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Alumni Spotlight

Public Service Award winner Gayle V. Economos ’76

Gayle Economos was the first person to graduate from Goucher College with a degree in communication.

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Jake Marinari ’13

Founding Charm City Music School was inevitable for Jacob Marinari ’13.

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Ruth Rathblott ’91

In her mid-30s, Rathblott felt isolated and lonely; her secret was holding her back. An invitation to share her story marked a turning point.

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Melissa R. Klapper ’95

Melissa R. Klapper has achieved remarkable feats, from publishing scholarly works to gracing the stage of “Jeopardy!”

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Lynn Ochberg ’64

The animations made by Lynn Ochberg became cult classics and were shown at the Brooklyn Academy of Music last year.

Sam Bishop and a group of students on the floor of a classroom during a lesson on how to stop bleeding.

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From medic to medical school: Sam Bishop, PBPM ’24

Sam Bishop is a former combat medic who previously worked for the nonprofit Global Response Medicine, managing a refugee camp clinic in Matamoros, Mexico.

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Marcus Montisano ’23

“Thirty-six years after my mother protested Goucher’s admittance of men to the school, I graduated from her alma mater,” Marcus says.

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Barbara Glassman Donick ’59

Barbara Donick’s advocacy gave dyslexic students a better chance in the classroom.

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Victoria Awkward ’18

When Victoria Awkward founded her dance company, VLA Dance, it was to promote inclusion for all. Sustaining a healthy community has always been her mission.

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Maleke Glee, M.A.C.S. ’20

Maleke Glee is the inaugural director of Stable Arts, an art studio in Washington, DC, providing space for artists and creatives.

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Gophers for Goucher

Meet Maddy Romberger ’21, Van Meter Club member.

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Katrina Ramirez-Meyers ’11

Katrina Ramirez-Meyers ’11 gained her passion for social justice—as well as her appreciation for batteries—from lessons she learned across the world.

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Ron Antlitz, M.A.T. ’99

Ron Antlitz, M.A.T. ’99 is a teacher with a vision for how much more could be possible.

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Gophers for Goucher

Meet Ashley Bent ’16 , Van Meter Club member.

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Jennifer Barrett Cox, M.Ed. ’10

Jennifer Barrett Cox spends all her time helping kids. She works with the school system by day and runs a nonprofit by night.

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Davon Barbour ’99

As the president and CEO of the Downtown Development District of New Orleans, Davon Barbour is helping his adopted city tackle its issues.

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Bryce Harrison ’12

First Lieutenant Bryce Harrison is currently stationed at Camp Casey in South Korea, just over 10 miles from the DMZ between North Korea and South Korea.

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Delaney Green ’14

Combining law and public policy to help disadvantaged communities is a sweet spot that Delaney Green discovered at Goucher.

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Deborah Roffman ’68

Debbie Roffman ’68 is a sexuality educator, one whose expertise is highly sought after around the country—both in classrooms for students and in books for parents.

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Margaret Grun Kibben ’82

Margaret Grun Kibben ’82 is the 61st chaplain of the U.S. House of Representatives and the first woman to hold that role in its history.

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Paula Mahone ’80

As a doctor specializing in high-risk pregnancy, Paula Mahone empowered her patients to have a voice in their medical care—whether they were having one baby or seven.

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Margaret Catherine Stifler Nash ’39

Nash earned a scholarship to study zoology at Woods Hole Oceanographic Institute, and used money from her 1940 Queen Maryland beauty contest winnings to pay for room and board.

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Billy Daly ’16

“How do we make the job market fair?” Daly tries to answer this question by developing systems that examine data to place candidates in quality roles.

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Warren Dorsey, M.Ed. ’71

Warren Dorsey was the first Black man to graduate from Goucher. The 100-year-old microbiologist, teacher, and principal overcame many obstacles to get the education he dreamed of.

Jennifer Hyde Sachs, Goucher Class of 1990

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An unplanned life: Jennifer Hyde Sachs ’90

Jennifer Hyde Sachs ’90, an entrepreneur and public speaker, recently spoke with the Goucher community about her life in Beijing and the bilingual school she started.

Dante Disparte, Goucher College Class of 2000

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Dante Disparte ’00

For his global work and local impact, Goucher College and the AAGC are proud to present Dante Disparte ’00 with the 2020 Elizabeth Statuta Baker ’70 Public Service Award.

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Alice G. Pinderhughes ’73

Alice G. Pinderhughes ’73 likes to help—she needs to help. She became a lawyer because of Perry Mason, after all, who always cleared his clients’ names on TV.

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Elizabeth Forssell Hestnes ’58

Betsy Hestnes ’58 was a little girl in the 1940s who loved all creatures—the insects from her father’s garden, stray cats, and horses, especially horses.

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Alicia Copeland ’01

Alicia Copeland ’01 loved to teach, and she decided she was never going to be an administrator—that she was certain of.

Baltimore County Executive Johnny Olszewski Jr.

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John Olszewski Jr. ’04

Baltimore County Executive John Olszewski Jr. ’04 grew up near the steel mills at Sparrow’s Point. Seeing the community lose access to good jobs affected him deeply.

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Frances Lentz ’45

Frances Lentz set out to provide families with information and to improve the perception of mental illness.

La Jerne Terry Cornish with family and friends

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La Jerne Terry Cornish ’83, M.Ed. ’94, P ’18, Ph.D.

In February 2019, Goucher College honored Dr. La Jerne Terry Cornish with the Marguerite Barland ’60 Merit Award.

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With a concentration in environmental science, Sam Glickstein was already interested in intensive agriculture when he got the chance to build a prototype of a hydroponic system in Goucher’s greenhouse.

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Andres Zapata ’98

Glass doors and walls are very important to Andres Zapata ’98, co-founder of idfive, a marketing company in Baltimore.

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A good stretch

It is 9 a.m. the day before Thanksgiving, and Robert Bull ’93 is cooking a southern homemade feast for 50 people. It’s something he and his wife do every year.

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Philanthropy is in her genes

Elizabeth Ellers ’81’s Goucher experience has been a series of memorable moments and undaunted firsts that have defined her life since graduation.

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Todd Troester ’15

Todd Troester ’15 has been building connections and helping others his entire life. Recently, his passions have led him to a kind of social activism.

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New Board of Trustees Chair Ruth Shapiro Lenrow ’74

After serving for more than a decade on the Goucher College Board of Trustees, Ruth Shapiro Lenrow ’74 became board chair in July, previously serving as the board’s secretary and vice chair, as well as gala chair for two years.

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The Honorable Paula Stern, Ph.D. ’67

Breaking gender stereotypes and pushing boundaries has been a familiar theme to The Honorable Paula Stern, Ph.D. ’67.

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Gail Standish ’55 & Kat Elicker ’19

Kat Elicker ’19 has long been steeped in Goucher history. Her mother, Jillian Storms ’80, P ’19 is an alumna, and

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Miriam E. Katowitz ’73

At a recent event, a Jesuit priest’s words resonated with Miriam E. Katowitz ’73. She recalls him saying, “We are

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[UNDAUNTED] Phong Le ’03

After five years at Niagara University teaching abstract algebra and practical statistics, a faculty position opened at Goucher College. Phong Le ’03 was only a year away from tenure, but he says the decision came down to where he wanted his career to go. This was Le’s [UNDAUNTED] moment.