Blackburn Advisory Board members, Society members, and Fellows can register to attend through Wednesday, August 12, 2026. Blackburn students should register through their email invitation. See the list of registered attendees below the schedule.
Schedule
Please read each event carefully to ensure that you are included in the invited audience(s).
Friday, August 28
- 11 – 11:50 a.m. Advisory Board Check-In/Meet and Greet (Advisory Board and Blackburn Society)
- 12 – 1:15 p.m. Advisory Board Lunch (Advisory Board and Blackburn Society)
- 1:30 – 4 p.m. Advisory Board Meeting (Advisory Board and Blackburn Society)
- 1 – 1:15 p.m. Student Check-In (Blackburn Students)
- 1:30 – 2:30 p.m. Pre-Symposium Sessions (Blackburn Students)
- 3 – 4 p.m. Pre-Symposium Sessions (Blackburn Students)
- 4 – 5 p.m. Doors Open and Check-In for Keynote
- 5 – 6:15 p.m. Opening Keynote Speaker (Open to Full UA Community)
- 6:30 – 8:30 p.m. Blackburn Community Dinner (Blackburn Members)
Saturday, August 29
- 8 – 8:45 a.m. Breakfast and Saturday Check-In (Blackburn Members)
- 9 – 10:15 a.m. Breakout Sessions (Blackburn Members)
- 10:15 – 10:45 a.m. Coffee Break (Blackburn Members)
- 10:45 a.m. – 12 p.m. Breakout Sessions (Blackburn Members)
- 12 – 1:45 p.m. Blackburn Community Lunch (Blackburn Members)
- 2 – 3:15 p.m. Breakout Sessions (Blackburn Members)
Attendees
The following have registered to attend as of August 26.
Blackburn Advisory Board and Blackburn Society
- Lynne Berry
- Danielle Blevins
- Bob Boylan
- John Brinkerhoff
- Leigh Brinkerhoff
- Chris Busby
- Thomas Campbell
- Cheree Causey
- Prince Cleveland
- John Covington
- Kathleen Cramer
- LeeAnn Denham
- Royce Dickerson
- David Donaldson
- Joseph Eatmon
- Chris England
- Marsha Folsom
- Ben Foster
- Monica Graveline
- Robert L. Harris, III
- Russell Henshaw
- Mike House
- Trinity Hunter
- Qasim Hussaini
- A.J. James
- Terry Lamar
- Dalis Lampkins
- Frank Lassiter
- Tamara Lee
- Gordon G Martin
- Isaac McCoy
- Marion McIntosh
- Whitney Miller-Nichols
- Rosalind Moore-Miller
- David Muhlendorf
- Marjorie Kay Nix
- Holly Piper
- Gina Rigby-House
- Melody Saueressig
- John Saxon
- Rashmee Sharif
- Bobbie Siegal
- Bill Smith
- Helen Smith
- Alex Smith
- Meghan Stringer
- Mark Valentine
- Tammie Williams
Blackburn Fellows
- Hannah Adams
- Charles Adams III
- Emily Adcock
- Keegan Allen
- Anna Benetollo
- Malea Benjamin
- Makenna Berry
- Nancy Boyd
- Cale Brown
- Kathy Brunot
- Mary Lee Caldwell
- Jennifer Carlson
- Anika Clark
- Jon David Conolley
- Dillon Cook
- Morgan Cunningham
- Corrie Davis
- Patrick Dutton
- Haas Flowers
- Sydney Gabrielson
- Anna-Margaret Goldman
- Martha Griffith
- John Hammontree
- Brittany Hamner
- Trey Hayes
- Addison Henninger
- Abby Horton
- Isaac Hwangpo
- Chris Izor
- Makayla Jordan
- Josiah King-Rogers
- Gabrielle Kirk
- Cole Knight
- Marcella Martinez
- Samuel McKinney
- Reggie Miller
- Imani Muse
- Toni Nelson
- Taylor Nichols
- Ellen Nicholson
- John Pace
- Lawrence Perry
- Rachel Ramey
- Zac Riddle
- Christopher Robinson
