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Baird Tipson, Ph.D. of Chestertown was recently named to the board of Mid-Shore Community Foundation. Tipson, president of Washington College, has had a successful career in higher education, demonstrating a mix of strong leadership, managerial and fundraising skills.
Prior to accepting the presidency at Washington College, Tipson served eight years as president of Wittenberg University in Springfield, Ohio. While there, he spearheaded the most ambitious fundraising campaign in the history of the college, raising $75 million, adding nearly $23 million to the college’s endowment. Tipson has also served as provost and acting president of Gettysburg College, as well as associate dean for the College of Arts and Sciences at Central Michigan University. He studied religion and history as an undergraduate at Princeton University, and earned his Ph.D. in religion at Yale. He has taught at the University of Virginia and Central Michigan University as well as at Gettysburg and Wittenberg.
Tipson currently serves on the Executive Committee of the NCAA Division III Centennial Conference and is a Governing Council member of the Wye Faculty Seminars. He also serves on the board of the Hodson Scholarship Foundation.
According to Charles T. Capute, chairman of the Board for Mid-Shore Community Foundation, “We are obviously delighted to have an individual with the background and experience of Baird Tipson join our board. A significant percentage of our grants are earmarked specifically for college scholarships and Baird brings a valuable perspective to our grantmaking ability.”
Mid-Shore Community Foundation is governed by a board of directors representing the five Mid-Shore counties: Caroline, Dorchester, Kent, Queen Anne’s and Talbot. Tipson joins the following individuals on the Foundation board: Wheeler R. Baker of Chester, Lloyd L. Beatty, CPA of Easton, Alice R. Bower of Easton, Charles T. Capute, Esq. of Easton, Stuart “Mickey” Elsberg of Chestertown, Mrs. Russell J. Ferree of Easton, Richard C. Granville of Easton, Jeffrey N. Heflebower of Denton, William T. Hunter, Jr. of Easton, Charles W. Kelly of Cambridge, William L. Lane, Jr. of Easton, Charles L. Lea, Jr. of Easton, David Nagel of Preston, Hamish S. Osborne, Esq. of Easton, Dr. Harry C. Rhodes of Queenstown, J. Thomas Rhodes of Queenstown, W. Moorhead Vermilye of Easton, and Dr. Willie G. Woods of Easton. Directors Emeritus include Joseph B. Stevens, Jr. of Chestertown and Charles E. Wheeler of Easton.
Community foundations make up one of the fastest growing sectors of philanthropy in the United States today. They build and strengthen communities by making it possible for a wide range of donors to create permanent, named component funds to meet critical needs. The Mid-Shore Community Foundation promotes and facilitates philanthropy on the Mid-Shore by assisting in the formation and management of charitable funds or “personal foundations,” created by local donors as philanthropic instruments for themselves and their families. The majority of charitable distributions from those funds are then used to support regional non-profit organizations. Mid-Shore Community Foundation also assists in the creation and management of endowment funds for non-profit agencies, memorial funds and scholarships.
For additional information on the Mid-Shore Community Foundation, contact F. Graham Lee, president, at (410) 820-8175, or visit our website at www.mscf.org
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