Charter Day 2022 Virtual Celebration Program Book

Howard University

Charter Day Celebration March 5, 2022

“One of the great romances of American education.”

– Mordecai Wyatt Johnson University President, 1926-1960

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Charter Day Celebration: A Virtual Experience Commemorating the One Hundred Fifty-fifth Anniversary of the Founding of Howard University Saturday Evening, the Fifth Day of March Two Thousand Twenty-Two Howard University Washington, District of Columbia

Howard University

Charter Day

Charter Day is a time for celebration. We celebrate because we are grateful for the March 2, 1867, approval of the University Charter by President Andrew Johnson for an institution dedicated to the betterment of humanity. We are grateful for Howardites—collectively and individually—who, through example and support of their alma mater, exhibit the very spirit has marked Howard as one of the great romances of American education. The remarks of our 17th President, Dr. Wayne A. I. Frederick, eloquently frame occasion: “During this auspicious occasion, we celebrate the students, alumni, faculty and staff that makes Howard University great. Collectively as Bison, we embody the University’s mission of Truth and Service in our work, our communities, and our dedication to this storied institution. Together we promise to uphold and advance Howard’s mission and purpose for the next 155 years.”

In 1943, the first Alumni Achievement Awards were presented to three alumni. Since then, including this year’s recipients, the University has honored 344 alumni in a variety of fields for their distinguished postgraduate achievements and exceptional contributions to society. The Capstone Distinguished Service Award was established in 2014 by President Frederick to recognize the exemplary service of a Howard University faculty or staff member. A University Committee that includes alumni representatives nominates candidates for both awards. The Board of Trustees approves final selections.

The 2022 Charter Day Celebration continues a 98-year tradition of commemorating the founding of Howard. This year we are celebrating Howard University’s 155th anniversary. This occasion will recognize the historic legacy, monumental achievements, and positive impact the University has made since its founding in 1867.

PROGRAM Laurence C. Morse, Ph.D. Chairman, Howard University Board of Trustees Wayne A. I. Frederick, M.D., MBA President, Howard University Charles R. Drew Professor of Surgery MASTER OF CEREMONIES Mr. Morris Chestnut Distinguished Actor and Producer INVOCATION The Reverend Dr. Bernard L. Richardson

Dean, Andrew Rankin Memorial Chapel GREETINGS

Chairman Morse

IN MEMORIAM

Chairman Morse

ENTERTAINMENT SELECTION

Mr. Eric Roberson Grammy Nominated Singer, Songwriter and Producer Howard University Alumnus

PRESENTATION OF ALUMNI AWARDS FOR DISTINGUISHED POSTGRADUATE ACHIEVEMENT President Frederick Dianne Dillon-Ridgley

Servant Leadership

Edmund W. Gordon

Education

Henry “Hank” James Thomas

Public Service

Crystal Waters

Music

ENTERTAINMENT SELECTION

Mr. Roberson

CLOSING REMARKS

President Frederick

ALMA MATER

FINALE

Mr. Roberson

CHARTER DAY CELEBRATION 2022 Laurence C. Morris, Ph.D.

Chairman, Howard University Board of Trustees Co-Founder and Managing Partner, Fairview Capital

Dr. Laurence C. Morse has been a member of the Howard University Board of Trustees since 2014. He assumed the chairmanship on July 1, 2020, having served as a vice chair since July 1, 2019.

Morse is a co-founder and managing partner at Fairview Capital Partners, a private equity investment management firm. Prior to co-founding Fairview, Dr. Morse held positions with TSG Ventures, Equico Capital Corporation and UNC Ventures. He serves on the advisory boards of a number of venture capital and private equity partnerships, including U.S. Venture Partners (USVP), Battery Ventures, GenNx360 Capital Partners, Sierra Ventures and Trinity Ventures.

Dr. Morse is a member of the board of directors of Webster Financial Corporation (NYSE: WBS) and the Board of Trustees of Harris Associates Investment Trust (The Oakmark Mutual Funds). He is a former member of the board of trustees of Princeton University and served three terms on the board of the Princeton University Investment Company (PRINCO).

Dr. Morse graduated summa cum laude and Phi Beta Kappa from Howard University, having spent his junior year at The London School of Economics and Political Science as a Luard Scholar. He earned a Master of Arts degree and Ph.D. in Economics from Princeton University and was a postdoctoral fellow at Harvard University.

CHARTER DAY CELEBRATION 2022 Wayne A. I. Frederick, M.D., MBA, F.A.C.S. President, Howard University Charles R. Drew Professor of Surgery

Dr. Wayne A. I. Frederick was appointed the seventeenth president of Howard University in 2014. He previously served as provost and chief academic officer. Most recently, the Howard University Board of Trustees selected Dr. Frederick to serve as the distinguished Charles R. Drew Profesor of Surgery.

Dr. Frederick has advanced Howard University’s commitment to student opportunity, academic innovation, public service, and fiscal stability. He has overseen a series of reform efforts, including the expansion of academic offerings, establishing innovative programs to support student success and the modernization of university facilities.

Dr. Frederick received his B.S and M.D. from Howard University. Following his post-doctoral research and surgical oncology fellowships at the University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Dr. Frederick began his academic career as associate director of the cancer center at the University of Connecticut. Upon his return to Howard University, his academic positions included associate dean in the College of Medicine, division chief in the Department of Surgery, director of the Cancer Center and deputy provost for Health Sciences. He also earned a Master of Business Administration from Howard University’s School of Business in 2011.

