We serve in a support capacity to the Dean of the Chapel as he leads the Chapel into this new century of worship. History
The Friends of the Andrew Rankin Memorial Chapel was organized on September 5, 1982 by Mrs. Pollard at the request of Howard University President Dr. James E. The goal of the organization was to foster and encourage the mission of the Chapel, its campus ministries and outreach
, as well as to act in a support capacity to the Dean of the Chapel. The organizing members consisted of faculty, students, staff, alumni and members of the Washington, DC community. Crawford, Mrs. Elizabeth Crawford, Dr. H. Elsie Austin, Mrs. Anne S. Drew, Dr. Shirley G. Evans, Dr. Timothy L. Jenkins, Mrs. Amy Johnson, Mr. Paul Johnson III, Ms. Marsha Moore, Mrs. Anita Moore-Hackney, Mrs. Teixeira Nash, Mrs. Pollard, Ms. Bea Pace Smith, Mrs. Lucille Stuberville, Dr. Estelle W. Taylor, Dr. Ivan E. Taylor, Dr. Michael Winston, and Dr. M. Wharton Young. Mr. Paul C. Johnson, III was elected the first Chair of the Friends of the Chapel in 1983. The initial event of the Friends was the 25th Anniversary celebration of Dr. Evans E. Crawford, Dean of the Chapel. Under Mr. Johnson’s leadership the Friends inaugurated the Ethical Forums, which served as an open and critical dialogue on pressing and controversial issues facing the world community and the ethical responses to those issues. Johnson served until 1993. Dr. Shirley Graham Evans assumed the chair and greatly expanded the Friends’ mission. A fund-raising activity for the year long Centennial Celebration of the Andrew Rankin Memorial Chapel, co-chaired by Dr. Estelle W. Taylor, was initiated and culminated in the stained glass window, designed and installed by Mr. Ron Akili Anderson, with the assistance of the Friends. The window depicts the first three Deans of the Chapel: Dr. Howard W. Thurman, Dr. Daniel G. Hill and Dr. Evans E. Crawford. Mrs. Anita Moore-Hackney became chair in 1998 and reinstated the Sundays at the Chapel programs, which included the Centennial Celebration of Duke Ellington in collaboration with the Division of Music in the College of Arts and Sciences. Dr. Valerie Malhomes has since become the chair and continues to build upon the solid foundation established by her predecessors. The Friends call upon the best within the Howard University tradition, as we seek to support the Andrew Rankin Memorial Chapel and its ministries. Current Officers:
Mr. Bobby Caballero, Chairman
Mr. Chauncey D. Manson, III, Vice-Chair
Ms. JoAnn Phillips Rohan- Recording Secretary
Ms. Mary E. Rullow- Treasurer
