Benjamin Mays Black Alumni Society - Annual Meeting & Retreat - Savannah
Join us on
November 11 - 13, 2022
November 11 - 13, 2022
Welcome, Bates Alumni and friends of Bates! We are pleased to invite you to the 2022 Benjamin Mays Black Alumni Society annual meeting. The event will be filled with many opportunities to rekindle lost and forgotten Bates relationships, explore the deep African and Caribbean history of Savannah, quench your pallette with outstanding gastronomy choices, and learn more about the BMBAS experience - past and future. Registration + Membership = $175.00
CONTACT US:
Tim Jones |
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Reginald Floyd |
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Chuck James |
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Tim Jones |
[email protected]
Reginald Floyd |
[email protected]
Chuck James |
[email protected]
Location
Fairfield Inn - Downtown Savannah/Historic District
135 Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd., Savannah, GA 31401
135 Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd., Savannah, GA 31401
Dates
November 11-13, 2022
The Program
Friday, 11 November 2022
4:00 - 6:00 PM Registration
6:00 PM Welcome and Opening Remarks: Benjamin Robinson ‘86
6:15 PM Casual Dinner- Fairfield Inn - Downtown Savannah/Historic District
6:30 PM Alumni Spotlight: Historical Perspective from a Bates Leader
Frederick A. Drayton, Sr ’59
Moderator: Benjamin Robinson ’86
7:15 PM Bates Experience: Was it worth it?
India Bonito Graves ’79, retired music industry executive
Veronica Valentine ’85, High School Counselor, Howard County Schools
Khairah Klein ’91, Assistant Head of Lower School, Friends Seminary
Chris Boyd ’13, Inside Sales Manager, Meridian Life Science, Inc.
Lance Matthiesen ’85, moderator, Global Manager, Black Network Programs, McKinsey & Company, Inc.
8:00 PM BMBAS Refreshments and Social
Saturday, 12 November 2022
9:00 AM BMBAS Annual Meeting - Fairfield Inn
9:45 AM Alumni Spotlight: The Legacy of What it Means to be Black in America
Marshall Hatch Jr. ’10, Executive Director, The Maafa Redemption Project
Introduction: Charles A. James Jr. ’78, retired technology executive
10:30 AM Presentation: COMING FULL CIRCLE: From Jim Crow to Journalism
Wanda Lloyd, author, retired newspaper editor, and podcaster
Veronica Valentine ’85, moderator
11:30 PM Lunch- Fairfield Inn
12:30 PM Explore Savannah – The Freedom Trail Tour
5:30 PM BMBAS Reception and Gala at The Olde Pink House
Dressy Casual Attire
Bates College Graduate: Journey of Public Service
Rev Judge Reginald Floyd ’86 Pastor, Jerusalem Baptist Church, and City Judge, Hartsville, SC
Special Guest: Honorable Van R. Johnson II, Mayor of the City of Savannah
9:00 PM BMBAS After Party - Fairfield Inn - Downtown Savannah/Historic District
Sunday, 13 November 2022
9:00 AM Breakfast and Closing Remarks - Benjamin Robinson ‘86
10:30 AM Good Times Gospel Jazz Brunch
4:00 - 6:00 PM Registration
6:00 PM Welcome and Opening Remarks: Benjamin Robinson ‘86
6:15 PM Casual Dinner- Fairfield Inn - Downtown Savannah/Historic District
6:30 PM Alumni Spotlight: Historical Perspective from a Bates Leader
Frederick A. Drayton, Sr ’59
Moderator: Benjamin Robinson ’86
7:15 PM Bates Experience: Was it worth it?
India Bonito Graves ’79, retired music industry executive
Veronica Valentine ’85, High School Counselor, Howard County Schools
Khairah Klein ’91, Assistant Head of Lower School, Friends Seminary
Chris Boyd ’13, Inside Sales Manager, Meridian Life Science, Inc.
Lance Matthiesen ’85, moderator, Global Manager, Black Network Programs, McKinsey & Company, Inc.
8:00 PM BMBAS Refreshments and Social
Saturday, 12 November 2022
9:00 AM BMBAS Annual Meeting - Fairfield Inn
9:45 AM Alumni Spotlight: The Legacy of What it Means to be Black in America
Marshall Hatch Jr. ’10, Executive Director, The Maafa Redemption Project
Introduction: Charles A. James Jr. ’78, retired technology executive
10:30 AM Presentation: COMING FULL CIRCLE: From Jim Crow to Journalism
Wanda Lloyd, author, retired newspaper editor, and podcaster
Veronica Valentine ’85, moderator
11:30 PM Lunch- Fairfield Inn
12:30 PM Explore Savannah – The Freedom Trail Tour
5:30 PM BMBAS Reception and Gala at The Olde Pink House
Dressy Casual Attire
Bates College Graduate: Journey of Public Service
Rev Judge Reginald Floyd ’86 Pastor, Jerusalem Baptist Church, and City Judge, Hartsville, SC
Special Guest: Honorable Van R. Johnson II, Mayor of the City of Savannah
9:00 PM BMBAS After Party - Fairfield Inn - Downtown Savannah/Historic District
Sunday, 13 November 2022
9:00 AM Breakfast and Closing Remarks - Benjamin Robinson ‘86
10:30 AM Good Times Gospel Jazz Brunch
The Benjamin Mays Black Alumni Society is hosting a fun, informative, and gastronomical event in beautiful Savannah, GA from 11 -13 November 2022.
We look forward to hosting you!
