David Bremenstuhl, a teacher at Potomac Elementary, was selected for inclusion in “Who’s Who Among America’s Teachers 2002 (only 5 percent of teachers nationwide are recognized each year), and he was nominated for inclusion in “Who’s Who in America.” Bremenstuhl was also nominated by Morris Dees and Rosa Parks of the Southern Poverty Law Center to have his name inscribed on the Wall of Tolerance, a civil rights memorial in Montgomery, Ala. Bremenstuhl is one of the founding members of the National Campaign for Tolerance, which promotes tolerance issues across the country.
Michael C. Hoyt has been named deputy director in the Department of Public Works and Transportation. Hoyt succeeds Robert Merryman, who retired last November after 36 years in the county. Hoyt currently serves as a managing associate/consultant for PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP in Fairfax. He has had extensive experience in logistics, transportation and management, nationally and internationally, while serving in a variety of positions in the private sector and U.S. Navy.
Charles L Short, outgoing director of Montgomery County Department of Health and Human Services, has received the Margaret Cutler Intergenerational Leadership Award from Interages. The award is presented annually by the Interages Board of Directors to an individual who demonstrates “outstanding leadership in developing, implementing or supporting intergenerational programs in Montgomery County.”
Roy Perlis, M.D., of Potomac, has been awarded the prestigious Young Mind in SNS award — designed to recognize the work and support of young researchers under age 35 from around the world — for his research in bipolar disorder. An alumnus of Brown University, with an undergraduate degree in neuroscience, and Harvard Medical School (1993-97), Dr. Perlis is currently practicing at Massachusetts General Hospital in Boston, Mass. He will use his research to apply for a National Institutes of Mental Health training grant.