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12 students honored with achievement awards The Baltimore Sun Education Notes Originally published May 28, 2001 Winners of $1,000 Comcast Student Achievement Awards -- one from each of the county's 12 high schools -- were announced at a reception last week by County Executive Janet S. Owens and Superintendent Carol S. Parham. The scholarship recognizes students deemed to have shown the most improvement during their high school years and minority students who exhibit academic excellence. Recipients are Joy Medley of Annapolis High, Aaron Delano Surgeon of Arundel High, Margaret Lindsay Nickerson of Broadneck, Mary C. Bell of Chesapeake, Gregory W. Sharps Jr. of Glen Burnie, Raven N. Martin of Meade, Kyle Eide of North County High, Charles Kuska of Northeast High, Richard A. Wiles Jr. of Old Mill, Mark Mahon of Severna Park, Heather Dawn Angle of South River and Nicole Monique Smith of Southern High. Other articles from Local Philanthropy Headlines: "Charity Squeeze: Eager for Support, Groups' Appeals Likely by Mail, Phone or at Your Door" "Open Society Institute Awards Grants for Job Training, After-School Programs" "Baltimore Nonprofits Receive $100K Grant to Study Childhood Obesity" "Lessons on Giving - No Matter What Age" "Bank Has Long Supported Charities" Charities told to cut costs, rethink "Mergers and Acquisitions" "Maryland Nonprofit Jobs Up" "CLC Adapts to Leaner Times" "B'MORE Fund Commends City's Unsung Heroes" Despite Weak Economy, Long-Term Outlook for Philanthropy Remains Positive Foundations experience �the big ouch' as assets decline Women Loosening Purse Strings France-Merrick Develops $1M Endowment for MICA Knott Foundation Gives $40K Grant to Group Home "Cultivating Their Future" "Helping Clients With Charitable Giving" As the Market Falls, So Does Giving By Foundations "Mammoth Wealth Transfer Awaits the Area, Study Predicts" "Tithing Rewards Both Spiritual and Financial" "It takes People, Philanthropy to Help a Village" "Five Smart Ways to Give to Charity" "Program Helps City Kids Learn to Be Good Sports" "Create a Permanent Legacy" "Charities Hope the Well Won't Run Dry" "The Knotts and the Have-Nots" "Improving Life for Old and Young" "As School Lets Out, 'Miss Ags' Takes Over" "Charitable Group Honors Four People for Helping Communities" "Need a Gift Idea for the Person With Everything?" "CareFirst Doles out Grants to Health Providers" "Man Who Doles out Donations Gets Grant" Harry and Jeanette Weinberg Fellows Program "Mercantile Sale Shows Wall Street in Giving Mood" "UB Receives $1M to Double Tech Enrollment" "Connect Renewal to Transit" "A Welcome School Partner" "A Billion Dollar Drop in the Bucket" "To Continue Good Work, Baltimore Needs to Pony Up" "Pitching a Low-Key, Effective Project" "Inheritance Issues Can Be Handled at a Family Meeting" "At least $1.4 Million Raised for Open Society Institute" "Abell: Illegal Gambling Common, Costly" "Constellation Touts United Way '05 Giving" "A Summer Camp Just for Middle School Girls" Money Tree Sheds Leaves Search and Rescue Baltimore charities bring in big bucks Beyond duct tape Foundations Anxious Over Bill on Giving Of Service - Dead broke, not deadbeat: Child support system hurts children, families City's Growth Efforts Faulted Nurturing the Next Generation Dead broke, not deadbeat: Child support system hurts children, families Slots in Baltimore? "Local United Way Hits its Fundraising Goal for First Time in Years" Helping Nonprofits Make Money "2 Teens Raise $88,000 for Habitat" The Annie E. Casey Foundation Announces Grants to Help Baltimore Families and Children in 2007 "Promises, Promises, but Where's the Check?" "Teaching By Example" "Community Leaders Coordinate Relief Efforts" Knott Foundation Gives $40K Grant to Group Home Verizon Donates $25K for Community College Scholarships The Maryland Business Giving Workbook Just Released: "The State of Individual Giving in Maryland - 2005" "BofA to Give Nonprofits $450K" "Stinginess Amid the Affluence of Suburbia" On the Record with Odette Ramos Northrop Grumman Plans $240,000 in Scholarships Making where they live even better Faith can help revitalize area around Beth Am Associated Black Charities to get $1.5M grant U.S. picks city for housing initiative Companies Create Culture of Giving Donor Advised Funds Casey Foundation stakes reputation on east-side project Casey Foundation Names 2003 FAMILIES COUNT Honorees Annie E. Casey to Award $4M to 8 Nonprofits Neighborhoods Tool up for Improvement Weakness seem amid the rise in large donations Don't Blame Spending for Maryland Shortfall Albright Urges Aid for Women of Afghanistan The Casey Foundation's Charm City Champions ABAG Welcomes 17 New Members in 2004! Inner-city centers a good investment Project Targets Vacant Housing Stock Investing Leaves Kids Feeling Bullish About School Tax cut could hurt charity Georgia Foundation Plans Center for Charities "Making Winter Worthwhile" "Millions in Gifts Behind Weinberg Name" After 17 years, a seamless changing of the guard IYF and Nokia Recognize Ten Youth Leaders In the Mix Stiller named Weinberg president "Nonprofits Leading Maryland Job Growth" "Berns, Salamon, Schumann on Nonprofit Power List" Horizon Foundation President Named to National Peace Corps Counci Report: Baltimore a leader in revitalization strategies Associated nears deal for 25 acres in county City Innovative, But Needs Push To Expand Plans Neighborhood digs in to cultivate its garden Cuts in after-school programs