Speakers

Our program this week is the Atchison Community Educational Foundation, (ACEF).  Plan on attending this meeting to see who ACEF's next scholarship recipient will be!

Created for the purpose of assisting minority and at-risk youth with the opportunity to receive a higher education and develop home-grown leadership for Atchison’s future, the Atchison Leaders’ Scholarship represents a truly visionary program that benefits college-bound students, their families and the Atchison community at-large. This privately-funded program was initiated in 1994 by Bud Cray and a group of involved citizens, various businesses and other organizations. With its inception, the Atchison Community Educational Foundation (ACEF) was formed to oversee and sustain the program by providing eligible male, African American, high school seniors in Atchison County with financial assistance to attend Benedictine College for a full four years.

To find out more about ACEF, click here to visit their website!

Our program / guest this week will be, the Honorable / Senior United States Senator, Pat Roberts, representing the Great State of Kansas.  On January 4, 2019, Roberts announced that he would not seek reelection in 2020.

During his entire career in Washington D.C., Senator Roberts always looked out for his constituents in Kansas, as well at times coming through with direct assistance for us here in Atchison!

Plan on attending this meeting to hear from Senator Pat Roberts, and thank him for his service to our Country, and representing our great State while in Washington D.C.! 

Our program this week is Dr. David W. Bryant, M.B.A., Ph.D., Assistant Professor for the School of Business at Benedictine College. 

Dr. Bryant will be on hand to update us on Benedictine College's, Cray Center for Entrepreneurship.  The Cray Center for Entrepreneurship is an endowed center focused on encouraging and facilitating business invention on campus, in Atchison, and in the greater Northeast Kansas area.  Students can participate in a variety of entrepreneurial activities, including a number of student-led businesses. 

These include Holy Grounds Coffee Shop, the Raven School of Dance, and other ventures currently under consideration.