HOF 6.8.25 - Flipbook - Page 6
The Baltimore Sun | Sunday, June 8, 2025
STEVE RUARK
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MEET THE ADVISORY COMMITTEE
When The Baltimore Sun created its Maryland Business and Civic Hall of Fame in 2016, it set out to honor those who have made profound
contributions to our area in a variety of ways. But choosing the most deserving among the many civic and business leaders in the region is no easy
task. To help ensure a broad pool of potential nominees each year, we ask for the assistance of our readers and an advisory committee consisting of
community leaders. This year’s leadership panel, as in previous years, was entirely made up of earlier Hall of Fame inductees. The group offered
suggestions for nominees earlier this year, which The Sun considered along with recommendations solicited from the public and others, to make the
final selection. We deeply appreciate the time and thoughtfulness of everyone who contributed to the development of 2025’s strong class of inductees.
Philanthropist
and city
booster
Barbara
Bozzuto
Former
journalist
and museum
director
Wanda Q.
Draper
Philanthropist
and arts
supporter
Amy Elias
Law
professor
and political
organizer
Larry
Gibson
Former
Maryland
schools chief
and current
Towson
University
Presidential
Scholar
Nancy S.
Grasmick
Retired
pastor
of Union
Baptist
Church
Alvin C.
Hathaway
Sr.
Public
relations
executive
Sandy
Hillman
Former
UMBC
President
Freeman A.
Hrabowski
III
Seawall
Development
Co. cofounder
Donald
Manekin
Corporate
board and
nonprofit
director
Patricia J.
Mitchell
DLA Piper
Managing
Partner
and former
Greater
Baltimore
Committee
Chair Paul
A. Tiburzi
