According to Howard President Wayne A.I. Frederick, who was the one who approached Iger about orchestrating some kind of dedication, Chadwick Boseman was making plans to serve on the board of the college prior to his passing, and was also developing a Master’s Class series.
This continued involvement with the school would have been a perfectly appropriate continuation of Boseman’s time as a student, as he was active in on-campus issues and in 1997 even led a protest against moves that would have seen the future Chadwick A. Boseman College of Fine Arts made a part of the larger College of Arts & Sciences.