2026

Global Visionary Award Winner

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Cindy Wolf

Executive Chef & Owner
Charleston
Cindy Wolfe Executive Chef & Owner Charleston

Governor’s Award Winner

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David Rubenstein

Co-Founder & Co-Chair of the Board
The Carlyle Group
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Abhishek Motayed

CEO
N5 Sensors
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Dr. Brad Schlaggar

Dr. Brad Schlaggar

President & CEO
Kennedy Krieger Institute
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Francesco Marra

Francesco Marra

Founder & CEO
Marra Forni
Francesco Marra
Kerstin Haskell

Kerstin Haskell

President
World BioHazTec
Kerstin Haskell
Nicolo De Masi

Niccolo de Masi

CEO
IONQ
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Shyam Kambeyanda

CEO
ESAB Corporation
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2025

Global Visionary Award Winner  

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Carla Hayden

Librarian of Congress
Library of Congress
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Governor’s Award Winner

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Lawrence Kurzius

Former Chairman & CEO
McCormick & Company, Inc.
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Kimberly Brown

Founder & CEO
Amethyst Technologies, LLC
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Matt Cohen

Co-Founder
SIMPLi
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Randy Altschuler

CEO and Co-Founder
Xometry
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Rex Wheeler

President
Canton Port Services
REX
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Sarela Herrada

Co-Founder
SIMPLi
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Yoshiaki Maeda

Yoshiaki Maeda

US President, Shimadzu Scientific Instruments
Yoshiaki Maeda

2024

Governor’s Award Winner

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Dr. Martine Rothblatt

CEO
United Therapeutics Corporation
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Global Visionary Award Winner

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Paul Reed Smith

Founder
PRS Guitars
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Alison Hill

CEO
Lifestraw
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Kwabena Osei-Sarpong

Kwabena Osei-Sarpong

CEO
RIFE International
Kwabena Osei-Sarpong
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Martine Rothblatt

CEO
United Therapeutics CorporationMartine Rothblatt
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Michael Imgarten

Michael Imgarten

President
United Source One
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Michael Sheehan

Michael Sheehan

President & CEO
Thales Defense & Security, Inc
Michael Sheehan
Robert Lee

Robert Lee

CEO
Dragos, Inc.
Robert Lee

2023

Governor’s Award Winner

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Bill Stromberg

Former President & CEO
T. Rowe Price Associates, Inc.
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Global Visionary Award Winner

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Rebecca Hoffberger

Director
American Visionary Art Museum
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Bayard Hogans

Vice President
Ports America Chesapeake
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President
Chutes International Manufacturing
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John C. Jacobs

President & CEO
Novavax Inc
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Ken Sanchez

President
Chesapeake Specialty Products, Inc.
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Krish O’Mara Vignarajah

President and CEO
Global Refuge
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Michael Okoroafor

Chief Sustainability Officer
McCormick & Company, Inc.
Leadership Award Winners (29)

2022

Global Visionary Award Winner

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Diane Hoskins

Co-Ceo
Gensler
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Governor’s Award Winner

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Dr. Leslie Mancuso, PhD, RN

CEO
Jhpiego
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Leadership Award Winners (19)

Dan Chard

Chairman & CEO
Medifast, Inc.
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James Foster

Chief Executive Officer
ZeroFox
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Kevin Rhee

Vice President, Finance
Rhee Bros., Inc.
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Robert McWilliams

CEO
Federal Resources
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Robert Rhee

President
Rhee Bros., Inc.
Leadership Award Winners (21)
Samuel Demisse, Founder, Keffa Coffee

Samuel Demisse

Founder
Keffa Coffee
Samuel Demisse, Founder, Keffa Coffee

2020

Governor’s Award Winner

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Freeman Hrabowski

Former President
University of Maryland Baltimore County (UMBC)
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Global Visionary Award Winner

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Robert Parker

Founder
Robert Parker Wine Advocate
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Annie Sennet, CEO & Executive Vice President, SAFT Batteries

