Essex Community College

Vernon Wanty, who as president of Essex Community College directed expansion of the curriculum and physical plant, died June 1 of Alzheimer's disease at Willow Valley Lakes Health Center in Lancaster, Pa., where he had lived for eight years. The former Towson resident was 78.In 1970, Dr. Wanty was appointed the second president of the 140-acre Baltimore County institution that was founded in 1957. He retired in 1982, saying that he had achieved his goals for the college and desired less pressure in his life.

Charlotte C. Rhines, a retired Essex Community College history professor, died of a heart attack June 8 at her Bay Ridge home. She was 63. Born Charlotte Cannon in the Caroline County town of Preston, she earned a bachelor of arts degree from then-Salisbury State College and a master's degree and a doctorate from the University of Maryland, College Park. She wrote her dissertation on social problems in Baltimore from the Civil War through 1900. Dr. Rhines joined the faculty of what was then Essex Community College in 1970 and retired in the mid-1990s.

A Baltimore County judge has ordered Essex Community College to reinstate two tenured professors, calling the handling of their firings by the college board of trustees "a travesty of justice."The college had no complaints about the abilities of the professors, Jane H. Adams and Gwen M. Nicholson, only an inadmissible, after-the-fact claim that the college had money problems, Circuit Judge John Grason Turnbull II said.The professors' attorney, Barry L. Steelman, called Wednesday's decision in the women's lawsuits against Essex "a most resounding victory, because it is rare to obtain an order from the courts instructing a college to reinstate employees."

Martha Elizabeth Mumley, 57, college secretary Martha Elizabeth Mumley, a secretary for nearly two decades at Community College of Baltimore County, died Sept. 3 of a pulmonary embolism at her Phoenix, Baltimore County, home. She was 57. Mrs. Mumley began her career in 1973 at the former Essex Community College, now part of the Community College of Baltimore County. At her death, she was secretary to Dean Ralph Stevens, for whom she had worked since 1995. Martha Elizabeth Lefevre was born and raised in Detroit, where she graduated from Immaculata High School.

A Connecticut community college president has been named to head Essex Community College, replacing Donald J. Slowinski, who is retiring after 28 years with the school, college officials announced yesterday.The board of trustees for Baltimore County's three community colleges appointed Dr. Leila Gonzalez Sullivan, president of Middlesex Community-Technical College in Middletown, as president of the 10,000-student college in Essex. The action was taken Tuesday night.Sullivan, who begins her job Sept.

Susan White-Bowden, author, businesswoman and former television personality, speaks at 12:15 p.m. March 13 at Essex Community College, in conjunction with Women's History Month.The title of her talk is "Have We Come A Long Way? A Woman's Place."For more information, call the college at 522-1268.

A scholarship has been created at Essex Community College in recognition of Donald J. Slowinski, who recently retired as the school's president.The $600 scholarship, established by the college's alumni association, will be awarded each semester beginning this fall.Slowinski served at the college for 28 years, the last five as president.Three other scholarships recognize former presidents of the school: Moses S. Koch, Vernon Wanty and John E. Ravekes.Another scholarship recognizes Giles B. Cooke, a former chemistry professor.

Betty Thompson, a Bryn Mawr School biology teacher, was recently awarded a Certificate of Achievement by the Commonwealth Partnership for her outstanding contributions to science education.*Rahel Teferi, who received her B.A. degree from Goucher College in May, has been elected to the college's Phi Beta Kappa chapter. She was also awarded the Class of 1905 Fellowship and the Gairdner Moment Prize in Biology for superior achievement in biological sciences.*Jocelyn Szczepaniak-Gillece, a freshman at Mount de Sales Academy, won first prize in a short story contest sponsored by Disney Adventures magazine.

There's a lot of theater in Baltimore beyond the mainstage offerings at the Mechanic Theatre, Lyric Opera House and Center Stage. Pick a neighborhood and chances are you'll find a community- or college-based theater there."

Charlotte C. Rhines, a retired Essex Community College history professor, died of a heart attack June 8 at her Bay Ridge home. She was 63. Born Charlotte Cannon in the Caroline County town of Preston, she earned a bachelor of arts degree from then-Salisbury State College and a master's degree and a doctorate from the University of Maryland, College Park. She wrote her dissertation on social problems in Baltimore from the Civil War through 1900. Dr. Rhines joined the faculty of what was then Essex Community College in 1970 and retired in the mid-1990s.

