HU is Proud to Honor 2010 Retirees

Dr. William R. Harvey honors Dr. Esther H. Condon

Dr. William R. Harvey and Dr. Lois Benjamin

Dr. Robert A. Jordan

HU is Proud to Honor 2010 Retirees

Hampton, VA- Hampton University honored eight retirees with a luncheon held in McGrew Towers June 23, 2010. These dedicated individuals served the University for between 20-30 years each. HU President Dr. William R. Harvey gave remarks and presented the retirees with gifts.

The retirees included five professors, one dean, and two police officers. The honorees include: Dr. Mumtaz Ahmad, professor of political science and history; Dr. Lois Benjamin, professor emerita of sociology; Dr. Esther H. Condon, professor of nursing; Dr. Robert A. Jordan, associate professor of biological sciences/marine science; Dr. Steven J. Rosenthal, professor of sociology; Mary Davis, University Police; Burl Bowens, Office of the Dean of Men; the late Mary Carrington, University Police.

U.S. Education Secretary Duncan to Address HU Ministers' Conference

U.S. Education Secretary Duncan to Address HU Ministers' Conference

U.S. Secretary of Education Arne Duncan will give a special address to attendees of the Hampton University Ministers' Conference on June 9 at 11 a.m. in the HU Convocation Center.

Recognizing the important role that ministers and other faith-based leaders play in their communities, HU President Dr. William R. Harvey invited Secretary Arne Duncan to discuss school reform and the need, value and goal of increasing the number of American citizens who become college graduates.

The 96th Annual Hampton University Ministers' Conference and 76th Annual Choir Directors' and Organists' Guild Workshop will be held on June 6-11 at Hampton University. The HU Ministers' Conference is the oldest and largest gathering of interdenominational African-American clergy in the world. Past attendees have included the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., the Rev. Wyatt Tee Walker of Abyssinian Baptist Church in New York, the Rev. Jesse Jackson, the Rev. Al Sharpton, founder of Children's Defense Fund Marion Wright Edelman, and former HUD secretary Henry Cisneros.

U.S. Secretary of Education Arne Duncan