Admiral Barry C. Black, the 62nd Chaplain of the United States Senate and the Senate’s first African American Chaplain, made a great impact on the junior class. The Chaplain hosted the students in his Capitol office, which has a most impressive view of the monuments along the national mall. (Black is pictured at right with Institute scholar Calvin Hadley)

Black, who has earned two doctoral degrees and three master’s degrees, encouraged the students to take extra measures to be prepared for the opportunities that God has in store for them. He also encouraged them to live lives of integrity.

In addition to exhaustive preparation and commitment to integrity, he attributed his achievements to “the force” of God’s dominion in his life.

He showed the students numerous photos he had taken with many notable figures such as President George W. Bush and civil rights legends Rosa Parks and Coretta Scott King. Additionally, he shared some of the experiences the position as Senate Chaplain has afforded him, such as speaking at the Presidential Inauguration and Parks’s funeral.

Despite his highly successful career and his innumerable accolades, Black remains humble and disciplined, making him a paradigm for responsible citizenship.

This marks Black’s second meeting with the Institute’s students.