Dr. Frederick is the author of numerous peer-reviewed articles, book chapters, abstracts, and editorials and is a widely recognized expert on disparities in healthcare and medical education. His medical research focuses on narrowing racial, ethnic and gender disparities in cancer-care outcomes, especially pertaining to gastrointestinal cancers.

Dr. Frederick was honored with the Distinguished Alumnus Award from the University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center. He currently serves on the Board of Directors for the Federal Reserve Bank of Richmond, the U.S. Chamber of Commerce and Humana Inc. He is a member of surgical and medical associations including the American Surgical Association and the American College of Surgeons.

In 2017, he was named “Washingtonian of the Year” by Washingtonian magazine and in 2015 was named “Male President of the Year” by HBCU Digest.

CHARTER DAY CELEBRATION 2022 HONOREE IN THE FIELD OF SERVANT LEADERSHIP Ms. Dianne Dillon-Ridgley Civic and Social Activist

Dianne Dillon-Ridgley was born into a family with a legacy of civic and social activism dating back to the period of Reconstruction in the U.S. She cut her teeth challenging the barriers of Race, Gender, Human Rights, Economic Disparity and embracing SUSTAINABILITY in all its dimensions and parameters domestically and internationally. Originally from Dallas, she grew up after the seminal 1954 Brown decision, in a generation of African-American firsts that dismantled the "Jim Crow" laws in the U.S. She is best known as a Human Rights activist and Environmentalist who has advised and served on over twenty-three U.S. delegations at the UN and International forums spanning the tenure of three U.S. Presidents. By appointment of the White House she attended the 1992 Earth Summit in Rio, followed by the 1997 UN General Assembly Special Session and the World Summit on Sustainable Development, 2002, making her the only person to serve on all three US delegations.

Currently the Executive Director of WNSF, the Women's Network for a Sustainable Future she recently completed a decade on the board of the National Wildlife Federation. In 2021 NWF established the Dianne Dillon-Ridgley Leaders Fellowship with Agnes Scott College in Atlanta. Dillon-Ridgley was named CEO of WEDO (the Women's Environment and Development Organization) during the transition after co-founder, and former Congresswoman Bella Abzug passed away in 1998. In 1999 she was appointed to the Oxford University Commission on Sustainable Consumption for four years. She spent ten years as chair of the U.S. Partnership-Education for Sustainable Development and has been on the board of the Parliament of World Religions, including as Vice-Chair and their Climate Task Force for the past three years. From 19962000 she was Vice-chair of the National Summit on Africa with Chair Amb. Andrew Young.

In 1993 while at WEDO, she partnered with GreenPeace to establish “The Women, Cancer & Environment “project to track cancer clusters and use GPS, pathology information/research to expose breast cancers linked to pollution, toxics, endocrine disrupters and industrial violations. Dianne spent over a dozen years on the YWCA of the USA board of Directors, including Chairing Racial Justice for the country much as her maternal grandmother, Rebecca Covington Hardin had done during her thirty-four years on the board of the Mirah Morgan “Colored Branch” of the YWCA in Dallas.

Most recently Dianne was elected to the Intentional Endowment Network, a project of the CRANE Institute for SustainabilityBoston and the Waterfront Alliance in NYC. In 1998 she was the first American elected to the Global Water Partnership in Stockholm. Dillon-Ridgley is committed to establishing the "Age of Sustainability" facilitating the changes needed in our social architecture, democratizing institutions, expanding human rights for gender, racial equity, issues of ability access and orientation inclusion, breaking down barriers, opening minds as well as doors-creating new language and frames to catalyze change in society.

Dianne lives in Iowa City, Iowa, has two adult children, Karima and Dasal. In 2015 Women’s E-News named her to the class of “21 for the 21st Century” and in 2020 named her a Pioneering Woman In Sustainability . . . among other awards and recognitions.

CHARTER DAY CELEBRATION 2022 HONOREE IN THE FIELD OF EDUCATION

Dr. Edmund W. Gordon

Author and Educator

Edmund W. Gordon is a leading American psychologist, author, and educator with a career spanning more than 70 years. An expert in education access for minority and disadvantaged students, he has the distinction of being a professor emeritus at both Yale University and Columbia University.

Gordon was born and raised in Goldsboro, N.C., The son of a Jamaican-born physician father and a mother who was a schoolteacher. He attended Howard University, earning two bachelor’s degrees, in zoology and social ethics. At Howard, Gordon met American writer and philosopher Alain Locke, who encouraged the young student’s intellectual pursuits.

After graduating from Howard, Gordon was ordained as a minister in the Presbyterian Church, U.S.A., and served as a field missionary for a small congregation in Omaha, Neb. It was in Omaha that Gordon met the woman he would marry, Susan G. Gordon, who later became a professor of pediatrics at Columbia University.

In addition to his degrees from Howard, Gordon holds a master’s degree in social psychology from American University and a doctorate in child development and guidance from Teachers College, Columbia University. While a graduate student in New York, Gordon was mentored by author, historian, and civil rights activist W.E.B. Du Bois.

In 1959, Gordon accepted his first teaching position in academic psychology at Yeshiva University. He went on to teach at Columbia, Yale, and the City University of New York, and to serve as a scholar-in-residence at the State University of New York Rockland Community College.

Over the course of his career, Gordon has held elected positions in numerous organizations, including the American Psychological Association, the American Association for the Advancement of Science, and the America Academy of Arts and Sciences. Gordon has also provided leadership for Head Start, the US Office of Education, the American Educational Research Association, and the Institute for Research on the African Diaspora in the Americas and the Caribbean.

