MLK Committee
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, Randall Kennedy, Wynton Marsalis, 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 Committee
- Arnie Aronoff, Executive Director, Office of Human Resources
- Makeba Clay, Director, Carl A. Fields Center for Equality and Cultural Understanding
- Cheri Lawson, Director for Equal Opportunity Programs, Office of the Provost
- Robert Martinez, Manager, Diversity and Inclusion, Office of Human Resources
- Terri Harris Reed, Committee Convener, Vice Provost for Institutional Equity and Diversity
- Lianne Sullivan-Crowley, Vice President for Human Resources
Committee Staff and Student Contest Judges
- Zia Bartley, Office of Human Resources
- Thomas J. Bartus, Office of Communications
- Laurel Masten Cantor, Office of Communications
- Cass Cliatt, Office of Communications
- Felicia Edwards, Committee Organizer, Office of the Provost
- Catherine Geddis, Human Resources
- D.A. Graham, Associate Ombuds
- Erin Graham, Office of the Provost
- Kya Hertz, Office of the Vice President for Campus Life
- Shani O. Hilton, Office of Communications
- Rhonda Hospedales, Office of Human Resources
- John W. Jameson, Office of Communications
- Pierre Joanis, Office of Human Resources
- John Martin, Office of Development Administration
- F. Joy Montero, Graduate School
- Liz Patten, Office of Communications
- Eric Quiñones, Office of Communications
- Brian C. Rubin, Corporate and Foundation Relations
- Ruth A. Stevens, Office of Communications
- Leah Targon, Office of the Vice President for Information Technology
- Eve Woodman Tominey, Office of Disability Services
- Ara Tucker, Office of the Provost
- Brian M. Wilson, Office of Communications
- Rie Yamauchi, University Services
- Carol Zanca, Anthropology
Special thanks for significant contributions:
Broadcast Center, Carl A. Fields Center for Equality and Cultural Understanding, Office of the President, Office of Printing and Mailing, Office of Human Resources, Office of Communications, Princetonians of Color Network, Richardson Auditorium and University Services, University Media Services, and ASL Interpreters Don Rubel and Steven Toth
For more information about Princeton’s MLK Day, please contact:
Felicia Edwards
Committee 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