Neighbors
Is someone in your neighborhood worth writing about? Is there an event that everyone in Howard County should be aware of? Neighbors columnist Janene Holzberg wants to know about it. E-mail Janene at jholzberg76@ msn.com, or call 410-461-4150.
CAREER HIGHLIGHTS
Toby Orenstein is certainly no stranger to awards ceremonies in either Howard County or the Baltimore and Washington metropolitan areas. Here are some recent highlights of the many accolades she has received throughout her career:
1985 -- Columbian of the Year, Columbia Magazine
1990 -- Howie Award for Contribution to the Arts, Howard County Arts Council
1996 -- Howard County Business Volunteer of the Year; Best Dinner Theatre, Baltimore Magazine (also 1997-1999)
1998 -- Outstanding Woman Award, Maryland State Board of Education
1999 -- Community Recognition Award for 10 years of service, AIDS Alliance of Howard County
2001 -- Included in Lives in Arts: Sixteen Women Who Changed Theatre in Baltimore, by Maravene Loeschke; Honorary Chair, Howard County Arts Council Gala
2002 -- Howard County Women's Hall of Fame, Howard County Commission for Women
2003 -- Helen Hayes Award for Outstanding Direction of a Musical, Jekyll and Hyde; Maryland's Top 100 Women, The Daily Record
2004 -- National Education Association Summer Assessment Grant
2005 -- Outstanding Service to Educational Theatre, Maryland Theatre Association
2007 -- Marylander of Distinction, Maryland Life magazine
2008 -- Maryland Women's Hall of Fame, Maryland Commission for Women
