi ca- and rock sensations like Ohio Players, Rare had a degree to fall back on. Today, she has Turk works in marble because she likes another no-strings-attached award. tion of this fellowship.” Earth, The Whispers, Delfonics, and K.C. a master’s degree in nursing. the challenge of pushing a material further “I thought the call was a joke,” said and the Sunshine Band. At a recent performance, a few former than it can go. “It’s a material that is imbued Turk. “How can I have two phone calls For more about Elizabeth Turk, visit “I opened the show and sang backup,” students were shocked to see her rocking with commonality, not divergence. Plus, like that?” www.elizabethturksculptor.com. says Whiting, who toured nationally. the crowd: “Professor!” they shouted. She debuted on stage in a junior high Whiting laughs recalling their reactions. talent show. She has always preferred to keep her vocal Years later, Whiting’s professional career separate from her work on campus. singing career is still going strong. She “I’m getting so over that,” says Whiting, Please join us on Wednesday, June 20 for the opening through their endeavors in business, government, reception of Montgomery College’s third Portraits of Life education, the arts, and other aspects of community performs at corporate parties, private adding: “This is my passion. This is who I photography exhibit, LGBT Stories of Being: Embrace. life. With this third Portraits of Life project, Montgomery events, colleges, and outdoor venues, really am.” ࡯ Opening Reception: Empower. Express. In celebration of LGBT Pride Month, College continues the rich tradition established by working with professional musicians and June 20, 2012, 6:30 p.m. the exhibit features lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender Portraits of Life: Holocaust Survivors and Portraits of a booking agency. She recently released individuals who contribute to the success of our county Life: Student Experiences. a new CD, Shine, featuring pop/rock Exhibit: June 20–September 17 selections from her more than 50 original Open Gallery, The Morris and Gwendolyn Cafritz Foundation Arts Center songs (available at http://cdbaby.com/cd/ Takoma Park/Silver Spring Campus patrice3). Long gone are the days of playing RSVP by June 15 clubs: “Getting home at 5 a.m. gets old.” [email protected]; 240-567-4006 Patrice Whiting, RN MSN, is program coordinator in the Courtesy Patrice Whiting surgical technology program at Takoma Park/Silver Spring.

14 insights SPRING 2012 insights SPRING 2012 15 ay Koby ’10, at the age of 19, completed to identify students who qualifi ed for the two associate’s degrees at Montgomery reverse transfer program. Students must College. Granted, he graduated from Walter initiate the process, not the institution. Johnson High School at age 16, but the Last fall, 11 transfer students received their lad in a black graduation gown and a UMBC information systems major is eager diplomas using this method. cap that never seemed to fi t, I walked to complete a B.S. without debt or delay. Kelly Aquilino ’11, who used reverse across the stage at DAR Constitution Hall “Using the reverse transfer process,” says credits to get her A.A. in general studies last for my high school graduation. Back then, how to look up books in the College’s cata- Koby, “I was able to get an A.A. in business in fall, received her degree within weeks of I thought of the ceremony as merely a social log. By socializing with students, discussing 2011; I will receive a second A.A. in general starting the process. Aquilino had 80 extra construct. This May will be my second time philosophical issues, and taking part in studies this spring.” credits, more than enough for an associate’s walking across that graduation stage. I do various on-campus activities, I was opened Koby took a philosophy course at degree, but she was missing one math class. not know how well the cap will fi t this time, to new ways of viewing the world. University of Maryland in January 2010, “At the time, I needed to be a full-time but I defi nitely feel very differently about People from all different walks of life, which helped him earn the second degree. student for health benefi ts,” says Aquilino, the ceremony now. ethnicities, countries, and socioeconomic Students who have earned 15 or more 24, a single mother. When she got a job with My indifference about graduation status challenged me during class discus- credits at MC and have transferred to a four- health benefi ts, Aquilino transferred to during high school is now replaced with sions. They shared laughs with me, and took year institution may “transfer back” credits UMUC, where she could pursue a bachelor’s the bittersweet notion that my journey at part in my intellectual journey here. Walking to complete an associate’s degree. degree in marketing. Montgomery College has ended. Though with them on the graduation stage is the “When asked, ‘why get two associate’s MC’s reverse transfer strategy supports I was part of an honors program here, the best way I can show how thankful I am for degrees’,” says Koby, “I say, ‘why not?’ It’s the Completion Agenda, President Obama’s Sanjay Suchak Sanjay Montgomery Scholars program, I never the past two years. I want to walk because another line on my transcript—and my challenge for doubling the amount of college Suchak Sanjay resume. All I did was fi ll out one more form.” graduates in the United States by 2020. felt as if I was only a Montgomery Scholar. Montgomery College helped me become a Sairam Nagulapalli, student blogger from 2010–2012, I was a Montgomery College student who lifelong learner. was named Presidential Scholar of the Rockville Counselor Anne Schleicher says reverse Governor O’Malley followed by setting a state happened to be a Montgomery Scholar. After walking across the stage, I will not Campus and was fi rst runner-up for the Board of transfer has always been available. Begin- goal of 55 percent of Marylanders attaining a From my fi rst days on campus through cease to be a Montgomery College student. Trustees Scholar award. He will receive an A.A. ning in fall 2011, MC partnered with UMUC college degree by 2025.* in general studies. Read his and other student these last weeks, I have felt welcomed here. Yes, it will be the culmination of my journey blogger postings to My Unedited Life at MC at Early on, other students helped me navigate here, but the friendships and the memories www.montgomerycollege.edu/studentbloggers. *Source: Maryland Association of Community Colleges, Best Practices to Promote Completion: A Report on Maryland Community Colleges, the campus. Library staff patiently explained will always be a part of me. FY 2011. www.mdacc.org

