10:30 a.m.

Introductions by Master of Ceremonies,
Vanee Vines, Member, AAHP Committee

10:35 a.m.

Brief Discussion on Role as Broadcast Journalist
Tony Perkins, WTTG Fox 5 Morning News Weather Personality, Master of Ceremonies

10:40 a.m.

High Point High School Choir
Didn’t My Lord Deliver Daniel/Ar., Moses Hogan
I’ll Make the Difference/Ar., Moses Hogan

10:50 a.m.

Welcome
Ralph J. Cicerone, President, National Academy of Sciences

11:00 a.m.

Presentation of Honorees in the Portrait Collection of African Americans in Science, Engineering, and Medicine
Harvey V. Fineberg, President, Institute of Medicine

11:20 a.m.

Introduction of Keynote Speaker
Tony Perkins

11:25 a.m.

Keynote Address - Diverse Pools of Talent and the Mission of Science
Lawrence D. Bobo, Ph.D., Martin Luther King Jr. Centennial
Professor, Director of the Center for Comparative Study in Race
Twentieth Annual Program Honoring African American History Month and Ethnicity
Director of the Program in African and African American Studies, Stanford University

11:40 a.m.

Presentation of Certificates to School Representatives
Tony Perkins

• Benjamin Banneker Academic High School, Washington, D.C.
• High Point High School Concert Choir, Beltsville, Maryland
• Hine Jr. High School, Washington, D.C.
• McKinley Technology High School, Washington, D.C.
• School Without Walls, Washington, D.C.

11:55 a.m.

Closing Remarks
William. A. Wulf, President, National Academy of Engineering