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| 2008 Ecumenical Breakfast |
| The Ecumenical Breakfast is the closing event of the 93rd ASALH Convention. A hearty breakfast buffet will begin at 9:00am, and the event will end at 10:30am. This event will be held in the MFCC Rooms G,H &I. The Ecumenical Breakfast will feature the End of the Convention Toast, in addition to the Official Launch for the 94th Annual Convention. We are honored to have Mr. JehJeh Pruitt, Fox 6 WBRC anchor, as our emcee. Music will be provided by the Miles College Choir, under the direction of Dr. Bernard Williams. This event is sold out! Breakfast Speakers: Dr. Wilton Bunch Wilton Bunch is retired from a distinguished career as an orthopedic surgeon, professor of orthopedics, and medical school dean. In recent years, he has joined his medical training and experience with the academic study of ethics. Dr. Bunch has taught previously as an adjunct professor at Beeson, but joined the faculty in the fall of 2001, teaching primarily in the field of ethics. He is an ordained priest in the Episcopal Church, having served recently as the assisting priest of St. Alban's Episcopal Church, St. Pete Beach, Florida. Dr. Bunch has published five books, written many book chapters, and authored numerous peer reviewed papers, many of which are related to ethical issues. Dr. Bunch is currently a professor of Ethics at Samford Univeristy. His wife, Vicki, is also a physician. Evelyn Dilworth-Williams Evelyn Dilworth-Williams, native of Birmingham, is a poet, author, and motivational speaker. She is also a certified secondary teacher, guidance counselor, and a master facilitator of parenting education. She received her B.A. in Sociology from Miles College in Fairfield, Alabama. She is also a graduate of the University of Alabama in Birmingham Graduate School of Education in Guidance and Counseling, with additional study in Family Counseling. She is also a certified parenting facilitator by Active Parenting Publishers of Atlanta, Georgia. Dilworth-Williams is the author of: Panola: My Kinfolks' Land, Morning Promises & My Evening Songs, and Polishing the Apples Children's Poetry. Her poems range from inspirational to down right humorous. Dilworth-Williams poetic motivation is a blend of all life's universal energy. Dr. Bernard Williams A native of Fairfield Alabama, Bernard Williams is the son of Mrs. Mary L. Lockett Williams and the late Mr. Jimmie L. Williams. An educational pioneer, Dr. Williams was a member of the first class to integrate the Fairfield School System. He attended Tennessee State University with a major in Music Education for voice and the organ; he received the Bachelors of Music in Music Education from Samford University in Birmingham, Alabama, the Master’s of Arts Degree in Education Administration from the University of Alabama in Tuscaloosa, where he was a Danforth Fellow; the Ed.S. Degree from Samford University in Educational Administration; a M.Th. and the Ph.D. in Systematic Theology from the Mercy Seat School of Theology. Dr. Williams also earned the Ed.D. in Educational Leadership from Samford University. |
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| 93rd Annual ASALH Convention Birmingham, Alabama October 1 -October 5, 2008 |
Founders of Black History Month
