Superintendent, Dr. James Simpson, pictured left, served as co-grand marshal of the 2006 MLK Grande Parade-Houston. On January 16, 2006 at 10:00 a.m. in downtown Houston, he and Dr. Margaret Ford, pictured right, president of Houston Community College Northeast and the parades other co-grand marshal for this years event, stood at the helm of a procession of bands, drill teams, and floats.