At the inaugural Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Commemorative Banquet, Penn State Harrisburg honored four community leaders who are working to fulfill King’s dream of equitable futures for all.
At the event, posters from the college's annual MLK Poster Design Contest were displayed.
The Penn State Harrisburg Diversity and Educational Equity Committee (DEEC) honors Dr. Martin Luther King's memory by sponsoring the design contest each year. The contest accepts student-submitted graphic designs related to a theme.
The theme for the banquet, which honored King’s life and legacy of service and social justice and recognized the impact of local community members, was “Champions for Social Justice, Equity, and Inclusion: A Tribute to Leaders and Their Leadership.”
Students attend the MLK Commemorative Banquet.
Todd Clark, senior director of student services, stands with students at the banquet.
Roderick Lee, associate professor of information systems at Penn State Harrisburg, talks with Michael Wade Smith, senior vice president and chief of staff at Penn State.
Honoree Homer Floyd talks with banquet guest.
Students attended the banquet.
Guests, including honoree Hettie Love (seated) and daughter, watch entertainment at the banquet.
Honoree Theo Braddy
Michael Wade Smith, senior vice president and chief of staff at Penn State, offers remarks.
Yonda Spradley, minister of music at Greater Zion Missionary Baptist Church in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, performed.
Homer Floyd at podium.
Honoree Hettie Love offers reflections.
Honoree Hettie Love is surrounded by Penn State Harrisburg student Renata Proano, Love's daughter Karen, and Wanda Knight, the college's assistant dean for diversity, equity, and inclusion.
The family of Madison Stokes, who was unable to attend the banquet, pose with Wanda Knight and Una Martone.
Banquet attendees joined hands as Felicia Brown-Haywood, associate vice president of Diversity, Equity, Inclusion and Institutional Success at Lebanon Valley College, sang “We Shall Overcome.”
At the event, Felicia Brown-Haywood, associate vice president of Diversity, Equity, Inclusion and Institutional Success at Lebanon Valley College, sang “We Shall Overcome,” a song that became an anthem of the American Civil Rights movement