2025 National Alumni and Pre-Alumni Councils Leadership Conference – Memphis, TN
If you want to connect with more than 500 students, faculty, leaders in the HBCU community, funding experts, sponsors, alumni, and member institutions of the country’s largest and most effective African American education organization—UNCF— this is your opportunity. The UNCF Leadership Conference, a combination of the National Alumni Council (NAC) and the National Pre-Alumni Council (NPAC), is the perfect opportunity to get acquainted with key decision makers and engage students who are on the path to leadership. Your involvement in this conference is an opportunity to demonstrate a commitment to education now and in the future.
This exciting three-day conference provides interactive and energizing workshops and industry speakers exploring the best and most promising practices relevant to students, alumni and UNCF member HBCUs.
This page is your resource to review the various aspects of the conference. The draft of the full schedule, registration details, team leaders, FAQs, conference related forms and other pertinent information are all included here.
FULL REGISTRATION FEE INCLUDES:
- Welcome Reception: “A Taste of Memphis” @ The FedEx Experience Center(Thursday evening)
- Leadership Breakfast/Business Session I (Friday)
- Empower Me Tour Presentations (Friday)
- Career Fair (Friday)
- Alumni Summit (Friday)
- UNCF Legacy Gala (Friday)
- Miss National UNCF Coronation (Saturday)
- Relevant Workshops/National presenters and speakers
Thursday, February 20, 2025
Wear your school t-shirt and/or paraphernalia
Questions about parts of the event? Contact:
- Alumni Awards: Dr. Kalvin Wall * awards@uncfnac.org * 252.289.5362
- Alumni Summit: Dr. Gregory Murphy * southeast@uncfnac.org
- Conference Logistics: Tony Hawkins * conference@uncfnac.org * 901.299.7353
- Coronation: Kara Parks * coronation@uncfnac.org * 843.870.8171
- Legacy Gala : JoAnn Scott * nominations@uncfnac.org * 901.351.0376
- Vendors Market: Stephanie Jones* vendors@uncfnac.org * 609.760.6495
- Workshop Presenters: Dr. Ala’Torya Cranford * vpprograms@uncfnac.org
CONFERENCE ALUMNI AWARDS
These prestigious alumni awards recognize individuals who have made significant contributions to their alma mater, their community and/or UNCF. Each school submits the name of one alumnus for the Hall of Honor (Outstanding Alumni Award) and one alumnus for the Outstanding Young Alumni Award.
These awards will be presented during UNCF NAC Legacy Gala, Friday, February 21, 2025 at 7:30 p.m. in the Grand Ballroom at the Renasant Convention Center.
2025 NAC Conference: Outstanding Alumnus Form
2025 NAC Conference: Outstanding Young Alumnus Form
2025 Legacy Award
2025 NAC Cecelia Washington Award (page 10-12)
CONFERENCE STUDENT AWARDS
2025 William “Bill” McGill Male Student Award (page 8)
2025 Ernest Fair- Charles Stevens Female Student Award (page 9)
Resume Workshop/Professional Headshots
Welcome Reception
Business Session
Career Fair
Workshops
Legacy Gala
Workshops
Brunch
Coronation
Sheraton Memphis Downtown at the Renasant Convention Center
255 North Main Street
Memphis, TN 38103
The Vendors Market provides custom goods and products as well as unique one-of-a-kind items that are culturally relevant and have a certain appeal to the conferees.
Full-page ads are available for purchase.
The Career Fair offers an opportunity to interact with a diverse population of over 300 students, both undergraduate and graduate, who are enthusiastically looking forward to entering graduate school or the corporate community. This Career Fair opens doors of opportunity for students as well as alumni from the Jacksonville community to explore graduate school options and career choices.
