Founder’s Day Convocation Program
Makola M. Abdullah, Ph.D., President
Presiding
*Invocation..................................................................................................................................Reverend Thomas L. Wynn, Jr.
	
Campus Minister
*Posting of Colors................................................................................VSU Reserve Officers’ Training Corps Trojan Cadets
*National Anthem........................................................................................................................................Dr. Brian Fenderson
	
VSU Assistant Professor of Music
*Lift Every Voice & Sing............................................................................................Virginia State University Concert Choir
	
Dr. Craig L. Robertson
	
Director of Choral Activities 
Welcome......................................................................................................................................... Melvin Cooper, Jr., Mr. VSU 
	
Marquis Mason, SGA President
	
Victor K. Branch, Rector, VSU Board of Visitors	
Alumni, Faculty, Staff and Student Memorial Tribute...................................................................Laurie M. Carpenter, `87
	
39th National President of VSU Alumni Association
*Presentation of the Wreath..............................................................VSU Reserve Officers’ Training Corps Trojan Cadets 
*Taps.......................................................................................................................................... Jordan Jones, Psychology Major
Musical Selection........................................................................................................Virginia State University Concert Choir
Introduction of Speaker................................................................................................President Makola M. Abdullah, Ph.D.
Historical Reflection & Address.................................................................................The Honorable Kimberly Pope Adams
	
Delegate Representing House District 82
Alma Mater.................................................................................................................Virginia State University Concert Choir 
	
Words by Felicia D. Anderson
	
Arrangement by Johnnella Frazer Jackson
Benediction..................................................................................................................................Reverend Thomas L. Wynn, Jr.
	
Campus Minister
*Retiring Colors ..................................................................................VSU Reserve Officers’ Training Corps Trojan Cadets
*Please stand

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