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L<\/span>iz, Libby, Liza, Beth, Ella, Elisa.<\/p>\n

Just a few weeks before Elizabeth \u201cBeano\u201d Hunter Solomon \u201968<\/strong><\/span> was born, her parents couldn\u2019t decide on what her nickname would be. Then they got sentimental, thinking back to when they were 10 years old and had first met while playing Beano, Bingo\u2019s predecessor. When she arrived, Elizabeth became Beano, and the name stuck. \u201cI\u2019m very lucky; it\u2019s never bothered me,\u201d Solomon says.<\/p>\n

Although she arrived at Goucher in 1964 with an unusual name, Solomon says, \u201cI was a bit unremarkable.\u201d She adds, \u201cI was happy, but I\u2019m kind of a loner. I had friends, but I did my own thing.\u201d<\/p>\n

For four years she had the same room\u2014a single in Mary Fischer\u2014and she primarily stuck to her studies. She was an economics major, but it was a first-term political science course that really changed her mindset. \u201cI was pretty green behind the ears when I arrived at Goucher. I had never heard of a political machine,\u201d she recollects. In that political science course, \u201cWe read books, and every week, my mouth fell further and further open.\u201d<\/p>\n

The course didn\u2019t inspire ideas of being president (\u201cI wouldn\u2019t even want to be mayor,\u201d she says), but it did motivate Solomon to advocate for change in her own community. \u201cI realized at Goucher that if I ever got involved in things, it would be on a local level.\u201d<\/p>\n

After Goucher, Solomon worked for a year at a New York investment counseling firm. Then she attended Boston University and got a master\u2019s in elementary education. She taught fourth grade in Baltimore and Washington until she got married. While she focused on her family, Solomon actively volunteered at her daughter\u2019s school and at their synagogue.<\/p>\n

Then, 15 years ago, two of her friends died of\u00a0AIDS within six months of each other. To honor them, she got involved with Whitman-Walker Health, a DC-based community health center specializing in HIV\/AIDS care and lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender care. \u201cThat led to a whole new life, a whole new project,\u201d she says.<\/p>\n

Soon afterward, Solomon moved to Park City, Utah, where she got even more involved in gay rights advocacy. Her new group of friends included young people, who she learned had tried to commit suicide because they were gay. Solomon chose to show her support with a personalized license plate tag, which turned into a huge legal battle against the state. She won, and now \u201cGAYSROK\u201d is proudly displayed on her car\u2019s bumper.<\/p>\n

When she recently was honored by the Human Rights Campaign for her work with Parents, Families and Friends of Lesbians and Gays and the Utah Pride Center, where she serves on the advisory board, Solomon simply said, \u201cI do what I do because it\u2019s the right thing to do.\u201d<\/p>\n

Solomon has spent a lot of her time and resources to help advance equal rights, as well as support the arts in her local community. But her philanthropy has been shaped greatly by her parents, who primarily focused their giving on \u201cschools and kids,\u201d she says.<\/p>\n

Earlier this spring Goucher was the recipient of Solomon\u2019s generosity\u2014in the form of a $1 million gift. Although the funds are unrestricted, she is concerned about college affordability. \u201cEducation keeps getting more and more expensive, and every private school struggles with the middle-class kid being shut out,\u201d she says. Ultimately, though, Solomon hopes her gift will ensure a long, successful future for Goucher.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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