Since 1851 160 Years of Scholarship and Achievement in the Nation’s Capital
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160th Anniversary Closing Gala The Mayflower Hotel May 18, 2012
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Dear Supporters of Washington, DC’s State University,
On behalf of the staff, faculty and students of the University of the District of Columbia, I bid you welcome to this gala, marking the end of the celebration of our 160th year!
What a year it has been! In the last few months, we have broken ground on a brand new student center, which University’s commitment to sustainability. We have cut the ribbon on a completely renovated Van Ness Campus, marking the largest green roof project in the District. And we have engaged new academic leadership and energy that will take this University higher still.
We are constantly striving to improve the quality of our academic offerings at the University of the District of leader in education. An internationally recognized expert in the areas of teaching and learning, Dr. Bain brings great thoughtfulness and commitment to revolutionizing how we approach education. New Deans of virtually every school bring the energy and leadership we need to continue this renaissance.
The University is becoming all it can and should be for the residents of Washington, DC, the region and the only one that has as its core mission to reach out to Washingtonians and deliver quality, affordable education to every- one.
All of the achievements over the past few years could not be possible without your help. Thank you for sup- porting the University of the District of Columbia, and I look forward to our continued relationship.
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It is my great pleasure to welcome you to the closing gala event celebrating the 160th anniversary of the University of the District of Columbia. Our state university has certainly come a long way, and our future is very bright indeed!
As the brand new Chair of this historic body, sworn in just days ago, I am honored to help lead this great institution into the next 160 years. This Board of Trustees is motivated, dedicated and we have been activated by a collective sense of purpose to propel Washington’s only public university to the next level.
I want to extend a very special thank you to our Mayor, vincent Gray. Without his support and continued interest in public higher education, we would not have been able to have accomplished much of what we have achieved in recent years. I also want to thank our tremendous supporters on the City Council, many of whom are attending this gala tonight. In particular, I am very grateful for the support and friendship of Council Member Michael Brown. His steadfast advocacy for this University brings full circle the legacy of leadership begun by his father, Ron Brown, advocating for our University and our wonderful students.
I further wish to thank my predecessor on the Board, Joseph l. Askew, Jr., whose leadership has been stellar. All of us on the Board of Trustees thank Joe for his continued contribution to the University.
One of the great missions in my life is to continue to enhance access to quality education for all. Education truly is the key to a better life. I am living proof. I hope you have a wonderful time tonight, and I look forward to working with each of you as we continue to move the University of the District of Columbia toward greatness.
Sincerely,
Elaine A. Crider, DHSc
2 Board of Trustees Dr. Elaine A. Crider, Chair Mr. Christopher Bell, Esq., Vice Chair Mr. Jerome Shelton, Secretary Mr. Reginald M. Felton, Treasurer Mr. Joseph L. Askew, Jr., Esq. Ms. LuAnn L. Bennett Ms. Katherine B. Bradley Rev. Dr. Kendrick E. Curry Mr. James W. Dyke, Jr., Esq. Mr. Ollo Jean Pooda Mr. Stephen W. Porter, Esq. Major General Errol R. Schwartz Dr. Allen L. Sessoms, ex-officio Ms. Mary C. "ompson Mr. George Vradenburg, Esq.
Beverly Franklin, Executive Secretary
UDC Foundation, Inc. Board of Directors Mr. Joseph M. Perta, President Major Gen. Leo V. Williams, III USMCR (Retired), Vice President Ms. LuAnn L. Bennett, Treasurer Ms. Hanane Lemlih, Secretary
Ms. Beverly J. Burke Ms. Kathleen Walsh Carr Rev. Dr. Kendrick E. Curry Mr. Frederick A. Douglas Mr. Petch Gibbons Mr. Stefan C. Nicolas Mr. Jonathan Novak Ms. Judith F. Terra Dr. Ivan C.A. Walks Dr. Christine M. Warnke Dr. Michael D. Woodard Dr. Allen L. Sessoms, Ex Officio Mr. John T. Butler, Ex Officio
3 4 JUDITH F. TERRA
May 18, 2012
Dear 160th Anniversary Gala Participants, Friends and Supporters:
It has been and is a great honor to serve as your Gala Chair for the 160th Anniversary Kickoff and Closing Gala Celebrations. When asked to serve as Gala Chair, one might pause to consider the challenge of the task ahead. However, being asked to take on such an important position in support of the University of the District of Columbia warranted my immediate and affirmative participation.
