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with the Center for Strategic and International Studies and two years in the Pentagon . She and her husband , Lincoln , are members of the Washington New Church where she runs the local Theta Alpha and directs the Parent Service Program for the school . Her interests include U . S . history and foreign affairs , the Middle east , Islam and Muslim-Christian relations , Arabic and sustainable agriculture .
Lincoln Smith ( BA 2003 ): Lincoln earned a Bachelor ’ s in English at Bryn Athyn College and says he has been using the critical thinking and communications skills learned there ever since . He earned a Master of Arts in Landscape Design from the Conway School of Landscape Design and worked in high-end landscape architecture for five years before founding Forested in 2012 , a forest-garden company in Mitchellville , Maryland . He is helping to create a shift toward forest agriculture , a farming approach designed to restore environmental health while producing abundant food and supplies . He is passionate about production ecosystems and lectures at a wide range of venues – from the U . S . Botanical Garden to Bryn Athyn College . His work has been featured on National Geographic and other media . His website : www . forested . us . Outstanding Volunteer Laurie McQueen Horan ( AA 1976 ): After earning her Associate Degree Laurie continued taking courses in the College before transferring to the Tracey Warner School of Fashion Design in Philadelphia . She and Richard Horan were married in 1981 and lived in Mitchellville , Maryland , for 21 years before moving to Bryn Athyn . She found many opportunities to help in the New Church schools that served their five children but felt especially drawn to the College . She got involved with the new Bryn Athyn Alumni Association , serving as Secretary for many years and has continued to serve on the board .
Academy Secondary Schools Every year since 1992 the Secondary Schools have honored Distinguished Alumni – two each for the Girls School and Boys School – who often are chosen from reunion classes .
They are invited to speak to the seniors about what the Academy has meant in their lives and how its influence can help to guide the lives and careers of these young people . These are alumni “ whose personal and professional achievements model New Church values . ( They ) continue to impact the Academy Secondary Schools through generous contributions of their time , talent and treasure .”
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