Foundation Board

Jan Ferguson has been appointed to the Anne Arundel Community College Foundation's board of directors.The foundation develops endowments for college scholarships and raises money for college building projects.Ms. Ferguson, an Anne Arundel Community College graduate, is president of Jan Ferguson Inc., an Annapolis interior plantscaping company.She and foundation member Marge Teel will lead the foundation's Special Events Committee, which coordinates fund-raising events.

The resignation of Maryland native Karen Handel from theSusan G. Komen for the Curefoundation on Tuesday could be a first step toward the organization's recovery from a week of negative headlines, comments and tweets. But crisis communications experts say Handel's departure alone won't be enough to restore the goodwill the breast cancer-fighting foundation has lost. Consultant Jeremy Robinson-Leon says Handel's insistence that the decision to pull funding from Planned Parenthood last week was well thought out and approved by the foundation board raises more questions.

Ann Ramsay of Havre de Grace is serving as chairwoman of the Harford Community College Foundation Board of Directors. Ramsay received her first college degree in 1964 from what was then known as Harford Junior College. "Even though I have earned additional degrees," she said in a statement, "I feel the strongest ties to our community college. I was privileged to serve two terms as a trustee from 1990-2000. After 2001, I remained active with the foundation to further serve" HCC. Ramsay is serving a three-year term as foundation chairwoman.

Three new members have been appointed to the Harford County Public Library Board of Trustees and to the Harford County Public Library Foundation. Alex M. Allman, Bruce M. Smith and student representative Cara Reilly were appointed to the trustees board by Harford County Executive David Craig and confirmed unanimously by the Harford County Council at the June 7 meeting, Library Director Mary Hastler said. "We are fortunate to have these new members join our board of trustees," Hastler said in a news release announcing the appointments.

Hospice names two new members to foundation board Mark Anders of Baltimore and Mary Ann Treger of Annapolis have been elected to Hospice of the Chesapeake's foundation board of directors. Anders has served as a chief executive officer at Bank Annapolis and Sterling Bank & Trust Co. Treger, a free-lance writer, is a contributing editor for Style magazine and contributing writer for Chesapeake Life magazine.

James Robey may be Howard County executive, but he's also the mayor of Munchkinland. At least he was in an evening performance of songs from "The Wizard of Oz" for First Arts 2000 at Howard Community College. At a shindig before the show, the "mayor" mingled with: Hersch Langenthal, event chair; Mary Ellen Duncan, HCC president; Ann Ivester, HCC Educational Foundation board chair; Janet Robey, Doug Hostetler and Famebridge Payne, foundation board members; Michael Koplow, chief operating officer of WisdomBuilder; Patty Rouse, co-founder of the Enterprise Foundation; Mike Hickey, Howard County schools superintendent; John Bond, president and CEO of Columbia Bank; Pete Horowitz, president of EVI Inc.; Guy Platania, co-owner of Progressive You Hair Salon; and Cathy Bell, COO of Brdancat Enterprises.

"Eat, drink and be merry" seemed the theme at the St. Agnes Fall Gala -- "Laughter is the Best Medicine." Some 580 guests were treated to a cocktail hour, then a gourmet dinner at the Renaissance Harborplace Hotel. Further putting a smile on folks' faces -- the night's entertainment -- Harry Anderson, the comedian / magician who starred in the TV sitcom "Night Court." If those guests who had young children seemed to be extra relaxed, maybe that was because they knew their kids were being entertained at their own party -- "Kinder Gala" -- right down the hall, complete with their own magician, arts and crafts, movies, games and food.

As golf and tennis players gathered in the Chestnut Ridge Country Club clubhouse, you immediately knew the day's earlier forecast of rain had never materialized - the bar brimmed with sunburned faces. Crispy smiles abounded at the 12th annual GBMC Classic Golf and Tennis Tournament Dinner. If game scores weren't the reason for some of those grins, perhaps it was the day's other tally - $110,000 raised for the GBMC Harry and Jeanette Weinberg Community Health Center and the Medical Staff Nursing Allied Health Fund.

The Baltimore Museum of Industry was transformed into a sports mecca at the "Mid-Summer Sports Fest" to raise more than $35,000 for two scholarship organizations, CollegeBound Foundation and Joe Sandusky Fund. More than 600 guests were greeted by party co-hosts WBAL-TV sports director Gerry Sandusky and Baltimore Raven Jamie Sharper. An array of games awaited: a batting cage, basketball hoops, putting greens, a makeshift climbing "mountain," pool table, pingpong, tennis, even fencing. If that wasn't enough, you could listen in on the sports radio show being broadcast live from the site.

