Founders’ Day 2024
The 2024 Founders’ Day Celebration was held on Thursday, February 15, 2024, at 10 a.m. The theme was “Delivering on the Promise.”
Keynote Speaker
The keynote speaker for the 2024 Founders’ Day Celebration was UDC President Maurice D. Edington, Ph.D.
Read more about President Edington here →
Location
UDC Theater of the Arts Auditorium
4200 Connecticut Ave, NW
Washington, DC 20008
View a Live Recording of the Celebration
2024 Founders’ Day Awardees
Congratulations to the 2024 Awardees. View awardees from prior years.
Kojo Nnamdi – Myrtilla Miner Award for Exceptional Service to Society
Angelyn Spaulding Flowers, Ph.D. – Paul Phillips Cooke Lifetime Achievement Award
Linda A. Conquest – Cleveland L. Dennard Distinguished Service Award
Arlene King-Berry, J.D. – Marjorie Holloman Parker Distinguished Educator Award
Paul Cotae, Ph.D. – Ronald H. Brown Distinguished Leadership Award
Alumni Legacy Award
PathMakers Leadership Award
Ronald E. Floyd
Lee Brian Reba
Student Humanitarian & Civic Engagement Award
Bachelors: Jamil Mian
Associates: Heaven Frazier
Graduate & Professional Degree: Craig Bass