The 32nd Annual UNCF Mayor’s Masked Ball brought out A-list celebrities, dignitaries, civic and elected officials at the Marriott Marquis Atlanta Hotel, Saturday, December 19, 2015. Highlights of the annual fundraising gala and premier social event of the holiday season included a VIP Masked Award Reception, Silent Holiday Auction, Red Carpet Parade of Stars and Dignitaries, Elegant Dining, Parade of Masks, Dancing and Live entertainment by Johnny Gill.
Sonya Jenkins at the UNCF Mayor’s Masked Ball 2015
Dr. Michael Lomax, Mayor Kasim Reed, First Lady Sarah-Elizabeth Reed, Shan Cooper and D. Jack Sawyer, Jr.,
Dr. Michael Lomax, UNCF President, Justine Boyd, UNCF Regional Development Director, Edwin Moses, Olympic Track Star, Rose Mutumbo and Former NBA Star Dikembe Mutumbo
Dr. Michael Lomax, President and CEO, UNCF; Sheila Tenney, Vice Chair of the UNCF Mayor’s Masked Ball, Shan Cooper, Honorary Co-Chair of Masked Ball and D. Jack Sawyer, Jr., Honorary Co-Chair of the 32nd Annual UNCF Mayor’s Masked Ball
Sonya Jenkins with former NBA star and Atlanta Hawks co-owner Grant Hill and his wife, singer Tamia Hill
Atllanta Mayor Kasim Reed and First Lady Sarah-Elizabeth Reed with Valerie Montgomery-Rice, President of Morehouse School of Medicine
Helen Price, executive director of The Coca-Cola Foundation, Sonya Jenkins, and Wanda Yancey Rodwell, Director of Global Community Affairs for The Coca-Cola Company
Actor and Comedian Chris Tucker, Actor Stephan James, Mayor Kasim Reed, Ambassador Andrew Young and Maurice Jenkins, UNCF Vice President
Publisher, Actress, Author Sonya Jenkins, an Atlanta-native, attends her sixth UNCF Mayor’s Masked Ball
Captions Being Updated. Check back.
UNCF (United Negro College Fund) is the nation’s largest and most effective minority education organization. To serve youth, the community and the nation, UNCF supports students’ education and development through scholarships and other programs, strengthens its 37 member colleges and universities, and advocates for the importance of minority education and college readiness. UNCF institutions and other historically black colleges and universities are highly effective, awarding 20 percent of African American baccalaureate degrees. UNCF administers more than 400 programs, including scholarship, internship and fellowship, mentoring, summer enrichment, and curriculum and faculty development programs. Today, UNCF supports more than 60,000 students at over 900 colleges and universities across the country. Its logo features the UNCF torch of leadership in education and its widely recognized motto, “A mind is a terrible thing to waste.”® Learn more at www.UNCF.org.