Annie Sennet

Executive Vice President
SAFT Batteries
Annie Sennet, CEO & Executive Vice President, SAFT Batteries
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Elda Devarie

President
EMD Sales, Inc.
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Margie Shapiro

President/CEO
Samuel Shapiro & Co., Inc.
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Margot Connor

Strategic Advisory Board
RoosterBio, Inc.
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Steve Geppi

CEO/Owner
Diamond Comic Distribution, Inc
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Timothy Chi

CEO
The Knot Worldwide
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2019

Governor Award Winner

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Arne Sorenson

Former CEO
Marriott International, Inc.
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David LaMotte

President
LaMotte
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Leadership Award Winners (10)

Kevin H. Beverly

President & CEO
Social & Scientific Systems
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Lee Connor

Lee Connor

Chairmen
John S. Connor
Lee Connor
Leadership Award Winners (8)

Paul Flipps

Head of Customer and Partner Excellence
Under Armour
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Sue Chambers

President & CEO
Strouse Corporation
Leadership Award Winners (9)
Leadership Award Winners (33)

Terry Horan

President
DAP Products Inc.
Leadership Award Winners (33)

2018

Governor Award Winner

Marillyn Hewson

Marillyn Hewson

Chairman, President, & CEO
Lockheed Martin
Marillyn Hewson
Alain Damiba

Alain Damiba

Senior VP
Jhpiego
Alain Damiba
Gene DeJackome

Gene DeJackome

Celeste Industries Corporation
Gene DeJackome
Leadership Award Winners (3)

Jeffery Ansell

Executive Vice President & President
Stanley Black & Decker
Leadership Award Winners (3)
Leadership Award Winners (6)

Mary Steinebrunner

GM
Dunlop Protective Footwear
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Leadership Award Winners (4)

Mouna Aissaoui

VP/COO
Pompeian, Inc.
Leadership Award Winners (4)
Leadership Award Winners (5)

Robin Weiner

President/CEO
Get Real Health
Leadership Award Winners (5)

2017

Governor Award Winner

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Alan Wilson

President & CEO
McCormick & Company, Inc.
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Kyle Keese

Kyle Keese

Senior Site Director
Lonza America, Inc.
Kyle Keese
Linda Hartke

Linda Hartke

President and CEO
Global Refuge
Linda Hartke
Ralph Semmel

Ralph Semmel

Director
Johns Hopkins Applied Physics Lab
Ralph Semmel
Richard Bowie

Richard Bowie

President
Knorr Bermse
Richard Bowie
Robert L. Wallace

Robert L. Wallace

President/CEO
Bithgroup Technologies
Robert L. Wallace
Ron Gula

Ron Gula

President
Tenable
Ron Gula
Susan Aplin

Susan Aplin

CEO
Bambeco Inc.
Susan Aplin

2016

Governor’s Award Winner

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Norman Augustine

Former CEO
Lockheed Martin
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Leadership Award Winners (1)

Bill Bartley

President & CEO
EVAPCO, Inc.
Leadership Award Winners (1)
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Bill Wright

CEO
Wright Manufacturing
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Leadership Award Winners (2)

Gary B. Smith

President & CEO
Ciena Communications, Inc.
Leadership Award Winners (2)
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Karl Gumtow

CEO
CyberPoint International, LLC
Leadership Award Winners
Kathleen Flanagan, President & CEO, ABT Associates

Kathleen Flanagan

President & CEO
ABT Associates
Kathleen Flanagan, President & CEO, ABT Associates
Paul Swensen

Paul Swensen

Vice President & General Manager
Moran Towing
Paul Swensen
Scott Burger

Scott Burger

CEO
Pandora
Scott Burger

2015

Governor’s Award Winner

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Barbara Mikulski

Former Senator
U.S. Senate
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Eric Nielsen

