Board of Visitors, Bowie State University, 2006-. 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-. Member, Clean Energy Program Task Force, 2013-14.
Assistant Professor, Florida State University, 1976-82. Vice-Chancellor for Academic Affairs, and Professor (economics), 1986-95, Provost, 1990-95, North Carolina Central University. Chancellor, Elizabeth City State University, 1996-2006 (interim chancellor, 1995-96).
Born January 19, 1949, in Teague, Texas. 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-. Presidents Council, Division II, National Collegiate Athletic Association. Married, two children.
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