09-12-2021 Hall of Fame - Flipbook - Page 6
6 Baltimore Sun Media | Sunday, September 12, 2021
BALTIMORE SUN’S 2021
BUSINESS AND CIVIC HALL OF FAME
SELECTION COMMITTEE
Top row, from left:
Thelma Daley,
Larry Gibson,
Michael Hankin
Freeman A. Hrabowski III,
Bottom row:
P.J. Mitchell
Mary-Ann Pinkard
Walter D. Pinkard
Baltimore Sun Editorial Board
When The 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 wide 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 seek the assistance of our readers and a distinguished
panel of community leaders.
This year’s selection committee was entirely made up of
previous Hall of Fame inductees: Thelma Daley, national
director of Women in the NAACP; law professor Larry
Gibson; Brown Advisory President and CEO Mike Hankin;
public relations executive Sandy Hillman; UMBC President Freeman Hrabowski; corporate board director Patricia “P.J.” Mitchell; and noted philanthropists Mary-Ann
and Walter D. Pinkard.
The group offered suggestions for nominees earlier this
year, which The Sun considered along with recommendations from the public and others, to make the final selection. We deeply appreciate their time and thoughtfulness
in helping ensure that we compile the strongest possible
2021 class of inductees.