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Hampton University's Honors Program
                        
       Saturday, March l5th at 1:30 p.m. the regal Ogden Hall on the campus of Hampton University was the site of the University’s Thirty-Third Annual Honors Day. Many parents and relatives were there to witness the event. Dr. Feddye T. Davy, chair of the Honors College presided. The invocation was offered by Rev. Timothy T. Boddie, University Chaplain. Music was provided by the Hampton University Chamber Orchestra conducted by Mr. Jerry Bracey.
    The Writer in Residence at the Scripps Howard School of Journalism and Communications on campus, Mr. Earl Caldwell was the speaker. He recounted several news events during his career, and he challenged the students to stay on top of the news.
    Honor Society Awards, Departmental Awards, the President’s Award, the Distinguished Teacher Awards and the Provost Award for Innovative Teaching were all announced. as well as the Honda Campus All-Star Challenge Varsity Team. The University President, Dr. William R. Harvey announced the special President’s Awards with monetary gifts to the three top winners.

Posted March 27, 2008

   All of the 2,000 honor students were recognized, many received special plaques for their extraordinary work. Over 800 students had a grade point average of 3.5 and above. As a graduate of Hampton, it was indeed a blessing for me, your reporter, to be there to support my grand daughter who is now an Honors Senior at Hampton.
    As always, the program ended with the singing of the traditional and motivating Hampton Alma Mater Song with the words from the refrain:
“0 Hampton, we never can make thee a song,
   Except as our lives do the singing;
In service that will thy great spirit prolong,
And send it through centuries ringing!”

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