Honorees are: Dr. Lee C. Bollinger, President of Columbia University; Namibia’s Minister of Foreign Affairs and Lincoln University Alumnus Hidipo Hamutenya; Actor Danny Glover; Africa America Institute; Businessman Harold Doley, Jr., of Doley Securities; and Distinguished Lincoln Alumni Dr. Edgar O. Mandeville '63 and Dr. W. Alexander Miles '51.
The event at the National Museum of Women in the Arts will feature singer Jeffrey Osborne.
WHO: Lincoln University of the Pennsylvania System of Higher Education — Founded in 1854 as America's First Historically Black University.
WHAT: Celebration of Lincoln University’s Sesquicentennial Anniversary and 150 years of accomplishments, milestones, and distinguished history in higher education.
Brown, a 1949 graduate of the University, went on to become one of America’s most acclaimed playwrights and versatile entertainers. He was an early founder of The Jackson 5
Dyson is a national television commentator, newspaper columnist and author of five highly acclaimed books including, Reflecting Black: African-American Cultural Criticism and Holler If You Hear Me: Searching for Tupac Shakur.
Lincoln University, PA (www.lincoln.edu) – The Lincoln University campus will take front stage when the University hosts its annual Spring Open House on Friday, March 26, 2004 at Manuel Rivero Hall.