Governor's Youth Advisory Council Representatives
Title
Governor's Youth Advisory Council Representatives
Description
UMBC students John Ridgway and Denise K. Bennett were appointed to one-year terms on the Governor's Youth Advisory Council, a group established in 1972 by an executive order from Governor Marvin Mandel. The Council was intended to give young people a voice in state government at a time when their voices were heard by public officials mostly during demonstrations protesting against government actions. Among the issues considered by the Council in the 1970s were the problems of runaway youths and lowering of the age of majority from twenty-one to eighteen. Coordinated today by the Department of Employment and Social Services, the group holds at least four meetings per year and takes an interest in such topics such as state higher education tuition and health care for young people.
Source
University Photographs
Date
ca. 1977
Format
gelatin silver prints; black-and-white photographs
Identifier
UARC Photos-07-01-0015
Citation
“Governor's Youth Advisory Council Representatives,” UMBC 50th, accessed April 18, 2024, https://umbc50.omeka.net/items/show/1567.