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ADU, Your
Appliance Source Celebrates 40th Anniversary
Thomas Oliff opened ADU (Appliance Distributors Unlimited) in 1982. His flagship store in Takoma Park, Maryland, was so successful that he opened other locations and expanded manufacturers to encompass over forty different brands of appliances. After his passing in 2017, his daughters merged their three Appliance Source showrooms with his five ADU showrooms and rebranded as one company. With a vision to preserve Tom’s legacy focusing on the builder market and keep the goal of providing an excellent customer experience, they with their leadership team (VP of business development Wally Hines III, VP of Finance Nick Olenski, and VP of sales Chris Kozimor) rebranded ADU. ADU now has eight well-appointed showrooms which serve Maryland, Washington, D.C, Northern Virginia, Pennsylvania, and Delaware and carry over 50 brands. Congratulations! Learn more at adu.com. 42
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USNA ANNOUNCES 2022 CIVILIAN FACULTY SERVICE AWARD Professor Maria Schroeder was recently awarded the Naval Academy 2022 Civilian Faculty Service Excellence Award. Schroeder is the associate director of Midshipman Research (ADMR) at the Naval Academy and a faculty member in the Chemistry Department. “Professor Schroeder’s effort in the past decade has truly contributed to the Naval Academy’s reputation as an institution of higher education,” said Dean of Research and Director of the Office of Research and Scholarship Reza Malek-Madani. As ADMR, Schroeder manages all midshipman research programs including the Trident Scholar and Bowman Scholar programs. In 2012, she instituted the Midshipman Research Poster Session allowing midshipmen the opportunity to share their research and scholarly pursuits with the Naval Academy community. Last fall, more than 170 midshipmen participated in this Yard-wide event. Congratulations!
