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| Southern University System President/ Chancellor Dr. Ray Belton, standing second from far right, poses for a photo with the presidents of the 1890 Universities in Congress' Agriculture Committee Chamber. |
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| Southern University Ag Center Vice Chancellor for Extension Dr. Gina Eubanks, SU System President/ Chancellor Dr. Ray Belton, SU Ag Center 4-H Life Coordinator Tiffany Franklin, Director of the SU Ag Center's Southwest Center for Rural Initiatives and Youth Specialist Dr. Wanda Burke and SU Ag Center Interim Chancellor Dr. Adell Brown take a photo with the youth participating in the 4-H Citizenship Washington Project. |
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| Individuals visit the Southern University Ag Center display during the 1890 University Exhibit on July 15 in the Madison Building of the Library of Congress in Washington, D.C. |
Baton Rouge, LA- Southern University System President/ Chancellor
Ray Belton and several members of the SU Ag Center and Baton Rouge campus
participated in the Capitol Hill celebration of the 125th Anniversary of the
Signing of the Second Morrill Act of 1890. This Act created land-grant
universities for African-Americans.
The celebration, which was held in Washington, D. C. from July 14 –
16, 2015, provided an opportunity for the presidents of the 19 Historically
Black land-grant universities to testify before congress on the accomplishments
and importance of each institution. The universities also participated in an
exhibit displaying their campus academic, research, and outreach program offerings.
The event concluded with a convocation in the Coolidge Auditorium
of the Jefferson Building in the Library of Congress. Convocation speakers
included U.S. Department of Agriculture Secretary Thomas Vilsack, U.S.
Congresswoman Alma S. Adams, and U. S. Department of Agriculture’s Food and
Nutrition Service Administrator Audrey Rowe.
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