The Thurgood Marshall College Fund (TMCF) announced over $5.6M was raised (at the time of print) at Monday night’s 31st Anniversary Awards Gala. The audience consisted of over 400 students that attended TMCF’s Leadership Institute, and over 1,000 civic, corporate, government and education leaders from around the country at the Washington Marriott Wardman Park Hotel.
Congressman Mark Walker (R, NC) and Lieutenant Governor Justin Fairfax (D, VA) presented Dr. Glenda Baskin Glover, president of Tennessee State University, and international president, Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, with TMCF’s Educational Leadership Award; Dennis A. Muilenburg, chairman, president and chief executive officer of The Boeing Company, was the TMCF CEO of the Year Award honoree; and Leslie T. Thornton, senior vice president, general counsel and corporate secretary of WGL Holdings Inc. and Washington Gas, received the TMCF Thurgood Marshall Legacy Award.
“I’m extremely honored and humbled to receive the 2018 Educational Leadership Award,” said Dr. Glenda Baskin Glover. “Thank you to Thurgood Marshall College Fund, for this prestigious recognition.”
The gala host was TMCF’s president and CEO, Dr. Harry L. Williams. Urban One was this year’s exclusive media partner and special guest presenters included TV personalities Nene Leakes and Terrence J. Thanks to gala entertainment partner Honda, North America, guests were treated to a live performance by GRAMMY Award nominee, Alvin Garrettalongside Washington DC’s own, Howard Gospel Choir.
“The millions raised at our gala highlights precisely why TMCF continues to stand out as the premier higher education organization committed to supporting the students attending our nation’s publicly-supported HBCUs,” said Dr. Harry L. Williams, TMCF president & CEO. “This was an awesome evening for the entire Black College and higher education community.”
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