The Washington University Danforth Campus Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Commemoration Committee
Cordially Invites You to Attend
The 29th Annual Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Commemorative Celebration
Theme: “How Can We Reclaim the Wisdom of Martin Luther King Jr. to Move Forward?”
Monday, January 18, 2016
*7:00 pm – 8:30 pm, Graham Chapel
Washington University Danforth Campus
Speakers include:
Co-Host Student Leaders:
Johnathan Williford, President, Association of Black Students, and Jordan Finkelstein, President, Student Union
Chancellor Mark S. Wrighton
Provost Holden Thorp
Keynote Speaker: Jason Purnell, Assistant Professor, Brown School
Special Presentations:
Martin Luther King Jr. Essay Winner & Student Speaker – Kendall Maxwell
The Rosa L. Parks Award Recipient – Sylvester Brown Jr., Journalist and Community Activist
The Martin Luther King Jr. Youth Service Award Recipient – Kiland Sampa
Musical Performances:
Black Anthology
Orchestrating Diversity, urban youth orchestra directed by Mark Sarich
Harry V. Moppins Jr., BS ’67
Akua Owusu-Dommey, Ellie Borgstrom, and Jae Williams
Reception to follow in the Danforth University Center (DUC), Tisch Commons
Free Parking in the DUC Underground Garage
For more information, contact Rudolph Clay, Committee Chair, at (314) 935-5059
Email: rudolphc@wustl.edu, or visit diversity.wustl.edu/mlk.
*Pre-program entertainment by Orchestrating Diversity 6:40 pm-7:00 pm
Reception to follow in the Danforth University Center (DUC),Tisch Commons
Free Parking in the Danforth University Center Underground Garage
Download PDF copy of the MLK Program 2016