REUNION ACTIVITIES
MAY 18–21 “ A
” 2023 MOREHOUSE COLLEGE
Office of External Relations and Alumni Engagement
Welcome Center Room 103 830 Westview Drive, SW Atlanta, Georgia 30314 (470) 639-0400
morehouse.edu/alumni
Henry M. Goodgame Jr. ’84 Vice President, External Relations and Alumni Engagement Henry.Goodgame@morehouse.edu
WELCOME TO
MOREHOUSE COLLEGE
A GATHERING OF MEN
2023
Reunion!
May 18, 2023
Dear Morehouse Alumni and Friends,
As we gather to celebrate 156 years of history, Morehouse College and the Morehouse College Alumni Association are pleased to welcome in the Morehouse community to “A Gathering of Men” Reunion 2023. This weekend will undoubtedly be a time for renewal of friendships and reconnecting to the institution that continues to mold and nurture servant leaders.
OPEN Director of Alumni Engagement, Partnerships, and Events
Klara Wesley Executive Assistant, External Relations and Alumni Engagement Klara.Wesley@morehouse.edu
Sandra Yates
Senior Director of Advancement Operations and Donor Relations
Sandra.Yates@morehouse.edu
Katina Hawkins Director of Parent Engagement, Partnerships, and Sponsorships
Katina.Hawkins@morehouse.edu
Johntavis Williams IV ’17 Director of Special Gifts Johntavis.Williams@morehouse.edu
Jamela Benjamin Senior Reports Director Jamela.Benjamin@morehouse.edu
We encourage new graduates and seasoned alumni to pause and consider what Morehouse College has contributed to our personal development, as well as the longstanding legacy of excellence that continues to inspire a global community.
It is our hope that you will fully participate in the numerous events that have been planned for your enjoyment and make a gift that ensures our forever capacity. Each event was designed as an opportunity for you to reunite with fellow alumni and friends of the College, and to establish new ways to be involved in the life of Morehouse.
Welcome, and enjoy!
Henry M. Goodgame ’84 Vice President, External Relations and Alumni Engagement“
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ABOUT MOREHOUSE COLLEGE
As the nation’s largest, private liberal arts college for men, the College offers 32 majors in four academic divisions: Business Administration and Economics; Humanities, Social Sciences, Media and Arts; Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics; and Professional and Continuing Studies. Founded in 1867, Morehouse offers a number of programs and activities to enhance its challenging liberal arts curriculum through the Leadership Center at Morehouse College, Morehouse Research Institute, Andrew Young Center for International Affairs and the Martin Luther King Jr. International Chapel.
Morehouse is known for producing great leaders. It was recently recognized as one of the top feeder schools to the 15 most prominent graduate and professional programs in the nation by The Wall Street Journal, called “One of the best Southeastern colleges” by The Princeton Review and ranked
“America’s Hottest College for Men” by KaplanNewsweek. Prominent alumni include Martin Luther King Jr., Nobel Peace Prize winner and civil and human rights non-violent leader; Dr. David Satcher, former U.S. Surgeon General and director of the National Center for Primary Care of Morehouse School of Medicine; Shelton “Spike” Lee, Academy Award-nominated filmmaker and president of 40 Acres & A Mule Productions; Samuel L. Jackson, Academy Award-nominated actor; Maynard H. Jackson, founder of Jackson Securities and the first African American mayor of Atlanta; and Nima A. Warfield, the first African American Rhodes Scholar from an HBCU.
