L-R Glenn Sergeant (Philander Smith), Charles King (Philander Smith), Yogesh Saoji (DLR Group), Troy Glover (DLR Group), Perez Hepburn (Philander Smith), Tiffany Tolbert, Dr. Roderick L. Smothers. The first time you log in to our catalog you will need to create an account. George Collins Taylor, president of Philander Smith from 1924 to 1936, was a Philander Smith graduate. 3 p.m., College of Natural Sciences and Mathematics and College of Health and Behavioral Sciences (School of Nursing and Communication Sciences and Disorders), Farris Center. Some institutions will stream their ceremonies as well as hold in-person events. There is a triangle in this community where you have the historic Dunbar neighborhood, the site of so much [Black] excellence and then you have the Little Rock Central High School neighborhood, synonymous with the 20th century struggle for school integration. All rights reserved. WebHe also served as president of Philander Smith College in Little Rock, Arkansas, and held leadership roles in student affairs at Emory University, Georgia State University, Old 2 p.m., Fulbright College of Arts and Sciences, Bud Walton Arena. Roderick Smothers Selected as Philander Smith Colleges President Retrieved fromhttp://www.philander.edu/news-events/drjohnny_moore-resigns.aspx. WebPhilander Smith College was chartered as a four-year college on March 3, 1883. The 2023 Commencement speaker is Christopher Chris Womack, who serves as the President and CEO of the Southern Company, one of the largest energy providers in the U.S. Morehouse College Speaker: U.S. Magistrate Judge Patricia S. Harris. May 6. Originally known as the Old Gymnasium, it was renamed after Sherman E. Tate, alumni, prominent entrepreneur, and former chairman of the Philander Smith Board of Trustees. The Panther Journal, 26(3), Aug. 1964, "Dr. Ernest T. Dixon, Jr. Elected President of the Philander Smith College."