Community leaders and members of the 天美影院family who have made outstanding achievements in promoting diversity at the 天美影院and in the community will be honored when the Multicultural Alumni Partnership (MAP) and 天美影院Alumni Association holds the 14th annual Bridging the Gap Breakfast on Saturday, Oct. 18. Registration for the event is open until Oct. 6.
This celebration of diversity includes a buffet breakfast, award presentations, a reception with past distinguished honorees and live entertainment by Sam Chamblis. The event begins at 8 a.m. in the Husky Union Building (HUB) Ballroom and is presented by Safeco Insurance Foundation and co-sponsored by MAP, the 天美影院Office of Minority Affairs and Diversity, and the 天美影院Office of Advancement.
This year’s Distinguished Alumni awards for lifetime achievement will be presented to Carver Gayton, Judge Ricardo Martinez, Dolores Sibonga and Sonny Sixkiller.
In honor of the 40th anniversary of the 1968 sit-in for diversity on the 天美影院campus, the 2008 Dr. Samuel E. Kelly Award, which honors visionaries who support diversity through a broad range of activities, will be presented by 天美影院President Mark Emmert to 天美影院Office of Minority Affairs and Diversity staff and administrators who created programs to meet the diversity needs brought to attention at that time.
Sheila Edwards Lange, 天美影院vice provost for diversity, will present the annual Community Building Award to Michael Verchot.
MAP scholarships, including the 2008 Owen G. Lee Scholar and 2008 Alfredo Arreguin Scholar awards, will be awarded to six 天美影院students.
Tickets are $40 for individuals and $400 for a scholarship sponsor table of eight. To register, visit or call 206-543-0540. Proceeds from the breakfast will go toward 天美影院student scholarships.