FOUNDERS AND PRESIDENTS
FOUNDER
William Jefferson White
ASSOCIATE FOUNDERS
Richard C. Coulter & Edmund Turney
PRESIDENTS OF MOREHOUSE COLLEGE
HELD THE OFFICE OF PRESIDENT WITH THE TITLE “ACTING” OR “INTERIM”
JOSEPH T. ROBERT 1871–1884
HUGH M. GLOSTER ’31 1967–1987
BENJAMIN E. MAYS 1940–1967
DAVID FOSTER ESTES 1884–1885
JOHN HOPE 1906
CHARLES D. HUBERT ’09 1937–1940
WILEY A. PERDUE ’57 1994–1995
WILLIS B. SHEFTALL JR. ’64 2013
WILLIAM JAMES TAGGART 2017
MICHAEL E. HODGE 2017
HAROLD L. MARTIN JR. ’02 2017
SAMUEL GRAVES 1885–1890
LEROY KEITH JR. ’61 1987–1994
GEORGE SALE 1890–1906
WALTER E. MASSEY ’58 1995–2007
JOHN HOPE 1906–1931
ROBERT M. FRANKLIN ’75 2007–2012
SAMUEL H. ARCHER 1931–1937
JOHN S. WILSON JR. ’79 2013–2017
DAVID A. THOMAS 2018–
ABOUT DR. DAVID A. THOMAS
12TH PRESIDENT OF MOREHOUSE COLLEGE
President Thomas comes to Morehouse with more than 30 years of higher education experience as a professor and an administrator. He holds a Ph.D. in Organizational Behavior Studies and a Master of Philosophy in Organizational Behavior degree, both from Yale University. He also has a Master of Organizational Psychology degree from Columbia University and a Bachelor of Administrative Sciences degree from Yale College.
President Thomas is the former H. Naylor Fitzhugh Professor of Business Administration at Harvard Business School and the former Dean of Georgetown University’s McDonough School of Business.
As Dean of Georgetown McDonough from 2011 to 2016, President Thomas led 250 employees and more than 2,000 students through a period of growth, which included the redesign of the MBA curriculum, the launch of the school’s first online degree program, and a $130 million capital campaign. He enhanced academic and professional opportunities for the school’s undergraduate and graduate students, including adding the Global Business Experience and an Office of Professional Development for undergraduates. He also increased the diversity of faculty and staff, launched new research initiatives and boosted the school’s research funding.
In addition to his work as an educator, President Thomas serves as a member of the Board of Directors of DTE Energy, the American Red Cross, and the Posse Foundation. He is nationally renowned for his research in managing diversity in the workplace. He is the co-author of two related books: “Breaking Through: The Making of Minority Executives in Corporate America,” which is one of the first in-depth studies to focus on minorities who have made it to the top, and
“Leading for Equity: The Pursuit of Excellence in Montgomery County.” He is married to Willetta Lewis and they are the proud parents of three children.
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THURSDAY, MAY
MOREHOUSE COLLEGE REUNION/COMMENCEMENT 2023
SATURDAY, MAY
SUNDAY, MAY 21 | 139TH
SCHEDULE OF EVENTS
18 TIME EVENT LOCATION 10 A.M. Golf Tournament Eagle’s Landing 12 P.M. – 5 P.M. Registration RayPAC Lobby
TIME EVENT LOCATION 10 A.M. Presidential Address RayPAC Auditorium/VIRTUAL 11 A.M. – 2 P.M. Welcome Picnic RayPAC Lawn 2:30 P.M. – 3:30 P.M. National Alumni Association Action Summit Nabritt/Mapp/McBay 4 P.M. – 5 P.M. Alumni Rite of Final Passage Martin Luther King Jr. International Chapel