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*Compiled with information provided by Montgomery College’s Offi ce of Special Events and Offi ce of Institutional Research and Analysis. 16 insights SPRING 2012 **Based on information provided by the Offi ce of Institutional Research and Analysis for the 2012 commencement. insights SPRING 2012 17 +Based on Student Loan Clearinghouse data from 2012. MC Authors Class Notes

1970s Diana Thewlis ’70 recently illustrated a Native American legend for the chil-

Courtesy Diana Thewlis Courtesy Diana dren’s book Loowit’s Legend: The Story of the Columbia River Gorge. She began her illustration career in Campus Secrets Cockney Girl 1980, creating illustrations for a broad range Gail Montgomery, retired instructional Gilda Moss Haber’s just-published of commercial clients. Her professional dean of sociology, history, education, memoir, Cockney Girl, tells the story of a affi liations include the San Francisco Society health, and physical education, recently second-generation Jewish-British child of Illustrators, the California Watercolor published Campus Secrets, a story about and her eccentric family living in East Association, the North West Air Force Artists, Beach Reads and a college community and the hidden London before, during, and after World the Society of Children’s Book Writers and secrets that lead to destruction, misery, War II. At age fi ve, Haber spent two years at Illustrators, and the Southwest Washington Page Turners and death. As secrets, guilt, shame, and a Dickensian orphanage. In East London, Watercolor Society. She has taught several A little murder and mayhem, a harrow- fi nally death shake the campus, Dr. Penny, she witnessed the infamous fascist–anti- courses in undergraduate and graduate a shrewd and perceptive community fascist Battle of Cable Street. At 14, her programs at the Academy of Art University ing memoir, a scientifi c thriller, how-to’s college professor, is faced with the discov- mother sent her away to a Jewish refugee in San Francisco, California. She has written for economic success, and more top ery of secrets that may be damaging to orphanage to escape the Nazi bombings of two online courses and continues to teach this summer reading list, culled from the lives of her colleagues, friends, and London. After attending the London School online for the Academy of Art University. Amir Tabassi ’74 dug up a photo of himself (back row, second from right) with the their loved ones. Will her discoveries of Economics, Haber immigrated to the books published over the past few Charles Mooshian ’77 is the lab director 1975 soccer team. Among his teammates are Farzin Azarpoor (front row, center) and bring an end to the current mayhem, or United States to attend graduate school. for Fountain Valley Analytical Labora- Esi Zakikhani (front, right). Now we’re hoping to hear from the rest of the team. years by Montgomery College authors. more turmoil to the once calm academic She currently teaches social psychology

