Alumni Relations Director Cherrelyn Napue, right, carried the Metro State banner in the march.

Students, faculty and staff from Metro State didn’t let a little frigid weather keep them from marching from City Park to the Civic Center in Denver’s Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. “marade” on Monday.

They turned out not only to march in support of the slain civil rights leader, but also to hear Metro State President Stephen Jordan deliver the keynote address at the Civic Center.

Alumni Relations Director Cherrelyn Napue has missed very few of the events since the early 1980s. "It was really great to see how many people braved the weather," she said. "We had a good group of Metro State people and we carried the College's banner. I was also excited that President Jordan had been asked to speak. All in all, Metro State was well represented."

Richard Jividen, director of marketing and creative services, was another who didn't let the cold stop him. “The Metro State group was near the front and as we were walking by the Capitol I looked back and saw this sea of people who came out in support of Dr. King’s message in spite of the bitter cold. It was incredibly inspirational.”

President Jordan delivered the Marade's keynote address at the Civic Center.

You can read Jordan’s speech at http://www.mscd.edu/president/
assets/docs/MLKmaradecl.pdf

For more speeches and presentations by Dr. Jordan, visit http://www.mscd.edu/president/
speeches.shtml