July 23, 1996
The Potomac KnowledgeWay Project
today announced that William A. Hodges, president of NationsBank,
Greater Washington, located in Washington, D.C., and Clifford M.
Kendall, chairman of the board of Computer Data Systems,
Inc.(CDSI), based in Rockville, MD, have joined its board of
directors.
"As we continue to evolve the project, we are committed to
expanding the board of directors to encompass the entire greater
Washington region," said Mario Morino, chairman of the Potomac
KnowledgeWay Project. "This process began with the appointments
of Brit Kirwan, president of the University of Maryland at College
Park, and John Tydings, president of The Greater Washington Board
of Trade, in April. We are fortunate to welcome Cliff and Bill to
our organization as well."
The KnowledgeWay is focusing on four primary initiatives:
increasing the awareness of what the communications revolution
means to individuals, institutions and businesses in the region;
cultivating network driven entrepreneurship; promoting a net-savvy
workforce; and advancing a regional information infrastructure
that will improve and facilitate connectedness throughout the
region.
"With the changes occurring in the banking
industry due to the Internet and my involvementas chairman of The
Greater Washington Initiative, joining the Potomac KnowledgeWay
Project is a natural extension of my business and personal
commitments," said Hodges, who has been with NationsBank since
1972 and is currently responsible for leading the bank's area
management team in various community and business activities. "I
am looking forward to making the KnowledgeWay part of the greater
Washington culture." Hodges also serves as the commercial banking
executive for the Mid-Atlantic Banking Group, which provides
services to commercial, industrial and institutional customers in
Virginia, Maryland and the District of Columbia.
Kendall, who recently received The Greater Washington Board of
Trade's 1996 "Leader of the Year" award, has played an important
role as a civic entrepreneur and catalyst for the region's
technology sector for nearly three decades. Kendall recently
served a three-year term as chairman of the Suburban Maryland High
Technology Council and as chair of the Montgomery-Prince George's
County CEO Roundtable. "It is an exciting time for our area, and
I am very pleased to serve on the board of a group that I believe
will help crystallize the greater Washington region's place in the
global information technology community," said Kendall, who has
guided CDSI to become one of the country's largest and most
respected small companies, employing more than 3,000 people and
generating more than $220 million in annual revenues.
Formed in June 1995, the Potomac KnowledgeWay Project has quickly
emerged as a powerful and positive force in the greater Washington
region. The Potomac KnowledgeWay Project serves as a catalyst to
help the greater Washington region seize the economic, educational
and social opportunities of the communications revolution and
become the global center of the knowledge industry.