It's what every big-and-tall formal-wear retailer dreams of: A reception room chock-full of big-and-tall guys totally decked out in designer tuxes. Since these were all top-notch NFL players from around the country -- recipients of the 2001 Ed Block Courage Awards -- this VIP gathering was also the ultimate fantasy for football fans. In fact, there were some 700 die-hard sports hounds waiting downstairs in the Martin's West ballroom to get a gander at their idols at the 24th annual Ed Block Courage Awards dinner.

Ellen Ingram Fretterd, who was known as the "first lady" of the Maryland National Guard, died of cancer Dec. 3 at the University of Pennsylvania Hospital in Philadelphia. The Federalsburg resident was 75. Born Ellen Ingram in Pike, W.Va., and raised in Seaford, Del., she was a graduate of Seaford High School. She earned an associate's degree from Chesapeake College and a bachelor of arts from what was then Salisbury State College. In 1988 then-Gov. William Donald Schaefer appointed her to the school's board of visitors.

The Baltimore Board of Estimates on Wednesday blocked a company's payment to the embattled Baltimore City Foundation, and the city comptroller called for a halt to all donations to the private nonprofit group amid questions about how it oversees spending. Later in the day, Mayor Sheila Dixon called for an outside consultant to recommend new oversight procedures for the city-controlled foundation, her strongest response since a Baltimore Sun investigation revealed questionable transactions by public employees using charity money.

Foundation board adds Doetsch, O'Guinn Missy Mattey, executive director of the Howard Community College Educational Foundation, has announced the addition of two members to the organization's board of directors: Chip Doetsch and Rhonda O'Guinn. Doetsch, president and chief executive officer of Apple Ford, has more than 20 years of experience in automotive sales. He helped establish the Apple Ford franchise in Columbia. O'Guinn is a member of the Creig Northrop realty team with Long and Foster Real Estate Inc. She is a member of local, state and national associations of real estate professionals and the International Association of Home Staging Professionals.

The Anne Arundel County Public Library system is establishing a foundation that would raise money to build special collections, enhance old programs and add new ones. Funds raised by the foundation would supplement the annual $17 million budget that allows the library system to provide basic services. "Current library funding doesn't provide us the means to make our libraries exceptional," said Marion Francis, library administrator for the county public library for the past five years.

It was almost like Publishers Clearing House when the Carroll County Public Schools Education Foundation presented its first monetary awards for 18 programs at 14 schools around the county. Big smiles, heartfelt thank yous and congratulations were the order of the day as the Star Patrol school bus made its rounds, sometimes catching teachers in the classroom, giving their students a chance to share the goodwill. Winning teachers or administrators received a red, white and silver star-shaped balloon bouquet, corsage and an oversized check for a special project for their students.

Superintendent of Schools Charles I. Ecker recently appointed 15 members to the Advisory Board for the newly created Carroll County Public Schools Education Foundation. The purpose of the foundation is to sustain and extend excellence and student achievement in the public schools. The foundation encourages community financial support for unfunded educational initiatives, works to improve volunteer opportunities, establishes and expands school-business partnerships, and assists the school system in achieving its goals.

George A. Brugger was elected president of the Greater Laurel Beltsville Hospital Foundation in January. He succeeded Alfred H. Smith Jr. of Citizens Bank of Maryland and A. H. Smith Associates.Mr. Brugger began serving on the board as its vice president when it was formed in 1991.As president he will oversee all foundation board meetings and will be responsible for the management and direction of the business of the foundation.A graduate of Georgetown University Law Center, Mr. Brugger is president and senior partner of Fossett and Brugger, a law practice concentrating in real estate development throughout the Baltimore and Washington corridor.

Dr. Jim Tschechtelin was the center of attention at the U.S. Custom House -- just as planned. Almost 450 friends and supporters gathered to wish him well as he retires after serving 12 years as president of Baltimore City Community College. "It's nice to hear good things about someone you love," remarked Susan Tschechtelin, as she watched her husband greet many of the guests. Among those adding warmth to the room: Dr. Ellestine J. Grant, BCCC board chair; James E. Harris Sr., Dr. Francine Schaffer and Winston Smith, BCCC board members; Gino J. Gemignani Jr., BCCC Foundation board chair; Katrina R. Riddick, Deborah Knight-Kerr, Larry Bur, Dr. Bonnie S. Copeland, John Pipitone, Keith Vander Kolk, J.C. Weiss and Gary Konetzni, BCCC Foundation board members; Mark Tschechtelin, Becky and Perry Dillon, Carol and Mark Halstead, Tschechtelin family members; Charles Simmons, Sojourner-Douglass College president; Dr. Stuart Steiner, Genesee Community College president; Marion Pines, Johns Hopkins University Institute for Policy Studies senior fellow; Terry Laster, Educational Technology Inc. president; Elayne Hettleman, Leadership Baltimore County executive director; Alice Smith, Greater Baltimore Committee member services director; Michele Whelley, Downtown Partnership president; and Vernon Thompson, Maryland Department of Business & Economic Development assistant secretary.