Acknowledgements

This event represents the combined interdisciplinary efforts of programs, faculty and students in the College of Liberal Arts at Towson University. We would like to acknowledge the support, guidance and assistance of the following individuals and entities:

Betty Bland Thomas, Pres, Sharp Leadenhall Planning Committee

Dean Terry Cooney, College of Liberal Arts

Yvonne Hardy-Philips, African American Cultural Center

Phyllis Freeman, Women’s Center

Dean Maria Fracasso, Honors College

Paz Galupo, Multicultural Institute

Doug Pryor, Sociology, Anthropology and Criminal Justice

Donn Worgs, Metropolitan Studies

Jennifer Ballengee, Cultural Studies

Karen Dugger, Women’s Studies

Lena Amapdu, African and African American Studies

Jim Dilisio, Interdisciplinary Studies

Kent Barnes, Geography

Ron Santana and team, CIAT

Bobbie O’Connell, DECO

Sabiyha Prince, American University

Charles Rutheiser, Annie E. Casey Foundation

Cliff Sawyer, Mayor’s Office of Neighborhoods

Doug Donovan, Baltimore Sun

Paula Zyne

Camee Maddox

Erin Foster