Recognition Societies
These distinguished individuals and organizations generously provide vital support to HCC students through leadership and commitment to the college's mission.
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Legacy Society
Recognizes those who have made legacy gifts, such as bequest, that invest in the future of students who will be tomorrow’s pillars of society.
- Anonymous
- Estate of Vivian “Millie” Bailey
- Brandon Bellamy
- Barbara J. Bice
- Nancy Caplan
- Christopher J. Cherry
- Michael J. Cherry
- Estate of Lillian Veronica Cunningham
- Dr. Mary Ellen Duncan*
- Estate of Renee Gier
- Lawrence and Barbara Greenfeld
- Estate of Edward and Marcia Harris
- Susan Hellenbrand
- Ann Kienlen
- Kenneth and Marie Kittelberger*
- Estate of John J. Langan, Jr.
- Benay Leff
- Patrick* and Jill McCuan
- Mildred Murray
- Ken and Dorothy Plantz
- Estate of Elsa Orley Ponce
- Mary C. Ratcliffe
- Alan and Judy Ratner
- Steven Sachs
- Estate of Margaret Schoenbrodt
- Zack Shariff
- Kenneth and Linda Solow
- Todd Thompson
- Estate of Thomas James Truby
- Barbara Van Winkle
- Stephen* and Brenda Walker
*Deceased
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President's Circle
Recognizes those who have partnered with the foundation in building relationships to promote the college and have a lifetime donation of more than $100,000 to support HCC students.
Anonymous
Apple Ford Lincoln
Bank of America
Baltimore Gas and Electric
Vivian C. Bailey*
Lillian Bauder
Cathy and Danny Bell
Boyer Gilbert Family Foundation
Yolanda and Francis Bruno
Cardoni Waddell, LLC
CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield
Carney, Kelehan, Bresler, Bennett, and Scherr, LLP
Thomas P. Clement and Wonsook Kim
Coca-Cola Bottling Co. Consolidated
Columbia Film Society
Community Foundation of Howard County
Cosmopolitan Incorporated
Helen P. Denit Charitable Trust
Ellicott City-Columbia Lions Club
EMJAY Engineering and Construction Co., Inc.
Exelon Foundation
First National Bank
Fulton Bank
Galbraith-Winer Family Trust
The Paul and Ellen Gaske Foundation
Cheryl Griffin
Rand Griffin
Hamel Builders
Edward and Fern Hamel
Harkins
Robert and Mimie Helm
John and Kathleen Hetherington
Wilson and Anne Hoerichs*
The Horizon Foundation of Howard County, Inc.
PepsiCo Foundation
Peter* and Elizabeth Horowitz
Howard Bank
Howard County Arts Council and the Howard County Government
Howard County General Hospital, A Member of Johns Hopkins Medicine
The Howard Hughes Corporation
David and Debra Huber/HRLD Foundation
The Jain Family Foundation
Janet Jew
Bob and Bach Jeffrey
JoshuaOneNine Foundation
The Kahlert Foundation
Kaiser Permanente
Se Ung and Hee Soon Kim
Kenneth and Marie Kittelberger*
LG-TEK
Elizabeth and Ken Lundeen
Lundy Family Foundation
M&T Bank
Mangione Family Foundation
Maryland State Arts Council
Patrick* and Jill McCuan
MedStar Health
Mercedes-Benz of Silver Spring
Merritt Properties
Rebecca Mihelcic-Chapman*
John G. Monteabaro Charitable Foundation
Charles and Mildred Murray
Networking Concepts
Northrop Grumman Corporation
PepsiCo Foundation
PNC Bank
PRFB Charitable Foundation
Riparius Construction
The Jim and Patty Rouse Charitable Foundation
The Rouse Company Foundation
The Ryland Group
Sandy Spring Bank
Fred and Sandy Schoenbrodt
James and Barbara Schulte
SDC Properties
Richard B. Talkin Family
Thomas & Wonsook Foundation
Gail M. Thompson
Truist
Barb Van Winkle
Stephen* and Brenda Walker
Wells Fargo Bank
The Whiting-Turner Contracting Company
Women's Giving Circle of Howard County
Work Strategy/Brian McIntyre
W.R. Grace Foundation
Kathy and Jerry Wood Foundation
*deceased
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1970 Society
($25,000 - $99,999) Recognizes annual leadership giving in 2026.
