The Tri-County District of the Del-Mar-Va Council, Boy Scouts of America (BSA), has announced that Wor-Wic Community College President, civic and community leader Dr. Ray Hoy has been selected to receive the 2010 Distinguished Citizen Award. Hoy will be honored at the annual awards dinner on April 17, 2010 at The University of Maryland Eastern Shore.
For 25 years, the Distinguished Citizen Award Dinner has been one of the Council’s premiere events. The award is an annual recognition of those who give freely of their time and talents to improve the quality of life on the lower shore. Selection criteria include how the community has benefited from the individual’s contributions and the lasting effects those contributions have left on the community. Past recipients have included Richard Henson, Frank Morris, Richard Hazel, Virginia Layfield, Paul Martin, Lewis Riley, Dr. William Hytche and Jim Perdue.
Ray became the second President of Wor-Wic Community College in Salisbury, Maryland in July 2000 after spending twenty-four years at Chesapeake College in Wye Mills, Maryland where he had numerous positions including; Executive Vice President and Chief Academic Officer, Administrative and Financial Vice President, and Dean of Student Development.
Ray serves on numerous local boards and committees, including the Peninsula Regional Medical Center Board of Trustees (chair), Tri-County Council’s Health Council, ex-officio member of the Salisbury/Wicomico Chamber of Commerce Board of Directors, the Greater Salisbury Committee, and has facilitated strategic planning for The Salvation Army and Salisbury Urban Ministries.
At the State level, Ray is the immediate past president of the Maryland Association of Community College Presidents and he serves on the Governor’s Workforce Investment Board (GWIB), the GWIB Healthcare Industry Sector Taskforce, Education Sector Taskforce, and the Maryland Adult Learning Oversight Committee.
“Ray is so well known across the Shore for his many contributions to Salisbury, Wicomico and Worcester Counties and the surrounding area,” said Bruce Patterson, event chairman. “We invite all of Ray’s many friends on the shore to join us for this exciting evening. This is an excellent opportunity to show our gratitude to him for his years of public service while supporting Scouting at the same time,” he concluded.
The purpose of Boy Scouts of America is to provide an educational program for boys and young adults to build character, to train in the responsibilities of participating citizenship and to develop personal fitness. Funds raised from the dinner will help fund Scouting programs including camp scholarships, recruitment efforts, supplies and adult leader training.
Tickets to the dinner are $100 each which includes a donation to the Boy Scouts. To reserve a table, learn more about sponsorship opportunities to support the dinner, or purchase an advertisement or congratulatory greeting in the program, please contact Kevin Les Callette, Finance Director, BSA, at klescallette@dmvc.org or call 443-523-7639. On line registration is available at www.delmarvacouncil.org/tc-dcad. Reservation deadline is April 10, 2010. Advertising deadline is April 1, 2010.
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