tory, Inc., an environmental laboratory Courtesy Amir Tabassi Find them all at www.amazon.com. community? and English at Montgomery College. he founded in 1986 in Carroll County. He established, certifi ed, and incorporated 2000s Daniela Pila ’09 earned her B.A. in inter- FVAL in response to the need for a state- national relations with an emphasis on Paola Moya ’05, a certifi ed water quality laboratory. Latin America and immigration at Mount partner at Marshall Carl Wright ’79 Holyoke College. She received a student , a local abstract stone Moya Design, LLC, leadership award for organizing tax sculptor, recently installed one of his is the interior archi- Courtesy Paola Moya Courtesy Paola assistance programs and for starting a sculptures in Mount Dora, Florida; “Eihei” tect of the historic Refugee Awareness Week program. She translated means Guardian or Sentinel, and Howard Theater in will pursue her sociology Ph.D. at SUNY was scheduled for a dedication this spring. Washington, D.C. Albany this fall. She has been a guest 1990s speaker on CNN Iris Posner ’10 had one of her intaglio español and donates her time to giving etchings selected for the fi rst Biennial The Seashell on the Mountaintop Economics for Life: 101 Lessons Look Ma, “Hands” on Poetry Michelle (Coots) Whitlock ’99 is an lectures at local universities, critiquing Maryland Regional Art Exhibition sponsored A Story of Science, Sainthood, and the You Can Use Every Day The workshops in English Professor advocate, author, student architectural work, and mentoring by the University of Maryland University Humble Genius Who Discovered a New Adele (Steiner) Brown’s Look Ma, architectural students. College. Another of Posner’s etchings was History of The Earth Economics Professor Bruce Madariaga’s and motivational Economics for Life, now in its third “Hands” on Poetry supply teachers speaker. She earned selected to be included in the Washington

