Hall of Fame

"Many scientists do not like the business aspect of science, but I did not mind it. I thought I could do good because I’m grounded in science,” says Dr. Rothman, CEO of Johns Hopkins Medicine.

Perseverance and determination have defined Ms. Phelps’ career in education, from her decades in the classroom to her years in school administration and support.

It took three decades for Ms. Hoffberger to begin planning AVAM. First she studied mime in Paris with Marcel Marceau, cofounded a ballet company, wrote grants to install field hospitals in Nigeria and Somalia, studied nontraditional healing techniques in Mexico and gave birth to two daughters.

“The Linehans represent the best of philanthropy in this country. They do it with such authentic joy in giving of themselves of the funds.”

Since his early years as a little boy growing up in Spanish Town, Jamaica, E. Albert Reece wanted to be a doctor.

Barbara Mikulski: "“I nicknamed her ‘Tip O’Neill In Earrings’ because of her ebullient personality and her way of wanting to reach across the aisle to form alliances.”

“She is an incredibly bold leader... She knows Baltimore like the back of her hand. She has extraordinary values and great bravery, and I met her at exactly the right time.”

Rev. Dr. Alfred C.D. Vaughn’s call to service has led him from the pulpit to the streets to politicians’ offices.

“I don’t ask anyone to do anything that I wouldn’t do myself,” said Wanda Queen Draper, 70. “I don’t profess to know it all. I respect people but, at the same time, I demand respect.”

It was on the football field, of all places, that William “Bill” Stromberg honed the skills that would earn him acclaim in the investment game.

Judge Davis: "The idea of caring about and being attentive to the needs of others was truly imprinted on me from my earliest memories of life on this earth."

The longtime president of the Waterfront Partnership could take credit for a lot of the development that has made downtown Baltimore special over the last four decades.

The Baltimore Sun has inducted 84 area leaders into its Business and Civic Hall of Fame. This year's 13 inductees join 71 others honored since the Hall of Fame's inception in 2016.

This year’s selection committee, like last year’s, was entirely made up of previous Hall of Fame inductees.

Baltimore Sun Media Publisher and Editor in Chief Trif Alatzas introduces the 2022 class of the Baltimore Sun's Business and Civic Hall of Fame.

We will honor these 13 accomplished women and men at an awards banquet to be held at The Center Club in Baltimore in June 2 and in a special section to be published shortly thereafter.