Winter 2014 Alumni Newsletter

Winter 2015

CONNECTING WITH OUR ALUMNI & FRIENDS

Hcc Marks The

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From the

President

Dear Alumni and Friends, September 2014 marked the 50th anniversary of the College’s move to Thomas Run Road. As I look out across campus, I can’t help but be amazed by how much Harford Community College has grown and continues to be a vibrant and thriving institution.

Darlington Hall, our new building for nursing and allied health professions programs, will open in January. State-of-the-art equipment and technology, including ambulance and laboratory simulation suites, will afford our students outstanding instructional opportunities.

Harford has once again been named to the coveted Military Friendly Schools® list. This designation is awarded to the top 15% of colleges, universities and trade schools in the country that are doing the most to embrace military students, and to dedicate resources to ensure their success in the classroom and after graduation. I am proud of the College’s hard work to identify ways that we can better assist active duty military, members of the Reserve forces, military family members, and veterans in the pursuit of their education.

Distinguished alumni award: call for nominations The Alumni & Friends Association is accepting applications for the 2015 Distinguished Alumni Award.

The Distinguished Alumni Award was established to honor the achievements of our former students.

This award recognizes an alumnus who has excelled in the following areas:

· Outstanding success and distinction in

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· Continued interest in and service to

their chosen field/profession

ommitment to the community and C charitable outreach Harford Community College

The application deadline is January 30, 2015.

The award will be presented during the College’s commencement ceremony on May 21, 2015. To download the application, visit www.harford.edu/ alumni and click on Meetings and Events.

McCauley Appointed to HCC Board of trustees

I am excited to share that Harford will receive $738,320 in federal grant funding from the U.S. Department of Labor Employment and Training Administration. We are part of a consortium of 14 Maryland community colleges that will benefit from $14.9 million in funding to support job-driven training programs in IT and cybersecurity.

The funding is part of the Trade Adjustment Assistance Community College and Career Training competitive grant program. The grant creates the Cyber Technology Pathways Across Maryland Consortium that will expand career pathways to address workforce needs, help close the skill gap, and connect more residents to familysustaining, high-quality employment.

I invite you to visit campus and see for yourself the wonderful work that is happening.

Sincerely,

Dennis Golladay, Ph.D., President

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On July 1, Dr. James W. McCauley was sworn in as a new member of the Harford Community College Board of Trustees.

Dr. McCauley earned a B.S. in geology from St. Joseph’s College in Indiana, and an M.S. in mineralogy and a Ph.D. in solid state science (crystallography) from The Pennsylvania State University. In addition, he completed an Executive MBA program at Northeastern University.

Until his retirement in May 2013, Dr. McCauley was senior research engineer in ceramics (Chief Scientist in Materials) at the U.S. Army Research Laboratory (ARL).

He now holds an emeritus/guest researcher position at ARL. Dr. McCauley is also an accomplished author and speaker and holds five patents.

Class N O T E S 1996 Mark Echols, (Business Management), earned a Ph.D. in Human Behavior from Capella University.

2001 Nicole (Brandow) Lukasik, CPA (Accounting), accepted a position with Air2, LLC as a Senior Accountant.

The company is based in Timonium, Maryland.

2006

My College Success Network A New Initiative to Empower and Support African American Students at Harford Community College A key objective of the College’s 2013-2017 Strategic Plan is to eradicate attainment gaps based on income, race, gender, and ethnicity. The new My College Success Network aims to help do just this.

My College Success Network is a network of services, events, staff, and faculty geared toward empowering and supporting African American students. Implemented in July 2014, the Network is designed to address the attainment gap to facilitate the successful progression of students through their coursework and promote degree completion. While the programs are open to all students, African American students who meet specific criteria are identified and invited to participate. For the fall semester, 320 students are taking part in the program.

2009

“Students who join the Network are encouraged to use the services and support that meet their individual needs. Critical to the Network’s success has been the addition of three full-time staff members dedicated to working primarily with our newly enrolled African American students,” Jennie Towner, Interim Director for Student Success, said. “We have made sure the necessary resources are in place so that students have access to career, academic, and transfer planning services in all majors.”

