Lincoln
Honors Top Achievers at
150th Anniversary Gala In New York City
Lincoln
University continued its celebration of its 150th anniversary
with a grand gala at the Sheraton New York Hotel and Towers on
May 6, 2004. New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg and Presidential
candidate Rev. Al Sharpton were among some of the celebrities who
attended the gala. Actress Sheryl Lee Ralph was the mistress of
ceremonies. The following are scenes from a dazzling night for
Lincoln.
Actor
Danny Glover received the Langston Hughes Award
for the Arts (named after the world-renowned poet,
playwright and Lincoln University graduate of the Class of 1929)
for the tremendous impact he has made in the world over the years
as an artist and activist. Presenting the award is Dr. Patricia
A. Nelson, chair of Lincoln’s Sesquicentennial Commission,
and wife of Lincoln University President Ivory V. Nelson, Ph.D.
Dr. W. Alexander Miles (center) of the Class of 1951
received the Lincoln University Distinguished Alumni Award
for his outstanding contributions to the health of African Americans.
Making the award presentation are from left: Lincoln Board of
Trustees Chair Frank C. Gihan ’72, Ivory V. Nelson, Ph.D.,
Lincoln President; Robert A. James ‘66; and Lincoln Trustee
Warren R. Colbert, Sr. ’68, chair of the New York City Gala
Awards Committee.
Actress Sheryl
Lee Ralph (center) was the mistress of ceremonies for
Lincoln’s 150th Anniversary Gala in New York City on May
6, 2004. Pictured with her from left are: Dr. Patricia A. Nelson,
co-chair of Lincoln’s Sesquicentennial Commission; University
President Ivory V. Nelson, Ph.D.; Frank C. Gihan ’72, chair
of Lincoln’s Board of Trustees; and Lincoln Trustee Warren
R. Colbert, Sr. ’68, chair of the New York City Gala Awards
Committee.
Dr.
Edgar O. Mandeville (second from right) of the
Class of 1963 received the Lincoln University Distinguished
Alumni Award for his outstanding contributions to the
health of African Americans. Making the award presentation are
from left are: Ivory V. Nelson, Ph.D., Lincoln President; Lincoln
Board of Trustees Chair Frank C. Gihan ’72; and Lincoln
Trustee Warren R. Colbert, Sr. ’68, chair of the New York
City Gala Awards Committee.
Harold
E. Doley, Jr. (center),
Founder, President and Chief Executive Officer of Doley Securities,
Inc. received the Lincoln University Award for Business
in recognition for his 30th anniversary as the first African American
to buy a seat on the New York Stock Exchange and own the oldest
African American investment banking firm in the nation. Making
the award presentation are from left: Lincoln Board of Trustees
Chair Frank C. Gihan ’72, Ivory V. Nelson, Ph.D., Lincoln
President; Lincoln Trustee Warren R. Colbert, Sr. ’68, chair
of the New York City Gala Awards Committee; and Ronald Blaylock,
chairman and CEO, Blaylock & Partners LLP.
Dr.
Lee C. Bollinger (left), President of Columbia
University, is presented with the first Thurgood Marshall
Award for Civil Rights by Lincoln University President
Ivory V. Nelson, Ph.D. Dr. Bollinger was selected for the award
for his role in bringing the University of Michigan affirmative
action case to the U.S. Supreme Court during the Spring of 2003.
Marshall, the nation’s first Africa American Supreme Court
Justice, is a 1930 Lincoln graduate.
New York
City Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg (center) attended a reception
at Lincoln’s 150th Anniversary Gala at the Sheraton New
York Hotel and Towers on May 6, 2004. Pictured with Mayor Bloomberg
are Dr. Patricia A. Nelson, co-chair of Lincoln’s Sesquicentennial
Commission and University President Ivory V. Nelson, Ph.D.
D.C.
Gala Photos
