Category: Baltimore Community

Temitope Owoeye is the recent recipient of the James H. Ashby Jr. Award of Excellence, an award established this year in memory of James (Jim) Hubert Ashby Jr., a devoted husband, father, brother, son and friend who died suddenly on Nov. 27, 2009, in Randallstown, Md.? Jim received his early education in the public and […]

Dr. An’Nita C. Moore of Baltimore recently completed her final oral doctoral defense at Drexel University in Philadelphia, Pa. Dr. Moore is the first African American to graduate from Drexel’s doctorate of nursing practices program. She is currently an assistant professor at Morgan State University.

Eric Charles Stewart Jr. recently graduated from Cross Country Elementary-Middle School, where he was the class valedictorian and received nine awards for academic excellence. Nearly half of Eric’s class was African American and 25 percent of the class will attend a magnet or academic high school in the fall.

Yolanda Copeland, senior vice president of Patient Services and chief nursing officer (CNO) at Saint Agnes Hospital, was recently honored as winner of the 2010 Nursing Spectrum Excellence Award in the competitions “ Advancing and Leading the Profession” category in the Baltimore metropolitan region.  ?Copeland was selected from five finalists in the Advancing & Leading […]

On June 12, the Pi Chapter of Tau Gamma Delta Sorority sponsored its Tauette Club’s 24th Annual Diamond Ball. The event was held at the Forum Caterers, 4210 Primrose Ave. The Tauette Club’s Diamond Ball features graduating seniors (Diamonds) in an evening of extravagance. It also introduces the Rosebuds or juniors, who will become Diamonds the following […]

The Baltimore Chapter of the American Marketing Association (AMA) has named Baltimore City Community College the winner of its 2010 Marketing Excellence Award in Education. The association presented the honor at its end-of-year gala June 3 at the Colonnade Inn and Spa. AMA cited the college’s Workforce Pipeline Solutions rebranding effort which promotes the college’s […]

The students and staff of Windsor Mill Middle School, led by Principal Deborah Phelps and sixth-grade team leader Casey Head, hosted a special event to dedicate a memorial garden to the memory and life of former student Derek G. Johnson, who passed away over the 2009 Memorial Day weekend. Developed and planned by students and […]

The Academy of College and Career Exploration’s (ACCE) after-school arts program, Careers in the Arts, has been recognized as a national semi-finalist for the President’s Committee on the Arts and Humanities’ “Coming Up Taller Award.” Careers in the Arts provides after-school extended learning to students at ACCE in various disciplines, including ensemble-created theater for social […]

Marty Henson wants to be a good father. A rough-and-tumble past and a series of poor decisions made it difficult for him to be a nurturing parent, but he now recognizes his shortcomings. It took several prison stays and a strained relationship with his two daughters for him to reevaluate his life and change. Shortly […]

Coppin State University will install energy-saving solar systems on eight campus rooftops in efforts to reduce energy costs. The final project is expected to be completed by April 2011. The project, funded by the Maryland Energy Administration’s Sunburst Program, will provide nearly three to five percent of Coppin’s total annual consumption and will cut annual […]

On April 28, Morgan renamed its Center for Civil Rights in Education to honor Judge Robert M. Bell, a Morgan alumnus and the first African American to serve as chief judge of the Maryland Court of Appeals, his current position. In a ceremony that included presentations by retiring President Earl Richardson and Morgan Board of […]

On July 1, Dr. Cynthia Jackson-Hammond will assume the position as the new provost and vice president of Academic Affairs for Coppin State University (CSU). The Louisiana native comes to CSU from Winston Salem State University where she served as dean of the School of Education and Human Performance. There, she oversaw the administration of […]