Col. Patterson to Speak at 36th Annual MLK Scholarship Breakfast

VICKSBURG, Miss. – Col. Christian Patterson, PhD., 12th Commander, ERDC USACE has been announced as the speaker for the 2025 Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Scholarship Breakfast, now in it’s thirty-sixth year. The scholarship breakfast will be held at the Vicksburg Convention Center, January 20, 2025 at 8:30 a.m.

Col. Patterson possesses a Doctor of Philosophy in Communication degree from Liberty University; Master of Business Administration degree from Belhaven University; Bachelor of Arts in Mass Communication degree from Louisiana State University and A&M College; Associate in Arts in Radio, TV and Film degree from Hinds Community College; and a Professional Certificate in Strategic Communication and Leadership from Seton Hall University. In addition, he received his Accreditation in Public Relations + Military Communication credential, October 3, 2012, from the Public Relations Society of America’s Universal Accreditation Board in New York.

The event is sponsored by Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity Incorporated, Omicron Rho Lambda Chapter and the Omicron Rho Lambda Educational Foundation.

Tickets are $30 in advance, and $35 after January 1, 2025 and day of the event. For more information, please visit oplambda.com, or contact Mr. Ben Brown, Chairman at (601) 218-2068.