Online ticket sales have ended for this event. Please contact Kathie Russo at kathie@TFAS.org for more information.
Please join The Fund for American Studies (TFAS) on July 13, 2022, at The Four Seasons Hotel in Washington, D.C., for a special celebration honoring today’s congressional and business leaders and supporting our future leaders – the 2022 TFAS students.
Thanks to our Sponsors
It is a privilege to honor U.S. Senator Kyrsten Sinema of Arizona and U.S. Senator Pat Toomey of Pennsylvania
with the 2022 Congressional Leadership Awards, and Jade West, Chief Government Relations Officer for the
National Association of Wholesaler-Distributors, with the 2022 Business Leadership Award.
Your involvement will make a powerful difference in our nation’s future by allowing students with outstanding leadership potential to attend the TFAS D.C. Summer Programs track on Business + Government Relations.
DETAILS
July 13, 2022
Reception 6 p.m.
Dinner 7 p.m.
The Four Seasons Hotel
2800 Pennsylvania Avenue NW
Washington, DC 20007
Business Dress
SPONSORSHIPS AND TICKET SALES
Online ticket sales have ended for this event. Please contact Kathie Russo at kathie@TFAS.org for more information.
As a sponsor of our 32nd Annual Scholarship Dinner, you will enable deserving, highly qualified students to attend our life-changing programs, regardless of their financial situation. In addition, you and/or your company will be recognized before our attendees. These sponsorships include complimentary registration(s); VIP seating; priority intern selection and brand recognition and visibility.
View the list of sponsorship opportunities.
INDIVIDUAL TICKETS
Individual tickets are available for $300.
Recent alumni from classes 2017 to 2021 qualify for an alumni-discounted ticket for only $150. Generous sponsor contributions cover the cost of 2022 students to attend this special evening, as well as support scholarships for next year’s students. The dinner and opportunity to meet with business and congressional leaders is one of the major highlights of their Washington experience.
About The Dinner
Funds raised by this annual dinner support scholarships for highly qualified, ambitious student leaders to attend our transformational TFAS D.C. Summer Programs track on Business + Government Relations. This comprehensive program includes: courses on economics and government relations for transferable credit; guaranteed internships with government affairs offices of notable corporations, trade associations and lobbying firms in the D.C. area; and unparalleled access to networking and professional development opportunities including special guest lectures, site briefings, a mentorship program and more.
Even with remote learning and Zoom classes, the program did an amazing job creating an effective learning and communicative environment. If it wasn’t for the generous scholarship I received, I would not have been able to participate, and would have missed out on educational, networking, and professional experiences that I am honored to have been a part of.” – Luiza Biaggi, 2020 TFAS Business & Government Relations Student
85% of our exceptional students would be unable to attend our programs without your generosity. Thanks to sponsors and attendees like you, the dinner has raised $4.95 million in the past 20 years. Yet the need is growing. Help us say “yes” to more of our impressive applicants, regardless of their financial ability.
To learn how you can support future leaders, please contact TFAS Director of Corporate and Donor Relations Kathie Regan Russo at kathie@TFAS.org.
“It was during my summer with TFAS 20 years ago that I was truly exposed to the foundational tenets of free-market capitalism, individual liberty and the rule of law.” – Joseph Lai, TFAS Alumnus, Principal at BGR Group
Dinner Committee
Honorary Chairs
Nicholas E. Calio, Airlines for America
Tom Kuhn, Edison Electric Institute
Susan K. Neely, American Council of Life Insurers
Matthew Shay, National Retail Federation
Jay Timmons, National Association of Manufacturers
Members
Robert S. Aiken, Pinnacle West Capital Corp.
Charlie Black, Prime Policy Group
Kirk Blalock, Fierce Government Relations
The Honorable Daniel H. Branch
Jordan Quinn Canter, The Hartford
Randy DeCleene, kglobal
Frank J. Donatelli, FJD Strategies
The Honorable Juanita Duggan, CLARIFYD
Desiree Koetzle, Office of Congressman Pete Stauber
Joseph G. Lai, BGR Group
The Honorable Rob Nichols, American Bankers Association
Randal C. Teague, TFAS Chairman
Geoff Verhoff, Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld, LLP
Past Award Recipients
2021 – The Honorable Dan Sullivan and Suzanne Clark, president and CEO of the U.S. Chamber of Commerce
2019 – The Honorable Tim Scott and Susan Neely, president and CEO of American Council of Life Insurers
2018 – The Honorable Michael Bennet, The Honorable Jerry Moran and Matthew R. Shay, president and CEO of the National Retail Federation
2017 – The Honorable Rob Portman, The Honorable Tom Carper and Mr. Nick Calio, president and CEO of Airlines for America (A4A)
2016 – The Honorable Cory Gardner, The Honorable Mark Warner and The Honorable Jay Timmons, president and CEO of the National Association of Manufacturers
2015 – The Honorable John Barrasso, The Honorable Amy Klobuchar and The Honorable John Engler, president of the Business Roundtable
2014 – The Honorable Richard Burr, The Honorable Joe Manchin and Thomas R. Kuhn, president of the Edison Electric Institute
2013 – The Honorable Mark Begich, The Honorable Fred Upton and Jack Gerard, president and CEO of the American Petroleum Institute
2012 – The Honorable Lamar Alexander
2011 – The Honorable Senator Mark Pryor
2010 – The Honorable Richard Lugar
2009 – The Honorable Jon Kyl
2008 – The Honorable Ken Salazar
2007 – The Honorable Saxby Chambliss
2006 – The Honorable Max Baucus
2005 – The Honorable Pat Roberts
2004 – The Honorable Daniel K. Inouye
2003 – The Honorable Elizabeth Dole
2002 – The Honorable Ben Nelson
2001 – The Honorable Kay Bailey Hutchison
2000 – The Honorable Tom Daschle
1999 – The Honorable Phil Gramm
1998 – The Honorable Joe Lieberman
1997 – The Honorable Trent Lott
1996 – The Honorable Pat Moynihan
1995 – The Honorable Don Nickles
1994 – The Honorable John Breaux
1993 – The Honorable Malcolm Wallop
1992 – The Honorable Alan Dixon
1991 – The Honorable Bob Dole
1990 – The Honorable David L. Boren
1989 – The Honorable Richard Lugar
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Questions?
For more information, please reach out to Kathie Russo, director of corporate and donor relations, at krusso@TFAS.org. or Jane Mack, director of special events, at jmack@TFAS.org.