“I am honored to be appointed by Governor O’Malley to serve on the Council on Cancer Control and appreciate the opportunity to have an impact on oncology issues statewide.” Name: Brian McCagh
Occupation: Executive Director of Oncology Services, Greater Baltimore Medical Center
Home: Silver Spring
Achievement: McCagh, who joined GBMC in May 2007, was recently appointed to the Maryland State Council on Cancer Control. McCagh has more than three decades of diverse health care experience and works to oversee the direction of GBMC’s oncology service line.
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“As a Towson University alumna, I take pride in giving back to an institution that has given me so many models of professional, ethical and intellectual excellence.”
Name: Gloria Neubert
Occupation: Professor of secondary education, Towson University
Home: Timonium
Achievement: Neubert recently received the President’s Award for Distinguished Service to the university for her outstanding commitment to Towson University. During the course of her 33 years at Towson, Neubert has established a record of teaching, scholarship, leadership and service that serves as a benchmark for her colleagues and an inspiration to her students.
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“Thomas Kennedy’s relentless pursuit of justice and religious freedom, taking an unpopular stand in defense of a small and powerless minority at great personal sacrifice, should be honored.”
Name: John R. Leopold
Occupation: Anne Arundel county executive
Home: Pasadena
Achievement: Anne Arundel County Executive John R. Leopold joined state senators and delegates from Washington County in asking the U.S. Postal Service to create a stamp in honor of Thomas Kennedy, who sponsored legislation that allowed Jews to take elected office in Maryland. After the bill passed in 1826, two Jews were elected to the Baltimore City Council.
—- “SECU is a trusted neighbor in Maryland communities. I look forward to expanding our resources, membership benefits and partnership opportunities to help build financially healthier Maryland families.” Name: Wendy Gordon Occupation: Public relations and community outreach manager, SECU Credit Union Home: Randallstown Achievement: In her new position, Gordon will assist with expanding credit union memberships and business partnerships, overseeing media relations and increasing SECU’s public profile through marketing and community-based initiatives.
