Founders’ Day 2025

The 2025 Founders’ Day Celebration will be held on Thursday, February 20, 2025, at 10 a.m. The theme will be “Keepers of the Promise.” Check back for more information as we get closer to the event.

Location

UDC Theater of the Arts Auditorium
4200 Connecticut Ave, NW
Washington, DC 20008

Founders’ Day Awards

Nominations for the 2025 awards are now being accepted. The 2025 honorees will be recognized at the annual Founders’ Day Convocation and Awards Program on Feb. 20, 2025. Please nominate deserving individuals for these special awards. Nominations must be submitted electronically no later than Nov. 15.

Learn more about the award criteria and nominating instructions here.

2024 Awardees

Congratulations to the 2024 Awardees. View awardees from prior years.

Kojo Nnamdi – Myrtilla Miner Award for Exceptional Service to Society
Angelyn Spaulding Flowers, Ph.D. – Paul Phillips Cooke Lifetime Achievement Award
Linda A. Conquest – Cleveland L. Dennard Distinguished Service Award
Arlene King-Berry, J.D. – Marjorie Holloman Parker Distinguished Educator Award
Paul Cotae, Ph.D. – Ronald H. Brown Distinguished Leadership Award