Beatrice P. Tignor, Ed.D.
MSA SC 3520-12340
Brief Biography:
Born in Brandywine, Maryland, June 2, 1940. Attended Bowie State College, B.S., 1962; George Washington University, M.A., 1965; Ed.S., administration, 1972; Ed.D.., educational research and statistics, 1975.
General Assembly:
House of Delegates, Prince George's County, 1991-93. Demorcat. Member,
Ways and Means Committee, 1991-93; Joint Expenditure Study Group
on Education and Human Resources; County Affairs Committee of Prince George's
County delegation. Senate, District 25 (Prince George's County) 1993-95.
Member, Budget and Taxation Committee; Capital Budget Subcommittee; Health
Education and Human Resources Subcommittee; Revenues and Taxes Subcommittee;
Joint Committee on Federal Relations; Advisory Commission on Federal-State-Local
Relations.
Private Career and Other Public Service:
Teacher and reading specialist, Prince George's County public schools.
Instructor and department chair, educational development, Prince George's
Community College. Adjunct faculty in educational research and statistics,
George Washington University, Bowie State University. Member, Faculty
Advisory Council to Maryland Higher Education Commission. Member,
Board of Mental Health, 1986-90; Task Force on Feasibility of Future Consolidation
of State Psychiatric Hospitals, 1993-. Member, Women Legislators
of Maryland; Maryland Legislative Black Caucus, Prince George's Alliance
of Black Elected Officials; the Maryland Women's Caucus, the Prince George's
Women's Caucus, the National Conference of State Legislators; Women in
Legislative Lobbying. Board member, Association for Retarded Citizens;
the Samaritans; the American Red Cross; the Dr. Benjamin Mays Research
Center. Member, National Council of Negro Women, Alpha Kappa Alpha
Sorority; National Council of Alumni Associations, Bowie State University
Alumni Association. Advisory member, Governor's Commission on Equity
in Educational Funding. Educator of the Year, National Association
of Educational Opportunities, 1988. Volunteer of the Year, Soroptimists,
1989. Prince Georgian of the Year, 1990. Delegate of the Year
Award, 1991. National Committee Member, Democratic State Central
Committee of Maryland, 1996-. Maryland Delegate to Democratic Party
National Convention, 1996, 2000, 2004. Legislator of the Year; Senator
of the Year; Alumna of the Year; Maryland Municipal League Appreciation
award; National Association for Educational Opportunities Presidential
award. Director, Procurement Office, Montgomery County, MD, 1995-2006.
Board of Trustees, Prince George's Community College, 1996-2001. Presidential
Elector, 2000. Member, Society of Senates Past. Chair, Prince
George's County Board of Education, 2002-2006. Deputy Secretary,
Department of General Services, 2007-2008. City Manager, Glenarden,
MD, 2009-2011. Prince George's County Board of Elections, 2011- . Inducted into the Maryland Women's Hall of Fame, 2013.
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