S.P. resident promotes women through national group

For longtime Severna Park resident Lynn Hapchuk, being involved with the American Association of University Women and its local branch is about something bigger than herself.

"There's a satisfaction in knowing you're making a difference for a better society," Mrs. Hapchuk said.

Mrs. Hapchuk has been a member of the county's branch of AAUW for 23 years, the last seven of which she has been actively involved in the national group's lobbying efforts in Washington, D.C. Currently she is one of only two from Anne Arundel County doing so.

The national association has more than 100,000 members, with 1,200 in Maryland and more...