Mentor Tech Hosts Banquet Featuring Academy-Award Nominated Actress

ADVISORY
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
DATE: May 2, 2013
CONTACT: Callie Jones, callie.jones@ttu.edu
(806) 742-2136

WHAT: Academy-award nominated actress Taraji P. Henson will give the keynote speech during the Lauro Cavazos & Ophelia Powell-Malone Mentoring Program (Mentor Tech) annual banquet.

WHEN: 7 p.m. Friday (May 3)

WHERE: Lubbock Memorial Civic Center Banquet Hall

EVENT: Mentor Tech’s annual banquet features Academy-award nominated actress Taraji P. Henson. Henson, who was nominated for Best Supporting Actress in the film “The Curious Case of Benjamin Button” has appeared in films including “Think Like a Man,” “Larry Crowne” and “Hustle & Flow.”

Mentor Tech pairs students with faculty and staff members to assist them in their academic, social and cultural adjustments to Texas Tech University. More than 2,500 students have been provided service through the program. In the last seven years, more than 530 student participants have graduated from the university. Since its inception, the program has awarded more than $88,000 in scholarships.

Tickets for the banquet are $60 each or $75 for a pass to a VIP reception with Henson. Tables of eight cost $550 and $750, which also include passes to the VIP reception. Proceeds benefit the Mentor Tech scholarship fund.

Mentor Tech is part of Texas Tech’s Division for Institutional Diversity, Equity and Community Engagement.

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CONTACT: Cory Powell, director, Mentor Tech, Texas Tech University, (806) 742-8692, or mentor@ttu.edu.