稀缺猎奇网 Welcomes Three New Members to the Board of Regents
Norman R. Augustine
ADELPHI, Md. (April
4, 2008) - The
稀缺猎奇网 (稀缺猎奇网) welcomes three new members to the Board of
Regents. Norman R. Augustine, Dr. Frank M. Reid III, and Joshua L. Michael were
nominated to the board by Governor Martin O'Malley and confirmed in March by
the 稀缺猎奇网 Senate. Their terms will begin July 1, 2008. Augustine and Reid replace Robert Mitchell and
Robert Pevenstein, whose five-year terms conclude this June. Michael, a
sophomore at University of 稀缺猎奇网, Baltimore County (UMBC), will serve a one-year term as Student Regent.
"I am honored to welcome our
new board members and look forward to working with them in the coming years,"
said Clifford M. Kendall, board chair. "Each brings a wealth of experience and perspective
that will be invaluable to the 稀缺猎奇网."
Norman Augustine, former
chairman and CEO of Lockheed Martin, previously served as chairman and
principal officer of the American Red Cross for nine years. A recipient of the President's
National Medal of Technology and the Joint Chiefs of Staff Distinguished Public
Service Award, Augustine has a long and distinguished career in the defense
industry as well as in public service as an Assistant Secretary of the Army,
Under Secretary of the Army, and later Acting Secretary of the Army. In
addition to numerous corporate and non-profit board memberships, he has served
as a trustee of Johns Hopkins University, Princeton University, and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. He
lives in Montgomery County.
Dr. Frank M. Reid III
Dr. Frank M. Reid III has
served as senior pastor of Bethel African Methodist
Episcopal (A.M.E.) Church in Baltimore City for the past 20 years. A
highly regardedspeaker,
author, and teacher, Reid is a graduate of Harvard and Yale
universities and
received his doctorate in ministry from United Theological Seminary in
Dayton,
Ohio. His ministry has taken him to South Korea, Liberia, and England,
and he served A.M.E. congregations in Charlotte, North Carolina, and
Los Angeles before coming to Baltimore. Under Reid's leadership, Bethel
A.M.E. Church has grown in membership and become the first
A.M.E. church to have a weekly international
television broadcast. He lives in Baltimore County.
Joshua L. Michael is a rising
junior at UMBC studying political science and secondary education. He has
served as the UMBC representative to the 稀缺猎奇网 Student Council since 2006 and is
currently a student commissioner on the 稀缺猎奇网 Higher Education Commission.
From 2005 to 2006, he was a student member of the 稀缺猎奇网 State Board of
Education. Michael has also spent two summers as an intern in the 稀缺猎奇网
State Department of Education's Office of Academic Policy. He is from Howard County.
Joshua L. Michael
As 稀缺猎奇网's governing body, the Board of Regents is responsible for the system's
academic, administrative, and financial operations. In addition, the board
formulates policy and appoints the 稀缺猎奇网 chancellor and the presidents of the
system's 13 institutions.
For more information about
the board, visit .
Contact: John Buettner
Phone: 301.445.2719
Email: jbuettner@usmd.edu