FRIDAY, MAY 19
TIME EVENT LOCATION 8:30 A.M. – 10:00 A.M. Golden Tiger Breakfast Chivers Dining Hall Atrium 10 A.M.-10:45 A.M. Class Agents Meeting Leadership Center 148 11 A.M. – 1 P.M. Class Meetings Leadership Center 11:15 A.M. – 1:15 P.M. Class Pictures Leadership Center 1:30 P.M. Senior Class/Alumni Memorial Service John Hope/Benjamin E. Mays Gravesites 3 P.M. Baccalaureate Martin Luther King Jr. International Chapel 6 P.M.-10 P.M. “True Forever” Reception and Alumni Banquet Ritz-Carlton Atlanta
20
COMMENCEMENT TIME EVENT LOCATION 7 A.M. Alumni Line Forms Century Campus 9 A.M. Commencement Begins Century Campus
MCNAA ACTION SUMMIT
SALE HALL CHAPEL
FRIDAY, MAY 19, 2023
WELCOME
MCNAA EVENTS AND ACTIVITIES RECAP
Michael Levesque ’88 Executive Director, National Alumni Association
REGIONAL/CHAPTER UPDATES
ADMISSIONS UPDATES
OFFICE OF INSTITUTIONAL ADVANCEMENT
REMARKS
Kyle Butts ’90 Atlanta Chapter President
REGION HIGHLIGHTS
REGION III: Floyd Carroll ’83
REGION IV: Eric Guthrie ’88
REGION V: John Watson ’87
REGION IX: Michael Bryant ’87
Michael Gumm ’10 Director of Admissions and Recruitment, Morehouse College
Jason Keene ’03 Associate Vice President of Development, Morehouse College
Javarro Edwards ’92 President, National Alumni Association
Dr. David A. Thomas President, Morehouse College
ADJOURN
IMMEDIATELY FOLLOWING, PLEASE JOIN US FOR THE MOREHOUSE COLLEGE NATIONAL ALUMNI ASSOCIATION
RITE OF FINAL PASSAGE
ALUMNI RITE OF FINAL PASSAGE CEREMONY
RECOGNIZING TRANSFORMATION BY CONFIRMING COMMITMENT, SERVICE AND LOYALTY
AFRICAN DRUMMERS
ALUMNI PROCESSION FROM CENTURY CAMPUS CRYPT TO MARTIN LUTHER KING JR. CHAPEL
LIGHTING THE CANDLE OF MYSTIQUE
FRIDAY, MAY 19, 2023
CALL “The Journey Ahead”
CELEBRATION “Preparation”
CLASS REMEMBRANCE
“Chest, Um, Chalice”
CALL “The Elders Speak”
CONNECTION
CONSECRATION
THE MEANING
COMMITMENT
“Lighting the Candle”
“Candle of the Mystique”
“THE MEANING” Video
“THE MEANING” Video Architect(s) of Modern Morehouse Man”
“Time Talent, Tender”
“TO BIND EACH SON THE OTHER” “Et Facta Est Lux”
COLLEGE HYMN
“Dear Old Morehouse”
RECESSION “See You On The Other Side”
EXODUS AND ENROLLEME NT “O God, Our Help in Ages Past”
David Francis Oliver, Ph.D. College Organist
Javarro Edwards ’92 President, National Alumni Association
Dr. David A. Thomas President, Morehouse College
Kevin R. Booker ’90 Creator, New Student Orientation
Johnny E. Parham Jr. ’58 Chairman, Rite of Final Passage
Dr. Otis Moss Jr. ’56 Representative, Eldest Reunion Classes
Willie E. Woods ’85 Chairman, Morehouse Board of Trustees
Dr. Benjamin E. Mays Former President, Morehouse College
William M. Nix ’68 Creator, Rite of Final Passage
Javarro Edwards ’92 President, National Alumni Association
J. Orville B. Moseley ’29 Creator & Composer
William M. Nix ’68 Creator, Rite of Final Passage
St. Anne
Parents and guests shall remain seated until the alumni and all seniors have exited The Martin Luther King Jr. International Chapel.
