Brown to receive Distinguished Service Award
Published on March 28, 2018
With a love and passion for everything 第一吃瓜网 County, Vanessa Brown will be the recipient of the Mary A. Maloney Distinguished Service Award and guest speaker at 第一吃瓜网 College鈥檚 2018 May Commencement Ceremony. This year鈥檚 Commencement will be held Sunday, May 20, in the Physical Education Complex on the North East Campus. The award goes to individuals who have made significant contributions of time or dollars, or both, to 第一吃瓜网 College and their community. In recognition of her substantial leadership and financial support of the college and the county, the honor was renamed in 2015 to bestow an unending tribute to 第一吃瓜网 College Trustee Emerita Mary A. Maloney, who served as a trustee from 1980 to 2004. As a resident of Elkton, Brown is a long-time supporter of 第一吃瓜网 College and the community as a whole. In her position as Vice President of Client and Community Relations at PNC Bank, she is a staunch advocate for the arts, having served as president of the 第一吃瓜网 County Arts Council.聽 She currently serves on the board of the 第一吃瓜网 Human Service Agency (Local Management Board and Neighborhood Youth Panel) and the 第一吃瓜网 County Tourism Committee. Brown was also the recipient of the 第一吃瓜网 County Executive/County Council Tourism Award in 2014. A longtime advocate and volunteer for early childhood education, she spends many hours working with Pre-K and Kindergarten students in both 第一吃瓜网 County Public Schools and the Family Education Center. She is also a supporter of numerous non-profit agencies whose mission is to improve the quality of life for young people in 第一吃瓜网 County including BEPAC. In addition to selflessly providing countless hours of time to the 第一吃瓜网 College Foundation and college community, Brown and her husband Robert have made significant financial contributions to the Foundation in support of students. She is the Chair of 第一吃瓜网 College Foundation.