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Media Advisory: Leadership Conference Celebrating Black History Month
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January 30, 2013 Contact: Clif Lusk or Andy Ellis
MEDIA ADVISORY 334-670-3196
Leadership Conference Celebrating Black History Month
Feb. 1-2, Troy Campus: The Leadership Conference Celebrating Black History Month will take place in the Trojan Center Friday evening and Saturday. All sessions are open and available for coverage. Please see the conference agenda below.
Please contact Clif Lusk or Andy Ellis to confirm your organization’s coverage of these events.
Schedule follows:
PROGRAM
Friday, February 1, 2013
6:00 – 6:30 p.m......................................................................................... …………Conference Check-In
Trojan Center Lobby
6:15 p.m..................................................................................................................................... Music
Troy University Gospel Choir
Directed by Mr. Lewis Webb
6:30 p.m....................................................................................................... Opening General Session
Trojan Center Theater
Presiding: The Honorable C. Gibson Vance, Member
Troy University Board of Trustees
Song: “Lift Every Voice and Sing”
Invocation: Rev. James Dawsey, Pastor
County Line Missionary Baptist Church
Slocomb, Alabama
Greetings: Mr. Will Thompson, SGA President
Troy University
Dr. Jack Hawkins Jr., Chancellor
Troy University System
The Honorable Jason A. Reeves, Mayor
City of Troy
Musical Selection: Troy University Gospel Choir
Introduction of Speaker: The Honorable Edward F. Crowell, Member
Troy University Board of Trustees
Keynote Address: Dr. Marc Lamont Hill
Professor, Author, Speaker and News Commentator
New York, New York
Reception – “Celebrating African-American Artists”
The Johnson Center Downtown (Shuttle Service Available)
Saturday, February 2, 2013
7:30 a.m. Registration.......................................................................................... Trojan Center Lobby
8:15 – 9:15 a.m................................................................................................... General Session 1
“Legacy: 3rd Jubilee ‘Forever Free’”
Location: Trojan Center Theater
Introduction of Presenter/ Facilitator: Mr. Mark Griffin, Member
Leadership Conference Advisory Board
Presenter: Rev. S. D. James, Bishop
Evangelistic Pentecostal Churches Worldwide, Inc.
9:15 – 10:15 a.m.................................................................................................. General Session 2
“Building a Foundation for the Future”
Location: Trojan Center Theater
Introduction of Presenter/Facilitator: Lt. Col. Chris Shannon, Member
Leadership Conference Advisory Board
Presenter: Dr. Deborah E. Barnhart
Chief Executive Officer and Executive Director
U. S. Space & Rocket Center
Huntsville, Alabama
10:15 – 10:30 a.m......................................................................................................................... Break
10:30 – 11:30 a.m...................................................................................................... General Session 3
“We’ve Come This Far by Faith”
Location: Trojan Center Theater
Introduction of Presenter/Facilitator: Dr. W. Clyde Williams, President
National Institute for Human Development, Inc.
Atlanta, GA
Presenter: Rt. Rev. Teresa E. Snorton
Bishop, Fifth Episcopal District of the CME Church
Decatur, Georgia
Student Sessions
8:15 – 9:15 a.m......................................................................................................... General Session 1
“Heritage, Faith, Future & Legacy – Disrupting Stereotypes
Through Passion, Leadership, and Change”
Location: 129 Bibb Graves
Introduction of Presenter/Facilitator: Ms. Jerissa Stinson, Student
Troy University
Presenter: Dr. Reuben J. Gresham, Assistant Principal
Lanier High School
Sugar Hill, Georgia
9:15 – 10:15 a.m........................................................................................................ General Session 2
“Live…Your Legacy”
Location: 129 Bibb Graves
Introduction of Presenter/Facilitator: Mr. Robert Baldwin, Student
Troy University
Presenter: Mr. Anthony Sparks, Executive Director
Birmingham YMCA Youth Center
Birmingham, Alabama
10:15 – 10:30 a.m......................................................................................................................... Break
10:30 – 11:30 a.m...................................................................................................... General Session 3
“Heritage, Faith, Future & Legacy- Arise & Win”
Location: 129 Bibb Graves
Introduction of Presenter/Facilitator: Ms. Alicia Clampett, Student
Troy University
Presenters: Dr. Maranda Brown, Director
Prevention Services, Alabama Department of Mental Health &
Adjunct Faculty, Troy University, Montgomery Campus
Montgomery, Alabama
11:45 a.m........................................................................................................ Closing General Session
Trojan Center Ballrooms
Presiding: The Honorable Dejerilyn King-Henderson, Councilwoman
City of Troy
Invocation: Rev. Maurice Wright II, Pastor
St. John A.M.E. Church
Ft. Mitchell, Alabama
Greetings: Mr. Marcus Paramore
Director of Governmental Relations
Troy University
Troy City Councilman
The Honorable Charlie Harris
Pike County Commissioner
Ms. Keah Chambers, SGA President
Troy University Dothan
Ms. Caitlyn Crowe
Miss Troy University
Music: Ms. Shelia Jackson and Company
Lunch
Awards: Mr. Derrick Brewster, Member
Leadership Conference Advisory Board
Introduction of Speaker: Dr. Linda Felton-Smith, Director
Office of Learning Support
Alabama State Department of Education
Keynote Address: Ms. Sheri Riley
Life Strategist & Certified Personal Development Coach
Atlanta, Georgia
Conference Evaluation: Mr. Isaiah Scott, Coordinator
Sponsored Accounts
Troy University
Closing Remarks: Ms. Wanda Moultry, Chair
2013 Leadership Conference