NOT FOR RELEASE UNTIL 5:00 P.M. FEBRUARY 25, 1997

Annapolis, MD, February 25, 1997 --- Governor Parris N. Glendening today announced the winners of the contest to redesign Maryland Electronic Capital, the homepage of the state of Maryland. In a ceremony at the Maryland State Archives in Annapolis, Governor Glendening awarded the $5,000 first prize to Andrew P. Glendinning, a senior at St. Mary's College of Maryland.

The two second place prizes of Pentium computers were awarded to Ray Wenderlich a senior at St. Mary's High School in Annapolis and Juanson Pitt, a senior at Morgan State University in Baltimore. The third place winners were Brad Hamblin and Rich Leland, seniors at Eastern Technical High School in Baltimore and Brian Snively, a sophomore at the University of Maryland College Park. Honorable mentions went to Paul Sutton, a sophomore at Wilde Lake High School in Columbia and to Alberto Tabian, a senior at Woodlawn High School in Baltimore County.

The contest to redesign the homepage of Maryland Electronic Capital was announced by Governor Glendening on December 10. It was open to students and teachers in Maryland schools and colleges and a total of 34 entries were received from all over the state. Seven finalists were then chosen by a panel to take part in a run off in which the public was asked to help decide the winner. The seven finalists' entries were posted on the MEC homepage and the voting was held from February 10 - 23.

The $5,000 first place prize was contributed by the Maryland Information Technology Center, a non-profit company dedicated to improving the use of technology in government and education. The second prize computers were donated by COMPUSA and by Twinbrook TV and Computers, both of Rockville. The third place prizes were, for the college level winner, a Microsoft gift package and, for the high school level winner, one year of AT&T WorldNet service.

Andrew Glendinning is from Ashton, Maryland, in Montgomery County and is a graduating senior at St. Mary's College in St. Mary's City with a double major in dramatic arts and math, with a focus on computer science. His internet programming skills are self-taught.

The MEC homepage can be found at: www.mec.state.md.us

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