Scholarship Banquet
Tuesday, March 26, 2013, 6:30 p.m.
The annual Spring Scholarship Banquet is the largest fundraising event at Mississippi College. Speakers of national prominence entertain and enlighten hundreds of patrons, all to raise important scholarship funds for Mississippi College students.
To purchase tickets, please call 601.925.3257. You may also purchase tickets online:
SPONSORSHIP PACKAGES
Sponsorships begin at $1,500. For more information, please contact Amy Rowan at 601.925.3257 or by email at rowan@mc.edu.
Platinum Sponsors – $25,000
- Prominent recognition as a platinum sponsor during the event
- Your company logo or individual name presented on overhead screens at the event
- Recognition by Jeb Bush at the event
- Your company logo or individual name on the banquet program
- Framed 8 X 10 photo with Jeb Bush
- Eight tickets to a private, pre-event reception with Jeb Bush
- VIP dinner for eight guests with Jeb Bush in a separate dining room
- VIP seating for eight during Jeb Bush’s speech
Gold Sponsors – $5,000
- Prominent recognition as a gold sponsor during the event
- Your company logo or individual name presented on overhead screens at the event
- Your company name (not including logo) or individual name on the banquet program
- Two tickets to a private, pre-event reception with Jeb Bush
- Table for eight for dinner and address (premium seating)
Silver Sponsors - $1,500
- Your company name (not including logo) or individual name on the event program
- Recognition as a Silver Sponsor during the event
- Table for eight for dinner and address (preferred seating)
Individual Tickets – $200 per person
ABOUT KEYNOTE SPEAKER jeb Bush
Jeb Bush was elected the 43rd Governor of the state of Florida on November 3, 1998, and was re- elected by a wide margin in 2002. His second term as Governor ended in January 2007.
Bush earned a bachelor’s degree in Latin American Affairs from the University of Texas at Austin and moved to Florida in 1981. With partner Amando Codina, he started a small real estate development company, which grew to become the largest, full-service commercial real estate company in South Florida.
Bush served as Florida’s secretary of commerce under Bob Martinez, Florida’s 40th governor. As secretary of commerce, he promoted Florida’s business climate worldwide. Following an unsuccessful bid for Governor in 1994, Bush founded the non-profit Foundation for Florida’s Future, which joined forces with the Greater Miami Urban League to establish one of the state’s first charter schools. He also co-authored Profiles in Character, a book profiling 14 of Florida’s civic heroes-people making a difference without claiming a single news headline.
After his election, Bush focused on reforming education. Florida students have made the greatest gains in achievement and Florida is one of a handful of states that have narrowed the achievement gap. In addition, Bush cut taxes every year during his tenure as Governor and Florida led the nation in job growth. Bush put Florida on the forefront of consumer healthcare advances by signing Medicaid reform legislation, “Empowered Care,” in June 2006.
Bush is currently the head of his own successful consulting business, Jeb Bush and Associates, where his clients range from small technology start-ups to well-known Fortune 500 companies. He is also the chairman of Foundation for Excellence in Education, a national foundation focused on education reform, and co-chairman of the Barbara Bush Family Literacy Foundation. He is currently co-authoring a book with Clint Bolick called Immigration Wars, published by Simon & Schuster and scheduled for release in late spring of 2013.
Bush is the son of former President George H.W. Bush and Barbara Bush. He lives in Miami with his wife Columba, and they have three children.