This is a great moment not only for the University and the Community College, it is also a great moment for the District of Columbia and its residents as well. For 160 years the University through it's predecessor institutions has been an intricate part of the life and history of our great city.
I want to take this opportunity to thank our Mayor, Vincent C. Gray, for his passion and support of this University, our children, their education and his vision for One City. I also want to take this opportunity to thank Dr. Allen L. Sessoms for his leadership and commitment to the University and our next generation of leaders. I want to extend a special thank you to Lee Brian Reba for his dedication and tireless energy throughout the entire celebration. It could not have happened without him.
It is an extreme honor for me to welcome you to the 160th Anniversary Closing Gala Celebration and I truly hope you enjoy this very special evening as we salute our distinguished honorees.
Thank you for your generous support and I look forward to your participation throughout the many years to come as we continue to build this great city University.
Warmest Regards, Judith F. Terra Chair 160th Anniversary Closing Gala Celebration
5 President’s Reception Pete Muldoon Duo
160th Anniversary Closing Gala Celebration Presentation of Colors Metropolitan Police Department Ceremonial Honor Guard
National Anthem Master Patrol Officer Alvin Johnson
Musical Selections University of the District of Columbia Jazztet Allyn Johnson, Director
Musical Selection B. Jackson Caesar, tenor
Musical Selections Boy "ai Band In Commemoration of the 50th Anniversary of Sister City Relations between Bankok and Washington, DC and in Celebration of the 160th Anniversary Celebration of the University of the District of Columbia
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Honorary Chair "e Honorable Vincent C. Gray Mayor of the District of Columbia
Honorary Co-Chair His Excellency Adel bin Ahmed Al-Jubeir Ambassador of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
Gala Chair Judith F. Terra
Gala Co-Chairs Francine and Stephen Joel Trachtenberg
Mistress of Ceremonies Doreen Gentzler NBC4 Washington
8 160th Anniversary Closing Gala Host Committee
Christine M. Warnke Chair
Stacie Lee Banks
LuAnn Bennett
Lauren Bias
Katherine and David Bradley
Beverly J. Burke
Katherine “Kate” Carr
Fredrick A. Douglas
Petch Gibbons
Tiffini and Brett Greene
Linda Mercado Greene
Richard “Rick” Lee
Hanane Lemlih
Stefen C. Nicholas
Joe Perta
Arlene C. Reba
David Sakai
Jason E. Turner
Stacie Scott Turner
Ivan C.A. Walks
Leo V. Williams
Virginia E. Hayes Williams
9 President’s Award
Ronald H. Brown (1941-1996)
Ron Brown was the first African-American appointed to the Cabinet post of U.S. Secretary of Commerce, the first to serve as Chairman of the Democratic National Committee, and the first to be named partner at a prestigious Washington, DC law firm. At the time of his death in 1996, he was a figure of global prominence, respected for his intelligence, political savvy and leadership. Ron Brown loved Washington, DC. His connection to the University of the District of Columbia is felt to this day. He served on the University’s Board of Trustees from 1976 through 1985, serving as the Board’s first Chairman from 1976-1980 and was Chair a second time from 1983-1985. Mr. Brown began a legacy of leadership with this University that inspired a generation of Washingtonians.
Born in Washington, D.C. and raised in New York City, Mr. Brown attended Middlebury College in Vermont. He served for four years in the U.S. Army, posted to Germany and Korea. He earned a law degree from St. John’s University, attending classes at night while working first as a welfare caseworker for the City of New York, then for the National Urban League. He spent twelve years with the National Urban League as Deputy Executive Director, General Counsel, and Vice President of the Washington bureau. During this time, he became involved in politics and worked on Senator Edward M. Kennedy’s presidential campaign in 1980. An appointment followed as chief counsel for the Senate Judiciary Committee under the chairmanship of the Senator.
Following his time on the Senate staff, Mr. Brown joined Patton, Boggs & Blow where he proved himself a skillful negotiator and was highly sought after by national and international, private and public sector clients. He continued to be active in politics, serving as the Reverend Jesse Jackson’s convention manager in his 1988 bid for the presidency.
