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Outstanding Alumni Achievement Award 2009 Roy P. Dyson ’69 – Maryland State Senator
Sen. Dyson is often described as statesmanlike and gentlemanly by those who knew him. But he was also known for his gregarious nature and tireless campaigning which led to voters electing him again and again. In a 1998 article, the Washington Post says both critics and supporters call Senator Dyson “populist” and quotes former state senator J. Frank Raley Jr. as saying, "He's got a very accurate and acute ear for popular feeling." He also cares deeply about the people of southern Maryland, a good example of which is his support for the St. Clement’s Island - Piney Point Museums in St. Mary’s county and to the St. Clement’s Hundred, an organization sponsoring the current construction of a replica of the St. Clement’s (Blackstone) Island lighthouse. His membership and accomplishments in various Senate committees (Education, Health and Environmental Affairs; Chair, Chesapeake and Atlantic Coastal Bays Critical Area; Committee on Administrative, Executive and Legislative Review; Special Committee on Substance Abuse, etc.) often reflect his dedication to the people of Maryland.
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Royden Patrick Dyson attended Montgomery College until 1969, attended the University of Baltimore until 1970, and was awarded an honorary doctorate by the University of Maryland, College Park in 1988. He has been a member of the Maryland State Senate since 1995, representing District 29 (Calvert, Charles & St. Mary’s counties). He also represented Maryland’s 1st Congressional District (Calvert, Charles, St. Mary’s, Caroline, Cecil, Dorchester, Harford, Kent, Queen Anne’s, Somerset, Talbot, Wicomico and Worcester) in the U.S. House of Representatives, from 1981 to 1991. Earlier, he was Legislative Assistant for Rep. William D. Ford, and was special assistant to the House Subcommittee on Agricultural Labor. He was also a member of the Maryland State House of Delegates from 1975 to 1980, and was assistant director of Operations, Democratic National Convention, 1978, and Delegate to the 1988 Democratic Party National Convention.