patrickhealy dinner 2026 Saturday jan 17th 2026

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2026 Awardees

Rose Francois (H’28)

charlene brown mckenzie

Dr. Charlene Brown-McKenzie (C’95, G’23, Parent’27)

k'sean henderson

K’sean Henderson (C’12, L’18)

Louis conan

Conan N. Louis (SLL’73, G’78, L’86)

Thank you to our sponsors!

  • Blue & Gray ($10,000)

    • Hope (B’75) and Tom (B’74) Reynolds

     

    Sponsor listing as of January 17, 2026

  • Benefactor ($5,000)

    • Michael Ford (L’84)
    • The Patrick Healy Fellowship
    • Tyree Jones (L’86, P’21)

     

    Sponsor listing as of January 17, 2026

  • Alma Mater ($3,000)

    • Ropes & Gray LLP
    • Valerie Lancaster-Beal (C’76, Parent’10)

     

    Sponsor listing as of January 17, 2026

  • Patron ($1,789)

    • Harrison Beacher (C’08)
    • J. Jacques Carter, MD (M’79)
    • Eddie Hill (B’92)
    • Martin “Chip” Van Sherrill II (B’93) and Andrew Clarke
    • Regina Torsney-Durkin, MD (C’73, M’77)
    • Eric Woods (B’91)
    • Zaid Zaid (SFS’97)

     

    Sponsor listing as of January 17, 2026

  • Hoya ($500)

    • Josephine Bias Robinson (SFS’91)
    • Mannone Butler (B’94, L’99)
    • James Chesley (C’75)
    • Kevin DaSilva (B’85)
    • Mark Guerrera (C’91, Parent’28)
    • Richard Hluchan (SFS’71)
    • Tricia Hoffler (L’87)
    • Roman Holton (C’78)
    • Malcolm Lee (C’92)
    • Cheryl Long (SFS’71, L’74)
    • Joy (C’91, MPP’94, Parent’22) and Michael Monahan (C’94, Parent’22)
    • Lena Prince Nchako
    • Fonda Sutton (SFS’87, L’95, EML’15)
    • Madeline Sutton (C’89)
    • Michelle Wallace, MD (C’00)

     

    Sponsor listing as of January 17, 2026

2026 Patrick Healy Dinner Photo Gallery

Black Alumni Council Board of Advisors

Attendees during the pre-dinner reception.

2026 Distinguished Leader Award Recipient Charlene Brown-McKenzie Ph.D. (C’95, G’23, Parent’27) and Interim President Robert Groves

Julia Farr (C’88, Parent’19, ’21, ’24), Executive Director, Georgetown University Alumni Association

2026 Patrick Healy Scholarship recipient Rose Francois (H’28)

Nigel S. Scott (C’95), Chair, Black Alumni Council Board of Advisors

Layla Bunch, vocalist and student at the Duke Ellington School of the Arts

2026 Marcia G. Cooke Awardee K’sean Henderson (C’12, L’18) and family

2026 Samuel A. Halsey Jr. Awardee Conan Louis (SLL’73, G’78, L’86)

Attendees during the pre-dinner reception.

Rev. Mark Thompson giving the opening prayer.

Attendees during the pre-dinner reception.

Current students during the pre-dinner reception.

2026 Patrick Healy Dinner

Attendees and former awardees seated at the dinner.

Attendees during the pre-dinner reception.

Attendees during the pre-dinner reception.

Courtney Nero (SLL’93) performing during the pre-dinner reception.

Attendees at the pre-dinner reception.

Attendees at the pre-dinner reception.

Members of Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity

Attendees during the dinner.

Attendees during the dinner.

Attendees during dinner.

Attendees during the pre-dinner reception.

2026 Patrick Healy Scholarship Recipient Rose Francois (H’28) and family.

2026 Marcia G. Cooke Award Recipient K’sean Henderson (C’12, L’18) and Interim President Robert Groves

Attendees during the pre-dinner reception.

Attendees during the dinner.

Fr. Raymond Kemp and Rev. Mark Thompson

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Black Alumni Council Board of Advisors

Attendees during the pre-dinner reception.

2026 Distinguished Leader Award Recipient Charlene Brown-McKenzie Ph.D. (C’95, G’23, Parent’27) and Interim President Robert Groves

Julia Farr (C’88, Parent’19, ’21, ’24), Executive Director, Georgetown University Alumni Association

2026 Patrick Healy Scholarship recipient Rose Francois (H’28)

Nigel S. Scott (C’95), Chair, Black Alumni Council Board of Advisors

Layla Bunch, vocalist and student at the Duke Ellington School of the Arts

2026 Marcia G. Cooke Awardee K’sean Henderson (C’12, L’18) and family

2026 Samuel A. Halsey Jr. Awardee Conan Louis (SLL’73, G’78, L’86)

Attendees during the pre-dinner reception.