In addition to his scholarly contributions, Gordon supports organizations in his Rockland County, N.Y., community, including the NAACP and the American Civil Liberties Union. In 2000, Gordon and his wife also founded The CEJJES Institute, “a cultural, educational, and research foundation dedicated to improving the educational and social conditions for all disenfranchised people.” The Gordons also established the Harriet Tubman Clinic for Children in Harlem, and Gordon and Gordon Associates in Human Development, through which they consulted and provided educational expertise.

In 2014, members of the University of Texas System Board of Regents approved naming a renovated building at The University of Texas at Austin the Susan G. and Edmund W. Gordon & Charles W. and Frances B. White Building.

Edmund Gordon holds honorary degrees from Yale, Yeshiva, Brown, and Howard universities, as well as Bank Street, Mount Holyoke, and Morehouse colleges.

CHARTER DAY CELEBRATION 2022 HONOREE IN THE FIELD OF PUBLIC SERVICE Mr. Henry “Hank” Thomas Civil Rights Activist and Freedom Rider

Henry “Hank” Thomas is best known as an American civil rights activist and one of the original thirteen Freedom Riders, men and women who bravely boarded the first Greyhound bus that traveled the South in 1961 to protest segregation.

Born in Jacksonville, Florida, Mr. Thomas grew up in St. Augustine, Florida, where he participated in sit-ins and sat in city bus seats reserved for whites only. As a student at Howard University in Washington, D.C., Mr. Thomas became one of the founders and an active participant in the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee, a student arm of the civil rights movement, as well as a frequent participant in sit-in demonstrations in Maryland and Virginia.

During his now-legendary first Freedom Ride through Anniston, Alabama, Mr. Thomas and his fellow activists encountered an angry mob that torched their bus and beat passengers with baseball bats, only to be turned away at a local hospital when taken there for medical help. Shaken, but more determined, Mr. Thomas participated in a second Freedom Ride just ten days later and was incarcerated and sent to Parchman State Prison Farm, reputed to be one of the most dangerous prison systems in the nation.

During his activism in the early 1960s, Mr. Thomas encountered and survived lynch mobs, beatings and 22 arrests by law enforcement officials in South Carolina, Alabama and Mississippi, often finding rescue and refuge from local African Americans and sympathetic college students and faculty. When asked about his 22 arrests, Mr. Thomas says he wears them like a badge of honor.

In 1961, in Winnsboro, SC, Mr. Thomas was arrested for using a “White-only” restroom. Later that night police took him from jail and delivered him to a waiting Klansmen mob determined to lynch him. Once again, Hank Thomas found himself threatened with death as he was ordered out of the car at gunpoint. Once he emerged from the car, he took off running, eluding his captors and eventually being picked up by a Black man who had been watching the police.

In 1966, Mr. Thomas served his country in Vietnam, during which time he was wounded and left for dead before spending six months recovering at Walter Reed Army Hospital. He is the recipient of the Purple Heart, and in 1993 was one of three soldiers to return to Vietnam for a reconciliation meeting with North Vietnamese veterans, during which he came face to face with his former enemies.

Mr. Thomas began his successful business career as a partner in a Laundromat business. He later became a franchisee in fast food restaurants including Wish Bone Fried Chicken, Dairy Queen, Burger King. He eventually became a franchisee of 9 McDonald’s restaurants. Today, he owns two Marriott Fairfield Inn Hotels, and has been featured in business and trade magazines for his success as an entrepreneur in the lodging industry.

Mr. Thomas is the recipient of numerous awards including the International Civil Rights Walk of Fame, the Trumpet Awards, the Atlanta Business League Men of Influence Hall of Fame, and the McDonald’s 365 Black Award. He is a life member of the NCAACP, and an active fundraiser for the United Negro College Fund. He also serves on several boards including Morehouse School of Medicine, Talladega College, Tugaloo College, and the Atlanta Youth Academy; and he has established scholarships at the Piney Woods Boarding School in Jackson, Mississippi, Howard University, Morehouse School of Medicine, and Talladega College.

Often featured in civil rights documentaries, Mr. Thomas has also made guest appearances on the Oprah Winfrey Show; the CNN Special, “The Sixties;” and served as the voice in Lee Daniels’ film, “The Butler.”

Mr. Thomas is married to the love of his life and business partner of over 40 years, Mrs. Yvonne Thomas and they reside in Stone Mountain, Georgia. He is the father of two adult daughters, has four grandchildren and one great granddaughter.

CHARTER DAY CELEBRATION 2022 HONOREE IN THE FIELD OF MUSIC Ms. Crystal Waters Pioneer, Innovator, and Dance Music Legend

“One of the most influential women of Dance Music”-mixmag Pioneer, innovator, and dance music legend Ms. Crystal Waters was named by Billboard Magazine as one of the most successful dance music artists in the history of the Billboard Dance Music Chart. With ten #1 Billboard Dance Chart hits and eleven top ten songs, Crystal is currently rising to the top of the chart again with her European hit “Testify”, chosen as the power pick for the second week in a row. DJs around the world continually choose Crystal’s music as a go to, sure to excite any crowd.

Ms. Waters is best known for “Gypsy Woman (She’s Homeless)”, “100% Pure Love” and the #1 European hit “Destination Calabria” with Alex Gaudino. Her accolades include six ASCAP Songwriter Awards, three American Music Award nominations, an MTV Video Music Award nod, and four Billboard Music Awards. In 2012, “Le Bump” (Yolanda Be Cool) added another #1 on the Beatport House Chart. With DJ Chris Cox in 2013, the #1 Billboard Dance Chart Hit “Mama Hey“ was listed as one of Billboard’s “Top 50 Dance Songs of 2013”.

