Forty Under Forty
40 UNDER 40 AWARDS CEREMONY
The 40 Under 40 Society Awards Ceremony is tentatively scheduled for Friday, April 19, 2024 on the campus of Elizabeth City State University.
Honorees can have up to four (4) guests to attend the ceremony at the ticketed price of $75 per person. (Includes Ceremony Meal and Football Ticket)
TICKETS AND CONTRIBUTIONS
Ticket sales have closed.
Contributions to support ECSU can be made here.
Sponsorship and Ad information is below.
SPONSORSHIPS AND UNDERWRITING AD OPPORTUNITIES
Sponsorships and Ads are a great way to support a worthwhile cause and also congratulate honorees.
According to the IRS, ads can be considered charitable if they avoid the following:
-The use of qualitative or comparative language
-Pricing or savings information
-Inducements to purchase, sell, or use the sponsor's service, facility, or product
Click here to view examples.
If an ad includes any of the items mentioned above, it cannot be considered charitable and would be ineligible for tax deduction.
Additional Sponsorship and Underwriting information is below.
CONTACT INFORMATION
For more information, please contact the Office of Alumni Relations and Engagement at ecsualumni@ecsu.edu.
Sponsorship & Underwriting Opportunities
- Ten (10) Luncheon tickets with seating in a prominent location
- Brief speaking opportunity during the 40 Under 40 Luncheon
- On-screen recognition at the luncheon
- Recognition on the website and in the luncheon souvenir booklet
- Verbal recognition from the podium during the 40 Under 40 Luncheon
- Sponsorship can be purchased here.
Per the IRS, only the portion of the contribution that exceeds the fair market value of benefits received is tax deductible.
- Four (4) Luncheon tickets with seating in a prominent location
- On-screen recognition at the luncheon
- Recognition on the website and in the luncheon souvenir booklet
- Verbal recognition from the podium during the 40 Under 40 Luncheon
- Sponsorship can be purchased here.
Per the IRS, only the portion of the contribution that exceeds the fair market value of benefits received is tax deductible.
- Two (2) Luncheon tickets
- Recognition on the website and in the luncheon souvenir booklet
- Sponsorship can be purchased here.
Per the IRS, only the portion of the contribution that exceeds the fair market value of benefits received is tax deductible.
- Full Page Ad – 8” wide x 10.5” tall
- Print-ready ads must be electroincally submitted to blspence@ecsu.edu no later than April 5th, 2024 to be included in the souvenir booklet.
- Refunds will not be provided.
- The sponsorship and operations committee reserves the right to refuse publication of any ad.
- Ads can be purchased here.
Ad Specifications:
Color and Ink
- Convert all colors to 4-color process (CMYK) — all photos, logos, graphics and type
- PMS/spot and RGB colors are not accepted. Convert all color elements to CMYK.
Accepted Formats
Portable Document Format (PDF) – Preferred
- PDF images with 300 DPI resolution
- All fonts embedded
- Joint Photographic Experts Group (JPG or JPEG)
- JPG with 300 DPI resolution
- CMYK color mode
Joint Photographic Experts Group (JPG or JPEG)
- JPG with 300 DPI resolution
- CMYK color mode
Microsoft Publisher (PUB, PUBX), Microsoft Word (DOC, DOCX) and Microsoft PowerPoint (PPT, PPTX) files will not be accepted. Please Save/export PUB, DOC and PPT files as PDF for submission.
Note: Faxed ads will not be accepted.
- Full Page Ad – 8” wide x 5.125” tall
- Print-ready ads must be electroincally submitted to blspence@ecsu.edu no later than April 5th, 2024 to be included in the souvenir booklet.
- Refunds will not be provided.
- The sponsorship and operations committee reserves the right to refuse publication of any ad.
- Ads can be purchased here.
Ad Specifications:
Color and Ink
- Convert all colors to 4-color process (CMYK) — all photos, logos, graphics and type
- PMS/spot and RGB colors are not accepted. Convert all color elements to CMYK.
Accepted Formats
Portable Document Format (PDF) – Preferred
- PDF images with 300 DPI resolution
- All fonts embedded
- Joint Photographic Experts Group (JPG or JPEG)
- JPG with 300 DPI resolution
- CMYK color mode
Joint Photographic Experts Group (JPG or JPEG)
- JPG with 300 DPI resolution
- CMYK color mode
Microsoft Publisher (PUB, PUBX), Microsoft Word (DOC, DOCX) and Microsoft PowerPoint (PPT, PPTX) files will not be accepted. Please Save/export PUB, DOC and PPT files as PDF for submission.
