2007 Recipient Professor Chinua Achebe

From Left, Ruth Simmons (first African American President of an Ivy League Institution-Brown University); honoree Professor Chinua Achebe; Nobel Laureate Toni Morrison, and author, poet, activist Sonia Sanchez at the recent National Arts Club Medal of Honor for Literature banquet on November, 2007.

Host and President of National Arts Club O. Aldon James welcoming guests to the Dinner and Awards Ceremony

One of the evening’s speakers Professor Breyten Breytenbach - Distinguished professor of Global Studies at NYU and professor Okey Ndibe at the Function

Celebrated author John Edgar Wideman congratulating professor Achebe on the honor

Nobel Prize winner Toni Morrison and another Dinner attendee chatting

Banquet guests

More New York Literati and Glitterati

   
More Dinner and Award Ceremony Attendees

 
Professor Achebe and National Arts Club President O. Aldon James

More guests
 

Mrs. Ethel Momah, Leon Botstein, National Arts Club President O. Aldon James and unidentified gentleman

Literary Committee Chairwoman Marjory Bassett opening the evening

 
Birthday cakes for honoree and board member who both celebrated birthdays on the day of the dinner  

 
Master of Ceremony for the evening celebrations Bard College President Leon Botstein

One of the speakers of the evening distinguished Afro-Am Professor, the Jamaican Ekwueme Michael Thelwell

Former National Arts Club Chairman posing the evening’s honoree 

Toni Morrison Enjoying the Evening

Ruth Simmons, first African American President of an Ivy League Institution – Brown University – Speaking on the importance of Achebe’s work at the banquet

Professor Achebe responding to all the speakers and words of praise at the evening’s conclusion

Professor Achebe and friends (Old School mate Chike Momah, retired Librarian of the United Nations, touching Achebe’s shoulders. Standing to the right of Momah is National Arts Club President O. Aldon James. Shaking Achebe’s hand is business Mogul Charles P. Stevenson Jnr. In the background are Leon Botstein, Bard College President, Ekwueme Michael Thelwell, Breyten Breytenbach (in red Asian style shirt). Portrait of Professor Achebe unveiled for permanent display at the National Arts Club can be seen in the background

Robot  Villager

# 1 var sbtitle8035=encodeURIComponent(National Ar...Read the full article. Posted by Robot| 24.12.2007 17:21

bababoyz  Villager

# 2 Congratulations for a well deserved honor. Posted by bababoyz| 24.12.2007 21:38

godfather  Villager

# 3 Congratulations prof. sir! More feathers to your cap. Posted by godfather| 25.12.2007 04:22

NWANZA  Villager

# 4 Give honor to whom honor is due.......we rejoice with you Chinua Achebe. The red cap fit you very well...for whom the cap fit shall wear it....EZEANYI. Posted by NWANZA| 25.12.2007 08:21