McDaniel Alumni Claim Five State Teaching Awards
MICUA Matters
Summer 2009
Each year, Baltimore City and Maryland’s 23 counties honor the best public school teachers in their districts with the coveted title: Teacher of the Year. Alumni of McDaniel College have claimed five of this year’s awards, a testament to the quality of education at the College. In addition, alumni of Johns Hopkins University and Loyola College in Maryland and a teacher trained at Goucher College have won the title in three other counties, bringing the total trained at MICUA institutions to eight—one-third of the State’s top teachers.
• Anne Arundel County: Donna McAllister, George Fox Middle School (Johns Hopkins University)
• Calvert County: Rolf Arnesen, Huntington High School (McDaniel College)
• Carroll County: Scott D’Orazio, Westminster East Middle School (McDaniel College)
• Cecil County: Margaret Rees Lenhoff, Elkton High School (McDaniel College)
• Frederick County: Catherine Alspaugh, New Market Elementary (Goucher College)
• Kent County: Keith Wharton, Kent County High School (Loyola College in Maryland)
• Prince George’s County: Ebony Love Cross, Valley View Elementary (McDaniel College)
• Washington County: Jaime Mason, Clear Spring Middle School (McDaniel College)
Faced with severe fiscal challenges in a declining economy, MICUA colleges and universities are taking bold action to find innovative ways to cut costs without jeopardizing their core missions of education, innovation, and community service.