In a year of record enrollment, HCC is proud of the 3,343 students who earned their associate degrees or certificates and the 100 students who earned their GED in 2010. Congratulations to all of them and best wishes for a bright future.
HCC chose Dr. Michael P. Williams to give the keynote address during its 2010 graduation ceremony. Dr. Williams is the HCC Board of Trustees Chairman and trustee for District IV.
Dr. Williams’ message asked the HCC students who have earned their associate’s degrees, career or technology certificates or their GEDs to look to the future. The graduates walked across the stage in celebration of their achievement Saturday, May 15 at 10:00 a.m. in Reliant Stadium.
Williams is the Founding Pastor of Joy Tabernacle in Houston, which in 1999 became the first African American church to relocate to the heart of Houston’s inner city. He has also served as Senior Pastor for Antioch Missionary Baptist Church in Houston and East End Baptist Tabernacle Church in Bridgeport, Connecticut. He has preached in 37 of the 50 states, three continents and in the Middle East and founded HOPE for Houston, Inc., a non-profit agency committed to serving at-risk young people and their families.
In 1999, Williams was elected to the Board of Trustees for the Houston Community College system, the largest educational institution in the Gulf Coast region. He has served the institution’s board in numerous capacities, including board chair on two occasions, including the 2010 calendar year.
His honors include induction into the Martin Luther King, Jr., Board of Preachers, Board of Sponsors and Collegium of Scholars at Morehouse College and The “Big 15”—Houston’s Top African American Pastors, the Keeping the Dream Alive Award from the Martin Luther King, Jr., Parade Foundation, Who’s Who in Black Houston and Who’s Who Among Black Americans. Williams is the author of numerous articles and three books.
In April Dr. Michael P. Williams received the coveted 2010 Westminster Lifetime Alumni Achievement Award at a special Alumni Honors Convocation Ceremony at Westminster College in Fulton, Missouri. The presentation of the award marks the first time the award has ever been bestowed upon an African American.
“Michael Williams exemplifies what is good and right in our society. He has demonstrated through perseverance, great intellectual gifts and piercing vision that people can overcome stereotypes and fundamentally lead change in people and community,” said Barney Forsythe Ph.D., President Westminster College. “His actions have distinguished not only him as a leader and a man of great integrity, but this educational institution. Our graduates are our credentials, and we are very honored to number Dr. Williams among our most illustrious alums."
Playback from Livestream.com: Part I
Playback from Livestream.com: Part II
In an effort to show you all the students who walked across the stage to receive their diplomas, certificates and GEDs, we have accelerated the graduation processional. Click here to see it.
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