Mr. Brown used his skills as a negotiator and pragmatic bridge builder in his successful tenure as Chairman of the Democratic National Committee from 1989 to 1992, reuniting the Party after its defeat in the 1988 presidential election and leading it to victory in 1992. In 1993, Mr. Brown accepted a cabinet-level appointment in President Clinton’s administration as U.S. Secretary of Commerce.
Bringing his trademark activist style to the U.S. Department of Commerce, Mr. Brown was a tireless advocate for American business both at home and overseas. "e Secretary circled the globe, spreading good will with his characteristic enthusiasm and cultivating opportunities and markets for American products. It was on one such trade mission that he died in a plane crash in war-torn Eastern Europe.
Mr. Brown’s legacy has been carried on by his wife, Alma Arrington Brown, and his two children, Michael Brown and Tracey Brown James, and his grandchildren. Additionally, Mr. Brown has been honored and remembered through the work of the Ronald H. Brown Foundation and the Ron Brown Scholar Program and dozens of schools and universities, parks and buildings named after him in the United States and around the world.
10 Honorees
160th Anniversary Medal
"e Honorable Vincent C. Gray Mayor of the District of Columbia
Her Excellency Tebelelo Seretse Ambassador of the Republic of Botswana
Jim Dinegar President & CEO Greater Washington Board of Trade
Barbara B. Lang President & CEO DC Chamber of Commerce
Michele V. Hagans President & CEO Fort Lincoln New Town Corporation
President’s Award
"e Honorable Ronald A. Brown First Chairman, Board of Trustees (posthumously) Accepted by "e Honorable Michael A. Brown At-Large Member Council of the District of Columbia
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Dean Constellation Energy Syzygy Events Production FEI Construction Turner Construction George Washington University Vradenburg Foundation PEPCO VRS Meetings & Events, Inc. Saul Ewing LLP Walmart PhD Allen Sessoms, UDC President Goulston & Storrs American University KPMG Atlantic Valet Lauren Bias of Sugarleaf Vineyards Cannon Design / Michael Marshall Architecture Lee’s Flowers & Card Shop CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield Reed Smith LLP CB Richard Ellis Senoda, Inc. City Bridge Foundation UDCNAS, UDC National Alumni Society David A. Clark School of Law VERIZON Elaine Crider Wilson Elser Moskowitz Edelman & Dicker LLP GODIVA Chocolatier Master’s Aimee Occhetti, UDC Lee Brian Reba, UDC Alan Etter, UDC Leo V. Williams, III Arnold & Porter, LLC Luann Bennett Bank of America Mary "ompson, UDC Barbara Jumper, UDC Maxine A. LeGall, UDC Bernstein Global Wealth Microsoft Brett and Tiffini Greene Morris Clarke, J.P. Morgan Brookfield Real Estate Patricia "omas, UDC Craig and Betsy Parker, UDC RHED Pixel Productions Felicia H. Brant, UDC Samson T.A. & Associates Gloria Green-Ridley Steve Graubart, UDC Graeme Baxter, UDC SunTrust Bank Hogan Lovells US LLP "e HSC Foundation Ivan Walks, Ivan Walks and Associate "e Temple Group, Inc. John Butler, UDC Turner Interiors Joseph M. Perta, Barclays Wealth Valerie Epps, UDC Judith F. Terra Walker A. Williams Karuna Charities Washington Gas Bachelor’s Adrianne Todman Lorraine Green Arnold & Porter, LLC Peter Rosenstein Bond, Schoenick & King, PLLC PostaCarda Creative Christine M. Warnke Taurus Development and Norman Smith Architecture Corenic Construction Group, LLC "omas E. Redmond, UDC Delores Johnson-Cooper "omas Fortune Fay, Esq.
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13 160 th Anniversary Celebration Sponsors Official Wine Lauren Bias of Luxury Brand Marketing Official Floral Designers Lee’s Flowers & Card Shop Official Chocolatier GODIVA Chocolatier
Closing Gala Sponsors President’s Reception FEI Construction Event Production VRS Meetings & Events, Inc. Syzygy Events Production Logistics Management TPM Group – Proactive Project Management Program Book Senoda, Inc. Gift Bag University of the District of Columbia Gift Bag Items College of Agriculture, Urban Sustainability and Environmental Sciences Division of Student Affairs and Department of Athletics GODIVA Chocolatier Offices of UDC Foundation & University Development School of Business and Public Administration Sherry’s Wine and Spirits & Manhattan Market of Woodley Park "e Mayflower Hotel Undergraduate Student Government Association Transportation Limousine for Doreen Gentzler provided by Limo Lady, LLC
14 Saluting the only urban land-grant university in the country. Here’s to building on a 160 year tradition of scholarship and achievement.