Eric Nielsen

Wife of Captain Eric Nielsen
Association of Maryland Pilots
Eric Nielsen
Jennifer Regan

Jennifer Regan

CEO/President
Key Technologies, Inc.
Jennifer Regan
Manish Kothari

Manish Kothari

President
Sheladia Associates, Inc.
Manish Kothari
Scott Delaney

Scott Delaney

President/CEO
Jubilant Cadista
Scott Delaney
Smith Yewell

Smith Yewell

CEO/President
Welocalize, Inc.
Smith Yewell
Leadership Award Winners (17)

Stephanie Hill

Executive Vice President of Rotary and Mission Systems
Lockheed Martin
Leadership Award Winners (17)
Wade Watson

Wade Watson

Chief Operating Officer
Volvo Group
Wade Watson

2014

Governor’s Award Winner

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Ronald Peterson

Former President
Johns Hopkins Health System
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Bahija Jallal

CEO
MedImmune, Inc.
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Claire Fraser

Claire Fraser

Director
University of Maryland School of Medicine
Claire Fraser
Unknown Award Winner

Frank Vitéz

President
Phenix Technologies Inc
Unknown Award Winner
Leonard Moodispaw

Leonard Moodispaw

CEO
KEYW Corporation
Leonard Moodispaw
Michael Brannick

Michael Brannick

President/CEO
Prometric
Michael Brannick
Seth Goldman

Seth Goldman

Chairperson, Executive Chair
Honest Tea
Seth Goldman
Stuart FitzGibbon

Stuart FitzGibbon

Manager
American Sugar Refining, Inc.
Stuart FitzGibbon

2013

Governor Award Winner

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Kevin Plank

CEO
Under Armour
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Bob Blandford

Bob Blandford

President
Miltec UV
Bob Blandford
Jim Seay

Jim Seay

President
Premier Rides
Jim Seay
Joe Thomson, Owner, Winbak Farm

Joe Thomson

Owner
Winbak Farm
Joe Thomson, Owner, Winbak Farm
John Griffin

John Griffin

Director of Continuous Improvement
Chrysler Group LLC
John Griffin
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Mary Gordon

President
Canam Steel Corporation
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Robert Marshall

Robert Marshall

CEO
Earth Networks, Inc.
Robert Marshall
Steven Thompson

Steven Thompson

Senior Vice President
Johns Hopkins Medicine International
Steven Thompson

2012

Governor’s Award Winner

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Frank Burch

Former Co-Chairman
DLA Piper
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Ahmed Khan

Ahmed Khan

General Agent
Bahri Logistics
Ahmed Khan
James Boomgard

James Boomgard

President and CEO
DAI, Inc.
James Boomgard
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Mei Xu

CEO
Chesapeake Bay Candle
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Titus Beitzel

Titus Beitzel

Manager
Pillar Innovations LLC
Titus Beitzel
Vinita Gupta

Vinita Gupta

CEO
Lupin Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
Vinita Gupta

2011

Governor’s Award Winner

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Steve Phillips

CEO & President
Phillips Foods, Inc.
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Drew Greenblatt

Drew Greenblatt

President & Owner
Marlin Steel Wire Products LLC
Drew Greenblatt
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Marc-Oliver Stulz

President
Stulz ATS
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Mark Montgomery

Mark Montgomery

Ports America Chesapeake
Mark Montgomery
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Martine Rothblatt

CEO
United Therapeutics CorporationMartine Rothblatt
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Peer Schatz

Peer Schatz

CEO
Qiagen Sciences, Inc.
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Steve Martin

Steve Martin

President
Firaxis Games
Steve Martin
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Tamara Darvish

Executive Vice President
Darcars
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2010

Governor’s Award Winner

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Jim Perdue

Chairman
Perdue
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Bill Hutton

President & CFO
Titan Steel Corporation
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Fuad El-Hibri

Fuad El-Hibri

Executive Chairman of the Board of Directors
Emergent BioSolutions
Fuad El-Hibri
Jim Wheeler