Courtesy Michelle Whitlock Courtesy Michelle Brendan Berry ’05 is an accomplished Geology professor Alan Cutler’s award- edition, is widely used in college class- and poets with various creative and fun an A.A. in business Printmakers 2011 National Small Works composer, sound designer, and sound winning The Seashell on the Mountaintop rooms throughout the U.S. and Canada. ways to engage children in writing poems. administration from Juried Competition that was held at mixer. He is currently based out of New focuses on the life and achievements of It illustrates how to use basic economic Jane Donawerth, English professor at MC, and graduated Pyramid Atlantic in Silver Spring, Maryland. York City. Early in his collegiate career he 17th-century scientist Nicolaus Steno principles to make everyday decisions the University of Maryland, says: “The cum laude with a Also, Posner’s photograph, Garden View, began writing fi lm scores for short docu- and his interest in the origin of fossils. and better understand the world around poetry chosen for imitation is diverse, B.S. in organizational management from was recently awarded fi rst place in the mentaries. His work has since been heard He developed ideas on fossilization, the us. It features critiques of common eco- the instructions accessible, and the Columbia Union College. Whitlock shares Washington Gardener Magazine 6th across the country on numerous stages, formation of sedimentary rocks, the nomic fallacies, paradoxical economic approach full of playful love of language— her experience as a cancer survivor to Annual Photo Contest, and will be on in theaters, on television, and the radio. growth of crystals, and the layering of results, amazing economic facts and exactly what is needed to get children to motivate, inspire, and teach that good things view this summer at Meadowlark Gardens Brendan has worked on many productions, sedimentary strata—all fundamental statistics, and solutions to economic love poems.” do come from life’s biggest challenges. Her in Vienna, Virginia. including fi lms, commercials, documenta- concepts in geology. Steno became a mysteries that are sure to interest both award-winning memoir of her battle with ries, and television shows. His experience Catholic priest and later was beatifi ed old and new students of economics. cervical cancer, How I Lost My Uterus and Continued on page 20 has ranged from run and gun shoots to by the Catholic Church in 1988. —Tina Kramer Found My Voice, is a message of hope to sit-down PBS interviews. women living with cancer. 18 insights SPRING 2012 insights SPRING 2012 19 Class Notes In Memoriam News and Views Congratulations to the 2012 Alumni Awards Honorees Dr. Robert L. Appel, Jr. Greg Enloe Joins difference Montgomery College makes March 19, 2012 Alumni Offi ce to the community. Gonzalo Accame ’72 He was vice president for academic affairs, Visual Edge Productions Continued from page 4 Q: How do you plan to reach out and professor of history, political science, Lamar King ’97 and engage more alumni? and philosophy from 1976 to 1990. We want to enhance existing programs Tampa Bay Buccaneers and Seattle Seahawks We want to begin hosting alumni events Renee Sanders-Edwards and improve association member benefi ts. Amy Riolo ’93 with our business partners at their loca- February 20, 2012 Currently, we have a great program with Author, Lecturer, Consultant tions. The events will give our alumni She was a counselor at the Takoma Park/ Liberty Mutual. opportunities to meet fellow Montgomery Don Rosano ’70 Silver Spring Campus from 1992 until 2005. Instructional Laboratory Coordinator Q: What are some favorite aspects College grads in their place of business, Phil Mathieu ’82 of your job? while allowing the College to give updates Terianne Small ’93 February 10, 2012 on new initiatives and programs. Manager, Acumen Solutions, Inc. I have one of the best jobs around—I meet He returned to Montgomery College in 2006 We will continue welcoming alumni Benjamin S. Vaughan ’75 individuals from all walks of life and bring to teach music. back to MC for events. Summer Dinner Armstrong, Donahue, Ceppos Vaughan & them together to work collaboratively to Theatre is a great example of an event that Rhoades, Chartered Shirley Moulton strengthen the College. The College, in turn, can attract our alumni back to the College Jessica L. Warnick ’86 December 26, 2011 gives members of our community fantastic while providing great entertainment. Retired Alumni Director She was assistant director of student educational opportunities. I strongly Sanjay Suchak Sanjay fi nancial aid until she retired in 1985. believe that the best investment an indi- Enloe earned a B.A. from the University of A Clear Difference Joseph E. Robert Jr. ’73 vidual can make is in his or her education. He remembers those classes as “huge, the Pacifi c in Stockton, Calif., where he was December 7, 2011 And in the short time I have been here, The shingle outside Ralph D. Teunis’ with lots of teaching assistants.” But a member of the baseball team. He earned I have found that Montgomery College has ’90 Bethesda offi ce reads “Optom- when he came to MC, he found classes He was the founder of JER Partners, a an M.A. in sports psychology from John F. great people—the alumni, the staff, the fac- etrist.” But he’s really an evangelist— led by real professors. supporter of local children’s charities, Kennedy University in the San Francisco and a 2007 recipient of the Milton F. Clogg ulty, the administration—everyone I have for Montgomery College. While he’s And he recalls other differences Bay area. meeting patients, he spreads the between larger programs and his time Outstanding Alumni Achievement Award. met has our students’ best interest in mind. When I go out to the community, I Visit www.montgomerycollege.edu/ word about MC. as a pre-optometry major at Takoma Keith “Doug” Shearer share stories from our students, faculty, news for complete stories, current “Montgomery College is the best Park and Rockville, such as learning October 26, 2011 and alumni. It helps me convey what a news, and events. college I ever went to,” Teunis said gas chromatography: “At Maryland, He was a counselor at the Takoma Park/ recently. “I wouldn’t be here now if it you were taught what it was. At MC, Silver Spring Campus from 1975 until 1993. weren’t for MC.” you were doing it.” Scott Monroe ’77 As Teunis fondly shows visitors old Those experiences set him on September 25, 2011 family photos of doctors who linked course to earning his O.D. from the their name to eye care in the Washing- Southern College of Optometry in Irene F. Daniel ’75 ton area, he talks about his own path Memphis, and to sharing his story with September 22, 2011 into the profession, having gone to younger students who are still making June A. Yoshitake ’54 universities as near as College Park their college plans. January 21, 2011 and as far as Hawaii. “MC gets you to where you want to Large university schools didn’t go,” he said. “I hate seeing people who Joseph L. Williams, Bliss ’38 offer the academic support he wanted. are interested end up not doing it.” January 12, 2011 Derek Alofs ’80 December 23, 2010 the U.S. at a World Cup qualifying tourna- 2000s (continued) Frank Algar ’48 ment played in the United Arab Emirates December 4, 2010 in March. He is part of the foundation of Martha L. Chidsey (Valler) ’77 the American College Cricket fraternity. November 10, 2010 Sanjay Suchak Sanjay Elise Parsons ’77 Tell us your story. November 6, 2010 Henry B. Bruns ’86 Send your updates and photos to September 29, 2010 [email protected]. Michael Etienne Stone ’78 Adil Bhatti ’10 was named co-MVP of the Photo Tips: Set your digital camera to September 7, 2010 2011 American College Cricket Spring Break the highest image-quality setting, and send Championship. Bhatti was selected as one your photo exactly as it comes out of the Notices listed in Insights are published of only 18 American cricketers to represent camera. Attach it as a JPEG fi le to your e-mail. as obituary information is received.

