The Benjamin Network seeks to empower, connect, and celebrate Sewanee’s Black alumni while supporting the greater Sewanee community. Our goals include:

  • Create networking and professional development opportunities
  • Support the community through volunteer service
  • Foster connections with current students and the University
  • Grow and engage the number of Black alumni network
  • Develop new experiences and opportunities for Black alumni
The Benjamin Network Board Members
  • Jessica Hardy, C’06, Charleston, SC – Vice-President
  • Curtis Johnson, C’14, Atlanta, GA – President
  • Brittany Macon C’14, Nashville, TN – Alumni Executive Board member
  • Lakeisha Philips, C'22, Nashville, TN - At-large member
  • BJ Shelton, C'76, Richmond, VA - Trustee member
  • Miriam Pate, C'11, Atlanta, GA - At-large member
  • Natychia Redmond, C’99, Sewanee, TN – Faculty/staff member

Contact the board 

Photos

2026 Benjamin Network Photos
Photos from previous Benjamin Network Weekends 

Reach out

Please help us spread the word about the 5th Annual Benjamin Network Weekend!. Get in touch with your Sewanee friends and let them know about this website and our Facebook group. Make sure we have your latest contact information, too–especially email.

About Eric Benjamin, C'73

The Benjamin Network is named in honor of Eric Benjamin, C'73, the Director of Multicultural Affairs for 40 years.  To learn more about him, read this resolution that was presented to him on the occasion of his retirement in February 2021.

HIGHLIGHTS

55 Years of Black Alumni event REPLAYS
Watch the replays of events
Watch the replays
Research Summary
by the Roberson Project

A Research Summary on Slavery and Race at the University of the South and in the Community of Sewanee

Read the summary
Sewanee's First Black Graduate of the College
Judge Nathaniel Owens, C'70
Read Judge Owen's trailblazing story
The Rev. Joseph Green, T'65, H'10
The first black graduate of the School of Theology
Read about Joseph Green
Black Firsts at Sewanee
See how black alumni have contributed to Sewanee
Black Firsts at Sewanee
Timeline
55 Years of Black Alumni: a Timeline
Read about the contributions and milestones of Black alumni