Charter
Day Convocation
Commemorating
the
One Hundred and Thirty-Fourth Anniversary
of the
Founding of the University
1867
- 2001
Friday,
March Second
Two Thousand One
Eleven
O'Clock in the Morning
Cramton
Auditorium
University Campus
THE CONVOCATION PROGRAM
Presiding
H. PATRICK SWYGERT
President
Howard University
THE
ACADEMIC PROCESSIONAL MUSIC
THE
PRESIDENTIAL FANFARE
J. Weldon Norris
Felix
Mendelssohn
The War March of the Priests
THE
ACADEMIC PROCESSION
(AUDIENCE, PLEASE STAND.)
PRESENTATION
OF THE COLORS
THE
INVOCATION
THE
REVEREND DOCTOR BERNARD L. RICHARDSON
Dean of the Chapel
THE
REMARKS
Mr. Swygert
THE
MUSIC
Jioachino Rossini
Inflammatus et accensus
The
Howard University Choir with Orchestra
Sonja Teal, Soprano Soloist
J. Weldon Norris, Conducting
THE
INTRODUCTION OF ALUMNI AWARD RECIPIENTS
DR.
EBENEZER B. BUSH
--Dentistry and Community Service
DR.
OSSIE R. DAVIS
--Fine Arts and Mass Communication
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DR.
J.C. HAYWARD
--Community and Public Service
MR. LUTHER STOVALL
--Fine Arts |
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THE CONFERRING OF THE DEGREE
Doctor of Humanities, Honoris Causa
Mr. Sanford I. Weill
Chairman and CEO, Citigroup, Inc.
THE RECIPIENT WILL BE PRESENTED BY
Mr. Earl G. Graves
Member, Board of Trustees
THE PRESENTATION OF THE CITATION
Mr. Swygert
THE ADDRESS
DR. JOHN HOPE FRANKLIN
Historian and James B. Duke Professor of History Emeritus
THE SPIRITUAL
Jesus, Lay Your Head in De Winter
Keith Craig, Tenor Soloist
The University Choir
THE ALMA MATER
THE BENEDICTION
(AUDIENCE,
PLEASE STAND.)
RETIRING
OF THE COLORS
THE ACADEMIC
RECESSIONAL
(AUDIENCE,
PLEASE REMAIN STANDING.)
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MEMBERS
OF THE
HOWARD UNIVERSITY
BOARD OF TRUSTEES
THE
OFFICERS OF THE UNIVERSITY
Mr.
H. Patrick Swygert
President |
Artis
G. Hampshire-Cowan, Esq.
Senior Vice President & Secretary
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Dr.
Richard Lucas
Interim Vice President for
University Advancement |
Mr.
Raymond W. Archer III
Interim Vice Provost for
Student Affairs |
Dr.
Don Coleman
Provost and Chief Academic Officer |
Floyd
J. Malveaux, M.D.
Vice Provost for Health Affairs &
Dean, College of Medicine |
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Mr.
Thomas J. Elzey
Senior Vice President
and Chief Financial Officer |
Norma
B. Leftwich, Esq.
General Counsel |
Dr.
Hassan Minor, Jr.
Senior Vice President
Government Affairs &
Strategic Planning |
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
THE
MACE
THE MACE, carried by the University Marshal, Dr. Gary L. Harris,
Professor of Electrical Engineering, is the ceremonial symbol of the University.
Its origin dates back to at least 1300 B.C. and was a symbol of kingly
authority in ancient Egypt (KMT). One
of the oldest visual images of the mace was carried by Tutankhamen (King Tut)
during the 17th Dynasty. It is used
on all occasions of academic ceremony at the University.
At today's Convocation, the entry of the mace heralds the arrival of the
academic procession.
THE
PRESIDENTIAL CHAIN OF OFFICE
(The
Medallion)
The Presidential Chain of Office, worn by President Swygert, was
presented to the University on the occasion of the Centennial Celebration in
1967 by Trustee Herman B Wells and his mother, Mrs. Granville Wells. The chain symbolizes the current and past holders of the
Office of President.
The basic material of the chain is sterling silver, plated with hard
gold. Both the University Seal and
the Centennial Seal are appended to the chain.
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