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I 148th FOUNDER’S 20/S ZZZrit/Ze ZZZo no This year’s recipients of the Bennie and Candle Awards represent a variety of fields in which they’ve thrived. lire Bennie Award, named for one of tire College’s most revered presidents, Dr. Benjamin Elijah Mays, is presented to alumni who have excelled in their chosen field. The Candle Awards recognizes exemplary professionals in an array of fields who have demonstrated a commitment to service and achievement. BENNIE ACHIEVEMENT Paul Q. Judge ’98 Inventor, Scientist, Technologist and Philanthropist JUDGE is an inventor who has nearly 30 patented and patent-pending computer security technologies. A rec ognized authority on infor mation security issues, he has authored a number of papers on the issue and has been one of the industry’s leading experts in the field. BENNIE TRAILBLAZER Eugene Vernon Wade Jr. ’92 Education Innovator, Founder and Chief Executive Officer, UniversityNow WADE is a social educa- Judge was on the founding team of CipherTrust, which became one of the fastest growing companies in North America. He served as chief technology officer and senior vice president for Secure Computing, heading technology strategy and product-delivery service. He is a founding partner of Tech Square Labs and the chief research officer and vice president of Barracuda Networks. He heads Judge Ventures, an investment firm that focuses on opportunities in making the Internet safe and useful. tion entrepreneur who founded UniversityNow, a social venture that operates New Charter University and Patten University. Both are online, self-paced institutions that provide affordable, accredited, post-secondary educa tion programs for working adults. Prior to founding UniversityNow, Wade was co-founder and CEO of Platform Learning, a tutoring company that served tens of thousands of low-income students throughout the United States. He also was founder and CEO of LearnNow, a school-management company that man aged urban charter schools and public schools. CANDLE IN ENTREPRENEURSHIP Robert Benjamin Crews Jr. President and Chief Executive Officer, CREWS DBA Crews of California, Crews Enterprises and Airport Retail Management CREWS opened his first retail outlet - The House of Paper Mache, a card and gift shop - in East Orange, N.J., in 1969. Sleeping on a cot in the back of the store to make ends meet, Crews saw business expand, opening a larger store in downtown Newark. That led to an airport official asking lum if he’d be willing to open a store in the Newark Airport. He eventually converted his card shop into an airport bookstore business that flourished not only in Newark, but airports across the country. Crews was one of the first airport concessionaires to mix retail and food busi nesses. He sold that business, and now runs Airport Retail Management, wliich has 14 outlets at Hartsfield- Jackson Atlanta International Airport and is opening shops in airports in Los Angeles and Washington, D.C. / // / / /w> yyc//f>r/r/(e o/' ( /'<’/» THURSDAY, -1SS 9:30-10:30 a.m. ROBING FOR CONVOCATION PLATFORM GUESTS President’s Boardroom, Gloster Hall FRIDAY, ^ 9 a.m.-10 p.m. 8TH ANNUAL MOREHOUSE MARKETING CONCLAVE Shirley A. Massey Executive Conference Center 10:45 a.m. FOUNDER’S DAY CONVOCATION Speaker: Cornel West, professor of philosophy and Christian Practice, Union Theological Seminary, New York, New York Martin Luther King Jr. International Chapel Noon FOUNDER’S DAY CAKE-CUTTING CEREMONY Chivers Dining Hall 12:30 p.m. POST-CONVOCATION LUNCHEON Davidson House (By invitation only) ADMITTED STUDENTS WEEKEND 7:30-8:30 a.m. Check-In, Residence Halls for Overnight Guests 9:15-9:45 a.m. Welcome, Ray Charles Performing Arts Center 10-10:45 a.m. Campus tour for parents, Lobby, Ray Charles Performing Arts Center Classes for Admitted Students All classes are in the Walter E. Massey Leadership Center Courses offered at 10 a.m. and 11 a.m. • Hip-Hop Sensibilities, Exceptionalism and a Psychological Contextualization of Black Cultural Work, Bank of America Auditorium, Shirley A. Massey Executive Conference Center • Introduction to the Elements of Value in Investing, Room 148 • Mathematics: What Is It? Why Study It? Room 154 • Marketing: An Introduction, Room 342 • The King Papers and Pictures: Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., Media and Public Persuasion, Room 356 8 p.m. RITZ CHAMBER PLAYERS FOUNDER’S DAY CONCERT “Tragedy Towards Peace” Emma and Joe Adams Concert Hall, Ray Charles Performing Arts Center Free admission Courses offered at 10 a.m. only • Navigating Your World: Fundamental Communication Strategies for Charting a Successful Journey to Personal, Professional and Social Success, Room 354 • To Critique or Not: Film Criticism, Room 150 • What is a Parabola Anyway? Room 152 Courses offered at 11 a.m. only • Colonial Encounters in the Atlantic World, Room 354 • The Art of Storytelling: Creative Writing, Room 150 11 a.m. PARENTS PANEL Emma and Joe Adams Concert Hall, Ray Charles Performing Arts Center Noon LUNCH FOR STUDENTS Chivers Dining Hall 2-3 p.m. SPELHOUSE PANEL Martin Luther King Jr. International Chapel 2:15-3:15 p.m. SUPPORTING HIS TRANSITION Parents Discussion 3:15-5 p.m. MARKET FRIDAY Spelman College 5-7 p.m. DINNER Chivers Dining Hall