Bates, Dunkle, Webster Appointed as Trustees
Three new members of the College of Southern Maryland Board of Trustees have been appointed by Maryland Gov. Larry Hogan. Margaret C. Dunkle and Jay W. Webster of Calvert County and Bradley O. Bates of St. Mary’s County are now members of the governing body that provides leadership and oversight of the college’s mission and policies. They will serve five-year terms as part of the nine-member board.
Mr. Bates lives in Tanners Creek and is a professor of program management for the Defense Acquisition University, providing instruction in both acquisition and program management to the Acquisition, Technology, and Logistics workforce in support of Defense Acquisition Workforce Improvement Act certification. Mr. Bates is the survey product lead for the DAU Mid-Atlantic Region.
Mr. Bates has earned a Master of Science degree in technical management from the Whiting School of Engineering, Johns Hopkins University, and a Bachelor of Science in vocational education studies from Southern Illinois University – Carbondale. He is married and has two grown children.
Mr. Webster lives in Dunkirk and is vice president and part owner of Marrick Properties Inc., providing oversight to senior management, and developing and implementing creative strategic development since 1984. Webster was once named Realtor of the Year in Prince George’s County and 40 Under 40 by the Washington Business Journal.
Mr. Webster is president of the Rotary Club of Upper Marlboro and has served as president of the Rotary Club of Southern Prince George’s County, president of the Prince George’s County Association of Realtors, chair of the Arbitration Committee for the Prince George’s Association of Realtors, and as regional vice president and as a member of the executive committee for the Maryland Association of Realtors. Webster has achieved Golden “R” and Life Member RPAC with the National Association of Realtors.
In Calvert County, he has served on the Calvert County Hospice board of directors and chaired the steering committee for the Burnett Calvert Hospice House. Mr. Webster pursued higher education at the University of Maryland.
Ms. Dunkle lives in Port Republic, and received the 2016 William Donald Schaefer Helping People Award in Calvert County, recognizing her leadership and advocacy for equal opportunity and women’s rights. She recently chaired the Blue Ribbon Harriet Elizabeth Brown Commemoration Task Force that identified ways to honor the legacy of this Calvert County civil rights pioneer. She also played a central role in implementing Title IX, the 1972 landmark legislation prohibiting sex discrimination in schools that receive federal funding. She also received the American Academy of Pediatrics’ Dale Richmond Award for outstanding contributions in the field of child development.
She has chaired the Calvert County Commission for Women and is a board member for the Calvert County Community Foundation and the League of Women Voters of Calvert County. She was a 2012 inductee to the Maryland Women’s Hall of Fame and a 2014 inductee into the Philanthropy Hall of Fame of the Community Foundation of Southern Maryland. Her papers are archived at the Schlesinger Library at Harvard University.
Prior to her retirement, Ms. Dunkle was lead research scientist with George Washington University’s Department of Health Policy, and director of Early Identification and Intervention Collaborative for Los Angeles County. A graduate of Calvert High School, Ms. Dunkle earned a bachelor of arts degree from Syracuse University.
CSM’s trustees in addition to Mr. Bates, Ms. Dunkle and Mr. Webster include Samuel C. Jones of Calvert County; CSM Trustee Chair Dorothea H. Smith, Lois E. DiNatale and Michael L. Middleton of Charles County; and CSM Trustee Vice Chair Theodore L. Harwood II and Dr. John W. Roache of St. Mary’s County. Serving as secretary/treasurer to the board is CSM President Dr. Brad Gottfried. For information about the college’s leadership, visit the website.
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