Alumni Awards
Honoring alumni for their service and commitment to their professions, College and communities. Adrianne Wells Washington ’04 Outstanding Recent Alumni Award
Adrianne has been recognized for her work as an educator and peer mentor in the Baltimore County Community College system. In 2015 and 2016, she took her honors students to Ireland and Nicaragua where they participated in projects that gave them real-life, hands-on, community-based social work experiences. She has served with her students for countless hours, leading by example, through innovative teaching methods and community project development and execution. Through her “Literacy for Logan” campaign, students managed a fundraiser to
supply Baltimore County’s Logan Elementary School with books and school supplies for the entire first grade population. Adrianne’s inventive approach to social work curriculum development, which combines the foundations of sociology and community service, garnered her the 2016 Teacher of the Year Award for the Community College of Baltimore County by the Chamber of Commerce. In 2018, she was the recipient of the Exemplar Advisor Award, and her honors program was awarded Program of the Year, both presented by the CCBC student life division.
Cynthia F. Nofziger ’79 Distinguished Alumni Award
Cindy is the founder and executive director of a thriving organization called Schools for Salone. Years of civil war decimated entire communities in Sierra Leone. After recognizing the tremendous need to help this country, Cindy started fundraising. Under her leadership, the simple grassroots charity grew to a successful nonprofit. By partnering with local community groups, it has established 25 schools and three libraries, provided education and mentoring opportunities for nearly 200 teachers, and built rainwater collection units, septic toilets and
wash stations. Through her vision and dedication, Cindy’s foundation has enabled more than 7,000 children to receive an education, and has provided reproductive health education and menstruation kits to approximately 2,000 girls. Cindy accomplished all of this while working full time as a physical therapist in the Seattle, Washington, school district, where she resides with her husband, Bob, and son, Michael. As a result of her extensive public service, Cindy was recognized by the State of Washington with the prestigious Jefferson Award.
Magaly Mauras Green ’74, M.A.’79 Excellence in Service Award
Magaly arrived at Hood College in fall 1970 from her home in Puerto Rico and ever since has immersed herself in all things Hood. She earned her master’s degree from Hood in 1979, has served on the Alumni Executive Board and is currently chair of the Board of Associates. She has been a class reporter and fundraising agent for her class, and has served on the Multicultural Alumnae Network and the Hood Magazine Editorial Board.
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Magaly and her husband, Ken, who graduated from Hood in 1981, settled in Frederick and raised their three sons in the community. While raising a family and building her career with the National Parks Service, Magaly always found time for Hood. In addition to the many hours of service she has given to the College, rarely has she missed a convocation, commencement, homecoming or reunion. We are so very fortunate that Magaly chose to attend Hood and to make Frederick her home.