Bill and Deana Allen Anonymous Apple Ford, Inc. Lillian Bauder Capital Bank Brian M Cutick Gregory Flowers The Howard Hughes Corporation Johns Hopkins Howard County Medical Center Foundation Kathy and Jerry Wood Foundation -
Pathway Society
($10,000 - $24,999) Recognizes individuals, organizations and businesses that have annually contributed to funding student achievement in 2026.
American Contracting & Environmental Services Anonymous L. Earl and Mary T. Armiger Doug and Kyle Brooks Christopher Cochran Ellicott City-Columbia Lions Club George Ensenat Harkins Builders, Inc. Al and Mary Ellen Hunt Insituform Technologies Janet Jew The Langford Fund Ken and Elizabeth Lundeen M&T Bank and Charitable Foundation Mark and Sharon Mayr MileOne Autogroup Pinnacle Financial Partners PNC Bank and Charitable Foundation Slingshot LP Kenneth and Linda Solow Courtney and Richard Watson Paul W. Wojcik -
Scholars Society
($5,000 - $9,999) Recognizes individuals, organizations, and businesses that annually committed to helping students achieve their educational goals in 2026.
Anonymous APL Federal Credit Union Ann and Richard Bohnet Boyer Gilbert Family Foundation, Inc. BTS Software Solutions Caplan Group, Inc. Patrick Cole The Columbia (MD) Chapter of the Links, Incorporated COPT Defense Properties George W. Davis Educational Systems Federal Credit Union EMJAY Engineering and Construction Co., Inc. Fulton Bank, N. A. Gula Tech Adventures Bob and Sandy Hogue The Jain Family Foundation The Kahlert Foundation Koffel Compliance, LLC Jeffrey Link Machado Construction Co., Inc. MedStar Health Mark Mihelcic Orchard Development Corporation Carl and Mamie Perkins Richard and Diane Roca Security Development Corporation St John Baptist Church The Whiting-Turner Contracting Company Women's Giving Circle -
Partners in Success
($2,500 - $4,999) Recognizes individuals and corporate donations that annually partner with Howard Community College to help students succeed in 2026.
AAUW of Howard County Alternative Capital Funding Ames & Gough Anderson Fire Protection, Inc. Nancy A. Briguglio Buch Construction, Inc. Business Women's Network Community Foundatin of Howard County Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc. Sal Dunn Elite Income Advisors Nicholas Grosso Hamel Builders, Inc. Bert and Joan Hash Chuck and Anne Johnson Greg and Roberta Kahlert Donna and Stephen Kaplan Kiwanis Club of Ellicott City Kramon & Graham, P.A. Carol Ann Leal Merritt Properties, LLC Miles and Stockbridge The Miller Family Foundation, Inc. NASA Federal Credit Union Newbridge Wireless Orchard Wealth Management At Morgan Stanley Polaris Alpha, a Parsons Company Prostatis Financial Advisors Group Rotary Club of Columbia-Patuxent, Inc. Donald and Bernadette Sandruck Jamie Tanguay Tenable Tensley Consulting Trane Company, Inc. Univest Bank & Trust Co. Dr. Daria Willis Minah C. Woo -
Circle of Friends
($1,000 - $2,499) Recognizes the many friends of Howard Community College that prioritize making an annual donation for HCC students in 2026.
Althea's Almost Famous, LLC Anonymous Arctic Wolf Arium AE Cheryl Anne Balchunas Barbara J. Bice Blend360 Campus Works, Inc. Alison Elizabeth Canning Jarrett L. Carter, Sr. Columbia Association Pascal Crosley Downtown Columbia Partnership Tee Dronenburg Echo Marketing First Citizens Bank Lesley Flaim Franck La Scelta Clothing Cynthia Graham Lawrence and Barbara Greenfeld Edward and Fern Hamel Beth and John Hayden Patrick Hennessy IdeaCrew, Inc. Incite Automation Inter-Lux Kathleen M. Fowler Insurance Agency, Inc. Michael and Carolyn Kelemen Masterpeace Solutions Ronald A. Mayer James G. McAllister Michael Graves Architecture and Design Paul and Valerie Miller Morgan Stanley Wealth Management Nichols Contracting John and Margaret Oehrli Eric G. Regelin Steve and Lee Sachs Chuck and Mary Ann Scully Sungmi E. Shin Teco Industries of MD, Inc. Barb Van Winkle and Joan Lovelace Robert L Veninga Jim Thomas Voltz David and Jane Wasser Whiteford, Taylor and Preston, LLP