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Schedule of Events
Day 1 - Arrive - Welcome Dinner for Ambassador Scholars & parents
Day 2 - Values - Focus on: Booker T.'s Place in History
Day 3 - Vision - Focus on: Your Place in the Future
Day 4 - Depart - Farewell
Featured Speakers
Ms. La Shawn Barber,Washington DC Columnist & Blogger, La Shawn's Corner
Mr. Niger Innis, National Spokesman, Congress of Racial Equality
Mr. Reginald Jones, President, Reggietainment, Inc. and co-founder, BTW Society
Ms. Gloria Y. Jackson, Great-granddaughter of Booker T Washington
Ms. Julie Kantor, Exec. Director, Nat'l Fndt'n. for Teaching Entrepreneurship (NFTE)
Rev. Jesse Lee Peterson, Author, Talk show host & President,
Brotherhood Organization of a New Destiny (BOND), Los Angeles, CA
Rev. LeRoy Thomas, Pastor, Emmanuel Missionary Baptist Church, Dayton Ohio
Thursday, April 12, 2007
10:00 am to 11:00 am
Noon to 6:00 pm
6:30 pm to 9:30 pm
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(All Day - Ambassador Students & Family Check-in)
Booker T. Washington Society Directors' Meeting
Ambassadors and family members met at airport
Register, Welcome Dinner: The Inn at Mt. Vernon
Tour: George Washington's Mt. Vernon home
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Friday, April 13, 2007
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9:00 am to 9:30 am
Fri Morning session
10:00 am
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Photo Session: "Class of 2007" (Group & Individual)
The Values of Booker T: Focus on Character
"Building Character - The 1st Step to Becoming a C.E.O"
Ms. La Shawn Barber, D. C. Columnist & Journalist
Mr. Ronald Court, President, BTW Society
Mr. William R. Craft, Publisher, The Chronicles of BTW
Rev. Jesse Lee Peterson, Pres., BOND, Los Angeles
Q & A Session
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Friday Luncheon
Noon to 1:30 pm
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The Values of Booker T: Focus on Entrepreneurship
"Economic Prosperity- The Path to Equality"
Ms. Julie Kantor, Exec. Director, NFTE,
(Nat'l Foundation for Teaching Entrepreneurship)
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Friday Afternoon
(In Washington DC)
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Tour: Black Soldiers of the Civil War Museum
Dr. Hari Jones, New Orleans expert historian
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Friday Banquet
7:00 pm to 9:00 pm
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The Values of Booker T: Focus on Opportunity
"Booker T.'s Way: "Capitaliism, Education & Opportunity"
Mr. Reginald G. Jones, Booker T. Washington Society
Birthday Celebration & Awards Ceremony
Honoring: "The BTW Ambassadors, Class of 2007"
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Saturday, April 14, 2007
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Sat Morning session
9:30 am
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The Vision of Booker T: Focus on Your Future
Advancing the Vision of Booker T. Washington
"Beyond Conflict...From Adversity to Advantage"
LeRoy Thomas, Trainer, Mentor, Coach & Team Developer, Marriage Enrichment Center, Dayton, Ohio
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Saturday Box Lunch
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(On the Mall @ The Smithsonian, Washington D.C.)
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Saturday Afternoon
1:45 pm
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Tour: International Spy Museum
(Opposite the FBI Headquarters, Washington, DC)
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Saturday Banquet
6:30
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"Casual Nite"
Dinner at The Hard Times Café
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Sunday, April 15, 2007
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5:30 am to 8:30 am
6:30 am to 2:00 pm
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Farewell Breakfast
Ambassadors & Family members depart for New Orleans.
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