MIDDLE RIVER -- The County Council has temporarily refused to renew what members felt was a costly lease for the Young Parent Support Center in the 200 block of Back River Neck Road.The $12.34-per-square-foot lease for two storefronts in a small strip shopping center was removed from last night's council agenda to allow reconsideration of the two-year deal, which would cost $108,439.The center helps young, poor parents learn parental and employment skills and helps welfare recipients prepare for work.

Services for Wayne H. Rodgers, a professor at Essex Community College and founder of the Baltimore Bicycling Club, were held Saturday in Westminster.Mr. Rodgers, 59, was found dead of a heart attack near Mount Airy on Sept. 1., two days after he was last seen while on a 30-mile bicycle trip. He had told members of his group that he planned to return to his car because he was feeling ill.A resident of Westminster, he was an associate professor of health and physical education at Essex Community College for 29 years.

A scholarship has been created at Essex Community College in recognition of Donald J. Slowinski, who recently retired as the school's president.The $600 scholarship, established by the college's alumni association, will be awarded each semester beginning this fall.Slowinski served at the college for 28 years, the last five as president.Three other scholarships recognize former presidents of the school: Moses S. Koch, Vernon Wanty and John E. Ravekes.Another scholarship recognizes Giles B. Cooke, a former chemistry professor.

A Connecticut community college president has been named to head Essex Community College, replacing Donald J. Slowinski, who is retiring after 28 years with the school, college officials announced yesterday.The board of trustees for Baltimore County's three community colleges appointed Dr. Leila Gonzalez Sullivan, president of Middlesex Community-Technical College in Middletown, as president of the 10,000-student college in Essex. The action was taken Tuesday night.Sullivan, who begins her job Sept.

Vernon Wanty, who as president of Essex Community College directed expansion of the curriculum and physical plant, died June 1 of Alzheimer's disease at Willow Valley Lakes Health Center in Lancaster, Pa., where he had lived for eight years. The former Towson resident was 78.In 1970, Dr. Wanty was appointed the second president of the 140-acre Baltimore County institution that was founded in 1957. He retired in 1982, saying that he had achieved his goals for the college and desired less pressure in his life.

A Baltimore County judge has ordered Essex Community College to reinstate two tenured professors, calling the handling of their firings by the college board of trustees "a travesty of justice."The college had no complaints about the abilities of the professors, Jane H. Adams and Gwen M. Nicholson, only an inadmissible, after-the-fact claim that the college had money problems, Circuit Judge John Grason Turnbull II said.The professors' attorney, Barry L. Steelman, called Wednesday's decision in the women's lawsuits against Essex "a most resounding victory, because it is rare to obtain an order from the courts instructing a college to reinstate employees."

Janet B. Livingston and Howard E. Friedman have won the 1993 Harry Greenstein Young Leadership Awards of the Associated: Jewish Community Federation of Baltimore.*Thomas Pegram and Elizabeth Schmidt, assistant professors of history at Loyola College, received Special Mention in the 14th annual Alpha Sigma Nu Book Awards for books published in 1992.*Dr. Reubin Andres of Baltimore is the 1993 winner of the international Rank Prize in Nutrition, presented by the Royal Society of Medicine in London.

Martha Elizabeth Mumley, 57, college secretary Martha Elizabeth Mumley, a secretary for nearly two decades at Community College of Baltimore County, died Sept. 3 of a pulmonary embolism at her Phoenix, Baltimore County, home. She was 57. Mrs. Mumley began her career in 1973 at the former Essex Community College, now part of the Community College of Baltimore County. At her death, she was secretary to Dean Ralph Stevens, for whom she had worked since 1995. Martha Elizabeth Lefevre was born and raised in Detroit, where she graduated from Immaculata High School.

As a teen-ager in 1977, Brett Hammond dreamed of sailing aboard the Pride of Baltimore. Yesterday he found himself 75 feet above the Chesapeake helping the crew of the schooner's successor, the Pride of Baltimore II, furl the topsail."

There's a lot of theater in Baltimore beyond the mainstage offerings at the Mechanic Theatre, Lyric Opera House and Center Stage. Pick a neighborhood and chances are you'll find a community- or college-based theater there."