2015 Morehouse Founder’s Weekend Celebrations

President John Silvanus Wilson Jr. ’79 & Dr. Carol Espy-Wilson

and

the Morehouse College Board of Trustees

cordially invite you to the

2015 Founder’s Weekend Celebration

and the

27th ANNUAL “A Candle in the Dark” GALA

Schedule of Events

THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 19th 
148th Founder’s Day Convocation
10:45 a.m. – Martin Luther King Jr. International Chapel

Live Webcast

Speaker
Cornel West
Dr. Cornel R. West
Professor of Philosophy
and Christian Practice
Union Theological Seminary
New York, New York

An Evening with the Ritz Chamber Players
“Tragedy Toward Peace”
8 p.m. – Emma and Joe Adams Concert Hall, Ray Charles Performing Arts Center
Admission is free and open to the public

FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 20th 
Key Supporters Reception (by invitation only)
6 – 7:30 p.m. – African-American Hall of Fame, Martin Luther King Jr. International Chapel

Founder’s Day Concert featuring the Morehouse Glee Club
8 – 10 p.m. – Martin Luther King Jr. International Chapel

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SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 21st 
Reflections of Excellence
A panel discussion featuring the 2015 Bennie and Candle Award Recipients
11 a.m. – Emma and Joe Adams Concert Hall, Ray Charles Performing Arts Center

27th Anniversary “A Candle in the Dark” Gala
VIP Reception for gala patrons and sponsors
6 p.m. – The Hyatt Regency Atlanta

Awards ceremony and dinner
7:30 p.m. – The Hyatt Regency Atlanta (Centennial Ballroom)

Master & Mistress of Ceremonies
Darrin Henson
Malinda Williams
Darrin Henson
Malinda Williams

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SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 22nd 
Founder’s Day Worship Service
The Rev. Dr. Dr. Joe Samuel Ratliff ’72
Pastor, Brentwood Baptist Church
Houston, Texas
11 a.m. – Martin Luther King Jr. International Chapel

2015 Bennie and Candle Award Recipients

BENNIE TRAILBLAZER
BENNIE ACHIEVEMENT
Eugene Wade
Paul Q. Judge
Eugene Vernon Wade Jr. ’92
Education Innovator
Founder and CEO, UniversityNow
Paul Q. Judge ’98
Inventor, Scientist, Technologist
and Philanthropist
CANDLE IN ENTREPRENEURSHIP
CANDLE IN BUSINESS
Robert Crews Jr.
Thomas Moorehead
Robert Benjamin Crews Jr.
President and Chief Executive Officer
Crews of California, Crews Enterprises
and Airport Retail Management
Thomas Allen Moorehead
President and CEO, Sterling BMW
Rolls-Royce Franchise Executive
CANDLE IN SPORTS
AND ENTERTAINMENT

CANDLE FOR LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT IN LAW, CIVIL RIGHTS, AND SOCIAL JUSTICE

Grant Hill
Eric Holder
Grant Henry Hill
Seven-time NBA All-Star, Broadcaster,
Managing Principal and Founder, Penta Mezzanine Fund
Eric H. Holder Jr.
Attorney General of the United States

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