2011

Soar2Success is another important Network service that offers programming and events to the campus community on diversity and multi-culturalism, including speaker presentations, travel to conferences, college visits, and mentorships.

“Students have shared their appreciation for many of the events and programs offered this semester,” said Sharoll Love, Diversity Specialist. “These experiences help to build self-awareness and confidence and foster student leadership.”

For more information, visit www.harford.edu/student-services/my-college-success-network.aspx.

Sean O’Donnell, (Business Administration), was commissioned as a Second Lieutenant in the Maryland Army National Guard. He will serve as an infantry officer.

Erin (Cogar) Listman, (Criminal Justice), welcomed twins Abigail and William in May 2013.

Craig Johnson, (Criminal Justice), received his B.S. in Management/Leadership from The Johns Hopkins School of Education. In May 2014, he also earned an M.S. in Management from The Johns Hopkins School of Education, Police Executive Leadership Program.

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Harford Junior College opened its doors in 1957. In the first years, students attended classes in the afternoon and evenings at Bel Air High School.

Those enrolled in the late classes were referred to as the “Night Owls”— hence, we are the Fighting Owls today.

“I continue to be amazed by how much the campus has grown. We have certainly come a long way from those few classrooms at Bel Air High School. This College is truly a jewel of Harford County,” said Charles “Bud” Ramsay, Chair of the HCC Alumni & Friends Association and a member of the class of 1964.

According to The Community’s College – Harford Community College’s First Fifty Years (1957-2007), baby boomers graduating from high school, a county birth rate five percent higher than the state average, a healthy local economy, and suburbanization made it increasingly evident that the Bel Air High School facilities would not be sufficient to sustain the College’s growing enrollment for much longer.

In 1962, the Harford County Board of Education purchased the 204-acre Prospect Hill Farm, which had formerly been a thoroughbred horse farm, for $204,000. The property was ideally located near Aberdeen, Havre de Grace and Bel Air, as well as being accessible from the northern part of the county by Routes 543 and 136.

Construction began in 1963. The end result was three new buildings. Aberdeen Hall housed the sciences. Bel Air Hall was dedicated to the arts, and Maryland Hall was the library. Several of the farm’s existing houses and barns were renovated for administrative and faculty offices, a theater, lounge and gymnasium.

On September 14, 1964, 700 students began classes on the new campus. A special dedication ceremony attended by more than 1,000 was held on October 25, 1964. Speakers included Governor J. Millard Tawes, State Senator William James, Rev. Richard Wanner of John Carroll High School, and Rev. Richard Caughron of Oak Grove Baptist Church. In 1972, the College’s name was changed to Harford Community College.

Avery Ward, a member of the class of 1965 who is now the College’s Dean of Behavioral and Social Sciences, has fond memories of the College’s move.

“What I remember most about the College back then was the close-knit community among the students and the friendliness of the faculty. The move to the new campus made it possible to take more day classes, since classes could only be offered later in the day and evening at Bel Air High School,” he said.

“I am pleased to be a graduate and employee of a college that has built and maintained a state-of-theart campus. Our buildings are first class in appearance and function. The campus growth reflects the county’s growth over the last 50 years.”

Campus N E W S

Neil AndersonHimmelspach, Assistant Professor of Music, Visual and Performing and Applied Arts, was awarded the Florida State University College of Music Citation for Outstanding Graduate Alumni.

Madelyn Danner, Associate Professor of Nursing, and Laura Preston, Dean of Nursing and Allied Health Professions, published an article about HCC’s accelerated tracks in Teaching and Learning in Nursing, the official journal of the National Organization of Associate Degree Nursing.

In July, HCC hosted the Community Colleges for International Development (CCID) Summer Advance in Baltimore. Dr. Stephanie Hallock, Professor of Political Science and Coordinator for Global Education and Engagement, was a co-presenter for the “Train-the-Trainer” workshop.

Terry Troy, Alumni & Friends Association Vice Chair of Activities and HCC Foundation Board Member, was named a Champion for Children and Youth by the Harford County Department of Community Services Local Management Board.

The Harford Community College Foundation received a $5,000 grant from the PNC Foundation to support technology updates at the University Center.

