[Congressional Record Volume 168, Number 48 (Thursday, March 17, 2022)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E276]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




     HONORING THE 150TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE HAMPTON UNIVERSITY CHOIR

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                     HON. ROBERT C. ``BOBBY'' SCOTT

                              of virginia

                    in the house of representatives

                        Thursday, March 17, 2022

  Mr. SCOTT of Virginia. Madam Speaker, I rise today to recognize and 
honor the Hampton University Choir on its 150th anniversary.
  The Hampton University Choir was established in 1870 as the Hampton 
Singers just a few years after Hampton University was founded in 1868 
as the Hampton Normal and Agricultural Institute. Since then, Hampton 
University has continued to break new ground in academic achievement as 
one of Virginia's top Historically Black Colleges and Universities.
  The university's motto is ``The Standard of Excellence, an Education 
for Life'', and that is exactly what the Hampton University Choir has 
exemplified over the last 150 years. As the primary touring ensemble 
for the university, the Choir has distinguished itself by performing in 
numerous notable venues across the United States and abroad, including 
Carnegie Hall and the Kennedy Center. The Hampton University Choir even 
performed at the second Inauguration of President William Jefferson 
Clinton in 1997.
  I want to congratulate the President of Hampton University, Dr. 
William R. Harvey, the Director of University Choirs, Omar Dickenson, 
and the Assistant Director of Alumni Affairs, Dr. Joan Wickham for 
their years of service and dedication to the Hampton University 
community. The Hampton University Choir has and continues to be an 
essential piece of what makes Hampton University so special.
  Congratulations to the Hampton University Choir on their 150th 
anniversary. I wish them many more years of success.

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