|
President Emeritus Hackney's Memorial Celebration: Onward |
|
April 1, 2014, Volume 60, No. 28 |
|
Sheldon Hackney |
|
The University of Pennsylvania held a memorial service in Irvine Auditorium last Thursday to celebrate the life and legacy of Dr. Sheldon Hackney, Penn’s president (1981-1993). Dr. Hackney died last September (Almanac September 24, 2013). Speakers included Penn President Amy Gutmann, former Penn Provost Thomas Ehrlich, Harvard President Drew Faust, Rev. Timothy Safford of Christ Church, chair of Africana Studies Barbara Savage and the Hackneys' son, Fain Hackney.
The video of the memorial is available at https://secure.www.upenn.edu/secretary/HackneyMemorial2014.html
|
Almanac -
April 1, 2014, Volume 60, No. 28
|
|
|