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Let's give three cheers for an ardent supporter of The Arc of Howard County, Dorothy Plantz for her honorary degree announced at today's Howard County Community College's Commencement. HIP HIP HOORAY!Dorothy Plantz joined Howard Community College (HCC) in 1979 as the counselor and tutor coordinator for the Special Services Grant. Before joining admissions and advising, in 1998, Dorothy was a job assistance specialist for 10 years in the Linkage Programs office. During her tenure at HCC, Dorothy developed programs that focused on student success. She established the first tutoring program in the late 1970’s, developed the first community member job club in the mid-nineties and was responsible for the enhancement of the Transfer Fair, which was recognized as a Maryland Best Practice.Dorothy is an active and vital volunteer with The Arc, serving in numerous leadership roles for The Arc of Howard County and The Arc of Maryland. Dorothy has played an instrumental role in advocacy providing training and organizing families and partnernonprofit representatives to write letters to legislators outlining the importance of legislation that provides equal rights and opportunities for individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities and supporting the Maryland Department of Developmental Disabilities budget and related requests. Dorothy received the Lorraine Sheehan/Bernard A. Gould Volunteer Governmental Affairs Service Award in 2021 for her outstanding volunteer service in governmental affairs as well as The Arc of Howard County’s President’s Award in 2022. Dorothy also serves on the Maryland Inclusive Housing Committee for Howard County and on the board of Lutheran Social Ministries, of MD, Millers Grant.As director of admissions and advising, Dorothy administered the development of virtual advising, which was recognized nationally in 2017 by the League for Innovation and earned the Terry O’Banion exemplary practice award. She was a major contributor to several college-wide initiatives including Reverse Transfer, JumpStart, Recruit and Student Planning implementation, and Guided Pathways. Beloved by colleagues, Dorothy retired from the college in June, 2021 after 44 years of exemplary service. ... See MoreSee Less

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