- Quinn Russell
- Liam Schaepers
- Seth Self
- Walt Shelton
- Madi Skinner
- Makenzie Smith
- Charlotte Sorrell
- Elliot Spillers
- Trey Sullivan
- Marilyn Swint
- Bryan Taylor
- Kyle Van Frank
- Lita Waggoner
- Megan Welborn
- Ragan Hope Wilson
- Courtney Zotaj
Blackburn Students
- Hailey Adams
- Micah Adams
- Murphy Adams
- Molly Amick
- Elizabeth Atkinson
- Kameron Baba
- Jacob Bailey
- Kameryn Bardwell
- Ja’Kobe Bibbs
- Colby Braden
- Margaret Ann Browning
- Landon Bruski
- Karizma Bryant
- Kinley Callahan
- Colton Cameron
- Hudson Campbell
- Austin Chase
- Kyla Chatmon
- Danielle Chbeir
- Christian Colwell
- Natalie Cook
- Jazlynn Corprew
- Destiney Crawford
- Nicholas Curry
- Kasen Davis
- Rylen Dempsey
- Estrella Diaz
- Dawson Duncan
- Kolby Dupree
- Chloe Eastis
- Whit Feltel
- Daisy Ferrell
- Lana Grace Fields
- Jb Foster
- Edward Fountain
- Brie Fowler
- Izzy Franchione
- Daylynn Francis
- Prem Joy Garapati
- Andrew Giadrosich
- Jack Gibby
- Brody Gillespie
- Zacc Gleason
- Phillip Gorokhovich
- Ora Graham
- Ashley Grant
- Andrew Groce
- Alayna Hall
- Josh Harvey
- Malyk Hayden
- Woods Hobbs
- Samuel Hochhauser
- Samantha Hoefs
- Millie Hoksbergen
- Jay Jones
- Anna Frances Kovacs
- Noah Lohr
- Grant Long
- Camila Lopez
- Michael Mathis
- Brody Mazingo
- Ella McCarthy
- Preston Melson
- Mason Miller
- Sam Miller
- Zoi Moon
- Eli Moore
- Melaina Munson
- Rylee/Ry Nicely
- Tiere Olayoju-Arikawe
- Yash Param
- Jessica Perez-Ferman
- Walker Perrenoud
- Kelley Pham
- Jazmyne Price
- Lily Frances Price
- Jai Ivy Raines
- Ari Randall
- Addison Ratliff
- Johnnie Reed
- Robin Reid
- Morgan Robinson
- Adonai Ross
- Harrison Russ
- William Russell
- Noah Sanderson
- Jonas Scofield
- Savannah Sempier
- Kahyah Shabazz
- Sophie Siler
- Samantha Simmons
- Ava Stewart
- Zion Suddith
- Mary Sullivan
- Isaiah Thomas
- Eyces Tubbs
- Eleanor Vest
- Mae Webster
- Dominic Weir
- Tyler West
- Kelly Willis
- Nolen Wilson
- Micah Young
Invited Guests
- Andrew Brasfield
- Jon Michael Brown
- Tana Collins-Allred
- Garfield Ivey
- Paul Kennedy
- Hana Lane
- Maleigha Mauldin
- Ansleigh Miller
- Noah Noles
- Yaneli Vieyra
- Pauletta Windham
- Andre Denham
- Lisa Pawloski
- Julie Sandford
- Josh Bramlett
- Eric Buchanan
- Anthony Daniels
- Morgan Duckett
- Danny Garrett
- Beth Shelburne
- Chad Ward
- Sonya Harwood-Johnson
- LeNá McDonald
- Jack Horton
- Donna Smith
- Brenda Taylor
- Sam Sorrell
- Jim Causey
- Sarah Robinson
- Samuel Swanson
- Denson Clark
- Andrew Smith
- Leslie L Bates
- Michelle Ellena
- Nate Carlson
- Betsy Saxon
- Edwin Brunot
- Maria Parsons
- Victoria Robinson
- Addison Miller
- David Welborn
- Monica Graveline
- Kendarius Floyd
- Allison Burleson
- Shareena Rahman
- Sheela Kailasam
- Nadeem Siddiqui
- Crystal Cust
- Timmy Davis
- Nicky Reid
- Jerri Jordan
- David Justice
- Terri Justice
- Sabrina Keating
- My Luu
- Cathy Randall
- Joyce Whetstone
- Pat Whetstone
- Frank Chris Lee
- Steven Hood
- Brandi Lamon-Pinkerton
- Erika Mason-Imbody
- Stewart McLaurin
- Peter Mohler
- Kelsey Noble
- David Spunt