Nearly 300 people were in attendance to recognize the generosity and commitment of local philanthropists at the second annual event.

“Everything we do is because we believe in the various causes and we enjoy it so much,” says Carolyn Scott. “To be thanked and honored means so much.”

She sits on the board of the American Red Cross and has served on the board of the Carroll County Arts Council and the Carroll County Board of Education. As a McDaniel trustee since 1996, she provides guidance and support for the College and its initiatives. Robert Scott, an orthodontist with five offices and three generations of  patients, travels each year to Ecuador with the Ecuadent Foundation. On  each weeklong trip, he and a team of dental professionals see more than 600 patients. They extract, restore and seal teeth, and perform corrective surgeries on cleft lip and cleft palate. The Scotts are active in many organizations, including the Westminster Rotary Club and Westminster Jaycees. They have been involved with the Carroll County Children’s Fund, which provides money for uninsured and underinsured children.

Susan Ruddick Bloom’s first book, “Digital Collage and Painting,” published by Focal Press, has been republished in Russian and Chinese. Designed as an instructional guide for professionals and serious hobbyists and marketed worldwide, the book’s chapters are full of useful information about making fine artwork on the computer with programs like Photoshop and Painter.

McDaniel College’s Department of Education has been chosen as Francis Scott Key High School’s "Corporate Partner of the Year.” The College will be honored with a plaque on June 5th.

The Green Terror ROTC cadet color guard will present the American flag, Maryland flag, Army colors and McDaniel ROTC flag during the Orioles’ opening night April 10.