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Who Was The Real Little Albert?

Christopher Smithson (2012) Helps Cast Doubt On A Long-Held Theory For more than 90 years, the identity of an infant at the center of a well-known psychological study has been a mystery. Several theories exist, but new research has cast doubt on the true identity of “Little Albert.”

In 1920, John B. Watson and Rosalie Raynor of Johns Hopkins University set out to test the hypothesis that one can condition a phobia in an infant. During the study, “Little Albert,” long believed to be a baby named Douglas Merritte, was presented with a rat paired with a loud noise. The result was that he became frightened of not only rats but furry animals, thereby confirming their assumption that conditioning was involved in the development of fear.

It is presumed that Merritte had a neurological condition, which raised questions about the study’s ethical merits and jeopardized its validity. Along with researchers Russell A. Powell and Nancy Digdon of Grant MacEwan University and Ben Harris of the University of New Hampshire, Christopher Smithson co-authored “Correcting the Record on Watson, Raynor, and Little Albert,” which was published in American Psychologist in August.

In his genealogical research, Christopher uncovered information in just one week’s time suggesting that Little Albert is very likely, based on records and physical characteristics, an individual named Albert Barger. Through his review of key documents, Christopher linked the infant to Albert Barger and identified living family members who assisted with the research.

Most of Christopher’s genealogical work is freelance. He is listed with the Maryland State Archives, and he is also a member of the Association of Professional Genealogists.

His other work has included probate research and tracing the lineage of soldiers killed or missing in the Korean War. “You get to meet a lot of different people, and you learn something new every day.

Using the tools that are available, you get a historical perspective of what’s going on when a person was living.”

“I’ve done research for more than 26 years. My grandfather got me interested in genealogy when I was eight years old. He would take me to different places – courthouses, cemeteries and historical societies, and I would help him with his worK.”

2015 ATHLETIC HALL OF FAME

Campus N E W S

Deborah Becker, a Pre-GED® and Adult Basic Education instructor, received the Teacher of the Year Award from the Maryland Association for Adult Community and Continuing Education.

Citizens Care & Rehabilitation Center pledged $35,000 to the Harford Community College Foundation to name the Nursing Assistant Training Lab in the newlyconstructed Darlington Hall.

The funds will be used to establish the Citizens Care & Rehabilitation Center Scholarship for Harford students enrolled in the Nursing Assistant program.

JANUARY 24, 2015

TAILGATE RECEPTION & INDUCTION CEREMONY

2015 Hall of Fame Class William Capallo, Former Men’s Basketball Coach 1995 NJCAA Championship Women’s Field Hockey Team

tailgate: 11 a.m. ceremony: 1 p.m. (approximate) Tickets: Adults $15 Children (10 and under) $10 Info: 443-412-2102 or http://tinyurl.com/HCC2015HallofFame 16th annual

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The 2015 Harford Community College Alumni & Friends Association Wine Expo will be held on Sunday, February 22, 2015 from 3 to 6 PM at the Aberdeen Proving Ground Federal Credit Union Arena at Harford Community College.

Presented by The Harford Mutual Insurance Companies and hosted by HCC Alumni & Friends Association and Wine World Beer & Spirits, the Expo traditionally draws a sell-out crowd of more than 600 people. All proceeds from this premier event benefit the programs and scholarships of the HCC Alumni & Friends Association.

Charlotte Leake, who served in various capacities in the Continuing Education and Training and Business, Computing, and Applied Technology divisions, passed away on September 20, 2014.

Phyllis Della Vecchia, a former Vice President for Academic Affairs, passed away on September 27, 2014.

“We are proud to offer our guests the opportunity to sample a terrific selection of fine wines from around the world, along with craft beer tastings and delicious food from local restaurants,” Bud Ramsay, chair of the Alumni and Friends Association, said. “The event’s success has made it possible for us to increase the Association’s scholarships to HCC students.”

Tickets are $40 in advance and $50 at the door.

Designated driver tickets can be purchased for $20.

You must be at least 21 years old to attend.

For more information and to purchase tickets, visit www.harford.edu/wineexpo.

Send us your news! www.harford.edu/alumni or call 443-412-2102

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