Awards And Professional Associations

Maryland General Assembly

• Member of Senate since 1975
• Senate President since 1987
• Member, House of Delegates, 1971-75
• Member, Judiciary Committee, 1971-75
• Co-Chair, Legislative Policy Committee, 1987- (co-chair; Management Subcommittee, 1987-)
• Senate Chair, Investigation Committee, 1997-
• Member, Rules Committee, 1983-
• Member, Spending Affordability Committee, 1991-
• Chair, Judicial Proceedings Committee, 1983-86
• Deputy Majority Leader, 1983-86
• Member, Joint Committee on Legislative Ethics, 1987-89
• Member, Executive Nominations Committee, 1991-98
• Member, Executive/Legislative Committee to Study the Feasibility of a Biennial Budget, 1985
• Member, Governor's Oversight Committee on Liability Insurance, 1986
• Member, Task Force to Study Retail Electric Competition and the Restructuring of the Electric Utility Industry, 1997-98

National Legislative Organizations

• Chair, Democratic Legislative Campaign Committee (DLCC)
• Director, State Legislative Leaders Forum, 1987-
• President, Southern States Senate Leaders Conference, 1988
• President, Senate Presidents' Forum, 1997-99
• Delegate, Democratic Party National Convention, 1992, 2000, 2004
• Chair, Southern Legislative Conference of Council of State Governments, 2000-2001

Statewide Agencies and Organizations

• Member, Tri-County Council for Southern Maryland, 1975-1982, 1995-
• Chesapeake Bay Trust, 1987
• Maryland Housing Policy Commission, 1987
• Advisory Council on Lead Poisoning, 1987
• Maryland Veterans Home Commission, 1987
• State Commission on the Capital City, 1987-92
• State House Trust, 1987-
• Maryland 1992 Commission, 1989-94
• Museum Assistance Review Panel, 1990-
• Governor's Task Force on Trees and Forests, 1990
• Task Force on Affiliation Between Historic St. Mary's City Commission and St. Mary's College of Maryland, 1996
• Hall of Records Commission, 1996-

Community Organizations and Awards

• Member, Calvert, Surratts, Brandywine, Nottingham, Fort Washington, and Upper Marlboro Democratic Clubs
• Past officer or director of numerous boys and girls clubs; civic, fraternal, business, social and historical organizations
• Recipient of awards from Washington-area Boy Scouts, Calvert County Volunteer Fire Department, Prince George's County Volunteer Fire Departments, Maryland Med-Chi, Maryland and Prince George's County Police Departments, Sierra Club, and veterans groups
• Outstanding Citizen, Prince George's County Board of Trade
• Outstanding Legislator, Maryland Municipal League
• Public Service Award, AFL-CIO, Local 400
• Outstanding Knight of Columbus
• Distinguished Alumnus of the Year, University of Maryland, 1988
• Tyser Medallion, University of Maryland Alumni Association, 1999
• William M. Bulger Excellence in State Legislative Leadership Award, State Legislative Leaders Foundation, 1997

Education

• University of Maryland, B.S. (business administration), 1964
• University of Maryland School of Law, LL.B., J.D., 1967
• Admitted to Maryland Bar, 1967. Attorney.
• Member, American, Maryland State and Prince George's County Bar Associations
• William P. Coliton Community Service Award, The Johns Hopkins University, 1986
• Distinguished Alumnus of the Year, University of Maryland, 1988
• William M. Bulger Excellence in State Legislative Leadership Award, State Legislative Leaders Foundation, 1997
• Tyser Medallion, University of Maryland Alumni Association, 1999
• Louis Goldstein Award for Public Service, Maryland AHEAD, 1999

Professional Organizations

• Member, American, Maryland State and Prince George's County Bar Associations
• Member, Surratts, Brandywine, Nottingham, Fort Washington, and Upper Marlboro Democratic Clubs
• Member, American, Maryland State and Prince George's County Bar Associations
• William P. Coliton Community Service Award, The Johns Hopkins University, 1986
• Distinguished Alumnus of the Year, University of Maryland, 1988
• William M. Bulger Excellence in State Legislative Leadership Award, State Legislative Leaders Foundation, 1997
• Tyser Medallion, University of Maryland Alumni Association, 1999
• Louis Goldstein Award for Public Service, Maryland AHEAD, 1999