20 insights SPRING 2012 insights SPRING 2012 21 Then and Now Events Calendar

For the complete listing of events at the Cultural Arts Center (CAC), the Robert E. Parilla Performing Arts Center (PAC), and elsewhere on the campuses, visit www.montgomerycollege.edu.

Summer Dinner Theatre Aspiring performers, theatre technicians, and artists from the community and the College’s music and theatre departments bring classic Broadway musicals to Rockville every summer. Students serve as wait staff at each performance, while theatergoers enjoy a delicious buffet dinner before the show. Don’t miss this year’s events!

Fiddler on the Roof Aida (2011 season) Steve Wolf Steve June 15, 16, 22, 23, 24, 29, 30 July 1 Chautauqua 2012 In a small village in Czarist Russia, a poor Jewish family tries to balance tradition and the forces of the changing world around Celebrate the Bicentennial of the War of 1812 them. This musical’s memorable score includes favorites such Join historic ﬁ gures—Robert Ross, Mary Pickersgill, and Francis as Matchmaker Matchmaker, If I Were a Rich Man, Sunrise Scott Key—for an evening of edutainment. In association with Sunset, and Tradition. the Maryland Humanities Council, Chautauqua provides a Hairspray stage for scholar/actors to portray historical July 13, 14, 20, 21, 22, 27, 28, 29 characters and answer audience questions.

Welcome to Baltimore, 1962! When she wins an appearance Wednesday, July 11 on The Corny Collins Show, Tracy Turnblad is transformed An Evening with Robert Ross from a social pariah to a local TV celebrity. Can Tracy win the Thursday, July 12 Miss Teenage Hairspray Competition, capture the attention of An Evening with Mary Pickersgill teen heartthrob Link Larkin, and racially integrate a television Friday, July 13 show—all without denting her ’do? ...and Now An Evening with Francis Scott Key Theatre Arts Building, Rockville Campus In 2001, the College responded to Montgomery College $46.50 adults; $34.50 children (12 and under) another critical need in the health care Germantown Campus 240-567-7676 industry with the installation of the Free admission surgical technology degree and certiﬁ Alumni enjoy a 10-percent discount on opening night 240-567-7746 Illustration by Tom Chalkley cate program . performances on June 15 and July 13. Information and Surgical technologists work closely with www.montgomerycollege.edu/chautauqua surgeons, anesthesiologists, registered tickets: www.montgomerycollege.edu/sdt. nurses, and other surgical personnel in the care of patients before, during, and after surgery. The surgical technology program boasts nearly 100 graduates from its degree and certiﬁ cate options. What will your legacy be?

Charitable Gift Annuity: A Great Return on Your Investment Simple. Your gift to the Montgomery College Foundation helps students. Our surgical technology students Reliable. You receive ﬁ xed, regular payments. experience rotations in general Smart. Charitable gift annuity payout rates from 4.5% to 9%. surgery, orthopedics, neurosurgery, ophthalmology, maxillofacial, and Montgomery College Foundation • Elana F. Lippa pediatrics so they are well prepared [email protected] • 240-567-5287 for any aspect of surgery when they start to work. “In our estate planning, we’re giving the gift of education.” Sol and Dorothy Graham, donors

22 insights SPRING 2012 23 Campus Scenes Photography by Sanjay Suchak 3 The Air Up There As a lead-in to a Washington Wizards’ matchup, the men’s basketball team played Prince George’s Community College 1 at the Verizon Center. Here’s the Pitch Julie Hance ’13 of the women’s softball team looks to retire the side in a game against Anne Arundel Community College. 4 Book ’em, Danno Students in the criminal justice program get hands-on experience with criminal justice ﬁ ngerprint identiﬁ cation systems. 2 Walk This Way 5 Taking a Closer Look At dusk, students walk Students in the diagnostic medical toward the library in the sonography program work with Macklin Tower on the sonographic equipment that uses Rockville Campus. high-frequency sound waves to perform diagnostic imaging examinations on patients.

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For more information about this event and to register, Play in one of Montgomery County’s most prominent visit www.montgomerycollege.edu/golftournament or charitable events for higher education. Proceeds contact Anne White, tournament director, at anne.white beneﬁ t scholarship programs for Montgomery College @montgomerycollege.edu or Bernice Grossman, tournament students. Teams and individuals are welcome. coordinator, at [email protected].