Note: Faxed ads will not be accepted.
Past Honorees
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Gregory Ackles, Jr. ’03 Branden Germaine Anderson ’03 Sheba Starlette Andrews ’03 General Irvin Barrett ’03 Karman Lee Battle ’11 Jeffery Billups, II ’05 Tanya Marie Blackshear-Arellano ’03 Andrew Robert Brumfield ’13 Garry Cameron ’08 Tony Lee Coley ’12 Javon Cordell Copeland ’16 Darrin Corbin ’16 Alesha J Covington ’08 Constance Fleming Davenport ’06 J'Vonn Davis ’11 Krystal Michele Harris ’03 Valerie Edwards Henderson ’14 Marcus Andre Hilliard ’04 Marion Hudson ’12 Gerry N. Jackson, Jr. ’08 |
Brandon Dean Johnson ’12 Wade Javon Johnson ’06 Brandon Jones ’15 Aletea Joosten ’04 Courtnay Jordan ’05 Corey Kellam ’13 Julian M. Lee ’09 Brandi Nicole Matthews ’09 Jason A. Mitchell ’02 Micaela Morris ’07 Torrey B. Nowell ’09 Ronald Q. Nixon, II ’06 James Donte Prayer ’20 Keith O. Richardson ’03 Malone Cortez Silver ’12 Rena Spellman ’11 Bryan Spence ’09 Quinnesha Staton ’03 Jessica D. Tabb-Jones ’12 Shante Nicole Trumpet ’07 |
| Mikel Brabham '01 | Julia Madison '08 |
| Sabrina M. Brown '04 | Joshua Mallory '07,'13 |
| Demetrius Deloatch '15 | Kevin Marshall '09 |
| Kodi Fleming '04 | Jaime Mercer '06 |
| Trevei Foreman '12 | Kristynna Oliver-Smith '08 |
| James Futrell Jr. '10 | Brian Overton '04 |
| Jason Griffin '13 | Tania Overton '08 |
| Michael Hoffler '09 | Adriane Patterson Walker '01 |
| Sherri Horner Lawrence '02 | Jonas Pope, IV '02 |
| Damika Howard-Wayne '11 | Nadia Rhodes '09 |
| Taneshia Jernigan '15 | Jason W. Richardson '01 |
| Nina Jones Griffin '01,'18 | Ja'Naye "Jay Cee" Ruffin '14 |
| Richard Jowers '12 | Barbara Sutton '04 |
| Tre'ona Kelty-Jacobs '05 | Crystal Waters '09 |
| Kevin Leonard '07 |
| Shekeria Smith Barnes '00 | Brian Keith Phelps '00 |
| Emanuel L. Basnight Jr. '02 | Alysha K. Purvis '13 |
| Enoch D. Bond '04 | Glasher S. Robinson '11 |
| Mike Brown '09 | Lionel Ray Robinson '10 |
| Gregory Burgess '03 | Lance N. Sanders '11 |
| Bryce Lennon Carmichael '09 | Lia Scott '12 |
| Steven D. Carter '09 | Shakia O. Seabrook '11 |
| Brandon La'Mont Cobb '11 | Jenelle Simpson '02 |
| Lynell Patrese Coston '99 | Courtney Slaughter '14 |
| Peter M. Eley '00 | Ebony Sneed '00 |
| Charity M. Fisher '08 | Alicia Nicole Clayvon Stokley '14 |
| Jasper L. Fleming '09 | Mckinley Strother '16 |
| Anthony B. Garrett '10 | Timothy C. Summers '06 |
| Julian Hoggard '08 | Illiana Thomas '10,'12 |
| Natasha Coley Holley '03 | Justin L. Waddell '14 |
| Oliver Andrew Holley '01 | Kevin Jemar Wade '02 |
| Darrien J. Jerman '08 | A'Lelianne Warren '08 |
| Jeremy T. Jones '13 | Jeremy Lionel Whidbee '10 |
| Tremaine Kwasikpui '08 | Darrius Devon Wiggins '03 |
| Trequita D. Overton '99 | Canisha L. Young '15 |