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P R O C L A M A T I O N T O E S TA B L I S H C L I N T O N C O L L E G EHISTORYIn order to secure harmony of action among educators of colored youth and to advance the educationalinterest of the colored youth of America, we the under-signed ministers and friends of the A.M.E. ZionChurch of the York District, in view of the past condition of servitude of the colored people of theSouth, and to excite interest to a higher conception in the last ministerial meeting held in the City ofRock Hill, S.C. on the 10th day of April, 1894, by ministers of said District, a committee of three wasappointed to present the view and resolutions of said meet-ing to the public earnestly urge upon them theimportance of immediate action, that we may not be behind in securing the interest of our people andraise the education-al standard to a higher plane, a resolution was passed that the Conference School belocated in the above named City, having had the concurrence of the other Districts in the establishmentand location of said school by a commission of 3 men from each District. After seeing what the whitecitizens of Rock Hill had offered as an induce-ment to locate there it was found they propose donation 41/2 acres of land and 50; subscription 145, ministers of York District 120 all to erect a Dormitory forcolored youth. A resolution was also passed appointing Friday, July 27, as a day of fasting and prayer forthe success of the school, and that Sunday, July 29th, be designated as a grand rally day in each Sabbathschool and congregation. All money collected on this day will be forwarded to Rev. W. M. Robinson,Rock Hill, S.C. We hope that every pastor and superintendent will work accordingly.M. INGRAMW.M. ROBINSONA.M. MOOREN.A. CROCKETT, ChairpersonY.J.P. COHENClinton College was one of many schools established by the African Methodist Episcopal ZionChurch during Reconstruction years, to help eradicate illiteracy among freedmen. The College hasoperated continuously for more than 125 years. In 1894, Presiding Elder Nero A. Crockett and Rev.W.M. Robinson founded Clinton Institute and named it for Bishop Isom Caleb Clinton, the PalmettoConference presiding bishop at the time.Incorporated as Clinton Normal and Industrial Institute on June 22, 1909, the school was authorizedto grant state teacher certificates. By the late 1940’s, the College attracted 225 students per year andowned approximately 19 acres, several buildings, and equipment valued at several million dollars.Under Dr. Sallie V. Moreland, who retired in 1994 after 47 years of stellar service, the schoolcharter was amended to create Clinton Junior College. When Dr. Cynthia L. McCullough Russellassumed leadership, the school prepared for accreditation, attained during the tenure of Dr. ElaineJohnson Copeland.May 2013, the Transnational Association for Christian Colleges and Schools (TRACS) approvedthe College to offer two four-year programs: a Bachelor of Arts in Religious Studies, and a Bachelorof Science in Business Administration. In view of the four-year programs, the school’s name waschanged from Clinton Junior College, to Clinton College.In keeping with its tradition, Clinton College offers an academic environment that not onlypromotes intellectual growth, but also fosters positive moral, ethical, and spiritual values. The schoolhas a proud heritage as a Christian College, striving to prepare men and women to be lifelonglearners, active participating citizens, and good stewards of society.pa ge t w opa g e t hre e

