- Mission
- Members
- Meetings

## Mission

The Historically Black College and Universities (HBCU)  Capital Financing Advisory Board provides advice and counsel to the Secretary and the designated bonding authority as to the most effective and efficient means of implementing construction financing on African American college campuses, and advises the Congress of the United States regarding the progress made in implementing this part of the legislation.  The Advisory Board shall meet with the Secretary at least twice each year to advise as to the capital needs of historically Black colleges and universities, how those  needs can be met through the program authorized by this part of the legislation, and what additional steps might be taken to improve the operation and implementation of the construction financing program.

## Members

-  **Dr. C. Reynold Verret, President**  Xavier University of Louisiana   Appointed 04/20/2022  Term expires 9/30/2024  Representative of a private HBCU 
-  **Dr. David Hall, President**  University of the Virgin Islands  Appointed 04/20/2022  Term expires 9/30/2024  Representative of a public HBCU 
-  **Dr. Dwight J. Fennell, Sr., President**  Texas College  Appointed 04/20/2022  Term expires 9/30/2024  Representative of a private HBCU 
-  **Mr. David K. Sheppard, Chief Legal Officer & Chief of Staff**  Thurgood Marshall College Fund  Appointed 3/7/2019  Term expires upon tenure of position of the President of the Thurgood Marshall College Fund 
-  **Dr. Lezli Baskerville, President & CEO**  National Association for Equal Opportunity in Higher Education   Term expires upon tenure of position of President of the National Association for Equal Opportunity in Higher Education 
-  **Mr. Lodriguez Murray, Senior Vice President for Public Policy and Government Affairs**   United Negro College Fund   Appointed 11/27/2017   Term expires upon tenure of position of Dr. Michael Lomax as President of the United Negro College Fund 
-  **Colonel Alexander Conyers (Retired), President**South Carolina State UniversityAppointed 4/20/2022Term expires 9/30/2024Representative of a public HBCU  
-  **Dr. Quinton T. Ross, Jr., President**  Alabama State University  Appointed 4/20/2022  Term expires 9/30/2024  Representative of a public HBCU 
-  **Dr. Valerie Montgomery Rice, President & CEO**  Morehouse School of Medicine  Appointed 4/20/2022  Term expires 9/30/2024  Representative of a private HBCU 
- **Dr. Dietra Trent, Executive Director**  White House Initiative on Historically Black Colleges and Universities  Term expires upon tenure of position Executive Director of     the White House Initiative on Historically Black Colleges  	and Universities

## Meetings

| Date:    | Wednesday, September 19, 2018                                                                                          |
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| Time:    | 9:30 a.m.-12:00 p.m., Eastern Time                                                                                     |
| Address: | U.S. Department of Education  Lyndon Baines Johnson Building  400 Maryland Avenue SW, Room 1W128  Washington, DC 20202 |

- Federal Register Notice   PDF  (195K)
- Agenda    PDF  (14K)
- Membership    PDF  (88K)
- Director's Report, September 2018    PDF  (30K)

| Date:    | Tuesday, April 3, 2018                                                                                                                                |
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| Time:    | 10:00 a.m.–2:00 p.m., Central Daylight Time                                                                                                           |
| Address: | Room 313 (Bowden Alumni Center)  Sutton Learning Center Building  St. Philip’s College  1801 Martin Luther King Drive  San Antonio, Texas 78203 |

- Federal Register Notice
- Documents    PDF  (228K)
- Draft Minutes     PDF  (78K)

| Date:    | Saturday, December 2, 2017                                                          |
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| Time:    | 4:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m., Central Standard Time                                       |
| Address: | White Rock Rooms 1-2, Level 5  Omni Hotel   555 South Lamar Street Dallas, TX 75202 |

- Federal Register Notice
- Agenda   PDF  (92K)
- Membership   PDF  (101K)
- May 18, 2015 Minutes - Synopsis   PDF  (33K)
- Director's Report, December 2017   PDF  (29K)
- 2015 Response to September 24, 2012, CFAB Recommendations   PDF  (17K)
- Transcript   PDF  (813K)

| Date:    | Monday, May 18, 2015                                                                             |
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| Time:    | 10:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m.                                                                          |
| Address: | Xavier University of New OrleansThe Convocation Annex7800 Washington AvenueNew Orleans, LA 70125 |

- Federal Register Notice  |  PDF
- Minutes of Board Meeting    MS Word  (547K)

| Date:    | Monday, September 24, 2012                                                            |
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| Time:    | 10:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m.                                                               |
| Address: | U.S. Department of EducationBoard Room555 New Jersey Avenue, N.W.Washington, DC 20001 |

- Federal Register Notice
- Minutes of Board Meeting    MS Word  (234K) |  PDF  (277K)

| Date:    | Friday, January 20, 2012                                                              |
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| Time:    | 10:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m.                                                               |
| Address: | U.S. Department of EducationBoard Room555 New Jersey Avenue, N.W.Washington, DC 20001 |

- Federal Register Notice
- Minutes of Board Meeting    MS Word  (495K) |  PDF  (889K)

| Date:    | Friday, July 30, 2010                                                                 |
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| Time:    | 10:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m.                                                               |
| Address: | U.S. Department of EducationBoard Room555 New Jersey Avenue, N.W.Washington, DC 20001 |

- Federal Register Notice
- Minutes of Board Meeting    MS Word  (315K) |  PDF  (141K)

| Date:    | Friday, December 12, 2008                                                             |
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| Time:    | 9:00 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.                                                               |
| Address: | U.S. Department of EducationBoard Room555 New Jersey Avenue, N.W.Washington, DC 20001 |

- Federal Register Notice
- Minutes of Board Meeting    MS Word  (742K) |  PDF  (356K)

| Date:    | Friday, July 11, 2008                                                                |
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| Time:    | 9:00 a.m. to 11:00 a.m.                                                              |
| Address: | Wyndham Grand ResortPelican Room6000 Rio Mar BoulevardRio Grande, Puerto Rico  91203 |

- Federal Register Notice
- Minutes of Board Meeting    MS Word  (553K) |  PDF  (216K)

| Date:    | Friday, November 30, 2007                                                                                                                      |
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| Time:    | 10:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m.                                                                                                                        |
| Address: | Clark Atlanta UniversityThomas W. Cole Science Research University CenterFirst Floor Boardroom223 James P. Brawley DriveAtlanta, Georgia 30314 |

- Federal Register Notice
- Minutes of Board Meeting    MS Word  (676K) |  PDF  (248K)

| Date:    | Friday, April 20, 2007                                                                |
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| Time:    | 10:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m.                                                               |
| Address: | Xavier UniversityUniversity Center Building1 Drexel DriveNew Orleans, Louisiana 70125 |

- Federal Register Notice
- Minutes of Board Meeting    MS Word  (629K) |  PDF  (216K)

For more information on the Historically Black College and University Capital Financing Advisory Board, contact Don E. Watson, Executive Director, at (202) 453-6166.  Additional information is also available at these Web sites:

- Historically Black College and University Capital Finance Program