Museum Fellows Award Class of 2021

Edward and Rose Ann Maloy

Edward and Rose Ann Maloy have a long history with the Hershey community and all things automotive. They raised their four children in Hershey and were active in numerous community activities.

Rose is the daughter of a Kaiser-Frazer dealer with a biology degree from Elizabethtown College. She has been an automotive artist since 1989.

Ed held B.S. and M.S. degrees in industrial engineering from West Virginia University. He was elected to the WVU Academy of Industrial Engineers and recognized as a fellow in his profession’s national organization. Ed spent four years in the U.S. Air Force before beginning a thirty-year career with Hershey Chocolate USA, which culminated in the position of V.P. of Human Resources.

Ed served as President of the Rotary Club, and the family became members of the Hershey Region of AACA in 1984. He was the Fall Meet Chairman in 2003 and Region President in 2004. He served on the Museum’s Board of Directors when the facility was constructed and was active in fundraising, exhibit design and the recruitment of our professional staff. Their mutual interest in model railroading culminated in “From Roads to Rails,” a permanent interactive exhibit presented in our train room. This space, located in the Richard O. Ullman Family Foundation Gallery, is popular with visitors of all ages.

We lost Ed in 2012, but his legacy of generosity and Rose’s commitment to the Museum continues. A poster of Ed in a conductor’s uniform and the title: “Ed Maloy, Founder AACA Museum Roads to Rails Train Exhibit” greets visitors outside the room.

Rose has taken over as the exhibit’s volunteer leader, leading a crew that assembles each Monday for exhibit repairs and renovations. Through personal donations and fundraising efforts, she also secured the support needed to overhaul and modernize the exhibit’s lighting. She tirelessly reaches out to the public to bring in new volunteers and donations of trains, buildings, and scenery to support this project. Most recently, she organized a group of talented artists who volunteered their services to paint a mural scene across the walls of this ever-changing exhibit.

Toni Rothman

Dennis “Denny” Schwenk

We depend on our volunteers for every aspect of Museum operations. Hundreds of people have contributed countless hours to our advancement. Their efforts began in the 1990s when the Museum was incorporated as a 501 (C) 3 organization and took on a full public presence opening our doors in June 2003. We value and depend on this group and each year one individual is selected as our “Volunteer of the Year.” This award is given to the “individual who has had the largest positive impact on the Museum during the previous 12 months.

Dennis “Denny” Schwenk’s commitment to the Museum goes far beyond the criteria for “Volunteer of the Year.” He is the Museum’s leader in volunteer service amassing over of 8,700 volunteer hours. And, the number grows weekly as he continues his service.

A retired AMP product engineer and long-term owner of multiple vintage MGs, Denny has volunteered in many different capacities since our opening day. He is currently a steadfast member of our Tuesday Vehicle Detail Crew. While his roles and days of the week he volunteers have changed over the years, his reliability never wavers. In addition to moving and preparing vehicles for exhibit, he has also served as an informal staff photographer, documenting new donations and supplying auction photos for those that are deaccessioned.

Denny has reached this extraordinary number of volunteer hours through his commitment to the detail crew and time as a Gallery Guide. In this capacity he has served as a welcoming Museum ambassador, sharing his enthusiasm and automotive knowledge with thousands of guests. Just for good measure, he has also volunteered for our annual summer car show and staffed our booth at events such as the Pennsylvania Automotive Show and Spring and Fall Carlisle.

Denny has made the AACA Museum a “second career” in his retirement. The Museum is honored to recognize him as the first-ever volunteer to become a William H. Smith Museum Fellow.

Howard and Judith Scotland

Howard and Judith Scotland have supported the Museum starting with the initial discussions about its creation. To kick-off their support, Howard sponsored the building’s boardroom and continued to extend his time, money, and communication skills to ensure that the Museum thrived. To honor the memory of Howard, an AACA Board Member and two-term President, and to perpetuate their tremendous support, the Museum has been the beneficiary of some marvelous gifts from Judy.

In 2019, Judy donated the detailed “New York to Paris” bronze sculpture by Henry Wanlass. Today it is on permanent display in the Museum’s Rotunda where everyone can share in its beauty and representation of the Thomas Flyer and the Great Race of 1907.

In 2020, Judy decided that if giving one 1941 Cadillac to the Museum was a good idea, then giving two would be fantastic and as such, the Museum has twins. Known by most antique car aficionados as the Scotland Twins, they are two 1941 Series 62 Cadillacs. Sharing the Valcour Maroon color, one is a sedan and the other is an ultra-rare convertible sedan. Anyone that knew Howard and knows Judy appreciates their love for the antique car hobby and their lifelong commitment to the preservation of all things related. The Museum is honored to be a part of that commitment and appreciates all that Howard and Judy have done and continue to do to support America’s Transportation Experience.