Institutional Advancement * Division of Communications * 830 Westview Drive, S.W. Atlanta, Georgia 30314

Morehouse Celebrates 135 Years Of Excellence With
A Special Presentation From Boston University

ATLANTA, FEBRUARY 14, 2002 — On Thursday, February 14, 2002, Morehouse College will receive a four-ton gift of history from Boston University. BU is presenting the College with the four original facing stones from the base of its memorial sculpture honoring the late Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. King is an alumnus of both Boston University and Morehouse College.

Each granite panel is more than six feet high and four inches thick. The front and rear panels are nearly four feet across and the two side panels are nearly six feet long. Combined, they weigh more than 8,000 pounds. Each of the panels is inscribed, one with a dedication to King and the other three with some of King's most inspiring words.

Also on Thursday, Morehouse College will pay tribute to the founders of the institution with a special Convocation. The guest speaker for the Convocation will be The Reverend Canon Anthony Cardova Campbell, professor of Homiletics and Preacher in Residence at Boston University, Boston, Massachusetts. Honorary Degree recipients will also be presented at the Founders' Day Convocation.

Highlights of Founders' Week activities are as follows:

Thursday, February 14, 2002
Founders' Day Convocation
10:45 a.m.
Martin Luther King Jr. International Chapel
On the campus of Morehouse College

Honorary Degree Recipients:
Reuben Cannon, Casting Director & Los Angeles-based producer
C. Linden Longino, Member, Morehouse College Board of Trustees

Unveiling of Boston University Gift
Immediately following Founders' Day Convocation
International Plaza of the Chapel

Student Play: "The Willie Lynch Story"
8:00 p.m.
Martin Luther King Jr. International Chapel

Friday, February 15, 2002
Leadership Center Groundbreaking
11:00 a.m.
825 West End Avenue, S.W.
Corner of West End Avenue and Lee Street
Media parking available

Founders' Day Concert
8:00 p.m.
Featuring: Roberta Flack
Martin Luther King Jr. International Chapel
Tickets: $25 adults, $10 students (with student ID)
(Tickets available through TicketMaster and Publix supermarkets)

Saturday, February 16, 2002
Reflections of Excellence
11:00 a.m.
Martin Luther King Jr. International Chapel

2002 "A Candle in the Dark" Gala
7:30 p.m.
Hyatt Regency, Downtown Atlanta
Centennial Ballroom

Sunday, February 17, 2002
Founders' Day Worship Service
11:00 a.m.
Martin Luther King Jr. International Chapel

Morehouse College Glee Club Spring Concert
4:00 p.m.
Martin Luther King Jr. International Chapel

(Media passes available through the Office of Communications at 404-215-2680)

Ranked the number one college in the nation for educating African American students by Black Enterprise magazine, Morehouse College is the nation's only historically black, private liberal arts college for men. Founded in 1867, the College enrolls approximately 3,000 students and confers bachelor's degrees on more black men than any other institution in the world.

Prominent alumni include Martin Luther King, Jr., Nobel Peace Prize laureate and civil rights leader; Dr. David Satcher, U.S. Surgeon General; Sheldon "Spike" Lee, filmmaker and president of 40 Acres & A Mule Productions; Maynard H. Jackson, president of Jackson Securities and the first African-American mayor of Atlanta; and Nima A.. Warfield, the first African-American Rhodes Scholar from an historically black college or university.

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