Honoring Dean Orlando Taylor and Howard University
HONORING DEAN ORLANDO TAYLOR AND HOWARD UNIVERSITY
The Howard University Graduate School has launched its celebration of 50 years of Ph.D. Production - 1958 to 2008. The year-long celebration will commemorate the meteoric rise of the university from awarding its first Ph.D. degrees in 1958 (in the field of chemistry), to its current status as the nation's largest on-campus producer of African American Ph.D. recipients.
Author and educator, Dean Orlando Taylor has played a major role in the success of graduate education at Howard University and across the nation. In 1973, Taylor joined the faculty at Howard University where he served in a number of posts including executive assistant to the president, interim vice president for academic affairs, dean of the School of Communications and chair of the Department of Communications and chair of the Department of Communication Arts and Sciences. Currently Taylor is dean of Howard University's Graduate School, vice provost for research and a professor in the School of Communications. As vice provost for research, he is responsible for increasing the number of Ph.D. recipients in science, math, and engineering. Taylor is the author of numerous books, chapters and articles in the field of communication disorders and linguistics. He is also the recipient of numerous awards and honors.
This year, the 2008 NBGSC closing banquet “Brilliance in Black” pays a special tribute to Dean Orlando Taylor and Howard University during their 50 year celebration. Dean Taylor and Howard Universities role in progressing the National Black Graduate Student Association and graduate student education across the country is worthy of special recognition as without advocates our association would not have survived.
If you are interested in attending this special recognition banquet, during the 2008 National Black Graduate Student Conference, please contact president@nbgsa.org.
The Howard University Graduate School has launched its celebration of 50 years of Ph.D. Production - 1958 to 2008. The year-long celebration will commemorate the meteoric rise of the university from awarding its first Ph.D. degrees in 1958 (in the field of chemistry), to its current status as the nation's largest on-campus producer of African American Ph.D. recipients.
Author and educator, Dean Orlando Taylor has played a major role in the success of graduate education at Howard University and across the nation. In 1973, Taylor joined the faculty at Howard University where he served in a number of posts including executive assistant to the president, interim vice president for academic affairs, dean of the School of Communications and chair of the Department of Communications and chair of the Department of Communication Arts and Sciences. Currently Taylor is dean of Howard University's Graduate School, vice provost for research and a professor in the School of Communications. As vice provost for research, he is responsible for increasing the number of Ph.D. recipients in science, math, and engineering. Taylor is the author of numerous books, chapters and articles in the field of communication disorders and linguistics. He is also the recipient of numerous awards and honors.
This year, the 2008 NBGSC closing banquet “Brilliance in Black” pays a special tribute to Dean Orlando Taylor and Howard University during their 50 year celebration. Dean Taylor and Howard Universities role in progressing the National Black Graduate Student Association and graduate student education across the country is worthy of special recognition as without advocates our association would not have survived.
If you are interested in attending this special recognition banquet, during the 2008 National Black Graduate Student Conference, please contact president@nbgsa.org.
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