Excellence in Service to Hood College Award

Elizabeth "Betsy" Bond Brennen '85

Betsy earned her Bachelor of Arts degree from Hood in 1985 in Law and Society but soon began her 40-year career in the financial services industry, she has held various sales, marketing and management positions for institutions such as Alex. Brown & Sons, Bankers Trust and Deutsche Bank. Betsy is currently a Principal with A.G. Campbell Advisory, a multi-family office with locations in Baltimore, Maryland and Naples, Florida. She is a practicing Certified Financial Planner™, Accredited Investment Fiduciary (AIF®), and Certified Divorce Financial Analyst (CDFA®). 

In her non-profit work, she has served as Chair of the FINRA Small Firm Advisory Board, and as Treasurer of her church. Betsy has served on both the Hood College Board of Associates, and Hood’s Board of Trustees, chairing both the Finance Committee and the Investment Committee. Additionally, Betsy has acted as Reunion Class Chair, and hostess at alumni events.

Betsy lives in Owings Mills, Maryland with her husband, Bob. Her daughter Annie lives in Los Angeles and her daughter Kit resides in New York with her husband and young son. 

Susan Bond Kearney '85

Like her twin sister, Susan is an alumna from the Hood College Class of 1985, graduating with a Bachelor of Arts degree in Law and Society. In 2009 Susan earned her master’s degree in educational technology from Loyola University Maryland and has been an Affiliate Faculty member at Loyola, teaching undergraduate courses on educational technology. A distinguished educator and leader in both academic and nonprofit sectors, Susan serves as the Head of School at Harford Day School in Bel Air, Maryland, a role she has held since 2019.

Susan’s service to Hood includes many years as a member of the Board of Associates, a Class Reunion Chair, a mentor with the Career Center, alumni event hostess, and a 32-year supporter of The Hood Fund. 

Susan and husband Mitch resides in Sparks Glencoe, a suburb of Baltimore. They have two adult children, Emma and Thomas.