2018 40 Under 40 Sponsorship Opportunities

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Sponsorship Opportunities

ABOUT Xavier Mission Statement Xavier University of Louisiana, founded by Saint Katharine Drexel and the Sisters of the Blessed Sacrament, is Catholic and historically Black. The ultimate purpose of the University is to contribute to the promotion of a more just and humane society by preparing its students to assume roles of leadership and service in a global society. This preparation takes place in a diverse learning and teaching environment that incorporates all relevant educational means, including research and community service.

Xavier is recognized as a national leader in the sciences and the liberal arts: •

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In a survey of students conducted for The Wall Street Journal/Times Higher Education College Rankings, based on students’ opinions on how well their college or university is preparing them for their career, Xavier received the highest score of any school in the South – in fact, it received the highest score of any of the more than 1,000 schools that were included in the 2017 WSJ/THE rankings.

Ranked #1 in the nation in awarding bachelor's degrees to African American students in the biological and biomedical sciences, the physical sciences, and physics.

Ranked #1 in the nation in the number of African American graduates who go on to complete medical school.

Among the nation's top four colleges of pharmacy in graduating African Americans with Doctor of Pharmacy (Pharm D) degrees.

Ranked#3 in the nation in the number of African American graduates who go on to earn a Ph.D. in science and engineering disciplines.

The Department of Physics is #1 in the nation for awarding African Americans baccalaureate degrees in physics and the physical sciences, according to the latest report from the American Institute of Physics (AIP).

Xavier is consistently ranked by the American Chemical Society as one of the top 25 universities in the nation in awarding bachelor’s degrees in chemistry.

The 2018 edition of the Fiske Guide to Colleges has tabbed Xavier as among its “Best Buy Schools” for academics and affordability. The publication has designated 38 such institutions, 20 public and 18 private, – as “Best Buys.” XU is the only college in Louisiana and the only Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCU) to make the list. XULA has been designated a best buy for six consecutive years.

Xavier was also singled out as one of the nation’s 382 best institutions for undergraduate education by The Princeton Review in the 2018 edition of its annual “The Best 382 Colleges”.

U.S News “Best Colleges” Guide 2018 rates Xavier as the #1 "best value" among southern regional colleges and universities. The same report ranked Xavier No. 5 spot among 70 Historically Black Colleges and Universities and No. 25 among 140 schools in its grouping of the Best Regional Colleges – South. Schools are considered regional Universities if they offer a full range of undergraduate programs and some master's programs but few doctoral programs.

NOTABLE Alumni Dr. Regina Benjamin '79 18th U.S. Surgeon General - appointed by President Barrack Obama in 2009. Private physician and founder of the Bayou La Batre Rural Health Clinic, which serves the poor, uninsured and other underserved patients in Mobile County AL. Awarded the Nelson Mandela Award for Health and Human Rights in 1997 and a MacArthur Foundation "genius grant" in 2008. Dr. Benjamin is currently serving as the Endowed Chair for Public Health Sciences at Xavier University.

Percy Bland ‘93 The first African American Mayor of the City of Meridian, Mississippi.

Dr. Norman C. Francis ’52 is the former President of Xavier University of Louisiana. He served in this position for 47 years. No other president in college history has served any one institution longer than Dr. Francis. Dr. Francis served in an advisory role to eight U.S. Presidents on educational and civil rights issues. In December 2006, he was awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom, the Nation’s highest civilian award.

LaToya Cantrell ’97 the first female Mayor of the City of New Orleans.

Dr. Christie Gooden ‘98 is an Abdominal Transplant Surgeon. She is the first African-American female to graduate from the University of Alabama, Birmingham General Surgery Residency Program and the first African American to graduate from the University of Michigan Transplant Surgery Fellowship. She is only the 4th African-American female trained in transplant surgeon in this country. As an attending surgeon, she performed a first of its kind dialysis access surgery.

Alexis Herman ‘69 First African American U.S. Secretary of Labor; former director of the White House office of Public Liaison.

