1 SS/Maryland Manual

NATURAL RESOURCES

TORREY C. BROWN, Secretary of Natural Resources since 1983. Born in Chicago,
Illinois, February 28, 1937. Attended Chicago public schools; Wheaton College, A.B.,
1957; The Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, M-D.) 1961. Physician. Served
with the U.S Public Health Service, 1963-65. Member, Alpha Omega Alpha; The Johns
Hopkins Medical Society; American Heart Association; Southern Salt, Water and Kidney
Club; American Federation for Clinical Research, American Society of Nephrology;

American Board of Internal Medicine. Fellow of the American College of Physicians.
Contributor to manymedicaljournals. Member of the House ofDelegates, 1971-83. Office
address: Tawes State Office Building, Annapolis, MD 21401.

PERSONNEL

HILDA E. FORD, Secretary of Personnel since 1987 Born in New York City, April 19,
1924. Attended Girls' High School, Brooklyn, N.Y; Brooklyn College, 1942-4S; College
of St. Rose, 1970-71. Past member, New York State Advisory Committee to the U.S.
Commission on Civil Rights; Governor's Task Force on Equal Employment for Women in
New York State Government Assistant Director, New York Office of Employee Relations,
1974-77. Personnel Director of the Civil Service Commission, Baltimore City, 1977-87.
Member, Urban Services Commission, Baltimore City. Chairperson, Personnel Task Force
to Develop Personnel System under Court Reorganization. Recipient, Award for
Outstanding Contribution to the Status and Welfare of Women, Baltimore Chapter,
National Organization for Women; Award for Unique Achievement in the Field of
Community Relations in honor of the 76th Anniversary of the DuBois Circle; Distinguished
Women for 1986 Award from Girl Scouts ofCentralMaryland, Charles H. Cushman Award
for outstanding professional achievement. Eastern Region, International Personnel
Management Association. Office address: 301 W Preston St., Baltimore, MD 21201.

PUBLIC SAFETY 8c CORRECTIONAL SERVICES

BISHOP L. ROBINSON, Secretary of Public Safety and Correctional Services since
1987. Born in Baltimore, Maryland, January 16,1927. Attended Frederick Douglass High
School; University of Baltimore, B.S., 1971; Coppm State Collegc,M.Ed., 1973; University
of Baltimore, J.D., 1986. Southern Police Institute, certificate, 1969; National Executive
Institute, certificate, 1984. Served in U.S. Army, 1945-46. Police Commissioner, Baltimore
City; 1984-87. Member, Maryland Chiefs of Police; Major Cities Chiefs Association;

National Organization of Black Law Enforcement Executives (NOBLE); National "State
of the Art** Law Enforcement Planning Committee, U.S. Department of Justice;

International Association of Chiefs of Police. Awarded Honorary Doctor of Laws degree
from John Jay College of Criminal Justice. Recipient of numerous civic and superior public
service awards. Office address: 6776 Reisterstown Rd., Suite 310, Baltimore, MD 21215.

TRANSPORTATION

0. JAMES LIGHTHIZER, Secretary of Transportation since 1991. Born in Ashtabula,
Ohio, March 20, 1946. Attended Ashtabula parochial schools; Dayton University, B.A.,
1968; Georgetown University Law Center, J.D., 1975. Attorney. Member, Maryland State
and Anne Arundel County Bar Associations Married; five children. Member of the House
ofDelegates, 1979-82; member. Ways and Means Committee; chairman. House Advisory
Board on Liability Anne Arundel County Executive, 1982-86, 1986-90 Chairperson,
Greenways Commission. Member, Governor's Commission on Growth in the Chesapcake
Region. Office address: P.O. Box 8755, Baltimore/Washington International Airport,
Baltimore, MD 21240.