University of Maryland, Walter V. Hohenstein,
alternate; Stephen Kocsis, Executive Director,
Tri-County Council of Western Maryland (non-
voting member).

153 Baltimore Street
Cumberland 21502 Telephone: 777-3525
777-5374 (ACSN)

This agency was created pursuant to Education
Title 4-121 of the Annotated Code of Maryland
(1978) and by the approval of the Attorney Gen-
eral of Maryland of a joint agreement of the eight
member institutions. The overall purpose of
RESA is to raise the educational level of all peo-
ple in Appalachian Maryland (Allegany, Garrett,
and Washington counties) to better enable them
to develop socially, culturally, and economically.

The Agency began in 1967 as the Educational
Subcommittee of the Appalachian Regional Com-
mission. It became a formal organization with an
office and staff in 1970 and became a separate ad-
ministrative entity of government in 1973, accord-
ing to Maryland Code-

The chief executives of the signatory members
to the Joint Agreement comprise the voting mem-
bership of the Board of Directors. The Board is
the governing body for establishing policies for
programs, operations, and fiscal affairs. Stated
meetings of the Board are the fourth Thursdays
of February, April, June, and October.

An advisory council of professionals represent-
ing educational institutions, regional organiza-
tions, and State agencies concerned with human
development in Appalachian Maryland meets on
the fourth Thursdays of January, March, May,
July, September, and November. This is a forum
for discussing human development issues and for
providing advice on programs to the Board of Di-
rectors. The Council annually elects a chairperson
who also serves as chairperson to the Board of
Directors.

RESA is organized and is operated to foster
cooperation among all educational institutions
and organizations concerned with the needs of
the people in the region; to establish goals, poli-
cies, and procedures for regional education proj-
ects; to plan, coordinate, and conduct regional
educational projects; to promote the improvement
of educational, scientific, and literary facilities
and programs at and among participating institu-
tions; and to organize and support an operational
office to be governed by a Board of Directors re-
sponsible to public authorities.

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One of the responsibilities of this Agency is to
recommend to the Governor, as a member of the
Appalachian Regional Commission, those plans,
programs, and activities directed toward educa-
tion's role in the development of the region ac-
cording to the Appalachian Regional Develop-
ment Act. These recommendations are the basis
for funding operational and construction pro-
grams for education by the Appalachian Regional
Commission through the Maryland State Depart-
ment of Education.

The Agency provides a basic staff to assist
member institutions in identifying needs that
might be met through regional programs or ser-
vices. Based on Board policy the staff provides
direct support and leadership for interagency/in-
stitutional liaison, project development and im-
plementation, and project review and evaluation.
In addition, the Agency is an affiliate of and pro-
vides support to the Appalachian Community
Service Network (ACSN), an adjunct agency of
the Appalachian Regional Commission.

The operations of the Agency are primarily
funded through budget allocations of the signato-
ry members. Supplemental funding for operations
and programs come from federal and State
sources, which include the Appalachian Regional
Development Act.

SOUTHERN REGIONAL EDUCATION
BOARD

Members of the Board From Maryland:
Harry Hughes, Governor

Sheldon H. Knorr, 1981; Arthur Dorman, 1982;
Rhoda Dorsey, 1983; John S. Toll, 1984.

Dr. John Sabatini, Certification Officer
Winfred L. Godwin, President

130 Sixth Street, N.W.
Atlanta, Ga. 30313 Telephone: (912) 875-9211

College Park 20742 Telephone: 454-0100

The Southern Regional Education Board oper-
ates under the terms of the Southern Regional
Education Compact of 1949, which the legislature
of Maryland ratified by Chapter 282, Acts of
1949. Thirteen other states have also ratified the
Compact. The purpose of the Compact is to de-
velop graduate, professional, and technical educa-
tion in the South without unnecessary duplica-