Hampton University President Will Join Founders鈥� Day Celebration with Convocation Address

March 25, 2025

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When 糖心Vlog破解版 welcomes alumni and friends for the 107th Founders鈥� Day celebration later this week, the guest speaker for the Convocation at 9:30 a.m. Sunday, March 30, will offer an inspiring message, but will also once again strengthen ties between Hampton University and Tuskegee.

Retired U.S. Army General Darrell K. Williams is president of Hampton and this year鈥檚 Convocation speaker. Hampton is where Booker T. Washington was trained and where its founder Gen. Samuel Armstrong became a dear friend. Gen. Armstrong recommended Washington for the position that brought him to Tuskegee.  

Today, the universities are both run by former military generals who have returned to their alma maters after successful careers. They share a common view of the importance of their respective HBCUs in transforming lives for the better.  They continue to discuss ways to bring the universities together for events like this or athletic activities.

鈥淚 am delighted that President Williams accepted our invitation to join me for my first Founders鈥� Day as president and CEO,鈥� said Dr. Mark A. Brown. 鈥淗ampton and Tuskegee are forever intertwined, and I am excited to build on that legacy during my tenure.鈥�

鈥淧resident Williams is a friend and we are members of the same fraternity, but our shared passion is leading the universities that provided a foundation for excellence,鈥� said Dr. Brown. 鈥淭he history of this university and what Darrell received at Hampton, shaped us in extraordinary ways. And it is our mission to provide that same foundation for a new generation of leaders.鈥�

Williams holds a Bachelor of Arts degree in Psychology from Hampton, a Master of Science degree in Business Administration from the Pennsylvania State University, State College, Pennsylvania; Master of Military Art and Science degree from the Army Combined and General Staff College, Fort Leavenworth, Kansas; and a Master of Science in National Security Strategy from the National War College, Fort McNair (distinguished graduate), Washington, District of Columbia.

He served 37 years in the U.S. Army, retiring as a Lieutenant General. While a student at Hampton, was Mister Freshman in 1979/80, a Student Leader 1980 鈥� 1983, a three-year Reserve Officer Training (ROTC) scholarship cadet, a member of the Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, Incorporated, and Senior Class President 1982/83 academic school year. He is a 1983 Distinguished Military Graduate of the Hampton Institute ROTC program.

Among numerous honors, Williams has been awarded the U.S. Defense Distinguished Service Medal, U.S. Army Distinguished Service Medal, U.S. Defense Superior Service Medal, U.S. Defense Superior Service Medal, U.S. Army Legion of Merit and U.S. Armed Forces Bronze Star Medal. He is a member of the U.S. Army Cadet Command Reserve Officer Training Corps (ROTC) and the U.S. Army Quartermaster Corps Halls of Fame and a 2020 recipient of the Army Lieutenant General Arthur J. Gregg Sustainment Leadership Award. He also received the Journal of Black Innovation 2020 Fifty Most Important African Americans in Technology Award and the 2018 Hampton University Distinguished Alumni Award.

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