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Alumni/ae of African Descent
Back row: Michael Walker, MDiv '83, SLI '91; Sheila Winborne, MTS
'93; Peter Batts, MTS '74; Angela Jones, MDiv '97; Kareema Scott, MTS '04;
Monique Moultrie, MTS '02; Carol Johnson, MDiv '97; Steven Craft, MDiv
'96; C Dale Gadsden, MTS '96, treasurer. Front row:
Phillipe Copeland, MTS '99, secretary; April Yvonne Garrett, MTS '97,
president; Erik Williams, MDiv '01, vice president.
Photo: Steve Gilbert.
Mission
"The mission of HDS Alumni/ae of African Descent is to connect alumni and alumnae
with each other and with the School in a community of service committed to harnessing our
spiritual and intellectual power for the advancement of peoples of African Descent through
scholarship, ministry, and advocacy. This community of service will pursue its mission
within the context of the challenges facing people of African Descent in a pluralistic,
multicultural society. Consecration to this mission will exert a transformative influence
on the lives of present and future
alumni as well as Harvard Divinity School itself." —HDS AAD Mission Statement
Initially organized as the Black
Alumni/ae Network in 1988, the organization changed its name to Alumni/ae of
African Descent in 2006.
Executive Committee and Constitution
The AAD Executive Committee comprises the president, vice president,
secretary, treasurer, and the student recruitment and retention adviser. See the
Executive Committee page for information about
the current members.
The Alumni/ae of African Descent constitution,
approved in 2006, describes the basic principles and
governing structure of the group.
The Preston N. Williams Alumni/ae of African Descent Award
The Preston N. Williams Alumni/ae of African Descent Award,
established in 2002, honors one who has demonstrated a concern with the
religious experience of the African diaspora, evinced by his/her study,
instruction, and general body of work. Additionally,
recipients have demonstrated a
commitment to scholarship at Harvard Divinity School, and have been
an inspirational model of brotherhood and sisterhood by empowering
others in the pursuit of truth and justice through unfailing support
of students, faculty, alumni, and staff.
To nominate an individual for the Preston N. Williams Alumni/ae of
African Descent Award,
please email alums@hds.harvard.edu.
Upcoming Events
Friday-Sunday, September 25-27
Harvard University, Cambridge
Register
now!
For questions, email the Harvard Events
Office or call 617.495.7507.
The Harvard Black Alumni Society, the Office of the President, and the HAA
invite you to the Harvard Black Alumni Weekend. Join classmates, fellow alumni,
faculty, and students as we honor the invaluable contributions that black alumni
have made at Harvard and beyond. The Saturday evening keynote speaker will be
James E. Johnson AB '83, JD '86, a litigator and former Under Secretary of the
Treasury during the Clinton Administration.
Recent Events
Thursday, October 25, 2007
Dinner with current and prospective students of African descent
5:30 pm, Loeb House,
17 Quincy Street, Cambridge
This event was held in conjunction with the Harvard Divinity
School Diversity and
Explorations Program.
Friday, October 26, 2007
Annual Meeting
noon, Rabinowitz
Room, Harvard Divinity School
Annual Meeting Agenda (PDF;
Adobe
Reader is required)
More Information
To request additional information about AAD events and activities, or to join the
AAD listserv, please email HDS Alumni Relations.
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