Congratulations on your 160th anniversary.
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15 16 Doreen Gentzler anchors News4 at 6 and News4 at 11 with Jim Vance. She also serves as the station’s medical reporter, filing cutting-edge health reports.
Born in DC and educated in Arlington, Gentzler is proud of her deep roots in the Washington area. She spent several years honing her reporting and anchoring skills in Chattanooga, Charlotte, Cleveland, and finally Philadelphia at WCAU before joining NBC4 in 1989. Gentzler also filled in for vacationing news anchors on “"e Today Show” and “NBC at Sunrise.”
Gentzler anchors two daily newscasts, sometimes from remote locations including the presidential inauguration parade route and RFK for the inaugural game of the Washington Nationals.
In her award-winning News 4 Your Health segments, Gentzler has brought viewers into hospital operating rooms, profiled medical breakthroughs, and shown the latest technology helping to save lives. Her reporting has brought her to Bosnia, Ecuador, and the Persian Gulf where she reported live from the USNS Comfort, a navy hospital ship tending to U.S. troops.
Gentzler is also the spokesperson for the station’s health-related community outreach activities such as the annual NBC4 Health and Fitness Expo.
Gentzler has won three local Emmy awards for reporting and anchoring as well as three other Emmy awards for news writing and reporting while in Cleveland. She holds a bachelor’s degree in journalism from the University of Georgia.
She and her family live in Chevy Chase, MD.
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COUNCIL OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA KWAME R. BROWN, CHAIRMAN
MAY 18, 2012
GREETINGS
160 YEARS OF SCHOLARSHIP & ACHIEVEMENT
Dear Friends:
I am delighted to extend my warmest greetings as you gather in celebration of your 160th Anniversary Closing Gala. This celebration undoubtedly will renew your spirits and your commitment to serving our community.
I commend you on your 160 years of prominent education, excellence, and service to our community; providing students with the education, information and skill development for sustainable futures. University of the District of Columbia offers students a rigorous academic curriculum as well as a variety of rewarding extra-curricular activities, in effect producing well-rounded students prepared to enter the workforce successfully.
On behalf of the residents of the District of Columbia, I applaud your efforts in helping to strengthen our community.
Please accept my very best wishes for continued success.
Sincerely,
Kwame R. Brown
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May 18, 2012
President Allen L. Sessoms and Friends of the University of the District of Columbia 4200 Connecticut Avenue NW Washington, D.C. 20008
Dear President Sessoms and Friends of the University:
Congratulations to the University of the District of Columbia on your 160th Anniversary Closing Gala. As the Nation’s only urban land-grant institution, UDC has been educator of hundreds of thousands of District residents and has prepared generations of teachers, engineers, lawyers, nurses and other professionals in our workforce.
In a city rich in educational resources including ten undergraduate colleges and another ten graduate schools, UDC is unique. Its history mirrors the District’s history from the abolitionist movement to desegregation and from home rule to our current struggle for voting rights and autonomy. This rich history makes UDC more greatly valued by District residents.
As we all know, our current student body faces an uncertain economy and job insecurity. But in words of Nelson Mandela, “Education is the most powerful weapon which you can use to change the world.”
I wish the University continued success in changing the world for our students and our community.
Sincerely,
David A. Catania Councilmember, At Large Chairman, Committee on Health
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Congratulations University of the District of Columbia 160th Anniversary Closing Gala Celebration Friday, May 18, 2012
As Councilmember At-Large for the District of Columbia, I bring greetings to the University of the District of Columbia on its 160th Anniversary Closing Gala Celebration. The celebration of this landmark occasion is testament to the fact that this land-grant institution is alive and well, and continues to be a force in the DC education arena. Since the creation of the Miner Normal School in 1851, to the establishment of UDC as an original land-grant institution in 1862, the University of the District of Columbia continues to provide affordable education to the residents of the nation’s capital and to a growing international student body.
