Bayer US President Sebastian Guth to Serve as Honorary Chair for UNCF NJ 80th Anniversary Masked Ball Gala to Support HBCUs
April 16 2024 - 3:12PM
Today, UNCF (United Negro College Fund) New Jersey announced that
Sebastian Guth, Chief Operating Officer of Bayer Pharmaceuticals
and President of Bayer US, will serve as honorary chair for its
80th anniversary/Masked Ball Gala, scheduled for July 13, 2024 at
Cedar Hill Country Club, Livingston, New Jersey.
“I am very pleased to serve as the Honorary Chair of UNCF’s 80th
anniversary Gala,” commented Mr. Guth. “Education is essential to
shaping individuals and societies. Few organizations have the level
of impact UNCF has on young scholars. I look forward to celebrating
UNCF and all their great work nationally and in the state of New
Jersey.”
Lissa Jean Ferrell, Esq., UNCF NJ Leadership Council Chair,
shared “the event will celebrate eight decades of UNCF service to
students and HBCUs.”
Vice Chairs for the celebratory event will be Armond Kinsey,
Vice President and Chief Diversity Officer, Atlantic Health; Dr.
Avery Ince, Vice President, Medical Affairs- Cardiovascular,
Janssen Pharmaceuticals; Calvin Souder, Partner, Souder; Shabazz
& Woolridge Law Group; Carloyn Brown-Dancy, Executive Director,
Atlantic Health; Carole Lakin, Group HR Leader, Enterprise;
Darrell Terry, President and Chief Executive Officer, Newark Beth
Israel Medical Center and Children’s Hospital of New Jersey; Robin
Nesbit, Compliance Business Partner, Consumer Health, Bayer; Sara
Baxter, Chief Financial Officer, SubCom; and Tammeisha Smith,
President, Dunbar Center, Inc.
“We are overjoyed to have Mr. Guth as Honorary Chair for this
important celebration for our organization. The support of all the
aforementioned corporate and community leaders is what helps and
enables us to do the work on behalf of our New Jersey students,”
noted Ngozi Emenyeonu, UNCF NJ Area Director.
This year’s event will commemorate UNCF’s extensive work
and accomplishments while providing our guests the opportunity to
celebrate all things UNCF!
As we look forward to our highly anticipated event, sponsorship
opportunities remain available.
For table and ticket purchases, or other questions about the
Masked Ball Gala please visit UNCF.org/NJMaskedBall or
contact our New Jersey office at 973.642.1955.
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About UNCFUNCF (United Negro College Fund) is the
nation’s largest and most effective minority
education organization. To serve youth, the community and the
nation, UNCF supports students’ education and development
through scholarships and other programs, supports and strengthens
its 37 member colleges and universities, and advocates for the
importance of minority education and college readiness. While
totaling only 3% of all colleges and universities, UNCF
institutions and other historically Black colleges and universities
are highly effective, awarding 15% of bachelor’s degrees, 5% of
master’s degrees, 10% of doctoral degrees and 19% of all STEM
degrees earned by Black students in higher education. UNCF
administers more than 400 programs, including scholarship,
internship and fellowship, mentoring, summer enrichment,
and curriculum and faculty development programs. Today, UNCF
supports more than 50,000 students at over 1,100 colleges and
universities across the country. Its logo features the UNCF torch
of leadership in education and its widely recognized
trademark, ‟A mind is a terrible thing to waste.”® Learn
more at UNCF.org or for continuous updates and news,
follow UNCF on Twitter at @UNCF.
Roy Betts
UNCF
2407033384
roy.betts@uncf.org
Ngozi Claire Emenyeonu
UNCF New Jersey
973.642.1955
nemenyeonu@uncf.org