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2010 Evening Program

Doors open at 6 p.m.


Welcome..................................................................Karen Graham
Mistress of Ceremony
Co-host FOX5 TV Atlanta Good Day Xtra

Invocation...................................................The Rev. Jerry D. Black
Pastor, Beulah Missionary Baptist Church

Lift Ev'ry Voic.........................................Led by Fyodor Cherniavsky
Accompanied by the DeKalb Symphony Orchestra
Issiah Haynes, soloist


Student Greeting......................................................Joseph Schulte
Clarkston Campus Student Government Association Secretary

Introduction of Dr. Anthony S. Tricoli...........................Karen Graham

Greetings..........................................Dr. Anthony S. Tricoli
President, Georgia Perimeter College


Musical Selections...................................“Tribute to Duke Ellington”
Arrangement by Calvin Custer
Performed by the DeKalb Symphony Orchestra

Corporate Humanitarian Award Recipient...............Kaiser Permanente

Individual Humanitarian Award Recipient...........................................
Former President Jimmy Carter and
Former First Lady Rosalynn Carter

Student Humanitarian Award Recipient...........................Adam Slater

Musical Selections............................................Al Shlosha D’Varim”
by Allan Naplan

“Walk in Beauty”
Navajo melody translated by J. Bryan Burton

“Where Can I Find Peace?”
By Sally K. Albrecht & Jay Althouse
Performed by HARMONY: Atlanta’s International Youth Chorus

Introduction of Art and Poetry Award Winners...............Angela Bonet
Chair, MLK Service Projects

Poetry Readings........................Kandace Barzey and Samira Ansary
Ivy Preparatory Academy
 
Jada Graves
Social Circle High School

David Robinson
Georgia Perimeter College Clarkston Campus



Introduction of Keynote Speaker..................................Dan Singleton
President and Chief Operating Officer, Harland Clarke

Keynote Speaker..............................................................Rita Dove
Pulitzer Prize winner and former United States Poet Laureate

Conclusion .......................................................... “One Small Step”
by Jay Althouse & Sally K. Albrecht

“Let There be Peace on Earth”
by Sy Miller and Jill Jackson
Performed by HARMONY: Atlanta International Youth Chorus


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A Univeristy System of Georgia Institution