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Around MSD Denton Building Dedication David M. Denton became the eighth superintendent of the Maryland School for the Deaf in 1967. At that time there was a single campus located in Frederick. That changed quickly as, just a few years after becoming superintendent, Dr. Denton presented a bill to the General Assembly of Maryland proposing the creation of a branch campus in Columbia. With his leadership and the support of many others, this bill was passed. Before long, ground was broken and the construction of the new campus began. In 1973, the Columbia Campus, consisting of just two buildings, was opened—one designated for typical elementary-aged deaf and hard of hearing students and Former Maryland School for the Deaf Superintendent Dr. David M. Denton and current Maryland School for the Deaf Superintendent, James E. Tucker. Dr. David M. Denton (second right) and his wife Peggy, along with their children, David M. Denton, Jr, and Mary Flood, listen at the dedication ceremony. 12 THE MARYLAND BULLETIN FALL 2010 the other serving students having additional disabilities. This initiative, a full program dedicated to deaf students with disabilities, was also Dr. Denton’s dream. At the time, Columbia was a state-of-the-art facility for disabled and non-disabled deaf students. Thirty-five years later, there is no physical separation of programs at the school as all buildings are used for all of the students, and MSD-CC remains one of the nation’s leaders in the area of programming for deaf and hard of hearing students with special needs. Dr. David M. Denton in a portrait painted by Louis X. Frisino, 1953 MSD alumnus. In 1982, another one of Dr. Denton’s dreams was realized when MSD-CC opened Phase II—a third building known simply as the “Main” building because so many of the offices needed to run the facility and programs at the school were, and still are, located there. Besides Dr. David M. Denton shares some stories with the audience about his time at MSD.
central administrative offices, this building houses a 350+ seat auditorium, an Olympic-size swimming pool, a library/media center, two gymnasiums, classrooms, and dormitory rooms. Over twenty-five years later, it is still an outstanding building with only one significant change—it finally has an official name: the David M. Denton Building. November 17 th was an amazing day not only for Dr. Denton personally but for all of MSD and especially the Columbia Campus. Family, friends, alumni, dignitaries, faculty, and students all attended the dedication ceremony of the David M. Denton Building. Ms. Edna Johnson, a former Columbia student and currently a teacher at the Frederick Campus, was the mistress of ceremonies of the event. Speakers included James E. Tucker, current Superintendent; Mr. Ron N. Young, State Senator and former Mayor of Frederick, and a longtime friend of Dr. Denton; Ms. Deborah Doe, former student of both campuses who participated in the 1982 opening ceremony of the Main building along with then Governor Harry R. Hughes and Dr. Denton; William J. Bowman, an MSD alumni and former Board of Trustees member; former Governor Harry R. Hughes, and of course Dr. David M. Denton. Several dignitaries and special guests were also present that day: Peggy Denton and several family members, State Delegate Steven DeBoy, State Delegate Guy Guzzone, former Board presidents Daniel W. Moylan, Richard Mullinix and Roland Steiner, current Board members Sandra Harriman and Laurie Corcoran, Mr. Louis Frisino, the artist who painted the portrait of Dr. Denton that now hangs in the foyer of his building, and Ms. Sharon West Continued on page 31 Around MSD A Visit to MSD by Government Officials On October 15, 2010, Kareem Dale, Associate Director, White House Office of Public Engagement & Special Assistant to the President for Disability Policy, visits the Frederick Campus. Senior Christy Hediger (far left) explains educational programs at the Maryland School for the Deaf while junior Asher Kirschbaum and Sharon West, Chief of Student Achievement and Professional Development Branch at the Maryland State Department of Education, look on. Bobbi Quinn is the interpreter. On October 21, 2010, Dr. Alexa Posny, Assistant Secretary for Special Education and Rehabilitative Services at the United States Department of Education (USDOE), visited Family Education and K-12 classrooms at the Frederick Campus. Senior Christy Hediger explains the drama curriculum in Rita Corey’s classroom to Dr. Posny, while Myra Foley interprets. WWW.MSD.EDU13
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