As the University continues to thrive, the vision of its original founders – to establish a great educational institution in our midst – is well within reach and has greater potential to achieve other major milestones in the future. We now honor and celebrate your past achievements and blueprint for the future during this 160th Anniversary Closing Gala. This University and its Community College, which was launched in 2009, offers associate, bachelor’s and master’s degree programs in a number of academic disciplines; and today, the David A. Clarke School of Law is ranked one of the finest public interest law schools in the country.
On behalf of the Council of the District of Columbia, I wish this great institution continued success as it celebrates 160 years of scholarship and achievement in education, research and community service.
Sincerely,
Michael A. Brown Councilmember At-Large Chairman, Committee on Housing and Workforce Development
25 26 27 28 Muriel Bowser Ward 4 Councilmember Council of the District of Columbia Greetings to the University of the District of Columbia 160th Anniversary Closing Gala
May 18, 2012
On behalf of the residents of Ward 4, I extend hearty congratulations to the alumni gathered this evening on this auspicious and joyous occasion of your 160th Anniversary Closing Gala.
This is a grand evening for not only members of the entire University of the District of Columbia but for the District of Columbia! The University of the District of Columbia plays a vital role in continuing a strong legacy of excellence among present and future leaders. That legacy and the ensuing contributions you have made in so many disciplines-education, law, engineering, architecture, entrepreneurship and the arts, to name just a few- means that the University of the District of Columbia graduate’s have made the citizens of the District of Columbia proud.
My very best to everyone as you celebrate all of your many accomplishments this evening.
Sincerely yours,
Muriel Bowser Ward 4 Councilmember
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29 30 31 32 Mission - A University in the Public Service As the only urban land-grant institution in the country, the University of the District of Columbia supports a broad mission of education, research and community service across all member colleges and schools, which include the University of the District of Columbia (David A. Clarke School of Law, College of Agriculture, Urban Sustainability and Environmental Sciences, College Arts & Sciences, School of Business and Public Administration and the School of Engineering and Applied Sciences) and the Community College of the District of Columbia.
History - Building on a Dream "e story of America’s Urban Land Grant University is first and foremost a profile in courage. Our “founding mother”— abolitionist and educator Myrtilla Miner—fought considerable opposition when, in 1851, she created the Normal School for Colored Girls to bring about her dream of a more equitable and just society.
An original 1862 land grant institution, the University of the District of Columbia’s predecessors formed to extend quality, affordable education to the residents of the nation’s capital. Over time, a series of mergers among the District’s teachers and technical colleges gave rise to the city’s first comprehensive university system. In 1977, the District of Columbia Teachers College, Federal City College and Washington Technical Institute combined to form the University of the District Columbia, with Lisle Carleton Carter, Jr. as its first president.
Like the District, the university has faced many financial and institutional challenges; but, today, the original vision of our founders is within reach and driving our transformation into a global example of quality public higher education. Together, the University of the District of Columbia and its Community College (launched in 2009) offer over 70 associate, bachelor’s and master’s degree programs—from classical arts and sciences to new green-collar courses of study like urban agriculture and sustainability. UDC’s David A. Clarke School of Law is ranked among the Top 10 in the nation in law school clinical programs and is regarded as one of the finest public interest law schools in the country.
Our state university’s future is built on the dreams of our founders. As we look back on our 160-year legacy, we rededicate ourselves to nurturing the next generations of leaders and visionaries in our city, our country and the world.
"e University of the District of Columbia is accredited by the Middle States Commission on Higher Education, Philadelphia, PA.
"e School of Law is fully accredited by the American Bar Association, Chicago, IL.
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Plaza Illumination Pillar — $25,000 Located in the northwest and southeast quadrants of the plaza. Plaza — Brick: $1,600 — Paver: $5,000 T he center of Dr. Cleveland L. Dennard Plaza is available to alumni of our legacy institutions.
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Existing Colleges/Schools/Other Legacy Schools 1 David A. Clarke School of Law A Myrtilla Miner School for Colored Girls 1851 2 School of Business and Public Administration B Washington Normal School 1873 3 School of Engineering and Applied Sciences C Wilson Normal School 1913 4 College of Arts and Sciences D Miner Normal School 1914 5 College of Agriculture, Urban Sustainability E Wilson Teachers College 1929 and Environmental Sciences F Miner Teachers College 1929 6 Community College G District of Columbia Teachers College 1955 7 Faculty and Staff H Federal City College 1968 8 Friends of UDC I Washington Technical Institute 1968 J Antioch School of Law 1972 K District of Columbia School of Law 1986
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