In November 2015, Ms. Waters released “Synergy”, in October 2016 she released “Believe” both quickly rose to the # 1 spot on the Billboard Dance Chart garnering Ms. Waters ten #1 Billboard Dance Chart hits and eleven top 10 hits. Her new single in 2017 with Hifi Sean, “Testify” went straight to the A-List on BBC Radio and will be released by Defected Records July 21st worldwide.

With over 100 million streams on Spotify, 2.12 million followers on Shazam and her consistent tour schedule with dates around the world, Ms. Waters continues to engage her enormous fan base.

CHARTER DAY DINNER 2022 HONOREE FOR THE LARUE V. BARKWELL CAPSTONE DISTINGUISHED SERVICE AWARD Ms. Ava Sullivan Covid Response Coordinator and Clinical Practice Supervisor

Ava J. Sullivan is a COVID-19 response coordinator and clinical practice supervisor for Howard University Hospital. She brings a wealth of expertise with more than 17 years of medical administrative office experience.

As a native Washingtonian and a champion of healthcare, Sullivan has dedicated her career and personal time to help enhance clinical practice throughout Washington, D.C. For more than a decade, Sullivan has served in a number of roles and capacities working in the Howard University Faculty Practice Plan. Her leadership and work ethic on the frontlines of the COVID-19 pandemic have been instrumental. Sullivan has played an integral role raising awareness for testing across campus and has helped to implement successful strategies for the Howard University COVID-19 Task Force.

Sullivan has committed countless hours of her professional and personal time to ensure that members of the Howard University community remain safe and have equal access to COVID-19 testing and vaccinations. She is an accomplished, energetic individual who is always willing to lend a helping hand to anyone in need of her services. Sullivan is a proud graduate of Cardozo Senior High School here in the District.

CHARTER DAY DINNER 2022 MASTER OF CEREMONIES

Mr. Morris Chestnut Actor and Producer

Morris Chestnut has been nominated for NAACP Image Awards for his various roles. In 2014, he received an NAACP Image Award for his role in the hit TV series “Nurse Jackie.” That same year, his performance in “The Best Man Holiday,” the sequel to the wedding-themed, star-studded 1999 film, earned him and his castmates the Acapulco Black Film Festival Award for Best Acting Ensemble.

Chestnut’s acting career spans more than 25 years including roles in TV and film, beginning in 1990 with the brief role of “Jason Woodman” in an episode of the horror anthology “Freddy’s Nightmares – A Nightmare on Elm Street: The Series.”

He rose to prominence with his big-screen debut in the 1991 film “Boyz n the Hood.” From there, his career steadily grew with appearances as the title role in Fox’s drama “Rosewood,” as well as the series regular role of Dr. Prentiss in the last two seasons of Showtime’s critically acclaimed series “Nurse Jackie.”

Chestnut has starred in other prominent films and TV series including “The Brothers,” “The Perfect Holiday,” “Think Like a Man,” “The Ernest Green Story,” and “The Enemy Within.” In 2014, Chestnut joined the cast of the TNT crime-drama series “Legends,” playing FBI agent Tony Rice. In 2016, he was paired opposite Regina Hall in the 2016 erotic psychological thriller film “When the Bough Breaks,” which he also produced.

More recently, Chestnut has appeared as the prominent neurosurgeon Dr. Barrett Cain on the Fox medical drama “The Resident”. The popular family drama series “Our Kind of People” where he portrays wealthy business executive Raymond Dupont has just completed its first season. This television program is inspired by the book of the same name by Lawrence Otis Graham and is also on the Fox network.

CHARTER DAY CELEBRATION 2022

Eric Roberson Grammy Award-nominee Singer, Songwriter, Producer and Professor

“My brother Eric Roberson, I believe, is one of the greatest singer/songwriters of our time.” - DJ Jazzy Jeff

“He is a brilliant singer with a voice like red velvet cake.” Jill Scott – Recording Artist As a GRAMMY Award-nominee, Singer, Songwriter, Producer, Professor and Howard University Alum, Eric Roberson continues to break boundaries as an independent artist in an industry dominated by major labels, manufactured sounds and mainstream radio. Eric has achieved major milestones in his career, from being a successful songwriter and producer for notable artists such as Jill Scott, Musiq Soulchild, Dwele, Vivian Green and countless others, to headlining sold out tours across the country.

Eric is celebrating twenty-one years as an independent artist, creating “Honest Music” since 2001, which has afforded him the artistic freedom that isn’t typically offered in the mainstream music industry. To celebrate this achievement, Eric will release a new album on April 1st, entitled “Lessons”.

Eric is currently a Professor at the legendary Berklee College of Music in Boston. When asked about the position he stated that, “It was an opportunity that I couldn’t refuse. I truly believe that at all times we are teachers and students. I not only love teaching the students but learning from them as well.”

In 2017, Eric created “The Process”, a forum in which he invites fans to navigate through his creative experience.

It allows fans to listen to and comment on unreleased songs, thereby being a part of the “process” of making music. “We are losing so much of the culture that goes with listening to music. Letting the fans watch us create the albums was our way of bringing some of the old music culture back.” says Eric. You can follow Eric’s journey at JoinTheProcess.com, as well as EricRobersonMusic.com.

MEMBERS OF THE

HOWARD UNIVERSITY BOARD OF TRUSTEES MINNIE BAYLOR-HENRY, ESQ.