Jim Wheeler

President
Ayers Saint Gross
Jim Wheeler
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John Porcari

Managing Director for Public Policy and Partnerships
Maryland Department of Transportation
Untitled design (2)
Leadership Award Winners (65)

Katie Gray

Vice President Postal Automation Systems
Northrop Grumman
Leadership Award Winners (65)
Philippe Jacon

Philippe Jacon

Executive Vice President
International Commercial Operations -Cepheid
Philippe Jacon
Scott Selle

Scott Selle

Director of Integrated Supply Chain, Aftermarket R&O
EADS Fairchild Controls
Scott Selle

2009

Governor’s Award Winner

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Robert Gallo

Former Director
Institute of Human Virology
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Unknown Award Winner

Gilmer Blankenship

Techno-Sciences Inc.
Unknown Award Winner
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James White

Executive Director
Maryland Port Administration
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Maurice Tose

Coordinator
TeleCommunication Systems, Inc.
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Mohamed Al-Ibrahim

Chief, Division of General Internal Medicine & Geriatrics
University of Maryland School of Medicine
Untitled design (4)
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Rohini Anand

CEO
Sodexo
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Sagar Patel

President
Aircraft Turbine Systems at Woodward
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Terrence Conway

Chairman
Handy
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2008

Governor’s Award Winner

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J.W. “Bill” Marriott Jr.

Chairman and CEO
Marriott International, Inc.
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Unknown Award Winner

Gerry Holthaus

President, CEO
Williams Scotsman
Unknown Award Winner
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Lee Edwards

President and CEO
BP Solar
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Michael Derby

SVP Port, Terminal and Stevedoring Operations, Americaa
Wallenius Wilhelmsen Logistics
Untitled design (9)
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Pradman Kaul

CEO
Hughes Network Systems, LLC
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Robert Storey

President & CEO
Vapotherm, Inc.
Untitled design (7)
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Sheela Murthy

President & CEO
Murthy Law Firm
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Steve Dubin

Principal
SDA Ventures LLC
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2007

Governor’s Award Winner

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Raymond Mason

Founder & Former CEO
Legg Mason
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Barbara Keating

President
Computer Frontiers, inc.
Untitled design (12)
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Fred Festa

CEO
W.R. Grace & Co.
Untitled design (11)
Unknown Award Winner

Jaap Neijer

Chairman and President
Holmatro, Inc.
Unknown Award Winner
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Jerald Sadoff

President & CEO
Aeras
Unknown Award Winner
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Mark H. Ronald

Chairman and CEO
BAE Systems
Unknown Award Winner
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Raman Kumar

Chairman and CEO
CBay Systems
Untitled design (6)
Unknown Award Winner

William “Giff” Swayne

President
Holmatro, Inc.
Unknown Award Winner

2006

Governor’s Award Winner

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Helen Bentley

Former U.S Representative
Helen Delich Bentley and Associates
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Augusto Failde

Augusto Failde

Principal
MOOCs University
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Unknown Award Winner

Barney Barnhill, Jr.

Chairman & CEO
TESSCO Technologies, Inc.
Unknown Award Winner
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Britt-Carina Horncastle

President and CEO Satellite Services
Telenor Satellite Services
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Judith McHale

President and CEO
Discovery Communications
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Larry Leonard

Founder
Quantum Group, Inc.
Untitled design (14)
Untitled design (8)

Paul Silber

Former CEO
In Vitro Technologies, Inc.
Untitled design (8)
Headshots (4)

Roger Crow

Director of International Sales
Cambridge International
Headshots (4)

2005

Governor’s Award Winner

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James Brady

Former Director
Ballantrae International, Ltd.
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Bruce Kirby

Co-Founder
ITHACA Coldcrafted
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Charles Fleischman

President, CFP and COO
Digene Corporation
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David Cooke

