Timothy Ojiribe Essays (197 words) - Eastern Shore Of Maryland

Timothy Ojiribe 09/16/08 Freshman Exp. Founder's Day Convocation Today was a day of rejoicing and of happiness because it was the 122nd birthday and Founder's day Convocation of University of Maryland Eastern Shore. It was a commencement that showed who's who within the UMES world and their accomplishments. It gave an appearance of intelligence and years of hard work. Through the Convocation, they had many speakers who told a little about themselves and gave positive motivation to us, the students. It started off with Dr. Charles Williams, Vice President for Academic Affairs, who took the place of Dr. Thelma Thompson, our presiding President. He Introduced all of UMES' alumni and Speakers along with listening to UMES' Wind Ensemble. He also interested us with Some statistics that enlightened us about how and where UMES' funding comes from. Among the speakers who talked where Mr. Frank White, Mr. Jay Parker, who gave a saying from the illustrious author, Dr. Suess, and many more. Mrs. Dianna Rogers-Ford talked about how she came up from people feeling she was special case to her coming up as the person she is today. These speakers were giving a first hand look at the rags-to-riches theory and how any body can accomplish anything along with the full welcoming of UMES' Convocation.