2020 Bonner Celebration

FRIday, June 5 • 4:30 pm to 6:30 pm ET

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The Bonner Network is something to celebrate - come rain, come shine, and year round! Don’t miss this opportunity to share in the Bonner Love as we take a look at all of the positive work we have accomplished as a network of students, partners, campuses, and communities. Besides marking the beginning of our 30th year, we will pause to reflect and celebrate with the Class of 2020 from across this network of 65 colleges and universities. Join this commemorative event with special speaking, musical, and artistic performances by:

• Nicole Bialick, University of Richmond (Richmond, VA)

• Amy Michael and Claudio Mir, Rutgers University (New Brunswick, New Jersey)

• Matthew Bryant Cheney, Carson Newman College (Jefferson City, Tennessee)

• Sydney King, Christopher Newport University (Newport News, VA)

• Yuncheng Ni, Sewanee: The University of the South (Sewanee, TN)

• Nitan Shanas, Rutgers Camden (Camden, NJ)

• Janel Wirley, University of Tampa (Tampa, Florida)

• Emceed by Liz Brandt (Community Engagement Director at the Bonner Foundation and Centre College Alum) and Arthur Tartee Jr. (Bonner Alumni Network Manager at the Bonner Foundation and University of Richmond Alum)

  
  

Additionally, Ronald Crutcher, President of the University of Richmond (Richmond, Virginia) will preside over the Class of 2020 Celebration. Crutcher was born on February 27, 1947 in Cincinnati, Ohio to Andrew and Burdella Crutcher. Crutcher graduated from Woodward High School in 1965, and went on to attend Miami University of Ohio, where he received his B.M. degree in 1969. He earned his M.M.A. degree from the Yale School of Music in 1972. Crutcher received a Fulbright Fellowship in 1972 to study in West Germany until 1977. In 1979, he became the first cellist to receive a D.M.A. degree from the Yale University School of Music. In 2016, Crutcher became the first African American president of the University of Richmond.

Crutcher co-founded Liberal Education and America’s Promise (LEAP) within the Association of American Colleges and Universities, where he also served on the board. He also served on numerous community and corporate boards including the board of the American Council on Education, The Fulbright Association, and multiple boards for symphonies and music associations. Crutcher has received various awards and honors for his work in higher education and music including honorary doctorates from Muhlenberg College, Colgate University, and Wheaton College. Crutcher has also received the Presidential Medal of Honor from the University of Cordoba in Spain.