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For Immediate Release
(01-24)
Date: March 21, 2001
Contact: Steve Simon 240-567-7952
Montgomery College President Charlene Nunley
Named One of Maryland’s Top 100 Women
Community College
Leader Honored by Daily Record Newspaper
Montgomery College President
Charlene R. Nunley was named this week one of Maryland’s Top
100 Women for the year 2001 by The Daily Record, a
Baltimore-based business newspaper. The awards program
recognizes women of achievement who have made a significant
impact in the state of Maryland, particularly in the areas
of career success and leadership, contributions to their
communities, and their work in mentoring other women.
Dr. Nunley has been president of
Montgomery College since January 1999. Prior to becoming
president, she served as the college's executive vice
president and chief administrative officer. Her
distinguished career in educational administration includes
academic administration, planning, finance, budgeting, and
resource development. She also served Montgomery College
previously as a professor of Business Administration and
Economics.
Under her direction, the College has
also implemented faculty development initiatives; developed
and implemented the College's appropriate course placement
program; created a new honors program for entering freshmen;
constructed several new instructional and high technology
facilities; and launched a comprehensive and well-funded
Information Technology Institute. It also initiated historic
partnerships with the Smithsonian Institution and the
Library of Congress; and significantly enhanced partnerships
and relationships with the public school system, business
leaders, and community groups.
She has designed and implemented a
unique model of partnership with the public school system to
dramatically and directly improve student preparation for
college, has authored dozens of papers and contributed to
books, and serves on numerous boards.
"Dr. Nunley has provided outstanding
leadership to the college," said Gene W. Counihan, a member
of the Montgomery College Board of Trustees who nominated
Dr. Nunley for the honor. "She has demonstrated an
incredible ability to work with all of the college's various
constituencies -- its students, faculty and staff, and the
extended college community."
A magazine profiling all 100 women
will be inserted in the March 24 edition of The
Daily Record, and a reception in their honor was held on
Tuesday, March 20 at the Joseph Meyerhoff Symphony Hall in
Baltimore.
Montgomery College is the oldest
community college in Maryland, serving both Montgomery
County and the region for more than 50 years. Over that
time, Montgomery College has earned a reputation as one of
the best in the nation for its quality and scope of academic
programs in the liberal arts, science, business, and
technology arenas. The College offers more than 125 degree
and certificate programs for students who wish to pursue an
associate’s degree, transfer to a four-year college or
university, enter into the job market, or upgrade career
skills. The College has three main campuses at Germantown,
Rockville, and Takoma Park, MD, and satellite facilities for
Workforce Development and Continuing Education throughout
the Montgomery County. |