Hood Magazine Summer 2008

W W W.HOOD.EDU 3 newsmakers Alumnae, Professor Emerita, Civic Leader Named to Hood Board of Trustees Two alumnae, a former Hood faculty member and a prominent community leader and Frederick County public school teacher have been appointed to the College’s board of trustees. Janet Hobbs Cotton ’, a private investment banker; Margery Elﬁn, a professor emerita of political science at Hood; Eva Teig Hardy ’, a utility executive; and Earlene Hairston Thornton, a former educator with Frederick County Public Schools, joined the board in the spring. The -member board is Hood’s policymaking body that approves the strategic direction and is responsible for the broad oversight of academic, ﬁnancial and resource management of the College. Cotton, of Phoenix, is the vice president for Maricopa Partnerships, Inc. She is a former trustee and committee chair for the Phoenix Art Museum and has served as a board member for the Phoenix Youth Symphony and the Hood College Alumnae Association. Elﬁn, of Washington, D.C., taught at Hood for more than  years and served as chair of the history and political science department. She was an adjunct instructor of politics at The Catholic University of America, an adjunct instructor of political science at American University and a research director for the National Commission for the Review of Federal and State Laws Relating to Wiretapping and Electronic Surveillance before coming to Hood. Hardy, of Richmond, Va., most recently served as the executive vice president for public policy and corporate communications for Dominion Energy. She serves on the governing boards of several organizations and foundations. In addition to her experience in the private sector, Hardy spent  years in local and state government, beginning as an urban planner with the City of Portsmouth, Va., and culminating as secretary of Health and Human Resources in the administration of former Virginia Gov. Gerald L. Baliles. Thornton, of Frederick, is a former teacher and department chair for Frederick County Public Schools and the executive editor of a ﬁve-county bi-monthly newspaper. She has been a longtime active member of the Frederick community, serving on the Frederick County Board of Education and in leadership positions for numerous community organizations. Hood Receives Grant From Invitrogen Hood received $50,000 from the Invitrogen Foundation to support scientiﬁc research by students and faculty through the establishment of the Hood College Quest: Summer Science Research Institute. “We are delighted to enter into this mutually beneﬁcial partnership with the Invitrogen Foundation,” said Hood College President Ronald J. Volpe, Ph.D. “Given Hood’s long and rich academic tradition in the life sciences and the mission of the Invitrogen Corporation, we believe the synergy created by our two institutions will serve this region and beyond.” The eight-week Summer Science Research Institute will provide research opportunities for undergraduate students, enhance teaching excellence in science at Hood and in the Frederick community and provide a forum for educators, industry experts and policy-makers to discuss scientiﬁc issues. The grant will fund six projects and support 11 students and six faculty members. Invitrogen Foundation, the recently formed philanthropic arm of Invitrogen Corporation, supports programs that advance society’s understanding of the life sciences. Invitrogen provides essential life science technologies for disease research, drug discovery and commercial bioproduction. The corporation’s research and development efforts are focused on innovation in all major areas of biological discovery, including functional genomics, proteomics, stem cells, cell therapy and cell biology. “Hood College’s Summer Science Research Institute is a natural ﬁt for the Invitrogen Foundation,” said foundation board member John Cottingham. “We’re pleased to support a program that not only provides opportunities for students to pursue their scientiﬁc passions, but also to share their discoveries with the community.” Cotton Elﬁ n Hardy Thornton Annual Summer Chamber Music Festival Hood’s Summer Chamber Music Festival will open its th season July  in the College’s newly renovated Hodson Auditorium in Rosenstock Hall. The free concerts, under the direction of Noel Lester, D.M.A., pianist and professor of music, will be held on ﬁve consecutive Thursdays in July. The ﬁve-concert series will feature the Appalachian Wind Quintet; the Sidney Silverman Young artist performance; and Haydn and Mozart, all-French and allBaroque programs. http://WWW.HOOD.EDU

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