Bowie State's Student-Athlete Quentin Walker Receives High Praise as Maryland General Assembly Intern

Quentin Walker

ANNAPOLIS, Maryland  -- During the 2013 Spring Semester Quentin Walker had the opportunity to participate in the Maryland General Assembly Internship program. The program is open to college and high school students across the state to provide them with work experience through the 90 day legislative session.

Each student was given a State Delegate or Senator to work with throughout the 90 days. Walker was able to work with Maryland State Delegate Melony G. Griffith of the 25th District. Delegate Griffith has been in office for 15 years and currently serves as the Chair on the Oversight Committee on Pensions.

As a legislative intern Walker was responsible for office administration and several legislative duties. From an administration standpoint the senior from Waldorf (Md.) was responsible for receiving incoming mail and phone calls from general assembly members and District 25 constituents on a daily basis. He also had to schedule and coordinate several meetings throughout the session.

BSU Bulldogs Quentin Walker

Quentin's legislative duties consisted of attending several committee meetings to receive important updates for bill tracking and to record witness testimony. Throughout the session Quentin was active in the Capital Bond Bill process which allows local and state organizations such as fire stations, arts organizations, and churches to receive funding for their facilities. He worked closely with several organizations to coordinate their documents along with providing testimony in front of the Appropriations Committee.

Towards the halfway mark of session Walker was given a special project to promote the availability of arts programs across the State of Maryland. With support from Prince George's Community College, Maryland State Arts Council, Prince George's Arts & Humanities Council, and Maryland National Capital Park and Planning Commission were able to host the 2013 Cultural Arts Expo. The event was held at Prince George's Community College on May 11, 2013 and it was a great success. The expo featured 20 vendors that included National Great Black & Wax Museum, Maryland Science Center, National Aquarium, and National Children's Museum. We also had live performances from the Shakespeare Company and Ebony Sonshine Puppets.

At the completion of the 90 day session Walker was offered the position of Legislative Aide to Delegate Melony G. Griffith. Quentin states, "I am grateful to have had this wonderful experience as an intern and it shows that hard work and dedication pays off, the opportunity to continue to work with Delegate Griffith is a blessing and I look forward to future success."

"I have always been very impressed with the caliber of students that I have received from Bowie State University who have served as interns in my office, however Quentin Walker has distinguished himself as a poised young man ready for a professional career", said Delegate Griffith. Griffith was recently mentioned as a possible running mate with candidate Doug Gansler.

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