Harry Johnson ’77 President of the Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. national Memorial Project Foundation, Inc. Gregory Lee ‘96 served a two-year term as the 19th President of the National Association of Black Journalists. A dedicated journalist and media professional, he is the recipient of the Missouri Honor Medal for Distinguished Service in Journalism from the University of Missouri.

He has served as the assistant sports editor at the Boston Globe and has covered news for the Times Picayune, The Washington Post, and the Bulletin. He has written tirelessly on the need for diversity in newsrooms, he is the immediate past Executive Sports Editor for the South Florida Sun Sentinel. As the Executive Sports Editor he was only one of four African Americans to hold such a position. He is currently the Editorial Director of NBA.com.

Dr. Rudy Lombard ’61 is credited for convincing former Xavier University President, Dr. Norman C. Francis ’52 to house the freedom riders after their bus had been bombed in route to New Orleans. As a student at Xavier and after his graduation, Dr. Lombard led and participated in several Canal Street sit-ins and his arrest at McCrory’s Five and Dime led to a U.S. Supreme Court case bearing his name, Lombard v.

Louisiana.

Dr. Marie McDemmond '68 First female president of Norfolk State University (1997-2006). A 25-year veteran in higher education, she previously served as vice president for finance and chief operating officer at Florida Atlantic University. Dr. McDemmond is a founding member of the Board of the Lumina Foundation for Education, where she served as Chair for three years.

Dr. George McKenna III '61 Currently serves as a Board Member for the Los Angeles Unified School District. He is the former superintendent of the Inglewood Unified School District in Los Angeles, Calif. While serving as principal at Washington High in Los Angeles, he turned a "bad" urban school into an educational model of excellence, the basis for the TV movie "The George McKenna Story," starring Denzel Washington.

Ernest Dutch Morial ’52 the first African American Mayor of the City of New Orleans.

Dr. Myiesha Taylor ‘96 is president and founder of Artemis Medical Society, a network dedicated to supporting women physicians of color around the world and promoting STEM careers for future generations. Artemis Medical Society has gained international media coverage for their work on the “We Are Doc McStuffins” campaign from the hit Disney Junior program Doc McStuffins. A member of the Xavier Physician Alumni Association, she is the namesake for Doc McStuffin’s mom’s character who is also a doctor and aptly named Myiseha.

Dr. Dolores C. Shockley ‘51 First African American woman to receive a PhD in Pharmacology and to chair a pharmacology department at an accredited medical school in the United States.

Rev. Starsky Wilson ’99 is the president and CEO of Deaconess Foundation, a grant making organization devoted to making child wellbeing a civic priority in the St. Louis region. In November the Governor of Missouri appointed Starsky Wilson as the co-chair of the Ferguson Commission.

4TH BIENNIAL 40 UNDER 40 2018 SPONSORSHIP EVENT INTRODUCTION Each year, nearly 2,500 faithful alumni, faculty, students, family, friends, and the surrounding community make the pilgrimage to Xavier’s campus to participate in the annual homecoming celebration. This year, the activities will be held November 14 - 18, 2018. As a part of the Young Alumni Homecoming Experience, over 1,000 young alumni, ages 21-45 are expected to return to the campus to participate in homecoming activities.

One of the premiere events during homecoming weekend will be the third annual 40 Under 40 Young Alumni Awards, which will be held Friday, November 16, 2018. Xavier University will roll out the red carpet for the 40 under 40 Young Alumni Awards to honor forty distinguished young alumni who have established impressive track records in their respective fields and have demonstrated a commitment to the University and its mission.

EVENT INFORMATION Date: Friday, November 16, 2018 Time: Doors Open at 6:30 p.m. / Event starts at 7:00 p.m.

Venue: Xavier University of Louisiana, University Center Ballroom Estimated Attendance: 500

WHY BECOME A SPONSOR Xavier University’s Young Alumni Homecoming attracts the upper echelon of young professionals from across the country; these young professionals are between the ages of 21-45 with disposable income. On account of the growing success of the Xavier University’s homecoming celebration, this is an extremely valuable marketing opportunity. Sponsoring the 40 Under 40 Young Alumni Awards will make you a partner in creating a monumental event for the University and its alumni. We hope that you will consider sponsoring the 40 Under 40 Young Alumni Awards Affair. The celebration draws upon patronage from a diverse population of consumers and is an occasion to bring increased advertisement and revenue to your organization. We encourage you to invest in this opportunity and reap the countless benefits through this new partnership.