THE HONORABLE MARIE C. JOHNS

MR. CHRIS CARR

MR. MARK A. L. MASON – VICE CHAIR

DR. CHARLES M. BOYD

MS. TYRA A. MARIANI

MR. DONALD B. CHRISTIAN

DR. LAURENCE C. MORSE – CHAIRMAN

MR. GODFREY GILL

MS. HILARY ROSEN

DR. WAYNE A. I. FREDERICK – PRESIDENT

MR. JAMES J. MURREN

DR. RICHARD GOODMAN

THE HONORABLE RONALD ROSENFELD

MS. LESLIE D. HALE – VICE CHAIR

MR. BRUCE E. THOMPSON

REVEREND DR. MICHELE V. HAGANS

MR. SHELLEY STEWART, JR.

DR. DANETTE G. HOWARD

THE HONORABLE ALPHONSO JACKSON

DR. REED V. TUCKSON

MR. CHRIS WASHINGTON

Trustees Emeriti DR. JOHN E. JACOB – CHAIRMAN EMERITUS MR. ROBERT L. LUMPKINS

THE HONORABLE GABRIELLE K. MCDONALD

STACEY J. MOBLEY, ESQ. – CHAIRMAN EMERITUS RICHARD D. PARSONS, ESQ. MARTIN D. PAYSON, ESQ.

THE HONORABLE M. KASIM REED

MR. FRANK SAVAGE – CHAIRMAN EMERITUS THE HONORABLE L. DOUGLAS WILDER MRS. BENAREE P. WILEY

Patron Ex Officio THE HONORABLE MIGUEL CARDONA UNITED STATES SECRETARY OF EDUCATION

Howard University

Alumni Achievement Award Recipients 1943 – 2021 1943 Orville L. Ballard, MED '23 Campbell C. Johnson, LA '20, LW '22 Zora Neale Hurston, LA '24

1955 Russell W. Brown, LA ‘26 James A. Cobb, LW ‘99, LW ‘00, TC ‘02 John D. Williams, MED ‘14

1944 Lillian Evan ti, CM '17 W. Lincoln Hawkins, GS '34 Thurgood Marshall, LW '33, HON '54

1956 Llewelyn J. Scott, LA ‘23 Augustus C. Terrence, LA ‘24, MED ‘28 Frederick D. Wilkinson, LW ‘24

1945 Charles W. Anderson, LW '30 Eva B. Dykes, AS 'I 4 E. Franklin Frazier,AS '16

1957 Kenneth B. Clark, LA ‘35, GS ‘36 Mamie Phipps Clark, LA ‘38, GS ‘39 Eugene H. Dibble, Jr., MED ‘19 Clayborne J. George, A ‘I 1, TC ‘15, LW ‘17

1946 Roscoe C. Brown, ON ‘06 Helen A. Whiting, TC ‘05 David A. Williston, N ‘95 1947 George E. C. Hayes, LW ‘18 Dwight 0. W. Holmes, PR ‘96, C ‘01 HON ‘14, ‘38 Z. Alexander Looby, A ‘19, LA ‘22

1958 Ruth S. Norman, AS ‘19 Scovel Richardson, LW ‘37 Julian Waldo Ross, MED ‘11 1959 Herman E. Moore, Jr., AS ‘14, LW ‘17 William H. Sinkler, MED ‘32 Ruth B. Spencer, LA ‘36, GS ‘37

1948 Edward A. Balloch, MED ‘79, HON ‘25 George M. Lightfoot, PR ‘87 Wm. Stuart Nelson, LA ‘20, HON ‘36

1960 James G. Banks, LA ‘45 Ve! R. Phillips, LA ‘46 Adolphus Walton, DN ‘18

1949 Vivian J. Cook, TC ‘12 Martin D. Jenkins, LA ‘25 Leigh Whipper, C ‘96

1961 Anna Bartsch-Dunne, MED ‘02 Ulysses L. Houston, PR ‘99 Inabel B. Lindsay, EDS ‘20

1950 W. Roderick Brown, MED ‘23 Oliver W. Hill, LA ‘31, LW ‘33 Jesse H. Mitchell, LW ‘10

1962 John B. Duncan, LA ‘34 Thomas B. D. Dyett, A ‘14, AS ‘18, LW’20 H. Claude Hudson, DN ‘13 William G. Tollen, SW ‘49 Stephen J. Wright, GS ‘39

1951 F. D. Bluford, TC ‘09 Leonard H. B. Foote, LA ‘22, MED ‘25 Spottswood Robinson 111, LW ‘39 1952 Clarence Holmes,AS ‘18, ON ‘20 Thomas W. Turner, PR ‘97, C ‘01, AS ‘05 1953 Lewis K. Downing, SAS ‘21 Edgar A. Love, AS ‘13, TH ‘16 Lawrence Winters, MU ‘41 1954 Edwin B. Henderson, EDC ‘30 Julius A. Thomas,Jr.,AS ‘18, HON ‘69 Alcx:andcr P. Tureaud, LW ‘25

1963 Edward W. Brnoke, LA ‘41, HON ‘67 Lena F. Edwards, LA ‘21, MED ‘24 L. Deckle McLean, DN ‘28 Philip J. Valentine, EA ‘42 Walter E. Washington, LA ‘38, LW ‘48 1964 Roy A. Anduze, MED ‘39 Errold D. Collymore, A ‘18, DN ‘23 James Farmer, Jr., RL ‘41 Lillian Burwell Lewis, LA ‘25 Flaxie M. Pinkett, LA ‘36

