2008 Woodie Awards
Candido Brown overcomes on way to state recognition
Issue date: 4/24/08
Having overcome a difficult childhood plagued by drug-selling friends and drug-using family members, senior Candido Brown was determined to be different.
"At the time [in elementary school] my mother was abusing drugs, my adopted brothers were selling them, and my foolish friends were buying.
"I innocently watched as these actions took place, hoping that one day the people that I loved would change. Even though they didn't, I did," Brown said.
Brown, a sociology major, was recently honored as both the JHU Student Employee of the Year and the Maryland Student Employee of the Year.
Recognized for his dedicated work in the Public Relations Department within the Office of Admissions, he was awarded a $1,000 savings bond and a Certificate of Appreciation from the City of Baltimore from Mayor Sheila Dixon.
Employers nominated student employees based on reliability, initiative, disposition, quality of work and contribution. Brown was one of these 42 students.
A panel of pre-selected judges reviewed nominations and ranked candidates according to a point system.
According to Ruth Scally, the assistant director of Student Employment Services, once Brown had been selected as the Hopkins Student Employee of the Year, his nomination was then forwarded to the regional Student Employment Association, where it later became one of the entries for the State of Maryland.
As nomination entries were submitted from a plethora of Maryland universities and colleges, Brown was selected to be the recipient of the state of Maryland's award.
"While I was not expecting to receive an award of this magnitude, I believe I was granted this honor because it is my professionalism, meticulousness and work ethic that sets me apart from them [other student employees]," Brown said.
"I also work 20 hours a week, most holidays and Saturday sessions - something many students won't do."
Although he was a former student in Baltimore City Public Schools, he initially enrolled in a small liberal arts school called Eugene Lang College in New York City.
"At the time [in elementary school] my mother was abusing drugs, my adopted brothers were selling them, and my foolish friends were buying.
"I innocently watched as these actions took place, hoping that one day the people that I loved would change. Even though they didn't, I did," Brown said.
Brown, a sociology major, was recently honored as both the JHU Student Employee of the Year and the Maryland Student Employee of the Year.
Recognized for his dedicated work in the Public Relations Department within the Office of Admissions, he was awarded a $1,000 savings bond and a Certificate of Appreciation from the City of Baltimore from Mayor Sheila Dixon.
Employers nominated student employees based on reliability, initiative, disposition, quality of work and contribution. Brown was one of these 42 students.
A panel of pre-selected judges reviewed nominations and ranked candidates according to a point system.
According to Ruth Scally, the assistant director of Student Employment Services, once Brown had been selected as the Hopkins Student Employee of the Year, his nomination was then forwarded to the regional Student Employment Association, where it later became one of the entries for the State of Maryland.
As nomination entries were submitted from a plethora of Maryland universities and colleges, Brown was selected to be the recipient of the state of Maryland's award.
"While I was not expecting to receive an award of this magnitude, I believe I was granted this honor because it is my professionalism, meticulousness and work ethic that sets me apart from them [other student employees]," Brown said.
"I also work 20 hours a week, most holidays and Saturday sessions - something many students won't do."
Although he was a former student in Baltimore City Public Schools, he initially enrolled in a small liberal arts school called Eugene Lang College in New York City.
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