Oakwood University Magazine Spring/Summer 2009

Each year we remember those of our Oakwood
family who ended life’s journey since
we last gathered. Elder T. Marshall Kelly
offers his musical tribute as the names appear
on the screen.
Dr. Williams and OU President Delbert Baker welcome
Elders Charles D. Brooks, Charles E. Bradford,
and E. E. Cleveland, special speakers at this year’s
Homecoming. These men, each an alumnus of OU,
have had a great part in the spread of the gospel
throughout this country and around the world.
Members of the Class of 1946
came together for a special reunion
at this year’s Homecoming.
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Elder Stennett Brooks, former president of the Northeastern
Conference and longtime supporter of the Alumni
Association and the UNCF, was presented a medal in appreciation
of his work. Sadly, Elder Brooks was killed in
an automobile accident a few weeks after this gathering.
For more, see the In Memoriam pages.
At the UNCF Gala, Dr. Baker escorted Miss UNCF Oakwood,
Alyssa Marie Ruth Moore, into the hall.
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Hill Harper was the featured speaker at
the 2008 UNCF Gala. A film, television,
and stage actor, Harper stars in the drama
series CSI: NY, where he portrays Dr. Sheldon
Hawkes. Harper earned a Juris Doctor
degree from Harvard Law School, where
he was a classmate of President Barack
Obama. He also holds a Master of Public
Administration degree from the Kennedy
School of Government.
Homecoming 2008:
Reflections
Oakwood’s alumni and friends gathered March 20-23, 2008,
once again for Homecoming Weekend. It is customary to
assemble each year to celebrate those formative years at
Oakwood University, catch up on life friendships, show support
for a worthy alma mater, and generally recapture the academic
and spiritual atmosphere that helped to shape and inspire our
lives. We who love “the Oaks” are a vital, ever-growing family.
It embraces alumni—graduates and anyone who studied on
this campus—and friends and supporters around the world.
This institution exist solely to provide young people with the
intellectual and moral fitness needed to run successfully the race
of life and receive the crown of victory that will not pass away. b
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