UC and UC Health Ceremony to Honor Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.
The University of Cincinnati and UC Health annual ceremony to honor Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., will be held from 10 a.m.-noon, Friday, Jan. 12.
The event will take place in Kresge Auditorium, 231 Albert Sabin Way.
Participants will include
- Keynote: Verna Williams, Interim Dean and Nippert Professor of Law, UC College of Law
- Emcee: The Honorable Fanon Rucker, Hamilton County Municipal Court Judge
- Humanitarian Award: Kenneth Davis, Jr., MD, Professor of Surgery and Clinical Anesthesia, UC College of Medicine
- Special Recognition: Diversity in the Workplace The Next Generation
- Also Featuring: Pastor Ennis Tate, Rockdale Academy Choir, and Deuces Musik
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