S P EAKERPROGRA MDr. Lester A. McCornPresident, Clinton College, Rock Hill, South CarolinaThe Reverend Dr. Lester Agyei (Ahd-JAY-ee) McCorn is a visionary leader,scholar, author, activist and college president. He is the 13th President ofClinton College in Rock Hill, SC. He is a native of Worcester, Massachusetts. Analumnus of Morehouse College, Yale Divinity School and Chicago TheologicalSeminary, he holds the Doctor of Ministry (D.Min.) from United TheologicalSeminary. He is currently a candidate for the Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.) inEthical and Creative Leadership, with a concentration in Martin Luther KingJr. Studies and Social Change, at Union Institute and University in Cincinnati,Ohio. For several years, he served as an adjunct professor/mentor of doctoralstudents at United Seminary. Dr. McCorn is the author of “Standing on HolyCommon Ground: An Africentric Ministry Approach to Prophetic CommunityEngagement.” (MMGI Press, Chicago). He had a 31-year career as a pastor in the A.M.E. Zion Church, includingserving in the major cities of Boston, Chicago, Atlanta and Baltimore. He came to Clinton College after having served asthe Senior Pastor of the historic Pennsylvania Avenue A.M.E. Zion Church in Baltimore, Maryland from 2008 to 2017.Dr. McCorn was appointed as the Acting President of the College in June of 2017. He was elected by the Board ofTrustees in August of 2018 and inaugurated as the 13th President on November 9, 2018. Dr. McCorn was chosen inDecember of 2017 to be a part of a delegation of HBCU presidents to premier universities in China in order to expandthe HBCU-China exchange program. At the 2018 commencement ceremony President McCorn awarded the Rev. Dr.Bernice A. King, the daughter of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., an honorary Doctor of Divinity degree from ClintonCollege after she delivered the commencement address. Dr. McCorn was recently chosen to be a part of the 2019 cohortof the Harvard University Seminar for New Presidents. The HBCU Campaign Fund named President McCorn as oneof the “Ten Most Dominant HBCU Leaders of 2019.”Dr. McCorn has received many awards and honors. He was a 2018 fellow of the Higher Education LeadershipFoundation. He was also an inaugural fellow of the Rockefeller Foundation’s Next Generation Leadership Program(which included CNN host Van Jones and NAACP Legal Defense Fund President Sherrilyn Ifill) and Leadership GreaterChicago. He has served on the Boards of the United Way, Urban League and as chair of the Anti-Racism Task Force ofthe Illinois Conference of Churches. He is an inductee of the distinguished Martin Luther King Jr. Board of Preachersof Morehouse College. He is a proud member of Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, Inc., initiated at Morehouse College(Alpha Rho Chapter) in 1986 and was one of the featured “steppers” in the iconic Spike Lee movie “School Daze.”Rev. Dr. Lester A. McCorn is married to Mrs. Charlene M. McCorn, an elementary school teacher in Fort Mill, SouthCarolina. They are the proud parents of three children William Elijah Benjamin, Maliaka (Mal-LIE-ah-kah) Kenyetta,and John-Charles Wesley.pa ge fourPrelude.“God of Our Fathers”Dr. Tony McNeill, pianoDr. Jaret Fite, trumpetOpening Hymn. “Lift Every Voice and Sing”Clinton College ChoirScripture. Matthew 5:13-16 (NIV)Miles Jones, Clinton College StudentPrayer. Rev. James Williams,Clinton College Student.Greetings and Introduction of College President. Dr. Alvin McLamb,Vice-President Academic AffairsClinton College Student Reflection.Latasia WhiteSelection . “O God, Our Help in Ages Past”Clinton College ChoirKatherine Shindeldecker and Carey Quarles, trumpetStrategic Plan Video PresentationThe State of Clinton College Address. Dr. Lester A. McCorn,President Clinton CollegeClinton College Student Reflection. Hector GarciaSelection.“The Great I Am”Clinton College ChoirPresentation of Founders’ Day Gifts.Dr. Benjamin Dixon, Vice-ChairmanClinton College Board of TrusteesRemarks.President Lester McCorn“Clinton College Alma Mater”.Clinton College ChoirRemarks and Benediction.Bishop Mildred B. Hinespa ge fiv e

LI F T E V ERY VO ICE AN D S IN GA LMA MATERLift ev’ry voice and sing,‘Til earth and heaven ring,Ring with the harmonies of Liberty;Clinton, our dear old school,Let our rejoicing riseFor thee we reign and rule,High as the list’ning skies,For thee we take our stand,Let it resound loud as the rolling sea.Sing a song full of the faith that the dark past has taught us,Sing a song full of the hope that the present has brought us;Facing the rising sun of our new day begun,Let us march on ’til victory is won.To honor thee.We’ll honor cherish thee,As down life’s path we flee,Clinton, our dear old school,Stony the road we trod,We love you so.Bitter the chastening rod,Felt in the days when hope unborn had died;Yet with a steady beat,When we enter her gate,When we our classes take,Have not our weary feetCome to the place for which our fathers sighed?We have come over a way that with tears has been watered,We have come, treading our path through the blood of the slaughtered,Out from the gloomy past,We pledge allegiance true,To honor thee.We’ll honor cherish thee,As down life’s path we flee;‘Til now we stand at lastWhere the white gleam of our bright star is cast.God of our weary years,Clinton, our dear old school,We Love you so.God of our silent tears,Thou who has brought us thus far on the way;Thou who has by Thy mightLed us into the light,Keep us forever in the path, we pray.Lest our feet stray from the places, our God, where we met Thee,Lest, our hearts drunk with the wine of the world, we forget Thee;Shadowed beneath Thy hand,May we forever stand,True to our God,True to our native land.pa ge sixpa ge se v en

FOUNDERS’ DAY COMMITTEEPresident Dr. Lester A. McCornDr. Alvin McLambArchinya IngramAdrian ScottCheryl McCulloughDr. Tony McNeillErin GiddensDontavius WilliamsKendra CraigRev. Jerret FiteDarin KentBOARD MEMBERSBishop Mildred Hines, ChairDr. Benjamin Dixon, Vice ChairRev. Sandra SistareRev. Sandra BentonRev. Sharon BrowningRev. John Paul RuthDr. Robert ScottRev. Eldren MorrisonDr. Reginald MortonDr. Brenda SmithRev. Otha SmithDr. Victor WilsonRev. Robert ChristianRev. William CoxRev. Lelar Brooks JohnsonMr. Terrence Murchison1894COLLEGE1029 Crawford RdRock Hill, SC 29730

W.M. Robinson founded Clinton Institute and named it for Bishop Isom Caleb Clinton, the Palmetto Conference presiding bishop at the time. Incorporated as Clinton Normal and Industrial Institute on June 22, 1909, the school was authorized . College after she delivered the commencement address. Dr. McCorn was recently chosen to be a part of the .