Keynote speaker David Thomas, president of Morehouse College and noted academic and expert in organizational management and higher education leadership, will speak to the theme, The Dynamic Power of Hope, in the spirit of Dr. King’s unwavering optimism for a more just world.
The commemoration will feature recognition of nine people who received the Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Award for Community Service for their volunteerism. Read their inspiring stories.
- Adegboyega Abdulkadir, clinical associate, Johns Hopkins Howard County Medical Center
- Sheila Castle, clinical supervisor, Johns Hopkins All Children’s Hospital
- Sophia Corrigan, physician assistant, general internal medicine, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine
- Elhadji Gueye, student intern, care coordination
- Tyson McDuffy, inventory planner, Johns Hopkins Health System
- Cynthia Major Lewis, director of adult psychiatric emergency services, The Johns Hopkins Hospital
- Oluwabunmi Ogungbe, assistant professor, Johns Hopkins University School of Nursing
- Pratya Poosala, graduate student, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health
- John Sampson, associate professor, anesthesiology and critical care medicine, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine
We will also present Nakiya Showell*, assistant professor of pediatrics and medical director of the Johns Hopkins Harriet Lane Clinic, with the Dr. Levi Watkins Jr. Ideals Award. Like the late Dr. Watkins, Showell exemplifies clinical excellence, leadership, integrity and collegiality. Learn more about her personal and professional accomplishments.
The Singing Sensations Youth Choir and Johns Hopkins’ Unified Voices choir will perform. Light refreshments will be available. Click this link to register for in-person or online viewing. Visit the commemoration’s website for more information
*Nakiya Showell, MD, MPH, MHS is also a 2019 Doris Duke Early Clinician Investigator Awardee.
