Founder
of Motown Records Berry Gordy, Distinguished Author
and Professor Charles J. Ogletree, Atlanta’s
own Herman J. Russell Sr. and Recording Artists
Kenny Lattimore and Chante Moore Headline Morehouse
College’s 138th Founder’s Week
| Thursday,
February 17, 2005 |
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Friday,
February 18, 2005 |
Founder’s
Day Convocation
10:45 a.m.
Speaker: Shelton “Spike”
Lee ’79
President and Founder, 40 Acres and a Mule
Filmworks, Inc. Presidential
Citation Recipients:
Charles David “C.D.”
Moody ’78
President and CEO
C.D. Moody Construction Company, Inc.
John
R. Silber
President Emeritus
Boston University |
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“An
Evening of Romance”
8:00 p.m.
Featuring: Kenny Lattimore and Chante Moore
General Admission: $35
VIP seating: $50
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| Saturday,
February 19, 2005 |
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Sunday,
February 20 |
| Reflections
of Excellence
11:00 a.m.
Featuring the 2005 “Bennie”
and “Candle” Award Recipients
(Honorees address the campus community in
a panel discussion on their goals and accomplishments)
Moderator: Steve Crocker ’83, Anchor,
Fox 6/WBRC-TV, Birmingham
17th
Annual “A Candle in the Dark”
Gala
7:30 p.m.
Hyatt Regency Hotel, Centennial Ballroom
Tickets: $200 or $300 (VIP) call 404-215-2658
Mistress of Ceremonies: Shaun Robinson,
weekend co-host, “Access Hollywood” |
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Founder’s Day Worship Service
11:00 a.m.
Speaker: The Reverend Dr. Albert Paul
Brinson (Morehouse class of 1961)
Associate General Secretary, World Mission
Support, Retired, American Baptist Churches,
USA
Morehouse
College Glee Club Spring Concert and 99th
Reunion Celebration
4:00 p.m. |
ATLANTA,
FEBRUARY 7, 2005—
Morehouse College will celebrate its 138th anniversary
during Founder’s Week, February 17-20, 2005.
As part of the week of activities, the College
will again host its star-studded “A Candle
in the Dark” Gala on Saturday, February
19. This year, Morehouse College will present
the Candle Award for Lifetime Achievement in Arts
and Entertainment to Berry Gordy, the legendary
founder of Motown Records.
Honorees at the Gala are presented with either
a “Candle” or “Bennie”
award. “Candle” recipients receive
honors for excellence in a variety of fields,
including athletics, business, education, entertainment,
government, law, military service, religion, and
science and technology. “Bennie” recipients,
who must be graduates of Morehouse, receive recognition
in the areas of service, achievement and trailblazing.
The award is named in honor of the late Dr. Benjamin
E. Mays, who served as president of Morehouse
from 1940 to 1967.
Also being honored at the 17th annual “A
Candle in the Dark” Gala are: Candle in
Education, Charles J. Ogletree, Jesse Climenko
Professor of law and associate dean for the Clinical
Programs, Harvard Law School; Candle in Business,
Herman J. Russell, Sr., chairman, H.J. Russell
& Company; Candle in Medicine, Charles J.
McDonald, chair, Department of Dermatology Brown
University Medical School; Bennie Achievement,
James O. Webb (Morehouse class of 1953), founder
and managing principal, Baker Eubanks, LLC; Bennie
Trailblazer,Gerald Truesdale (Morehouse class
of 1971), distinguished plastic and reconstructive
surgeon; Bennie Leadership, Reginald E. Davis
(Morehouse class of 1984), Northern Banking Group
executive, Wachovia Bank; and Bennie Service,
Richard O. Hope ’61, vice president, Public
Policy and International Affairs Woodrow Wilson
National Fellowship Program.
Honorary
co-chairs for the event are Karen and Michael
D. Garrett, president and CEO, Georgia Power Company
and Billye and Henry “Hank” Aaron,
Major League Baseball Hall of Famer. Both Michael
Garrett and Billye Aaron are members of the Morehouse
College Board of Trustees. The Mistress of Ceremonies
for the gala is Shaun Robinson, weekend anchor
for “Access Hollywood.”
Please see below for the full schedule of events.
All events will take place at the Martin Luther
King Jr. International Chapel on the campus of
Morehouse College, unless otherwise noted.
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