Alabama State University will host its annual Martin Luther King Jr. Convocation on Tuesday, Jan. 13, 2015, at 11 a.m. in the Dunn-Oliver Acadome.
Dr. Walter Kimbrough, president of Dillard University (New Orleans, La.), will deliver the keynote address. Kimbrough, one of the youngest college presidents in the nation, often is referred to as the “hip hop president.”
Kimbrough has been recognized for his research and writings on HBCUs and African-American men in college. He also has been recognized in articles appearing in the Chronicle of Higher Education, CASE Currents and Arkansas Life for his active use of social media to engage students. He was named in 2010 by Bachelorsdegree.com as one of 25 college presidents you should follow on Twitter (@HipHopPrez).
A native of Atlanta, Kimbrough was his high school salutatorian and student body president in 1985. He went on to earn a Bachelor of Science degree in agriculture from the University of Georgia, a Master of Science in college student personnel services from Miami University (Ohio) and a Doctor of Philosophy degree in higher education from Georgia State University.
He has held numerous positions in student affairs at institutions such as Emory University, Georgia State University, Old Dominion University and Albany State University, where he served as vice president for Student Affairs. In October of 2004, at the age of 37, he was named the 12th president of Philander Smith College. In 2012, he became Dillard University’s seventh president.
A 1986 initiate of the Zeta Pi chapter of Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity at the University of Georgia, Kimbrough was the Alpha Phi Alpha College Brother of the Year for the Southern Region and served as the Southern Region Assistant Vice President. Kimbrough has forged a national reputation as an expert on fraternities and sororities, with specific expertise regarding historically Black, Latin and Asian Greek-letter organizations. He is the author of the book, “Black Greek 101: The Culture, Customs and Challenges of Black Fraternities and Sororities.”
Kimbrough was named the 1994 New Professional of the Year for the Association of Fraternity Advisors, and was selected as a 2001 Nissan-ETS HBCU Fellow. In 2009, he was named by Diverse Issues in Higher Education as one of 25 To Watch. In 2010, he made the coveted Ebony magazine Power 100 list of doers and influencers in the African-American community, joining the likes of President Barack Obama and First Lady Michelle Obama, Jay-Z, Richard Parsons, Tyler Perry, Debra Lee and Tom Joyner. In February of 2013 he was named to NBC News/The Grio.com’s 100 African-Americans making history today.
Other participants in the MLK Convocation will include the University Choir, ASU's Eclectic Dancers and the Carver High School (Montgomery) Choir.
The program, which is sponsored by ASU’s Office of Student Life and Lyceum Committee, is free and open to the public.
For information, contact ASU’s Student Activities at 334-229-4888.
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http://www.alasu.edu/index.aspx
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