“The Three Doctors” to keynote Case’s Martin
Luther King Jr. Celebration on January 20
Speakers have been featured on “The Oprah Winfrey
Show,” were recipients of
Essence Award
January 4, 2005 | For more information: Kimyette
Finley 216-368-0521
 Case Western Reserve University’s 2005 Martin Luther King Jr.
Celebration will feature several men who had their
own dream and worked to make it a reality.
The
Three Doctors—friends who made a pact as teens
to stick together, attend college and become doctors—are
the keynote speakers for the university’s free, public celebration
on Thursday, January 20, at noon in the Amasa Stone
Chapel, 10940 Euclid Ave.
As teens, the keynote speakers decided they would not succumb to the
pressures of the streets of their Newark, N.J., hometown. Instead, Sampson
Davis, George Jenkins and Rameck Hunt decided to attend college and
become doctors. Together, they went to Seton Hall University and the
University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey.
Because of that
decision to pursue their goals and stick together,
Davis and Hunt are both medical doctors, while Jenkins is a dentist.
 They also formed a non-profit foundation with a mission to inspire
and create opportunities through education, mentoring
and health awareness. They speak to youths and
audiences around the country about their experiences,
and they are the authors of the book “The
Pact: Three Young Men Make a Promise and Fulfill
a Dream.”
The
Three Doctors have been featured on “The Oprah Winfrey Show” and
in Black Enterprise magazine and were the recipients
of a 2000 Essence Award.
In addition to the keynote speakers, the university’s celebration
also will feature musical selections from the Cleveland Heights High
School Choir, and first place winners from Case’s Martin Luther
King Jr. essay contest will read select portions from the winning essays.
For more information, please contact the university’s Equal Opportunity
and Diversity office at (216) 368-8877.
About Case Western Reserve University
Case is among the nation's leading research institutions. Founded in 1826
and shaped by the unique merger of the Case Institute of Technology and Western
Reserve University, Case is distinguished by its strengths in education, research,
service, and experiential learning. Located in Cleveland, Case offers nationally
recognized programs in the Arts and Sciences, Dental Medicine, Engineering,
Law, Management, Medicine, Nursing, and Social Work. http://www.case.edu.
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