THE WHITE HOUSE

Office of the Press Secretary

PRESIDENT CLINTON NAMES 4 MEMBERS OF THE PRESIDENT'S BOARD OF ADVISORS ON HISTORICALLY BLACK COLLEGES AND

UNIVERSITIES

The President today announced his intention to appoint the following 4 individuals to the President's Board of Advisors on Historically Black Colleges and Universities:

     RALPH B. EVERETT, of the District of Columbia, is 
     the Managing Partner of the Washington office of 
     Paul, Hastings, Janofsky & Walker.  Mr. Everett 
     formerly served as Chief Counsel and Staff 
     Director of the Senate Committee on Commerce, 
     Science and Transportation.  He is a Phi Betta 
     Kappa graduate of Morehouse College and Duke 
     University Law School.

     BURNETT JOINER, of Tennessee, is the President of 
     LeMoyne Owen College.  Dr. Joiner is the former 
     Executive Academic Dean and Dean of the College of 
     Education at Grambling State University.  He is a 
     former President of the National Council of the 
     Louisiana State Commission on Excellence in Inner 
     City Schools.

     EARL S. RICHARDSON, of Maryland, is the President 
     of Morgan State University in Baltimore, Maryland. 
     Dr. Richardson is also very active in civic 
     organizations and is the President of Board for 
     Quality Education for Minorities Network and 
     Chairman of Board of Directors for National 
     Association for Equal Opportunity in Higher 
     Education. He received his B.A. from the 
     University of Maryland Eastern Shore and his 
     Master of Science degree and his Doctor of 
     Education from the University of Pennsylvania.

     MYER L. TITUS, of Arkansas, is the President of 
     Philander Smith College, as well as Commissioner 
     of the Commission for Arkansas' Future.  He also 
     previously served as the President of the 
     Independent Colleges of Arkansas, the Arkansas 
     Business and Education Alliance, and the Arkansas 
     National Council of Christians and Jews.  Dr. 
     Titus is a member of the Council of Presidents of 
     the 11 Historically Black Colleges and 
     Universities supported by the United Methodist 
     Church. 

The President's Board of Advisors on Historically Black Colleges and Universities advises the President and the Secretary of Education on the development of a federal program designed to achieve an increase in the participation of historically black colleges and universities in federally sponsored programs; and advises on increasing the private sector role in strengthening historically black colleges and universities. Particular emphasis is given to facilitating technical, planning, and development advice to historically black colleges and universities, with the goal of ensuring their viability.

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