1965 Ossie Davis, HON ‘73 Leroy F. Flo rant, EA ‘43 Edward P. Hurt, LA ‘20 Raoul M. Pere-,, LA ‘32, GD ‘33 Lanneau L. White, RL ‘36 1966 Kenneth W. Clement, MED ‘45 William K. Dupree, MU ‘51 Patricia Roberts Harris, LA ‘4 5 Samuel Z. Westerfield, Jr., LA ‘39 Frederick D. Wilkinson, Jr., LA ‘42 1967 William B. Bryant, LA ‘32, LW ‘36 Calvin H. Conliffe, EA ‘51 Patricia Shaw Iverson, LA ‘47 1968 William K. Collins, LA ‘35, DN ‘39 Aileen C. Hernandez, LA ‘47 Clilan B. Powell, MED ‘20 Leroy R. Weekes, LA ‘35, MED ‘39 1969 Horace R. Holmes, LA ‘49, SW ‘51 Kelly Miller Smith, RL ‘46 Bennetta B. Washington, GS ‘39 Harris L. Wofford, Jr., LW ‘54 Andrew J. Young, LA ‘51 1970 Clarence Evans Hubah, LA ‘47, MED ‘51 Pauli Murray, LW ‘44 William P. Robinson, Sr., LA ‘32, GS ‘35 Mabel Keaton Staupers, FH ‘17 Philip Watson, C&F ‘23 1971 Hugh C. Banks, LA ‘50, GS ‘52 Frankie M. Freeman, LW ‘47 Robert S. Jason, MED ‘28 B. Doyle Mitchell, LA ‘33 George W. Reed, Jr., LA ‘42, GS ‘44 1972 Carroll B. Harvey, EA ‘60 Richard F. Jones, AS ‘19, MED ‘22 James A. Washington, Jr., LA ‘36, LW ‘39 1973 Julian R. Dugas, LW ‘49 Dorothy W. Harris, LA ‘35, GS ‘37 William J. Moore, N ‘92 Emanuel L. Odeku, LA ‘50, MED ‘54

1974 Juliann S. Bluitt, LA ‘58, DN ‘62 Dorothy B. Porter, LA ‘28 Mitchell W. Spellman, MED ‘44 Abraham S. Venable, LA ‘51, GS ‘53

1984 Roland W. Burris, LW ‘63 Roy L. Schneider, LA ‘61, MED ‘65 Carmen E. Turner, LA ‘68 Harold Wheeler, FA ‘64

1975 Frederic E. Davison, LA ‘38, GS ‘40 James H. M. Henderson, LA ‘39 John H. Powell,Jr., LA ‘53 Alma W. Thomas, SAS ‘24

1985 Houston A. Baker, Jr. LA ‘65 Randolph W. Bromery, LA ‘56 Charles F. Johnson, LA ‘62 Frank P. Lloyd, MED ‘46 Esther Garland Pollard, LA ‘43, SW ‘45, MSW ‘49 L. Douglas Wilder, LW ‘59

1976 James T. Chambers, LA ‘23 James P. Comer, MED ‘60 Benjamin L. Hunton, LA ‘40, GS ‘42 Roxie R. Kravitz, LA ‘52 G. Frederick Stanton, LA ‘35, GS ‘42 1977 W. Henry Greene, LA ‘20, MED ‘24 Joseph W. Hatchett, LW ‘59 Elizabeth C. Mora, FA ‘37 Edward 0. Sanu, LA ‘53 1978 Marion C. Bascom, RL ‘66 Carlron B. Goodlett, LA ‘35 Lois M. J. Pierre-Noel, FA ‘45 Vincent E. Reed, GS ‘65 1979 John W. Blassingame, MA ‘61 Christopher F. Edley, BA ‘49 Toni Morrison, BA ‘53 1980 Lydia E. Ashburne, MED ‘I 2 Robert L. Carter, LW ‘40 Charles E. Cobb, RL ‘44 John E. Codwell, Sr., LA ‘27 William D. McKissack, EA ‘51 1981 ArisT. Allen, MED ‘44 David C. Driskell, BA ‘55 Isaac T. Gillam IV, BA ‘53 JuliaC. Mack, LW’5I J. Clay Stttith, Jr., LW ‘67 1982 Arnett A. Anderson, ON ‘62 L. Julian Haywood, MED ‘52 Gabrielle Kirk McDonald, LW ‘66 Frank Savage, LA ‘62 1983 Debbie Allen, FA ‘71 James E. Bowman, Jr., LA ‘43, MED ‘46 Gloria Twine Chisum, LA ‘51, GS ‘53 Robert E. L. Perkins, DN ‘48 Theodora Fonteneau Rutherford, LA ‘23 Wayman F. Smith Ill, LW ‘65

1986 Leslie L. Alexander, MED ‘52 Joseph L. Henry, DN ‘46 Dennis F. Hightower, LA ‘62 Floretta Dukes McKenzie, GS ‘57 Phylicia Ayers-Allen Rashad, FA ‘70 H. Patrick Swygert, LA ‘65, LW ‘68 1987 Faye B. Bryant, LA ‘58 Rcvella E. Hughes, LA ‘I 7 Colbert I. King, LA ‘61 Althea T. L. Simmons, LW ‘56 May Miller Sullivan, LA ‘20 Gerald E. Thomson, MED ‘59 1988 William V. Bell, LA ‘61 George T. Buder, Jr., LA ‘54 A. Michael Espy, LA ‘75 Henry C. Gregory III, LA ‘56 Clara J. McLaughlin, LA ‘72 Jack E. White, MED ‘44 1989 Andrew P. Chambers, LA ‘58 Bernard W. Harleston, LA ‘51 Wenda W. Moore, LA ‘63 Hugo A. Owens, Sr., DDS ‘47 Lionel W. Young, MED ‘57 1990 Larkin Arnold, Jr., JD ‘69 Vernon E. Dobson, BA ‘53 Harold P. Freeman, MD ‘58 Carroll L. Miller, BA ‘29, MA ‘30 1991 David N. Dinkins, BS ‘50 Gwendolyn S. King, BA ‘62 Ruby G. Martin, LLB ‘59, MS ‘73 Gerald D. Prothro, BS ‘66, MS ‘69 1992 Sanford Cloud, Jr., BA ‘66, JD ‘69 James A. Forbes, BS ‘57 R. Chester Redhead, BS ‘50, DDS ‘54 Lynn S. Whitlield, BFA ‘75

