Retired Army Lt. Col. Bob M. Dixon will be the featured guest speaker for this year’s Salute to Veterans Gala event co-hosted by the University of Maryland Eastern Shore and the Salisbury Area Chamber of Commerce.
The Wednesday, Nov. 13 event pays tribute to local military veterans and begins at 6 p.m. with a cocktail reception at the Richard A. Henson Center on the UMES campus, followed by dinner at 7 p.m.
Dixon, who served in the United States Army from 1988-2010, has also worked in the White House as Presidential Communications Officers to Presidents Bill Clinton and George W. Bush. Dixon also has experience working in higher education including at Wor-Wic Community College as the Veterans Upward Bound Coordinator and as an adjunct workforce instructor. Dixon currently serves as a Workforce Product Development Coordinator at Germanna Community College in Fredericksburg, Virginia.
The event will be emceed by current Maryland Secretary of Housing & Community Development and former Salisbury, Maryland Mayor Jake Day.
Proceeds from ticket sales will go to the Silver Star Scholarship Fund to support first-year students who are honorably discharged veterans, a child of a veteran or a child of a service member killed in action.
Individual tickets are $80; corporate sponsorships for a table of eight are $600. They can be purchased online at: https://app.mobilecause.com/vf/VetUMES2024
You can also reserve a ticket or table by sending a check and making it payable to:
UMES Foundation
c/o Division of Institutional Advancement
11868 Academic Oval
J.T. Williams Hall, Suite 1105
Princess Anne, MD 21853
Questions may be directed to Ms. Chenita Reddick at 410-651-8045 or via email at crreddick@umes.edu.
Anyone unable to attend but interested in supporting the scholarship fund is encouraged to send a tax-deductible contribution to the UMES Foundation through the online portal: https://fundraise.givesmart.com/vf/VetUMES2024
Military formal attire is encouraged for service personnel and business attire for other guests.
