addition, the Office advises the Governor on mat-
ters affecting minority employment, rights, and in-
terests and provides assistance to minority citi-
zens, as authorized by the Governor (Code State
Government Article, sees. 9-301 through 9-306).

The Office issues the Maryland Business Enter-
prise Certification Directory , available upon re-
quest.

The Office is assisted by the Minority Business
Enterprise Certification Council, the Minority
Business Enterprise Advisory Committee, and the
Interdepartmental Advisory Committee for Mi-
nority Affairs.

MINORITY BUSINESS ENTERPRISE
CERTIFICATION COUNCIL

Chairperson: John B. Covert

The Board of Public Works established the Mi-
nority Business Enterprise Council under the Of-
fice of Minority Affairs in 1984. The Council de-
termines which businesses offering their services
to State government are legitimate minority enter-
prises and certifies them as such. The Council
consists of representatives from the Department of
Budget and Fiscal Planning, Department of Gen-
eral Services, Maryland Food Center Authority,
Interagency Committee on School Construction,
University of Maryland, and three additional
State agencies designated annually by the Board
of Public Works. Representatives of the Attorney
General's Office and the Department of Transpor-
tation serve ex officio.

MINORITY BUSINESS ENTERPRISE
ADVISORY COMMITTEE

Chuirpurwn: Samuel Olascho

Created in 1984 by the Board of Public Works,
the Minority Business Enterprise Advisory Com-
mittee serves as an advisory board to the Minority
Business Enterprise Certification Council. The
Committee is appointed by the Director of the Of-
fice of Minority Affairs.

INTERDEPARTMENTAL ADVISORY
COMMITTEE FOR MINORITY
AFFAIRS

Chairperson: R. Howard Hill, Director, Office of
Minority Affairs

Wayne A. Cawley, Jr., Secretary of Agriculture;
H. Louis Stettler III, Secretary of Budget and
Fiscal Planning; J. Randall Evans, Secretary of

Economic and Employment Development;
Vacancy, Secretary of the Environment; Earl F.
Seboda, Secretary of General Services; Adele
Wilzack, Secretary of Health and Mental Hygiene;
Vacancy, Secretary of Housing and Community
Development; Ruth Massinga, Secretary of Human
Resources; William A. Fogle, Jr., Secretary of
Licensing and Regulation; Torrey C. Brown,
Secretary of Natural Resources; Hilda E. Ford,
Secretary of Personnel; Bishop L. Robinson,
Secretary of Public Safety and Correctional
Services; Constance Lieder, Secretary of State
Planning; Richard H. Trainor, Secretary of
Transportation; David W. Hornbeck, State
Superintendent of Schools; Sheldon H. Knorr,
Commissioner for Higher Education.

The Interdepartmental Advisory Committee for
Minority Affairs was created within the Office of
Minority Affairs in 1986 (Chapter 719, Acts of
1986). The Committee advises the Director of the
Office of Minority Affairs on proposals to imple-
ment the duties of the Office, promote the hiring
of minority persons in the State, and promote the
growth and participation of minority business en-
terprises in Maryland (Code State Government
Article, sec. 9-303.1).

MORGAN STATE UNIVERSITY

Board of Regents

Chairperson: Francis W. Gates, 1989

Dr. Rebecca E. Carroll, 1987; Donald R. Farber,
1987; Martin R. Resnick, 1987; William Boucher
III, 1989; Francis W. Gates, 1989; John L. Green,
1989; Allen Quille, 1989; Harold L. Adams, 1991;
Aris T. Allen, 1991; Edna Campbell, 1991; Enolia
V. McMillan, 1991; Timothy Robinson, Student
Regent, 1987; one vacancy.

Tiajuana F. Mosby, Staff Assistant to the
President
Telephone: 444-3086/3220

The University

Earl S. Richardson, Ed.D., President
Telephone: 444-3200

Clara I. Adams, Ph.D., Vice-President for
Academic Affairs Telephone: 444—3350

Abraham Moore, M.B.A., Vice-President for
Business and Finance Telephone: 444-3144