2026 Featherstone Awards Ceremony

The Featherstone Awards Dinner celebrates the transformative power of higher education.

Join the Featherstone Foundation on Friday, November 20, from 4:00 PM to 7:00 PM for an inspiring evening celebrating the power of education, leadership, and community impact at the Featherstone Awards Ceremony! This special event brings together more than 150 supporters, students, educators, and changemakers to honor outstanding leaders while celebrating the incredible young people whose lives are being transformed through scholarships, mentorship, and opportunities made possible by the Foundation’s work. 

For 18 years, we have awarded nearly $500,000 in scholarships to 183 students and creating pathways to academic achievement and economic mobility. This year, we will recognize exceptional students pursuing higher education and building innovative student-led businesses.

Your general support contribution fuels our mission and provides the resources needed to expand scholarship opportunities, strengthen our programs and empower this generation of innovators and changemakers.

Last year’s line up included: 

• • Jason Newton, Anchor and Reporter, WBAL-TV 11 News — Master of Ceremonies
  • Kurt L. Schmoke, President, The University of Baltimore
  • Travis E. Mitchell, Senior Vice President & Chief Content Officer, Maryland Public Television — recipient of our 2025 Changemaker Award
  • Rodrigo Mendivil Ocampo, Chief of the Consular Section of the Embassy of Mexico
  • Janet Currie, President, Bank of America Greater Maryland.