Nestled between corn fields and Route 50 in the Eastern Shore's tiny town of Wye Mills on December 22, 1965 the State Board of Education in Maryland adopted the Resolution 1965-66 and created Maryland's first regional community college, Chesapeake College [REF].
On January 13, 1966, Chesapeake College had its first meeting of the Board of Trustees to elect officers and to discuss the name of the college.