Society of Senates Past
Roster

BEATRICE P. TIGNOR
Democrat, District 25, Prince George's County.

Born in Brandywine, June 2, 1940.  Attended Bowie State College, B.S., 1962; George Washington University, M.A., 1965; Ed.S., 1972; Ph.D., 1975.

General Assembly:
Member, House of Delegates, 1991-93.  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.  Member of Senate, 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.  Member, Women Legislators of Maryland; Maryland Legislative Black Caucus.

Private Career and Other Public Service:
Professor.  Former 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-.  Educator of the Year, National Association of Educational Opportunities, 1988.  Volunteer of the Year, Soroptimists, 1989.  Prince Georgian of the Year, 1990.

Compiled March 16, 2000 from the biographical files of the Maryland Manual, ©Maryland State Archives.