Board of Visitors, Bowie State University, 2006-17. Member, College Success Task Force, P-20 Leadership Council of Maryland, 2009-10. Member, Task Force to Study the Impact of Adjunct Faculty on Graduation Rates at Historically Black Institutions, 2011-13. Chair, Council of University System Presidents, University System of Maryland, 2011-16. Member, Clean Energy Program Task Force, 2013-14; Task Force to Study a Promise Scholarship Program in Prince George's County, 2016-17.
Born in Teague, Texas, January 19, 1949. North Texas State University, B.A. (economics), 1970. M.A. (economics), 1972. University of Wisconsin, Ph.D. (economics), 1977. Brookings Economic Policy Fellow, 1980-81. Board of Directors, Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association (chair, 2003-05); National Association for Equal Opportunity in Education. Executive Committee, Coalition of Urban and Metropolitan Universities. Chair, Board of Directors, American Association of State Colleges and Universities, 2011-12. Presidents Council, Division II, National Collegiate Athletic Association. Married; two children, five grandchildren.
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