MARYLAND HIGHER EDUCATION COMMISSION

Commission Minutes

Danette Gerald Howard, Ph.D., Secretary of Higher Education

6 North Liberty St., 10th floor, Baltimore, MD 21201
(410) 767-3301; 1-800-974-0203 (toll free)
e-mail: osfamail@mhec.state.md.us (scholarships & financial aid)
web: www.mhec.state.md.us


Agencies	Budget	Community Colleges	Historical Evolution


Organizational Chart	Organizational Structure		Origin & Functions	Reports

ORGANIZATIONAL STRUCTURE

MARYLAND HIGHER EDUCATION COMMISSION

Appointed by Governor with Senate advice & consent to 5-year terms:
Anwer Hasan, Chair (chosen by Governor, 1-year term), 2015
Joann A. Boughman, Ph.D., 2011; Sandra L. Jimenez, 2012; Ian D. MacFarlane, 2013; Chung K. Pak, 2013; Rizwan A. Siddiqi, 2013; Gregory A. Schuckman, 2015; Edith J. Patterson, Ed.D., 2016; John W. Yaeger, Ed.D., 2016; Brandon Bell, 2017; Vivian S. Boyd, Ph.D., 2017.

Appointed by Governor with Senate advice & consent to 1-year term: Stephen A. Jordan, student, 2012

HIGHER EDUCATION INVESTMENT FUND

EDUCATION POLICY COMMITTEE
Appointed by Chair, Maryland Higher Education Commission:
Joann A. Boughman, Ph.D., Chair
Stephen A. Jordan; Gregory A. Schuckman; two vacancies.

FINANCE POLICY COMMITTEE
Appointed by Chair, Maryland Higher Education Commission:
Sandra L. Jimeniz, Chair
Chung K. Pak; Rizwan A. Siddiqi; one vacancy.

SECRETARY OF HIGHER EDUCATION

(R62I0001)
FY2012 appropriation: $5,802,057; authorized positions: 49.6
Danette Gerald Howard, Ph.D., Secretary of Higher Education (appointed by Governor) (410) 767-3043

Special Assistant

gfitzger@mhec.state.md.us

FACULTY ADVISORY COUNCIL

gsegura@mhec.state.md.us

Appointed by Secretary of Higher Education to 3-year terms:
Patricia M. Alt, Ph.D., Chair (chosen by Council), 2013

Judith Ann Coen; Charles S. Davis, Ph.D.; Charles Leonard, Ph.D.; Norbert R. Myslinski, Ph.D.; Anthony F. Norcio, Ph.D.; Curt C. Raney, Ph.D. Terms expire 2012.

Frank B. Alt, Ph.D.; Patricia M. Alt, Ph.D.; Kenneth P. Kerr, Ed.D.; Lynn A. Kerr; M. Linda Martinak, Ph.D.; Claudia D. Nelson, Ph.D.; Mark L. Parker, Ph.D.; Carla N. Showacre; Richard J. Siciliano, Ph.D.; Anthony D. Wilbon, Ph.D. Terms expire 2013.

Teresa L. Bridger, Ed.D.; Sharon A. Fechter, Ph.D.; Peter D. Herzfeld; Brockett Horne; Thomas Kelliher, Ph.D.; Deborah King; Katherine C. Murray; Dipa Sarkay-Dey, Ph.D.; Deborah Witt Sherman, Ph.D., C.R.N.P.; Joyce T. Shirazi, D. Sc. Terms expire 2014.

FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE ADVISORY COUNCIL
Staff: Elizabeth A. Urbanski (410) 767-3109; e-mail: eurbansk@mhec.state.md.us

Appointed by Secretary of Higher Education:
Timothy A. Wolfe, Chair (chosen by Council in Sept., 1-year term)
Henry Anderson; Tracey Cole; Barbara A. Gill; Melissa Gregory; Theresa W. Hollander; Terra Jones; Mindy Lehman; Gene Logan; Barbara Lowe; Enie Nwaykwo; Diane Pelesh; Diane Prengaman; Lee Richmond; Mindy M. Schaffer; Jan Moyland Wagner; Patricia Williams.

MARYLAND FIRE-RESCUE EDUCATION & TRAINING COMMISSION
Dean Kendall, Administrator (410) 767-3284; e-mail: dkendall@mhec.state.md.us
web: www.mhec.state.md.us/highered/acadaff/mfretc/index.asp

Appointed by Governor with Senate advice & consent to 4-year terms:
R. Michael Clemens, Chair (chosen by Governor), 2014
Omara M. Boulware, 2012; Barbara A. Knippenburg, 2012; Michael W. Robinson, Sr., 2012; Geoffrey L. Donahue, 2013; Capt. John W. Kisser, 2013; Daniel J. Stevens, 2013; Reinhold C. Strobel, 2013; Robert P. Cumberland, Jr., 2014; John E. Dulina, 2014; Lynn D. Gilroy, 2014; Kathleen M. Hartley, 2015; John D. Jerome, 2015.

SEGMENTAL ADVISORY COUNCIL
Chair: Danette Gerald Howard, Ph.D., Secretary of Higher Education (410) 767-3043

Tina M. Bjarekull; Ron Hansen; Joseph R. Urgo, Ph.D.; H. Clay Whitlow, Ph.D.; David Wilson, Ph.D.

Ex officio: William E. Kirwan, Ph.D., Chancellor, University System of Maryland

STUDENT ADVISORY COUNCIL
Staff: Miya T. Simpson, Ph.D., (410) 767-3277; e-mail: msimpson@mhec.state.md.us

Appointed by President & Student Government Association of participating institutions:
Jack Poteet, Chair (chosen by Council)
Michael Hullett, Vice-Chair (chosen by Council)
Emily Wells, Segment Chair, Independent Colleges (chosen by segment representatives)
Clarence Howard, Jr., Segment Chair, 2-Year/Community Colleges (chosen by segment representatives)
Zachary Cohen, Segment Chair, 4-Year Public Colleges (chosen by segment representatives)