Annual ACT Awards

On October 11, 2017, the Anne Arundel County Trust for Preservation, Inc. (ACT) held its annual Awards Ceremony at the Point Pavilion on Gibson Island. 

 

Baltimore Harbor Lighthouse

The Orlando Ridout Prize was presented to the Baltimore Harbor Lighthouse, a National Register-listed caisson lighthouse built in 1908. 

From left to right, Marni Grimm, Jane Cox, Joe Gibson, Ron Katz, and Mark Jefferies.

Four couples, including John and Aimee Russell, Jane Cox and Mark Jefferies, Gwen and Joe Gibson, and Ron Katz and Marni Grimm purchased the offshore lighthouse through a GSA auction in 2006, and began the ongoing process of restoring the Light to its 1920s appearance. The group formed the BHL, LLC, and using their personal talents, and the help, labor, and boats of many friends, they have returned the exterior to the way it looked when first commissioned in 1908. Marking the southern entrance to Craighill Channel, this active aid to navigation is seen by countless pleasure boaters, working waterman, and mariners from around the world as they approach the port of Baltimore. 

ACT Chair Patricia Melville (left) presents Bridgman Bowl to Dr. Julie Schablitsky (right).

Dr. Julie Schablitsky received the Marjorie Murray Bridgman Award for her outstanding leadership and efforts to promote and carry out important archaeological research in Anne Arundel County, including assessing and documenting the Curtis Creek Iron Furnace and discovering and excavating the historic Belvoir Plantation Slave Quarters.

The Neilson Family (from left to right), Cara Jean, Bill, Eric, and Lara. 

A Special Achievement in Archaeology Award was presented to the Neilson Family for their tireless efforts to document and preserve the 17th-century Skipwith site in Cumberstone. 

Chris West (left) presents Westy Award to Sean Jones.

Sean Jones received the Westy Award (an award in honor of Harold Raymond West, Jr.), which recognizes a student intern who demonstrates dedication and excellence.  Sean helped to process artifacts recovered from excavations at the mid-17th century Robert Burle House site in present-day St. Margarets.

Award Ceremony photos, courtesy of Carolyn Keenan. Baltimore Harbor Lighthouse photo, courtesy of Jay Fleming Photography.



ACT Chair Patricia Melville



Mollie Ridout presenting the Ridout Award.

Island Resident James Morrison (center).Lillian Caldwell (left) and Romacille Johnson (right) with the Northern Arundel Cultural Preservation Society.

 Jane Cox, Chief, Cultural Resources Division Anne Arundel County (left) and Cindy Carrier, Senior Planner, Office of Planning and Zoning, Anne Arundel County (right).

Previous Award Recipients

The Marjorie Murray Bridgman Award - 1980 to 2014

Previous Awards have been presented to Mrs. Mary Warren; Mr. and Mrs. Lewis R. Andrews; Dr. James Bradford; The Anne Arundel Chapter of the National Society of the Daughters of the American Revolution; Christ Church, Owensville; All Hallows Parish, Birdsville; St. James Church, Lothian; St. Pauls Chapel, Crownsville; The Anne Arundel County Government; Mr. Richard R. Johnson; Dr. Arthur Pierce Middleton; Mrs. Virginia White Fitz; Mrs. St. Clair Wright; Mrs. T.C. Magnotti; Mr. Charles Bohl; Virginia Clagett; Sara A. Shoemaker; Dorothy S. Hammond; Jane McWilliams; George and Mavis Daly; Roberta English Cassard; James R. Morrison; Jack Kelbaugh; Isabel Shipley Cunningham; Roger B. White; Philip L. Brown; Jack Smith; Mark Schatz, Dr. Gregory A. Stiverson, Donna Hole, Emily Peake, Donna Ware, Jean Russo, Ann Jensen, Orlando Ridout V, Oscar “Skip” Booth, and Dr. Robert Worden.

The Orlando Ridout Prize - 1975 to 2014

Former recipients include Maryland Hall for the Creative Arts; Severn Cross Roads Foundation, Cross Roads Church; The London Town Publik House; Benson-Hammond House, The Anne Arundel County Historical Society; C.G. Aben and the Anne Arundel Free School; Linthicum Heights United Methodist Church, Holly Run Chapel; Chart House, Trumpy Boat Yard; Gerald T. Morgan and the “Mustang”; the Banneker-Douglas Museum; St. John’s College, Paca-Carroll House; Linthicum Walks; Friendship Parsonage; Upton Scott House; the B & A Trail Ranger Station; the Cook Farmhouse; the Captain Salem Avery House; the Odenton Bank; the Frederick Douglass House; the Tenthouse Creek Village; Norman’s Retreat; Howard’s Inheritance, Herrington Harbor North Historic Village; Portland Manor; Hancock’s Resolution; Rosehill; Thanksgiving Farm; Woodbourne Farm, the Lord Mayor’s Tenement, the Wiley H. Bates Heritage Park, Marley Neck Rosenwald School, the Zimmerman-Wilson House, the Galesville Community Center, Indian Range, Twin Oaks, and Belvoir (Scott's Plantation).

The Anne Arundel County Trust for Preservation Volunteer Award

Previous recipients include Dick Reed, Vicki Lerch, Herbert Moreland, Mac Millhone, Joan Beck, Bernie Rosenberg, Majorie Hegge, Sarah Sandefur and James Simpson, Joan Klick, Betty Williams, Caroline Wugofsky, Lillian Hall, Eleanor Anderson, David Turner, Ward Brockett, Barry Gay, Patricia V. Melville, Barbara Morgan, and Tom O'Connor.

Other Awards

Dr. Al Luckenbach received the Special Achievement in Archaeology Award in 1996. In 1997, the Outstanding Public Service Award was presented to County Executive John Gary. The Special Contribution to Archaeology Award was given in 1999 to Mollie Ridout, Stephen Brown and Mr. & Mrs. Orlando Ridout IV. It was presented to the Storck Family in 2001, Ned Crandell in 2002, the Wilson Family in 2003, and the Seznec Family in 2004. In 2000, the Anne Arundel County Historical Society received the Special Achievement Award. This honor was presented to Major General John W. Huston in 2002. In 2004, the Lifetime Achievement Award was presented to Peg Wallace. In 2006, the Special Contribution in Archaeology Award was presented to Garnett Clark, and Captain Byron Lee was presented with the Special Contribution in Historic Preservation Award. In 2007, the Special Contribution in Archaeology Award was presented to Betsy Kirkpatrick-Howat. In 2009, the Special Achievement Award was given to Tina Simmons. In 2009, Bob Ogle and William and Lisa Brown received the Special Contribution in Archaeology Award. In 2011, Jane McWilliams received a Special Achievement Award and Miles Conway received a Preservation Stewardship Award. In 2013, James and Nancy Wooddell won the Special Contributions in Archaeology Award, followed by Francis and Susanne Talbott in 2014. Carol Sanner received a Special Achievement Award in 2014.