University of Texas -Coach Beverly Kearney Celebrates “Intimate Conversations with Greatness"

March 19, 2012 - PRLog -- Austin, Texas – March 19, 2012 – University of Texas (Austin) and Coach Beverly Kearney, Hall of Famer and lauded NCAA Track & Field Coach, will celebrate the 6th Annual Minority Mentorship Symposium – “Intimate Conversations with Greatness, March 30-April 1 at the AT&T Executive Education Conference Center (1900 University Avenue) on campus.

Recently, Kearney was recognized for her contribution to excellence in Education: 2012 BET Honors, 2011 Oil of Olay Positive Role Model and an upcoming CNN special - ‘Breakthrough Women Series.’

The symposium includes a star-studded lineup of speakers from corporate, entertainment, media, sports and government industries. The ESPN Network will televise the symposium and stellar weekend activities.  

“My passion is to celebrate and motivate our students, athletes and soon-to-be future leaders. The University of Texas affords me the resources to produce a competitive annual mentorship program, which encourage real-life reality as it relates to our speakers sharing how they transitioned through failure to success. Our students need the truth of struggle to success – not just the glitz and glamour says,” Coach Bev.

Confirmed participants: Barbara Conrad (first African-American admitted to University of Texas undergraduate program); Jackie Joyner-Kersee (Olympic legend); Laz Alonso (Actor, Avatar); Missy Elliott (Grammy Award winner/producer); India Arie (Singer, Grammy Award winner); Ray Chew (Musical Director of American Idol); Ledisi (Singer); Meagan Good (Actress, Californication); Eric Draper (White House Photography Director for President George W. Bush); Malinda Williams (Actress, television’s Soul Food and Tyler Perry’s Daddy’s Little Girls); Letoya Luckett (Actress/Singer, former member of Grammy Award-winning group Destiny’s Child); and Lance Gross (Actor, Our Family Wedding and House of Payne).

A press conference is scheduled for Friday, March 30th at 5:30PM with distinguished celebrities, athletes, and executives, scheduled at AT&T Executive Conference Center (1900 University Avenue). The award’s program, dinner and keynote speakers will begin at 6:30PM.

The event sponsors are: University of Texas Athletics, NIKE, Wal-mart, Seton Healthcare, Investment Management Enterprise Incorporated.

Visit: http://www.bevkearneypursuitofdreams.com to learn more about Coach Beverly Kearney and her organization.

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