spell disaster CA employees learning to help community during disasters On the Record with Marc Terrill Middle schoolers learning ups and downs of the stock market Q & A: On The Record with Betsy Nelson "Billionaire Soros Pledges $10M for Drug Treatment" "Building on Philanthropy" "City Drug Deaths at 10-Year Low" "Rapping About a Lifetime of Pain" "Helping Your Clients Help Their Community" "Good Deeds Don't Go Unnoticed at Annual Lunch" "Downtown is on the Upswing" "Downtown Living" "Philanthropy Changing Focus to Help Poor Elderly" "Practicers of Quiet Philanthropy" "Abell Would Join Bid to Buy The Sun" "Iron Girl 'Is More Than Just a Race. It's an Event'" "City Charity Invests in Nanobiotech" Op/Ed: "Should State Take Over City Schools?" "Open Society Finds Local Allies" "Pairings Put a Purpose in Kids' Summer" "The Decisions Behind the Donations" "The Soros Challenge" "Soros Challenges Community to Extend Institute's Work in City" "On the Road - Philanthropic Powerhouse Focuses on Health and Human Services" "A Billionaire's Vision" Urbanite Magazine Issue #6 - Philanthropy David W. Hornbeck Named New President & CEO Former Maryland Schools Superintendent Named CEO of Youth Group Becker joins International Youth Foundation Board "Shell-Shocked Into Action" "Greater Baltimore Rushes to Aid Katrina Victims, but Many Want to do Much More" "Which Charitable Donation is the Right Choice for You?" BNC Forum: The Role of Arts in Neighborhood Revitalization - April 22, 2004 "Charity Squeeze: Eager for Support, Groups' Appeals Likely by Mail, Phone or at Your Door" On the Record with Richard M. Krieg "The Women's Giving Circle of Howard County" "UM Receives $60 Million in Gifts" "UM Receives $60 Million in Gifts" Charity awards grants to groups Agency Gets Grant to Keep Seniors in Communities New Neighbors, New World The Maryland Business Giving Workbook New Venture Fund To Create Jobs, Provide A Return To Do More Good Soros, other philanthropists, invest $15M for city jobs Maryland's Charities Wary of Trends Giving Circles Build Pools of Generosity Museum to be named for Lewis: Foundation's gift to help build black history center 'Very thing he would be doing' Lewis Foundation Gives $5 Million to New Maryland Black History Museum Study: Nonprofits Improve A New Baby! Gift is largest ever to MICA Wall St.'s Volatility Affects Charities Mixed Grades for Md. in Report on Children Alliance's Web site gives statistics broken down by city neighborhood Giving the gift of books, learning Raising cash in bad times On the Fringes of Charles Village In The Struggle To Renew Reservoir Hill, Housing Is The Biggest Battleground Associated Black Charities to Manage $17 Million Grant Weinberg Foundation Puts $10 Million Toward New Mercy Building BP Suspends Plan to Build Service Station on Site of Closed Store New Rule Turns Time Into Money Giving is good business Eddie & Sylvia Brown Donating $5 Million to Help Middle-Schoolers Turning $1 into $10,000 PTSA Moms Hope to Move Philanthropy to Larger Stage BALTIMORESPONDS Tsunami Relief Event - January 26, 2005 Constellation raises $3.6M for United Way Press Inner-city centers a good investment Residents, groups bringing revival to community Program for kids drew advice from the heart Down on the Shore, Hon, They're Raising Millions of Dollars Maryland's Top 100 Women Nonprofits seeking grants to improve Erickson CEO Elected Chair of UMMS Women Begin to Share Wealth Alex. Brown Foundation Gives $11 Million for City Strengthening City's Middle Neighborhoods Ambitious Plans for High School Reform in Baltimore City-The Baltimore Sun, 4/28/2002 CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield's Donations To Community Topped $1 Million In 2001 Art Institute in Baltimore to Gain Two Buildings Recent Baltimore Giving Project Press Mentions The Science of Smart Giving Hewlett-Packard announces... Grantmakers Enter Cyberspace in Effort to Spread Information on Charities Maryland Health Care Foundation is hoping for a windfall Report shows group's local commitment Donor Advised Funds Program Cultivates Young Philanthropists Champions of Hope Not your parents' approach to philanthropy 12 students honored with achievement awards How foundations help shape Baltimore The ABCs of charitable giving Groups Ask Residents to Donate Tax Rebates On the Record with Ann Allston Boyce On the Record With James W. Brinkley Foundation funds sacred places to preserve open spaces Marylanders Urged to Donate Tax Rebate Spend your tax rebate wisely New Directions rethinks, regroups, heads off in new directions New Nonprofit Angles to Empower Communities Through Information Traditional charities hope bump in giving will persist "Ravens donate 15K for Tsunami Victims "Philanthropy Changes Face in Greater Baltimore Communities" "Following Tsunami, Marylanders Generous with Cash" "Email Campaign Stocks Classrooms with Supplies" "Women's Giving Circle of Howard County" "Shell-Shocked Into Action" "Charitable Giving Not Just For the Rich Anymore - Giving Circles Lead the Way" "Study: More Forming Groups to Give Back" The Casey Foundation's Charm City Champions "Stinginess Amid the Affluence of Suburbia" A Call for Signatures!!! Abell Plugs Into New Energy Charities Get Mixed Results "United Way Sets �Realistic' Goal, More Accountability" Innovator of the Year: Tracey Rutnik and Buffy Beaudoin-Schwartz "Helping Those on the Threshold" "Corporate Philanthropy a Good Investment" Don't Blame Spending for Maryland Shortfall Workers surveying city buildings