The 2nd Annual Aggie Impact Gala will be held on Dec. 4 at the Ford Hall of Champions at Kyle Field on the campus of Texas A&M University. The inaugural event held on November 2019 raised in excess of $100,000 to fund a fully endowed scholarship fund for African American students attending Texas A&M - with its first scholarship awarded Fall 2021.
This year’s event with an expected 500 plus attendees will be hosted by fellow Aggies and 2019 Honorees, Thomas Miles, host of OWN network’s reality show ‘Ready to Love,’ and Jacqueline Miles, his wife and co-host.
The weekend’s planned activities include a VIP Reception, Mixer, and Breakfast of Champions where current students can network with former students. A tour of the Department of Multicultural Services will be followed by the formal Aggie Impact Gala event honoring African American former students who are making a global impact in their communities and professions. This year’s honorees include Colonel Kenneth Allison, Dr. Eli Jones, Dean of the Mays Business School, Andrea Williams, Kafi Slaughter, Dr. Ashanti Johnson, Demetria Hall, Bruce and Sandra Chinn, Jacob Green, Dr. Lesia Crumpton-Young, President of Texas Southern University, and Steven and Dr. LeChauncy Woodard- Solari.
Along with a host of individual donors, school departments, and organizations, the sponsors this year include Mr. and Mrs. M. Chris Doyle, Angela Chapman, Ashley and David Coolidge, Northwest Mutual, Von Miller, San Jacinto College, Regency Integrated Health Services, and Molson-Coors Beverage Company.
Co-chairs for the Gala include graduate and former students Erica Davis-Rouse, Shante’ Robertson-Thompson, and Program Chair, Tashara Robinson. This year’s Honorary Chairs are Kevin Carreathers and Angela Chapman.
The Aggie Impact Gala is the fundraising arm of the Texas A&M Black Former Student Network, which is a constituent network of the Texas A&M Association of Former Students. The BFSN’s primary goals and objectives are hinged around increasing the recruitment, retention, and successful matriculation of minority and underrepresented students, faculty, and administrators. For more information about the Aggie Impact Gala, sponsorships, or donations, visit aggieimpactgala.org or email awards@tamubfsn.org.
Courtesy of Aggie Impact Gala
