President, University of Baltimore, from August 1, 2002 to July 6, 2014. Board of Visitors [Educational Foundation Board], University of Baltimore, 2002-14.
Chair, Board of Ethics, Baltimore City, 2003-07. Member, State Planning Committee for Higher Education, 2004. Chair, Council of University System Presidents, 2005-06. Member, Education and Youth Services Committee, Transition Team of Baltimore City Mayor, 2010.
Special Assistant to U.S. Attorney for the District of Columbia, and Attorney for Criminal Division, Department of Justice, 1966-67. Assistant Chief Counsel, Bureau of Drug Abuse Control, U.S. Department of Health, Education, and Welfare, 1967-69.
Harvard College, A.B., cum laude, 1960; Harvard Law School, LL.B., 1963. Member, District of Columbia Bar Association; Illinois State Bar Association; Ohio State Bar Association. Associate, Burke, Haber, and Berrick, 1963-1966. Assistant Director, Vera Institute of Justice, Inc., 1969-70. Professor of Law, Southern Methodist University School of Law, 1970-77. Dean and Professor of Law, Cleveland-Marshall College of Law, 1977-87. Corporate Senior Vice-President and General Counsel, G.D. Searle and Company, 1987-2001. Board of Directors, University System of Maryland Foundation, 2002-; EMCORE Corporation, 2002-; Baltimore Symphony Orchestra; Charles Street Development Corporation; Kennedy Krieger Institute; The Associated: Jewish Community Federation of Baltimore. Co-Chair, Board of Trustees, Baltimore City Historical Society. Former board member, Development Committee of Orchard Village, Skokie, Illinois; Jewish Welfare Federation of Cleveland; Foundation for Emotionally Disturbed Children in Chicago; Greater Baltimore Medical Center; Shriver Hall Concert Series; Chamber Music America (past chair). Former member, Legal Aid Society of Cleveland; Task Force on Violent Crime, Bar Association of Greater Cleveland. Influential Marylanders, Daily Record, 2010. Dennis Livingston Award for Creativity and Persistance, Central Baltimore Partnership, 2014. Sondheim Public Service Award, Greater Baltimore Committee, 2014. Five children.
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