HillVets 100: Another Year of Celebrating Veteran Success Stories
Recently, Student Veterans of America signed a memorandum of understanding with HillVets officially welcoming them to their new home at SVA's National Headquarters in Washington, D.C.
Later this month, we will join HillVets as they release its choices for the 100 most influential personalities on veterans issues, highlighting the lawmakers, business leaders, community organizers and advocates of 2015 at the HillVets 100 awards ceremony.
Former Secretary of Defense and United States Senator Chuck Hagel will serve as the Honorary Chair for the upcoming HillVets 100 on March 22. The event will also feature performances from the Telling Project, Armed Services Arts Project, and veteran authors.
“We are honored to have Secretary Hagel join us for this event,” said Justin Brown, HillVets Co-Founder and Executive Director. “His lifetime of service to our nation — from Army infantryman to Congressional staffer to United States Senator to Secretary of Defense — is an inspiration and an example for all of us.”
The event will take place at the Reserve Officers Association at One Constitution Avenue Northeast in Washington, DC.
The honorees include veterans of all eras, from World War II to the Iraq and Afghanistan Wars. Selectees represent a broad spectrum of veterans from artists to elected officials to business executives to nonprofit leaders, among others.
SVA’s President and CEO Jared Lyon and Vice President of Government Affairs Will Hubbard made the 2015 HillVets 100, as well as SVA Board of Directors Member Pamela Erickson, Vice President of Corporate Affairs for Raytheon Company. They join many SVA friends and supporters also recognized on the list.
HillVets is a bipartisan organization with a mission to transform the power and presence of veterans in government, policy, and politics. The HillVets 100 honors and recognizes those that have continued answering the call to serve, and is an opportunity to gather in celebration of the successes of so many of our veterans.
“We are excited to start realizing our vision of having an annual event where we bring America’s most influential veterans into the same space,” Brown said. “We hope to increase collaboration across business, the arts, politics, and non-profits.”
Tickets are currently available for purchase at www.hillvets100.eventbrite.com.
Student veterans, wounded warriors, and anyone for whom tickets are cost-prohibitive are welcome to contact Executive Director of Development Alex Davis ([email protected]) directly for discount pricing. In addition to SVA, sponsors and partners for this event include Shoulder2Shoulder, Veterans of Foreign Wars, Disabled American Veterans, Wounded Warrior Project, Bramer Group, Beytin Agency, FourBlock, Team Rubicon, Raytheon, BP, ScoutComms, Dog Tag Bakery, Harper Macaw, First Generation, Commonwealth Strategic Partners, LLC, Springleaf / OneMain Holdings, and more to be announced soon.
Last year, our very own Vice President of Government Affairs, Will Hubbard, was honored as one of the HillVets100 of 2014 “Top Influencers.” We are incredibly excited and proud to expand our partnership with HillVets, this year, and to continue our work together on behalf of veterans making the transition from the classroom to public service careers.