Folder 22: Events: Vigil for Peace

Three of the students who attended the prayer vigil contemplate the situation in the Persian Gulf during a moment of silence. Pictured are (left to right): Elaine Bowe, a junior accounting major form the Bahamas; Gwen Natta Majette, freshman computer science major from Portsmouth; and James Lystlund, a sophomore arts and letters major from Macon, Georgia. The vigil was covered by Cable News Network (CNN).

The Reverend Sue Lowcock Harris, campus Presbyterian minister, speaks at a prayer vigil for peace in the Persian Gulf, which was sponsored by the University Chaplains Association. The solemn ceremony included readings and prayers. Approximately 200 students, staff, and faculty attended the 15-minute program in front of Webb Center. Readings were given by (left to right): the Reverend William Davidson, campus Methodist minister; Judith Andre, Associate Professor of Philosophy; Hasan H. Erkaya, Assistant Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering and Faculty Advisor to the Muslim Students' Association; and the Reverend Robert Y. Sanford, campus Baptist chaplain.