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130th Commencement Convocation Saturday May 13, 2000 | |
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Chancellor Mickey L. Burnim, Presiding | |
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The Commencement Band Concert
The Academic Processional(audience seated) "Centennial".............................................................Piet Swerts Presentation of the Colors Reserve Officers Training Corps Color Guard A Salute to ECSU "The University Hymn"....................................................Carl F. Franklin The Invocation Rev. Roosevelt Askew Spriritual Counselor, ECSU Welcome Charles W. Penny, Chairman, Board of Trustees Greetings Angela R. Bryant, Member, The Board of Governors George A. Antonelli, UNC General Adminstration Bret Van NiewenHuise, Mayor of Elizabeth City Peter Ely, President, Student Government Association Musical Selection "In Bright Mansions Above"....................................Roland Carter Introduction of Speaker Chancellor Mickey L. Burnim The Commencement Address Chancellor Mickey L. Burnim The Commencement Address Dennis P. Kimbro Author |
Musical Selection "Hallelujah"(Messiah)......................................George F. Handel Recognitions and Special Presentations Ebony Sneed, President, Class of 2000 Samuel and Nora Melton Thomspon Scholarship Award The Oath of Office: US Army Officers Commissionees LTC Tommy Marks Professor of Military Science The Presentation of Candidates for Baccalaureate Degrees Albert Walker Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs Margery Coulson-Clark Assistant Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs The Conferring of Degrees.........................................Chancellor The Oath of Allegiance to the University Anthony Eason, President, General Alumni Association The Chancellor's Charge to Graduates "The Alma Mater"..................................................Brown-Johnson The Benediction Reverend Askew The Recessional(audience seated) "Pomp and Circumstance"...........................................Edward Elgar |
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Dennis P. Kimbro, Ph.D. | |
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Since 1985, Dennis Paul Kimbro has combed the country interviewing many
of Black America's most notable achievers. Dr. Kimbro, 49 is a New
Jersey native who has lived in Atlanta for the past 17 years. He
received his doctorate from Northwestern University where he studied
wealth and poverty among under-developed countries.
In 1984, with his course work behind him, Dr. Kimbro examined the problem in all its aspects. Eventually his speculations led him to the questions: How can impoverished black Americans pull themselves out of their poverty and reach their full potential? To broaden and enhance the scope of the project, Dr. Kimbro studied the research methods of Napoelon Hill, author of the phenomenal best-seller Think and Grow Rich. Using Think and Grow Rich as a reference, Dr. Kimbro decided to do what Hill had done in the 1930's. He developed a survey to use among peak performing black Americans. Two years later, he learned from the foundation bearing Hill's name that, Hill himself, had drafted a book in 1970 that explored the identical question. Moreover, Hill had written nearly one hundred pages on the subject, which turned out to be his last. After a personal meeting with W. Clement Stone, president of the Napoleon Hill Foundations, Dr. Kimbro was commissioned to update and complete Hill's original manuscript. Think and Grow Rich: A Black Choice, the results Dr. Kimbro's and Hill's efforts, distills the secrets of success contained in the lives of scores of black Americans, and reveals how the reader can use them to make his or her dreams come true. Dennis Kimbro resides in Decatur, Georgia, with his wife Particia and three daughters, Kelli, Kimberli, and MacKenzie. His honors include various awards bestowed by the business community, Who's Who in Black America, as well as the Dale Carnegie "Personal Achievement" award. As one of the few certified Napoleon Hill Science of Success trainers, Dr. Kimbro has served as a national judge for the prestigious Ernst and Young USA Today Entrepreneur of the Year Conference held annually in Palm Springs, California. Dr. Kimbro's writings have influenced readers from the streets of Melbourne, Australia, to Johannesburg, South Africa, to the boardrooms of General Motors, Walt Disney Crop, and La Face Records. He has addressed the Notre Dame 'Fighting Irish' football team as well as the Kansas City Royals Baseball team. He has appeared on the Today Show, Larry King, Sonya Live!, CNN, and has been featured in Success, Black Enterprise, Ebony, Essence magazines, the New York Times, and USA Today on many occasions sharing the keys of success and achievement. One of Dr. Kimbro's highest honors ocurred when he was requested to keynote "An American Classic: Grambling State University's coach Eddie Robinson's farewell tribute." Other works include Daily Motivations for African American Success. His most recent book What Makes the Great Great: Strategies for Extraordinary Achievement, is another best seller. | |
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