SPONSORSHIP OPPORTUNITIES

Title Sponsor $10,000 MAXIMUM VISIBILITY AT ONE OF THE MOST SIGNIFICANT EVENTS AT XAVIER UNIVERSITY AND IN THE LOCAL NEW ORLEANS COMMUNITY COMPANY/ORGANIZATION LOGO WILL APPEAR ON ALL COLLATERAL FOR THE EVENT (INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO: EVENT SIGNAGE, PROGRAM, PROMOTIONAL ADS/FLIERS/EMAIL BLASTS ETC.) LISTED ON YOUNG ALUMNI HOMECOMING WEBSITE (1925SOCIETY.COM), AS WELL AS, XAVIER UNIVERSITY’S OFFICE OF ALUMNI RELATIONS AND YOUNG ALUMNI SOCIAL MEDIA OUTLETS RESERVED VIP SEATING (20 EVENT TICKETS) LOGO PLACEMENT ON CO-BRANDED PROMOTIONAL ITEMS (I.E. – NAPKINS, KEEPSAKES/MEMORABILIA) LOGO PLACEMENT ON EVENT AUDIO/VISUAL SCREENS RECOGNITION DURING THE CEREMONY (VERBAL NAME RECOGNITION FROM PODIUM) OPTION TO PROVIDE A GIVEAWAY ITEM FOR ATTENDEES FIRST RIGHT OF REFUSAL TO RETAIN TITLE SPONSORSHIP IN 2020.

SPONSORSHIP OPPORTUNITIES (CONT)

President’s Sponsor $5,000

LISTED ON YOUNG ALUMNI HOMECOMING WEBSITE (1925SOCIETY.COM), AS WELL AS, XAVIER UNIVERSITY’S OFFICE OF ALUMNI RELATIONS AND YOUNG ALUMNI SOCIAL MEDIA OUTLETS LISTED ON EMAIL BLASTS TO PROMOTE THE EVENT RESERVED VIP SEATING (10 EVENT TICKETS) LIMITED LOGO PLACEMENT AT EVENT RECOGNITION ON EVENT AUDIO/VISUAL SCREENS RECOGNITION DURING THE CEREMONY (VERBAL NAME RECOGNITION FROM PODIUM) RECOGNITION IN EVENT PROGRAM OPTION TO PROVIDE A GIVEAWAY ITEM FOR ATTENDEES.

Platinum Sponsor $3,000 LISTED ON YOUNG ALUMNI HOMECOMING WEBSITE (1925SOCIETY.COM) LIMITED LOGO PLACEMENT AT EVENT RESERVED VIP SEATING (10 EVENT TICKETS) LOGO PLACEMENT IN PRINTED PROGRAM RECOGNITION DURING THE CEREMONY (VERBAL NAME RECOGNITION FROM PODIUM)

Gold Sponsor $1,000 LOGO PLACEMENT IN PRINTED PROGRAM. RECOGNITION DURING THE CEREMONY (VERBAL NAME RECOGNITION FROM PODIUM) RESERVED VIP SEATING (5 TICKETS)

GENERAL INFORMATION NAME: ____________________________________________________________________________________ COMPANY: ________________________________________________________________________________ ADDRESS: ________________________________________________________________________________ CITY: ___________________________________________STATE: _________________ ZIP _______________

Sponsorship type TITLE SPONSOR $10,000

PLATINUM SPONSOR $3,000

PRESIDENT’S SPONSOR $5,000

GOLD SPONSOR $1,000

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In-kind Donations In-kind donations are welcome as well, categories include, but are not limited: Food and beverage, Wine and spirits, Décor, Production and lighting, Videography and video production, Photography, Printing