2018-01-15 – Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Commemorative Celebration

The Washington University Danforth Campus Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Commemoration Committee cordially invites you to:

The 31st Annual Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Commemorative Celebration

Theme: “50 Years Later: Where Do We Go from Here?”

Monday, January 15, 2018
7:00 pm – 8:30 pm, Graham Chapel
Washington University Danforth Campus

Speakers include:
Co-Host Student Leaders:
Reuben Hogan (President of the Association of Black Students)
Sydney Robinson (President of the Student Union)
Chancellor Mark S. Wrighton
Provost Holden Thorp

Keynote Speaker:
Vernon C. Mitchell, Jr., PhD,
Curator of Popular American Arts & Culture, University Libraries

Award Presentations:
Presentation of the Rosa L. Parks Award for Meritorious Service to Mr. James Clark,
Vice President of Community Outreach, Better Family Life

Presentation of the Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Student Project Award
Presentation of the Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Youth Service Award

Performances:
Black Anthology
Harry V. Moppins, Jr., Organist
Visions Gospel Choir
Washington University Chamber Choir

Reception to follow in the Danforth University Center (DUC), Tisch Commons
Free parking in the DUC Underground Garage

For more information: contact Rudolph Clay,
MLK Commemoration Committee Chair, at (314) 935-5059, Email: rudolphc@wustl.edu

Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Commemoration Committee, 2017-2018:
Gail Boker (Office of the Provost)
Jacqueline Carter (Olin School of Business)
Rudolph Clay Jr. (University Libraries)
Dominick Ehling (Catholic Student Center)
Phyllis Jackson (Campus Life)
Tasha L. Jordan (MSW/MAEd Candidate 2018, Brown School of Social Work)
Kayla Kromer (Residential Life)
Hatsephi Kushma (Facilities Planning & Management)
Hope Young (Campus Life)