1993 Alpha Coles Blackburn, BA ‘61, MFA ‘64 Walter Scott Blackburn, BA ‘63 Paul Chen-Young, BA ‘61 Charlene Drew Jarvis, MS ‘64 Annie Brown Kennedy, LLB ‘51 Hanes Walton, Jr., PhD ‘67 Melvin Wesley Lindsey, BA ‘77 (Posthumously) 1994 Jacqueline Butler Hairston, MUSB ‘54 Conrad Kenneth Harper, BA ‘62 Walter Lester Henry, MD ‘41 Damon Jerome Keith, LLB ‘49 Reed Vaughn Tuckson, BS ‘73 Andre Reynold Tweed, MD ‘42 (Posthumously) 1995 John F. J. Clark, Jr., MED ‘46 Barbara Rose Harton, LA ‘62 Robert Lee Moore Hilliard, LA ‘51 Elaine R. Jones, LA ‘65 Jeanne C. Sinkford, LA ‘53, ON ‘58 Togo D. West, Jr., EG ‘65, LW ‘68 1996 Lillian McLean Beard, LA ‘65, MED ‘70 Rodney A. Coleman, EA ‘63 Andre L. Dennis, LW ‘69 Marion Mann, MED ‘54 Michael R. Winston, 1A ‘62 1997 Adolpho A. Birch, Jr., LW ‘56 Harold Delaney, LA ‘41, GS ‘43, GS ‘41 (Posthumously) Michele V. Hagans, LA ‘73, GS ‘76 Carolyn W. Meyers, EA ‘68 Wilfred Reguero, MED ‘66 Richard L. Smallwood, FA ‘71 Estelle W. Taylor, GS ‘47 Kgosi Lebone Boikanyo Moloclegi II (Citation) 1998 Charles H. Epps, Jr., LA ‘51, MED ‘55 Roselyn Payne Epps, LA ‘51, MED ‘55 Lester L. Lyles, EG ‘68 Malkia Davis Roberts, LA ‘36 Aaron A. Smith, MSW ‘64 Lorraine Anderson Williams, LA ‘44, GS ‘45 (Posthumously) Judith A. Winston, LA ‘66 1999 Sean “Puffy” Combs Linda W. Cropp, LA ‘69, GS ‘71 Irvin D. Reid, LA ‘63, ‘66 Charles D. Watts, MED ‘43 2000 Elijah E. Cummings, LA ‘73 William P. DeVeaux, LA ‘62 Vernon E. Jordan, Jr., LW ‘60 Vicki L. Mabrey, LA ‘77 Jessye Norman, FA ‘67 Muriel M. Petioni, LA ‘34, MED ‘37

2001 Ebenezer B. Bush, Jr, DN ‘52 Ossie R. Davis J.C. Hayward Lou Stovall, FA ‘66 2002 C. Sylvia Brown, LA ‘62 Eddie C. Brown, EA ‘61 Paula H.J. Cholmondeley, LA ‘70 John E. Jacob, LA ‘57, SW ‘63 Staoey J. Mobley, PH ‘68, LW ‘71 James E. Silcott, EA ‘57 2003 Renee Higginbotham-Brooks, LA ‘74 William A. Johnson, Jr. LA ‘65, GS ‘68 Madison F. Richardson, MED ‘69 Emmet G. Sullivan, LA ‘68, LW ‘71 Edward T. Welburn, Jr., FA ‘72 2004 Antoine M. Garibaldi, LA ‘73 Vashti Murphy McKenzie, RL ‘85, Hon. LR ‘00 Richard K. Scher, MED ‘55 Jeremiah A. Wright, Jr., LA ‘68, GS ‘69

2008 Ewart F. Brown, LA ‘68, MED ‘72 Maria M. Cabret, LW ‘78 Harty G. Robinson Ill, EA ‘66, GS ‘70 Ive A. Swan, LW ‘70 M. Lucius Walker, Jr., EA ‘57 Fredricka F. Whitfield, SC ‘87 2009 Sylvester Flowers, PH ‘58 Eon Nigel Harris, LA ‘68 Marian Johnson-Thompson, LA ‘69, GS ‘71 Charles D. King, LW ‘96 Wtlliam E. Matoty, LA ‘49, MED ‘53 (Posthumously) Bernice Johnson Reagon, GS ‘75 2010 Chcick Modibo Diarra, GS ‘83, GS ‘88 Cain Hope Felder, LA ‘66 Jacqueline Jordan Irvine, LA ‘68, GS ‘70 Floyd J. Malveaux, MED ‘7 4 Gregory W. Meeks, LW ‘78 Peggy A. Quince, LA ‘70 Christopher J. Williams, AP ‘79

2005 Walter J. Leonard, LW ‘68 Charles J. McDonald, MED ‘60 Wendy Raquel Robinson, FA ‘89 Thelma Barnaby Thompson, LA ‘70, GS ‘72, GS ‘78

