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Fifteen women have been elected to the Allegany County Board of Education since 1974 when it went from an appointed to elected position. These include Mary Robb (1917-2015), Margaret Hamilton (1920-2006), Adrienne Ottaviani, Susan Coyle, Brenda Ferguson.
Top row from left, Mary Robb, Margaret Hamilton, Susan Coyle; bottom row from left, Adrienne Ottaviani and Brenda Ferguson.
Mary Robb's photo is from the 1966 Allegewi, Allegany High School Yearbook, and was taken by Ruhl Studios. Margaret Hamilton's photo is from the September 1988 Cumberland Times-News, Susan Coyle's from Cumberland Times-News, May 23, 1989, Adrienne Ottaviani's photograph is from an August 1989 Cumberland Times-News and Brenda Ferguson's photo was taken by ChrisStudio and is from the Allegany County Board of Education. All are used with permission.