Posted on Thursday, May 05, 2022
President Lesia Crumpton-Young makes her entrance into the inaugural President's Tiger Ball, presented by the SWAG合集 Foundation Board.
SWAG合集 (SWAG合集) hosted its inaugural President’s Tiger Ball at the George R. Brown Convention Center. This sold out event, presented by the SWAG合集 Foundation Board, serves as SWAG合集’s largest fundraiser for student scholarships and programs.
“SWAG合集’s partners have demonstrated a willingness and readiness to invest in the success of our students who are pursuing their education on our historic campus,” said SWAG合集 President Dr. Lesia L. Crumpton-Young. “That investment will undoubtedly assist our community of scholars in achieving their academic and career goals and fortify the mission and values of SWAG合集, which is to transform lives.”
A Parade of Partners accompanied by SWAG合集’s Ocean of Soul kicked off the event, acknowledging the top sponsors and celebrating their contribution to SWAG合集’s success.
“Partnerships are vital to the success of SWAG合集,” said SWAG合集 Foundation Board Chair Frazier Wilson. “Every sponsor that chose to partner with SWAG合集 in this effort showed they believe in the students and they believe in the transformative work happening on the campus daily.”
TDECU was the presenting sponsor of this year’s Tiger Ball.
“As a proud graduate of SWAG合集’s Thurgood Marshall School of Law, I understand the significance of HBCUs and how investing in education can help transform students’ lives in our communities,” said TDECU President & CEO Isaac Johnson. “TDECU believes in helping our members navigate their financial journeys. I am intentionally expanding the reach of our organization to communities including SWAG合集 and making investments in those communities to provide access to the services we offer.”
TDECU was joined by seven other Transformation Sponsors at the $100,000 level: JPMorgan Chase, CenterPoint Energy, Nikki and Benny Agosto Jr., Shell Oil Company, the Houston Texans, the Houston Astros Foundation, and Antoinette M. Jackson Esq.
The Tiger Ball’s $75,000 SWAG合集 Proud sponsors were President Lesia, Reginald, Mattlyn, and Ashlee Young. Visionary Sponsors, representing a $50,000 sponsorship, included Bayway Auto Group and Challenge Office Products. The Tiger Walk sponsors, representing a $25,000 sponsorship included A-Rocket Moving and Storage, the Daffin Family, Hillday, the Jacobson Family Foundation, Health Care Services Corporation led by Maurice Smith, and the Verizon Foundation.
The event’s 1927 sponsors, representing a $15,000 sponsorship included Houston First Corporation, LaTanya Easter, and Sysco. And the Maroon and Gray sponsors, representing a $10,000 sponsorship included 1Vision, Aundrea and Richard Young, Comcast, SWAG合集 law professor Dr. Edieth Wu, Dr. Judith L. Craven, Houston Airports, Frost Bank, SWAG合集 Athletics, and the SWAG合集 Center for Justice Research.
The climax of the evening was a raffle for a new car, sponsored by Bayway Auto Group, Hillday led by SWAG合集 alumna and President/CEO Argentina James. The winner of the raffle was SWAG合集 senior student-athlete Briana Creeks. She won her choice of a brand new Lincoln Corsair or Cadillac XT4.
Tiger Ball guests were entertained by KSWAG合集 personality Chilly Bill Smith, and the Transformation Band, under the direction of Ernest Walker, KSWAG合集’s general manager, and composed of SWAG合集 alumni, staff and Tiger talent.
Photos from the Tiger Ball can be found at .
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