MDLA History

History of Distance Learning in Maryland

1975 College of the Air Consortium formed

1981 Nuclear industry asks UMUC to develop Nuclear Science Degree at a distance (NSEP).

1983 UMUC begins delivery of NSEP degree at nuclear sites around U.S. using PLATO & mainframe-based learning modules

1989 Montgomery college awarded FIPSE grant for computer conferencing system.

1990 Win Tycho course management software created by UMUC

1997 Web Tycho course management software created by UMUC-Maryland Community College Teleconsortium formed.

1999 Masters degree in Distance Education created at UMUC-MarylandOnline (MOL) formed

2000 Maryland Distance Learning Association formed

2000 MHEC FOTTC grant awarded (faculty training)Maryland Digital Library created

2001 MHEC Synergy grant awarded (faculty training)

2003 FIPSE grant for “Quality Matters” awarded to MarylandOnline

2004-2005 “Quality Matters” production timeframe

MDLA Officer History:

Year	President	President Elect	Vice President, Finance	Vice President, Programs	Vice President, Membership	Secretary & Webmaster	Past President	Executive Assistant to the MDLA Board
2000/2001	Gene Rubin	Herbert (Buddy) Muse	?	?	?	n/a	?	?
2001/2002	Herbert (Buddy) Muse	Bob Spear	David McDonald	Kay Shattuck	Cynthia France	n/a	Gene Rubin	Lynn Folick
2002/2003	Bob Spear	Diana Zilberman	David McDonald	Tinnie Banks	Bernadette Low	n/a	Herbert (Buddy) Muse	n/a
2003/2004	Diana Zilberman	Patti Wolf	Chikao Tsubaki	Virginia Kirk	Bernadette Low	n/a	Bob Spear	n/a
2004/2005	Patti Wolf	Carol Redline	Chikao Tsubaki	Christina Sax	Joan Cassidy	n/a	Diana Zilberman	n/a
2005/2006	Carol Redline	Tim Steelman	Chikao Tsubaki	Christina Sax	Enid Bank	n/a	Patti Wolf	n/a
2006/2007	Tim Steelman	Jean Runyon	Chikao Tsubaki	Kathleen Barr Warner	John Beyers	n/a	Carol Redline	n/a
2007/2008	Jean Runyon	John Beyers	Chikao Tsubaki	Kathleen Barr Warner	n/a	Melissa Harris	Tim Steelman	n/a
2008/2009	John Beyers	Richard Schumaker	Chikao Tsubaki	Christina Sax	n/a	Melissa Harris	Jean Runyon	n/a
2009/2010	Richard Schumaker	Jean Runyon	Chikao Tsubaki	Christina Sax	n/a	Melissa Harris	John Beyers	n/a
2010/2011	Jean Runyon	Rhonda Spells Fentry	Chikao Tsubaki	Richard Smith	n/a	Melissa Harris	Richard Schumaker	n/a
2011/2012	Rhonda Spells Fentry	Michael Mills	Herbert (Buddy) Muse	Richard Smith	n/a	Robert Cole	Jean Runyon	n/a
2012/2013	Michael Mills	Susan Biro	Herbert (Buddy) Muse	Richard Smith	n/a	Robert Cole	Rhonda Spells Fentry	n/a
2013/2014	Susan Biro	Pam Deering	Herbert (Buddy) Muse	Glenda Hernandez-Baca	n/a	Tom Cantu	Michael Mills	n/a
2014/2015	Pam Deering	David Buck	Herbert (Buddy) Muse	Rebecca Walker	n/a	Tom Cantu	Susan Biro	n/a
2015/2016	David Buck	Barbara Zirkin	John Cramer	Dionne Thorne	n/a	Gloria Barron	Pam Deering	n/a
2016/2017	Barbara Zirkin	Richard Smith	John Cramer	Cynthia Brown-LaVeist	n/a	Gloria Barron	David Buck	n/a
2018/2019	Richard Smith	Brandi Angel	John Cramer	VACANT	n/a	Debbie Dorsey	Barbara Zirkin	n/a
2019/2020	Brandi Angel	VACANT	Richard Smith	VACANT	n/a	Debbie Dorsey	Richard Smith	n/a
Executive Board
2020/2021	Eric Belt	Debbie Dorsey	Adam Fantom	Sarah Felber	Wendy Gilbert	David Johnson	Jenn Larkin	Megan Myers	Richard Smith	Fred Stemple	Brandi Angel	Jinsong Zhang
2021/2022	Eric Belt	Debbie Dorsey	Adam Fantom	Sarah Felber	Wendy Gilbert	David Johnson	Richard Smith	Fred Stemple	Brandi Angel	Jinsong Zhang	Ron Hansen
2022/2023	Eric Belt	Debbie Dorsey	Adam Fantom	Sarah Felber	Wendy Gilbert	David Johnson	Richard Smith	Fred Stemple	Brandi Angel	Jinsong Zhang	Ron Hansen
2023/2024	Eric Belt	Debbie Dorsey	Adam Fantom	Sarah Felber	Wendy Gilbert	David Johnson	Richard Smith	Fred Stemple	Brandi Angel	Jinsong Zhang	Dionne Thorne	Ron Hansen
2024/2025	Debbie Dorsey	Sarah Felber	Wendy Gilbert	Richard Smith	Fred Stemple	Brandi Angel	Jinsong Zhang	Dionne Thorne	Ron Hansen