MAEF, a nonprofit foundation incorporated in 1984, awards scholarships to gifted high school senior art students, encourages them to pursue advanced education, and seek careers in the visual arts.  MAEF is managed by volunteers and financed by community support.

OFFICERS & COMMITTEES

Ina C. Helrich: Charter Board Member 1984, Advisor, Development, Designed MAEF’s Annual Scholarship Competition.Artist, Printmaker, Painter, Art Therapist.

MAEF President 1995 to 2006
Nannette Clapman Blinchikoff: Charter Board Member 1984, Past-President 1990-1992, Development, Awards Ceremony CO-Chair, Winners' Circle CO-Chair 1998, 2001, 2004, Manages the Theresa & Abraham Clapman Memorial Fund. NCB Enterprises: President, Sculptor, Author, Lecturer, www.ncbenterprises.com.

Victoria Hecht: Board Member 2003, Development, Manages the Sidney A. Levyne Fund, Winners' Circle at the Walters CO-Chair 2004. Curator, Author. Patricia Toth: Board Member 2004, MAEF 2nd vice-president, 2007 Winners’ Circle CO-Chair. Maryland Historical Society.

MAEF Treasurer 1995 to present
Robert V. P. Davis: Board Member 1987, Artist, Robert V. P. Davis Studio, www.theartistathand.com.

MAEF CO-Secretaries
Eva Glasgow: Board member 2005. Communication Associate at Safe and Sound Campaign, Graphic Designer.
Robert Glasgow: Board member 2005. Database Manager for Lockheed Martin.
Patricia Harcarik: Charter Board Member 1984. Artist, Educator.
Julie Madden: Board Member 2004. Maryland Director of Arts & Community Outreach.

MAEF Annual Scholarship Competition Chair
Mark Coates: Board Member 2003, Finalists' Awards Ceremony & Exhibition CO-Chair. Supervisor of Art, Howard County Schools.

MAEF Development Chair
Kathleen Nash Lockhart: Board Member, 2004. Art Educator. Betsher and Associates Realtors.

2007 BMA Winners’ Circle CO-chairs
Pat Toth: See 2nd VP.
Beth Schabb Williams: Board Member 2004, Manages the Schabb Fund. Artist.

MAEF Teacher Awareness Chair
Cheryl Milligan: Board Member 2005, Maryland Arts Educators Association liaison. Educator, Towson High School.

MAEF Advisors
Floraine Applefeld: Charter Board Member, 1984, Mistress of Ceremonies for Scholarship Awards & Winners’ Circle Presentations, Sponsors Leroy S. Applefeld Scholarship. Governor's Director of "Maryland You Are Beautiful" Program.
Doreen Bolger: Board Member, 1998, 2001 Winners' Circle Exhibit host. Director, The Baltimore Museum of Art.
Ina C. Helrich: See Founding president.
Fred Lazarus, IV: Charter Board Member, 1984. President, Maryland Institute College of Art.
Gary Vikan: Board Member 1996, 2004 Winners’ Circle Exhibition host and juror. Director, The Walters Art Museum.

 

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Ph: 410-813-4006 Fax: 410-332-8702

MAEF, P.O. Box 17050, Baltimore, MD 21297