MLK Celebration
The Martin Luther King Jr. Day Celebration began at Princeton more than two decades ago with undergraduate students organizing an annual observation. Vice President and Secretary Robert K. Durkee became the founding committee convener when the University offered to support the program and make it open to the entire campus and neighboring communities. Since then, the program has been an annual favorite, with its contest for school children, powerful entertainment and with notable speakers including: Charles G. Adams, Daphne Brooks, Janet Dickerson, Marion Wright Edelman, Eddie Glaude, Marvalene Hughes, José Huizar, Van Jones, Randall Kennedy, Wynton Marsalis, Bob Moses, Hugh Price, Mrs. Jackie Robinson, DeForest B. Soaries, Jr., Valerie Smith, and Cornel West.
Princeton University recognizes Martin Luther King Jr. and his legacy as a model for those who cherish civil and human rights. We are proud to keep this legacy alive as we stand in the nation’s service and in the service of all nations.
Martin Luther King, Jr. Day Celebration 2012
- Shirley M. Tilghman, President
- Michele Minter, Vice Provost for Institutional Equity and Diversity
- Lianne Sullivan-Crowley, Vice President for Human Resources
Celebration Staff and Student Contest Judges 2012
- Zia Bartley, Office of Human Resources
- Trevor Dawes, Princeton University Library
- Joseph DeLucia, Office of Information Technology
- Felicia Edwards, Office of the Provost
- Floe Fusin-Wischusen, Princeton Institute for Computational Science and Engineering
- Alison Gammie, Department of Molecular Biology
- Catherine Geddis, Office of Human Resources
- Kim Jackson, Office of Transportation and Parking Services
- Nicole Klein, Office of Human Resources
- Cheri Lawson, Office of the Provost
- John Milnes, Office of Information Technology
- F. Joy Montero, The Graduate School
- Cynthia Murphy, Office of the Provost
- April Peters, Center for African American Studies
- Eric Quinones, Office of Communications
- Nick Robinson, Tigercard Office
- Sohaib Sultan, Office of the Dean of Religious Life
- Leah Targon, Office of the Vice President for Information Technology
- Nakia Townsend, Office of Human Resources
- Lauren Ugorji, Office of Communications
- Marguerite Vera, Alumni Council
- Valentine Vollmer, Office of Disability Services
- Torey Wilson, Program in Teacher Preparation
Special thanks to all of our program volunteers and for significant contributions from:
Broadcast Center, Center for African American Studies, Office of the President, Office of Printing and Mailing, Office of Community and Regional Affairs, Office of Public Affairs, Office of Communications, Princetonians of Color Network, Richardson Auditorium and University Services, and ASL Interpreter Steven Toth
For more information about Princeton’s MLK Day, please contact:
Felicia Edwards
Celebration Organizer
Equity and Diversity Program Specialist
Office of the Provost
(609) 258.7801
MLK Day Celebration
Princeton University
204B Nassau Hall
Princeton, New Jersey 08544-0015
