Hollins’ annual Founder’s Day program honors the birth of its founder, Charles Lewis Cocke, who was born on February 21, 1820. In addition to the convocation, members of the senior class and a member of the campus community chosen by that class process to the Cocke family cemetery at the southeast end of campus and place a wreath on Mr. Cocke’s grave.

Founder’s Day Convocation
February 25, 2010
4:30 p.m.
Jessie Ball duPont Chapel

Reception immediately following in the Green Drawing Room, Main Building



Speaker: Ellen Reighley Malcolm '69

Malcolm has helped level the playing field for women candidates and given women donors unprecedented influence in electoral politics as founder and president of EMILY’s List. This network of more than 100,000 women and men from across the country is committed to recruiting and funding viable women candidates, helping them build and run effective campaigns, and mobilizing women voters to help elect progressive candidates nationwide. She has been involved in public service for more than 30 years, starting at Common Cause and the National Women’s Political Caucus. In 2007, she was named national co-chair for then-Sen. Hillary Clinton’s presidential campaign.

In 2009, Hollins presented Malcolm its Distinguished Alumnae Award, which recognizes individual alumnae who have brought distinction to themselves and to Hollins through broad and inspiring personal or career achievements, volunteer service, or contributions to society.