| Order of Exercises |
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The Invocation:
Bishop Alfred A. Owens, Jr.
Greater Mt. Calvary Holy Church |
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Opening Remarks:
President H. Patrick Swygert |
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The Greeting:
Dr. Floretta Dukes McKenzie
Chairwoman of the Board of Trustees |
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The Welcome:
Mr. Jason S. Eaglin
College of Dentistry |
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The Music:
Nicolas Rimsky-Korsakoff
Glory
The Howard University Choir with Orchestra
J. Weldon Norris, Conducting |
| The Conferring of the Degrees, Honoris Causa |
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For the Degree of Doctor of Humane Letters
Ms. Catherine Liggins Hughes
The Candidate Will Be Presented by
Cornell Leverette Moore, Esq.,
Member, Board of Trustees |
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For the Degree of Doctor of Humane Letters
Dr. Benjamin Franklin Payton
The Candidate Will Be Presented by
Mrs. Marie C. Johns
Member, Board of Trustees |
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For the Degree of Doctor of Humanities
Mr. Frank Savage
The Candidate Will Be Presented by
Dr. Floretta Duke McKenzie
Chairwoman, Board of Trustees |
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For a Special Citation of Achievement
The Honorable Kweisi Mfume
The Candidate Will Be Presented by
Mr. Robert L. Lumpkins
Member, Board of Trustees |
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The Convocation Oration:
Dr. Kweisi Mfume
Former Congressman
Read the Transcript |
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The Spiritual:
Jester Harston, Arr.
Amen
Jonathon Williams, Tenor Soloist
The Howard University Choir |
| The Conferring of the Degrees in Course |
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College of Arts and Sciences
Dean James Donaldson, Ph.D. |
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School of Business
Dean Barron Harvey, Ph.D. |
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School of Education
Dean Vinetta Jones, Ph.D. |
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School of Communications
Dean Jannette Dates, Ph.D. |
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College of Engineering, Architecture and Computer Sciences
Dean James Johnson, Ph.D. |
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College of Pharmacy, Nursing and Allied Health Sciences
Dean Pedro Lecca, Ph.D. |
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School of Divinity
Interim Dean Bertram Melbourne, Ph.D. |
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College of Medicine
Dean Floyd Malveaux, M.D., Ph.D. |
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School of Law
Dean Kurt L. Schmoke, J.D. |
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College of Dentistry
Dean Leo E. Rouse, D.D.S. |
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School of Social Work
Interim Dean Cudore L. Snell, D.S.W. |
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Graduate School
Dean Orlando Taylor, Ph.D. |
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Alumni Association
Sandra E. Brown, Esq. |
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Class Gift & Pledge |
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Closing Remarks:
President H. Patrick Swygert |