Augusta University took part in the annual Tri-College Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. celebration with Augusta Technical College and Paine College.
Augusta University President Brooks A. Keel, PhD, was joined by Augusta Tech President Jermaine Whirl, PhD, and Paine College President Cheryl Evans Jones, PhD, to celebrate the occasion. Augusta mayor and AU alum Garnett Johnson and other local dignitaries were on hand for the celebration.
This year’s keynote speaker was Otis S. Johnson, PhD, whose decades-long career spanned public service and academia.
Martin Luther King Jr. would have been 95 years old on Jan. 15.
The annual Martin Luther King Day Tri-College Celebration photographed at Augusta Technical College. [Michael Holahan/Augusta University] From left, Brooks A. Keel, PhD, Augusta University president; Cheryl Evans Jones, PhD, Paine College president; and Otis S. Johnson, PhD, keynote speaker From left, Brooks A. Keel, PhD, Augusta University president; Cheryl Evans Jones, PhD, Paine College president; and Otis S. Johnson, PhD, keynote speaker The annual Martin Luther King Jr. Tri-College celebration photographed at Augusta Technical College. [Michael Holahan/Augusta University]The annual Martin Luther King Jr. Tri-College celebration photographed at Augusta Technical College. [Michael Holahan/Augusta University]The annual Martin Luther King Jr. Tri-College celebration photographed at Augusta Technical College. [Michael Holahan/Augusta University]Augusta Technical College President Jermaine Whirl, PhD [Michael Holahan/Augusta University]
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