The Celebration at the Ryman – FHU’s 6Oth Benefit Dinner
The Celebration at the Ryman – FHU’s 60th Benefit Dinner is set for Thursday, January 16, 2025, and will feature a conversation with legendary artist Clint Black with entertainment by award winning music group Shenandoah.
The Annual Benefit Dinner is one of the highlights of the year for Freed-Hardeman University. The Benefit Dinner provides supporters with an opportunity to not only help bridge the financial gap that many students face with rising tuition costs, but also to hear one of the nation’s leading personalities and entertainers.
If you have questions or concerns, please email your thoughts to the Vice President for Community Engagement, Dave Clouse at [email protected].
Ticket and Sponsorship Information
GENERAL ADMISSION TICKETS AND SPONSORSHIPS
Choose your Ticket type:
- 1 Ticket for the Program
- General Admission Seating (Assigned Seats)
- 2 Tickets for the Program
- Priority General Admission Seating (Assigned Seats)
- 4 Tickets for the Program
- Preferred Seating
- 4 Tickets to the Program
- Preferred Seating
- Photo Pass for Two People
- 8 Tickets to the Program
- Preferred Seating
- Photo Pass for Two People
Platinum Sponsorship ($10,000)
- 10 Tickets for Program
- Priority Seating
- 2-Person Photo Pass
Corporate Sponsorship ($20,000)
- 10 Tickets for the Program
- Priority Seating
- 6-Person Photo Pass
Underwriter Sponsorship ($50,000)
- 20 Tickets for the Program
- Priority Seating
- 6-Person Photo Pass
- 20 Tickets for the Program
- Priority Seating
- 6-Person Photo Pass
- Special Recognition For Your Organization
Schedule and FAQs
SCHEDULE
6:00 p.m. – Doors open at the Ryman Auditorium
7:00 pm – Program Begins at the Ryman Auditorium
Photo Session on the Ryman Auditorium Stage begins immediately following the program(must have photo pass)
FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS
Will there be a meal as part of the event at the Ryman?
- Due to the change in venue, a meal will not be included in this year’s celebration at the Ryman event, as the Ryman Auditorium is unable to accommodate dining
When will I receive my tickets?
- Tickets will be emailed early-January 2025
Where do I park?
- Parking is available at the At&T Building (Batman Building) parking garage located directly across from the Ryman Auditorium. The address is 333 Commerce St. Nashville, TN
Is there reserved parking?
- There is no reserved parking for this event, but the parking garage located directly across from the Ryman Auditorium at 333 Commerce St. Nashville, TN has enough parking to accommodate all attendees.
What should I wear?
- Most of our guests dress for business casual or business.
Where is will call located?
- Ryman Auditorium box office
Previous Speakers
Previous Benefit Dinner Speakers
2023 Boomer Esiason and Phil Simms
2022 Kurt Warner
2021 Jeff Foxworthy
2020 Gary Sinise
2019 Dale Earnhardt, Jr.
2018 Scott Hamilton
2017 Tim Tebow
2016 Peyton Manning
2015 Kent Brantly
2014 Ben Carson
2013 Laura Bush (Laura Bush was unable to attend due to winter weather.)
2012 Condoleezza Rice
2011 Bob Newhart
2010 George W. Bush
2009 Mike Huckabee
2008 Tim Conway
2007 Tom Brokaw
2006 Cal Ripken, Jr.
2005 Barbara Bush
2004 Walter Cronkite
2003 Bill Frist
2002 Regis Philbin
2001 Norman Schwarzkopf
2000 George Bush
1999 James Earl Jones
1998 Elizabeth Dole
1997 Fred Thompson
1996 Sam Donaldson
1995 Archie Manning
1994 Tom Landry
1993 Mary Lou Retton
1992 Merlin Olsen
1991 Willard Scott
1990 Gene Stallings
1989 Jerry Clower
1988 Edwin Newman
1987 Paul Harvey, Jr.
1986 Arkady Shevchenko
1985 Gerald Ford
1984 Howard K. Smith
1983 Paul B. Faulkner
1982 Zig Ziglar
1981 James A. Lovell
1980 Art Linkletter
1979 Paul Harvey
1978 Willard Collins
1977 Ira North
1976 Thomas B. Warren
1975 Don Gardner
1974 Clifton Ganus
1973 George Benson
1972 George Bailey
1971 Abe Plough
1970 Chester H. Lauch
1969 James O. Baird
1968 Ira North
1967 Jimmy Allen
1966 V.P. Black
1965 Jim Bill McInteer