2022 Frank Fischer Benefit Highlights
On Saturday, November 12, more than one hundred members of the Loyola Blakefield community gathered in Knott Hall for our annual Frank Fischer Benefit Dinner, which directly benefits the Frank P. Fischer Diversity Scholarship Fund. This endowed fund at Loyola Blakefield was founded and is sustained by Loyola’s African American alumni and generous benefactors to provide financial support to African American students whose families possess a demonstrated financial need and who meet Loyola’s academic standards for admission. Since its inception in 2014, the fund has generated over $400,000.
We would especially like to thank this year's event sponsors for their generous support.
If you did not have the opportunity to attend this year's event, but would like to make a donation to the Frank P. Fischer Diversity Endowment Fund, you can do so here.
View photos from the event below.
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We would especially like to thank this year's event sponsors for their generous support.
Throughout the evening, which began with a special blessing from Br. Paul Cawthorne, SJ, we heard from President Anthony Day, current Frank Fischer scholar Vance Tyree Jr. '25, and several members of the Higher Achievement Program, which Frank Fischer founded in the 1960s. These alumni speakers included William Jackson '71, Ronald Richardson '71, Charles Matthews '71, and Michael Guye '71. Closing remarks were provided by Ralph Moore '70 and Wesley Wood '88.
The highlight of the night was keynote speaker Mr. Adam Jones, former Major League Baseball All-Star, MVP for the Baltimore Orioles, podcaster, and philanthropist. Jones spoke about his early life in San Diego and the financial assistance he received, which paralleled many of our own African American alumni who were members of the Higher Achievement Program. He also spoke about his own philanthropic efforts as well as his baseball career playing for the Orioles and the Orix Buffaloes of Nippon Professional Baseball, the highest level of baseball in Japan.
At the conclusion of the event, Jones, along with Mr. Jean Fugett Jr., Mr. Reginald Boyce '69, and Mr. Ralph Moore '70, were named this year's Black, Blue, & Gold Award recipients in recognition of their significant contributions to Loyola Blakefield and/or the greater Baltimore area.
The highlight of the night was keynote speaker Mr. Adam Jones, former Major League Baseball All-Star, MVP for the Baltimore Orioles, podcaster, and philanthropist. Jones spoke about his early life in San Diego and the financial assistance he received, which paralleled many of our own African American alumni who were members of the Higher Achievement Program. He also spoke about his own philanthropic efforts as well as his baseball career playing for the Orioles and the Orix Buffaloes of Nippon Professional Baseball, the highest level of baseball in Japan.
At the conclusion of the event, Jones, along with Mr. Jean Fugett Jr., Mr. Reginald Boyce '69, and Mr. Ralph Moore '70, were named this year's Black, Blue, & Gold Award recipients in recognition of their significant contributions to Loyola Blakefield and/or the greater Baltimore area.
- An alumnus of Cardinal Gibbons School, Jean Fugett Jr. was the first Black student-athlete to be named the Baltimore Catholic Athlete of the Year in 1968. He went on to play tight end in the NFL and later became an attorney, businessman, and philanthropist. He is recognized as a stellar citizen of Baltimore who has taught so many how to be a person of color and Catholic at the same time.
- Reggie Boyce was an outstanding three-sport student-athlete at Loyola Blakefield. He also coached countless students and served as the school's first Director of Diversity. Reggie mentored students to be their best and to work beyond "mere existence to excellence."
- Ralph Moore was officially honored for the body of work he has put forth in recognizing the significant contributions of Loyola Blakefield's African American alumni.
If you did not have the opportunity to attend this year's event, but would like to make a donation to the Frank P. Fischer Diversity Endowment Fund, you can do so here.
View photos from the event below.