David Cooke

Owner
Trade Finance Solutions LLC
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Harry Hussein

Harry Hussein

General Manager Baltimore
HUAL N.A.
Harry Hussein
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John Belcher

Founder / CEO
ARINC
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Scott Koewer

Former Associate Dean of Executive Education
Robert H. Smith School of Business
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Shawn Cavanagh

Former Vice President, Bio Products
Cambrex Bio Science Walkersville
Untitled design (13)

2004

Governor’s Award Winner

Untitled design (2)

Robert Lawless

Independent Director
Exelon Corporation
Untitled design (2)
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Brian Le Gette

CEO and Co-Founder
180s
Untitled design (15)
Bruce McIndoe, President, McIndoe Risk Advisory

Bruce McIndoe

President
McIndoe Risk Advisory
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Marc Pritchard, Chief Brand Officer, Procter and Gamble

Marc Pritchard

Chief Brand Officer
Procter and Gamble
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Mitch Herbets

Principal
Thales Communications, Inc.
Untitled design (11)
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Rhett Ross

President
Teledyne Technologies, Inc.
Untitled design (16)
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Susan Ganz

Strategic Advisor
Lion Brothers Co
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Headshots (3)

Syngman Steve Rhee

Rhee Bros., Inc.
Headshots (3)

2003

Governor’s Award Winner

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William Schaefer

Governor of Maryland
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Chris Westphal

Vice President
Raytheon, An RTX Business
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Leslie Mancuso, PhD, RN

President & CEO (ret)
Jhpiego
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Todd Ruppert

Founder & CEO
Ruppert International, Inc
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2002

Untitled design (13)

Burt Patton

Executive Vice President
Patton Electronics Co.
Untitled design (13)
Headshots (2)

Lorenzo DiCasagrande

Mediterranean Shipping Company (MSC)
Headshots (2)
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Steve Phillips

CEO & President
Phillips Foods, Inc.
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2001

Governor’s Award Winner

Lloyd Carpenter

C. Lloyd Carpenter

Vice President
Northrop Grumman
Lloyd Carpenter

Governor’s Award Winner

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Frank Burd

President
Baltimore Council on Foreign Affairs
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2000

Unknown Award Winner

Frank Bowman

VP Marketing & Support
Baltimore Aircoil Company
Unknown Award Winner
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Larry Harding

Vice President
Ciena Communications, Inc.
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Monty Deel

President and CEO
3Di
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1999

Unknown Award Winner

A.L. (Tom) Giannopoulos

Chairman and CEO
MICROS Systems
Unknown Award Winner
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David Harbourne

President
Fusion UV Systems
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Unknown Award Winner

Garland Jones

President and CEO
Regina USA
Unknown Award Winner

1998

Governor’s Award Winner

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Kenneth Hackett

Former President
Catholic Relief Services
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Unknown Award Winner

Carlos Ayala

Vice President
Perdue
Unknown Award Winner
Headhsots

J. Raymond Roquemore

Executive Vice President & General Manager
Middle River Aircraft
Headhsots
Headsots (1)

Jack A. Shaw

Chairman and CEO
Hughes Network Systems, LLC
Headsots (1)

1997

Governor’s Award Winner

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George Collins

Former President & CEO
T. Rowe Price
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Unknown Award Winner

Dick Erkeneff

President and CEO
AAI Corporation
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Richard Alford

President
Biederlack of America
Unknown Award Winner

1996

Governor’s Award Winner

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William Kirwan

Former Chancellor & CEO
University System of Maryland
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Unknown Award Winner

Edward Hanna

President
Denro, Inc
Unknown Award Winner
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Peter Bowe

Founder and Trustee
Ellicott International
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Roy Higgs

President
DDG BCT
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Unknown Award Winner

Scott Menzies

CEO
BalTerm
Unknown Award Winner

1995

Governor’s Award Winner

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Harold Adams

Chairman, Emeritus
RTKL Associates, inc.
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