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        35th Annual White Breakfast Fundraiser
                           December 6, 2025 9:30 AM 

The members of the Bennett College Alumnae of Durham invite you to attend and support our Thirty-Fifth Annual White Breakfast Scholarship Fundraiser at the Doubletree Raleigh Durham Research Triangle Park Hotel, 4810 Page Creek Lane, Durham, NC 27703, on December 6, 2025 at 9:30 a.m.  Distinguished Durham area community leaders and a Friend of Bennett College Durham Alumnae will be honored.  Each Honoree will receive the “Women of Vision Award of Excellence” in selected categories or the “Friend of Bennett” Award.   The “Chapter Phenomenal Woman Award” will be presented to a deserving Bennett College Alumna of Durham.

 

                                                                         Category:   Community Service & Education Award

                                                                                              Mrs. Rutha Johnson Brooks ‘57

                                                                                              Retired Orange County Educator

                                                                        Category:   Health and Community Services

                                                                                              Dr. Marva Mizell Price

                                                                                              Emeritus Nursing Faculty and Nurse Practitioner

                                                                        Category:   Friend of Bennett College Alumnae of Durham

                                                                                              Ms. Bonitta Best

                                                                                              Managing Editor, Triangle Tribune

                                                                       Category:    Phenomenal Bennett College Alumnae of Durham

                                                                                              Mrs. Sandra Sanders Meachem ‘70

                                                                                              Retired Program Coordinator/Durham Public Schools

                                                                                              Owner/Operator, Walter Sanders Funeral Home, Inc.

 2024 HONOREES
L to R
  Mrs. Rutha Brooks 
   Dr. Marva M. Price
Ms. Bonitta Best
Mrs. Sandra Sanders Meachem '70
 

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2024 White Breakfast Honorees and Guest 

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L to R:  Martina Gibbs-Dowdy, Bennett College; Jacqueline Anderson '70, President; Wendell Tabb, Jocelyn Williams '70, Rev. Dr. Sarah Springs,

Rev. Dr. Michael D. Page

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Bennett College Alumnae attending the 34th White Breakfast, including visiting alumnae Renee Robeson '74, Midlands-Columbia; Laverne Starks '70, Greensboro and Jazmine Rawls '26, current student.

                                       HISTORY OF THE WHITE BREAKFAST
One of the earliest, and certainly the most everlasting tradition to be institutionalized at Bennett College was the White Breakfast. The tradition was established around 1930, when Dr. David Dallas Jones accepted the challenge of the presidency of the newly restructured Bennett College for Women. Dr. Jones and his wife, Mrs. Susie Jones, were determined to establish some lasting values and traditions.

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                                          VISION AWARDS OF EXCELLENCE
Bennett College Alumnae of Durham is proud to present its annual “Vision Awards of Excellence.” These awards recognize Durham area citizens who have made a positive impact on the Durham Area Community. This year’s categories are Community Service, Civic Involvement, Religious Services and Social Action. A Friend of Bennett College and our Phenomenal Woman will also be honored.
             
                                       

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