Founders’ Day 2025
The 2025 Founders’ Day Celebration will be held on Thursday, February 20, 2025, at 10 a.m. The theme for the event is Building on the Promise and the keynote speaker will be Dr. Denis G. Antoine, former ambassador to Grenada.
Location
UDC Theater of the Arts Auditorium
4200 Connecticut Ave, NW
Washington, DC 20008
Watch the Ceremony Live!
Founders’ Day Awards
Nominations for the 2025 awards are no longer 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.
Learn more about the award criteria and nominating instructions here.
2025 Awardees
Congratulations to the 2025 Awardees. View awardees from prior years.
Virginia Ali – Myrtilla Miner Award for Exceptional Service to Society
Beverly Bennett-Roberts, MS – Paul Phillips Cooke Lifetime Achievement Award
Clifton James Browne– Cleveland L. Dennard Distinguished Service Award
Dong Hyun Jeong, Ph.D. – Marjorie Holloman Parker Distinguished Educator Award
Kemmell Patricia Stewart – Ronald H. Brown Distinguished Leadership Award
Alumni Legacy Award
Monica D. Green, MPA
PathMakers Leadership Award
Faculty/Staff: Inder J. Bhambri, Ph.D.
Alumnus: James A. Kilgore
Corporate: Pepco, An Exelon Company
Student Humanitarian and Civic Engagement Award
Van Ness Campus: Nikitta Marie Dixon
Lamond-Riggs Campus: Rukia Maturu Ajabo
David A. Clarke School of Law: Catandra Jones