2011 Taraji P. Henson, FA ‘95 Weldon H. Latham, LA ‘68 Mark A.L. Mason, SB ‘91 JoAnn H. Price, LA ‘71 Lydia W. Thomas, LA ‘65, GS ‘73 A. Eugene Washington, LA ‘72

2006 Joseph E. Harris, LA ‘52, GS ‘56 Kamala D. Harris, LA ‘86 Kenneth L. Lattimore Accie M. Mitchell, MED ‘65, LA ‘65 George S. Willie, SB ‘72

2012 George W. Draper Ill, LW ‘81 Freda C. Lewis-Hall, MED ‘80 C. David Moody, Jr., AP ‘82 Sharon Pratt, LA ‘65, LW ‘68 M. Kasim Reed, LA ‘92, LW ‘95

2007 Adrian M. Fenty, LW ‘96 Jack B. Johnson, LW ‘75 Isiah Leggett, GS ‘72, LW ‘7 4 William R. Martin, LA ‘73 Isabel A. Wilkerson, LA ‘84

2013 Winston A. Anderson, LA ‘62, GS ‘63 A. Scott Bolden, LW ‘87 Janine Austin Clayton, MED ‘89 Leslie H. Hicks, LA ‘49

2014 Parricia E. Bath, MED ‘68 T Eloise Foster, LA ‘68 James H. Johnson, Jr., EG ‘69 LaSalle D. Lcffall Jr., MED ‘52 2015 Rushern L. Baker Ill, LA ‘82, LW ‘86 Minnie V. Baylor-Henry, PH ‘72 Danette G. Howard, SC ‘97 J. Weldon Norris, FA ‘59 2016 Gina E Adams, LW ‘83 Ras J. Baraka, LA ‘91 Michelle D. Bernard, LA ‘85 Paulette Brown, LA ‘73 2017 Sesquicentennial Celebration No Alumni Honorees 2018 Paula J. Giddings, LA ‘69 Dorie A. Ladner, SW ‘75 Bernard L. Richardson, LA ‘75 2019 Rosie Allen-Herring. LA ‘88 Lori George Billingsley, SC ‘86 Boyd K. Rutherford, LA ‘79 2020 Dereje Agonafer, GS ‘79, GS ‘84 Tanya M. Walton Pratt, LW ‘84 Stanley R. Verrett, SC ‘89 2021 Makola M. Abdullah, EG ‘90 Thomas W. Mitchell, LW ‘93 Mary A. Roach, PH ‘95, PH ‘97

LEGEND A ..............................................................................................ACADEMY

HON ..................................................................HONORARY DEGREE

C ................................................................................................COLLEGE

LW ................................................................................................... LAW

AH ................................................................................ALLIED HEALTH

LA ................................................................................ LIBERAL ARTS

C&F ...............................................................COMMERCE & FINANCE

MED ..................................................................................... MEDICINE

DN ......................................................................................... DENTISTRY

N .................................................................. NORMAL DEPARTMENT

CM............................................................ CONSERVATORY OF MUSIC

EA ................................................ ENGINEERING & ARCHITECTURE ED ........................................................................................ EDUCATION

EDC .............................................................COLLEGE OF EDUCATION EDS ............................................................... SCHOOL OF EDUCATION

EG ....................................................................................ENGINEERING

FA ............................................................................................ FINE ARTS FH ........................ FREEDMEN’S HOSPITAL SCHOOL OF NURSING

GD .......................................................................GRADUATE DIVISION

GS ........................................................................ GRADUATE SCHOOL HE ............................................................................HUMAN ECOLOGY

MU ....................................................................... SCHOOL OF MUSIC

PH ..................................................................................... PHARMACY PR ......................................................PREPARATORY DEPARTMENT RL ..........................................................................................RELIGION SAS ........................................................................APPLIED SCIENCE SB ..........................................................................................BUSINESS SC ........................................................................ COMMUNICATIONS

SN .......................................................................................... NURSING

SW ................................................................................ SOCIAL WORK

TC ....................................................................TEACHERS COLLEGE

TH ...................................................................................... THEOLOGY

Thanks for Answering the Call!

Since its founding in 1867, Howard University has answered the call to educate deserving young men and women, regardless of their financial circumstances. For 155 years, that mission remains unchanged, yet significantly intensified, as the University strives to help its students complete their college degrees.

In their struggle to secure additional funding to support their educational goals, today’s students are finding it increasingly difficult to surmount the obstacles prompted by the nation’s rising student debt crisis and resulting diminished access to federal student aid. Weakened family economics only add to the distress of this worrisome situation, leaving many to question…how will I pay for my Howard degree?

This year, the proceeds from the celebration will directly address the need that exists in financial aid for Howard students.

Your financial support of the University, and in particular this event, is greatly appreciated and will aid us in ensuring that more deserving students can achieve their dreams of obtaining a Howard degree.

We thank you for joining us at the 2022 Charter Day Celebration. ____________________________

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Additional details can be found at www.giving.howard.edu

The Alma Mater Reared against the eastern sky Proudly there on hilltop high, Far above the lake so blue Stands old Howard firm and true.

There she stands for truth and right, Sending forth her rays of light, Clad in robes of majesty; O Howard, we sing of thee.

Be thou still our guide and stay Leading us from day to day; Make us true and leal and strong, Ever bold to battle wrong.

When from thee we’ve gone away, May we strive for thee each day As we sail life’s rugged sea, O Howard, we’ll sing of thee.

—Words, J. H. Brooks, ‘16 —Music, F. D. Malone, ’16