GOLDEN TIGERS INDUCTION BREAKFAST
CELEBRATING 50 YEARS OR MORE OF SERVICE AND DEDICATION TO MOREHOUSE COLLEGE
CHIVERS DINING HALL LANE DINING ROOM
SATURDAY, MAY 20, 2023
8:30AM — 11:00 AM
WELCOME AND OCCASION
INVOCATION
GREETINGS AND WELCOME
MOMENTS OF REFLECTION
CLOSING REMARKS
BENEDICTION
COLLEGE HYMN
Henry M. Goodgame ’84
Sammie L. Williams ’73
Class Representative
Dr. David A. Thomas
President, Morehouse College
Willie E. Woods ’85
Chairman, Morehouse Board of Trustees
Michael Levesque ’88
Executive Director, National Alumni Association
CLASS OF 1973
Alvin E. Harris
I. Maceo Nance
Jefferson Drew
Henry M. Goodgame ’84
Bennett Bradley Jr. ’73
”Dear Old Morehouse”
J.O.B. Moseley ’29
Class of 1953
Class of 1958
Class of 1963
TRUE FOREVER BANQUET
RITZ CARLTON ATLANTA
SATURDAY, MAY 20, 2023
RECEPTION AT 6:00PM | DINNER AT 7:00PM
MUSIC PROVIDED BY ERNEST W. QUARLE ’83 AND COMPANY
TOASTMASTER
Henry M. Goodgame ’84
Vice President of External Relations and Alumni Engagement
INVOCATION
The Rev. Gary L. Clayton ’88
WELCOME REMARKS
Dr. David A. Thomas President, Morehouse College
DINNER SERVED
ALUMNUS OF THE YEAR AWARD
CHAPTER OF THE YEAR AWARD
Michael Levesque ’88
REPORTS OF REUNION CLASSES
Henry M. Goodgame ’84
Class of 1968
Class of 1973
Class of 1978
Class of 1983
Class of 1988
Class of 1993
REMARKS
Class of 1998
Class of 2003
Class of 2008
Javarro Edwards ’92 President, Morehouse College National Alumni Association
COLLEGE HYMN
“Dear Old Morehouse”
J.O.B. Moseley ’29
BENEDICTION
Roderick Edmond ’83
Class of 2013
Class of 2018
HOMECOMING OCTOBER 22–29, 2023 COMMENCEMENT REUNION MAY 18–21, 2023 SAVE THE DATE SAVE THE DATE
REGION I
Kevin Cobb ’88
REGION II
Toussaint Gaskins ’90
REGION III
Floyd Carroll ’83
MOREHOUSE COLLEGE NATIONAL ALUMNI ASSOCIATION
NATIONAL OFFICERS
2022 – 2024
PRESIDENT
Javarro Edwards ’92
VICE PRESIDENT-AT-LARGE
Curtis Valentine ’00
SECRETARY
Nathanael M. Alexander ’09
FINANCIAL SECRETARY
Gary Clayton ’88
TREASURER
Eric McGlothen ’94
GENERAL COUNSEL
Juan Thimas ’92
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
Michael Levesque ’88
REGIONAL VICE PRESIDENTS
REGION IV
Eric Guthrie ’88
REGION V
John Watson ’87
REGION VI
Will Norwood ’04
REGION VII OPEN
REGION VIII OPEN
REGION IX
Michael Bryant ’87
CLASSES IN REUNION ENDING IN ‘3’ AND ‘8’
C lass of 1953
C lass of 1958
C lass of 1963
C lass of 1968
C lass of 1973
C lass of 1978
C lass of 1983
C lass of 1988
C lass of 1993
C lass of 1998
C lass of 2003
C lass of 2008
C lass of 2013
C lass of 2018
A Special Thank You to All Returning Alumni! For more information, contact Katina Hawkins, parents@morehouse.edu MOREHOUSE COLLEGE PARENTS WEEKEND SPRING 2024 *More details to follow.
As the world recognizes the need for socially responsible leaders, Morehouse College is poised with a pipeline of exceptional Men of Consequence who are prepared to do what Morehouse Men have done for more than a century—lead, serve, and work on the frontlines of change. We are working toward a future in which our endowment will allow the financial flexibility to support all deserving scholars, and the scholarships we offer students will be need blind. Your philanthropic investment will help ensure that Morehouse continues to produce enterprising, accomplished men who change the narrative, change the system, change each other, and change the world.
MOREHOUSE HAS LAUNCHED THE HISTORIC $500 MILLION MAKING MEN OF CONSEQUENCE CAMPAIGN TO FUND EXPANSIONS IN THE FOLLOWING AREAS:
Student scholarships and support services
Faculty research and professorships
Innovative academic programs and access to global learning experiences
Technology infrastructure upgrades and renovation projects on the College’s historic, 66-acre campus
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