Rev. Mark Thompson giving the opening prayer.

Attendees during the pre-dinner reception.

Current students during the pre-dinner reception.

2026 Patrick Healy Dinner

Attendees and former awardees seated at the dinner.

Attendees during the pre-dinner reception.

Attendees during the pre-dinner reception.

Courtney Nero (SLL’93) performing during the pre-dinner reception.

Attendees at the pre-dinner reception.

Attendees at the pre-dinner reception.

Members of Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity

Attendees during the dinner.

Attendees during the dinner.

Attendees during dinner.

Attendees during the pre-dinner reception.

2026 Patrick Healy Scholarship Recipient Rose Francois (H’28) and family.

2026 Marcia G. Cooke Award Recipient K’sean Henderson (C’12, L’18) and Interim President Robert Groves

Attendees during the pre-dinner reception.

Attendees during the dinner.

Fr. Raymond Kemp and Rev. Mark Thompson

Past Honorees

Mannone A. Butler (B’94, L’99), 2025 Samuel A. Halsey Jr. Award

K’sean Henderson (C’12, L’18), 2026 Marcia G. Cooke Award

Conan N. Louis (SLL’73, G’78, L’86), 2026 Samuel A. Halsey Jr. Award

Charlene Brown-McKenzie (C’95, G’23, P’27), 2026 Distinguished Leader Award

Connor Lannaman (SFS’27), 2025 Patrick Healy Scholarship Recipient

Ryan Wilson (C’12, L’15), 2025 Marcia G. Cooke Award

Dr. Maurice Jackson (G’95, G’01, Parent ’07), 2025 Distinguished Leader Award

Yamiche Alcindor (C’09, HON’23), 2024 Samuel A. Halsey Jr. Award

Darius Baxter (C’16), 2024 Marcia G. Cooke Award

Dr. Rohan G. Williamson (Parent’14, ’18), 2024 Distinguished Leader Award

Isaac Hawkins (SFS’26), 2024 Patrick Healy Scholarship Recipient

Kevin Warren (B’84), 2023 Samuel A. Halsey Jr. Award

Margaret Hayes Jordan (NHS’64), 2022 Samuel A. Halsey Jr. Award

Joseph “Joe” Pierce (B’91), 2020 Samuel A. Halsey Jr. Award

Kaya Henderson (SFS’92, EML’07, H’12), 2017 Samuel A. Halsey Jr. Award

Marcia Chatelain, Ph.D., 2022 Distinguished Leader Award

Angelyn Mitchell, 2020 Distinguished Leader Award

Bilquisu Abdullah (C’25) & Nicolas Stewart (C’24), Patrick Healy Scholarship recipients

Tiana Holston (C’22), Patrick Healy Scholarship recipient

About the Patrick Healy Dinner

Reverend Patrick Francis Healy became the president of Georgetown University in 1874. Born enslaved in 1834, he is considered to be the second founder of Georgetown. By racial classification standards, Patrick Healy, S.J., was the first Black man to earn a doctorate and the first to head a Jesuit university in the United States. In 1975, Georgetown University’s Black alumni began honoring the legacy of this great man by establishing a dinner and scholarship in his name. The annual Patrick Healy Dinner was founded as an official university event in 1992 and was placed under the direction of the African American Advisory board in 2002. Since then, the Patrick Healy Dinner and Scholarship have helped many students meet the financial burden of attending Georgetown.

Now a signature event under the Georgetown University Alumni Association Black Alumni Council, the annual Patrick Healy Dinner celebrates the achievements of Georgetown’s alumni, students, faculty, and staff. Update for 2026: Proceeds from the Patrick Healy Dinner support the university’s mission to ensure access and affordability for all admitted undergraduate students who demonstrate financial need.

About the Georgetown University Black Alumni Council

The Georgetown University Alumni Association Black Alumni Council (BAC) is the officially recognized affinity organization and shared interest group within the Georgetown University Alumni Association. The mission of the Georgetown University Black Alumni Council is to foster a culture that supports the inclusion, engagement, and connectivity of Black alumni across the Georgetown University community; enhances relations between alumni and students, faculty and staff who share in this mission; and to facilitate outreach from the university to the broader community.