Honors Gala: Banquet and Ball

Join the Honors community for an evening of inspiration, great dining, and then dance the night away! Honors alumnus Hal Boyd will present this year's Honors Alumni keynote address, "You just won 10,000 francs! Now what?"

Order of Events:

Welcome

Catered Dinner featuring Grilled Garlic Herbed Tri Tip Beef Steak, Seared Dukkah Chicken; Vegan/Vegetarian Option: Caprese Quinoa Stuffed Portobello Mushroom (GF, DF)

Keynote Address: "You Just Won 10,000 francs! Now what?" by Hal Boyd, BYU Honors Alumnus and Chief of Staff for BYU President C. Shane Reese

Dance to follow, with DJ Cole Whitman

Other Info: This is a formal event. Semi-formal or formal attire required.

About our Keynote Speaker:

Hal Boyd serves on BYU's president council as the chief of staff to BYU President C. Shane Reese. Prior to this appointment Hal was an associate professor and director of public scholarship in BYU's School of Family Life and editor of the Deseret News in Salt Lake City.

Hal is a fellow of the Wheatley Institute, and his writings on family, faith, higher education, and constitutional government have appeared in various scholarly and journalistic venues, including The Atlantic, The New York Times, CNN, NBC News, First Things and The National Review.

Hal is the co-author of "Are Christians Mormon?" (Routledge), "College for the Commonwealth: A Case for Higher Education in American Democracy" (University Press of Kentucky), and "Psalms of Nauvoo," (Religious Studies Center). Hal started writing this last book as part of his honors thesis here at BYU.

Hal graduated from Brigham Young University in 2011 with a B.A in Philosophy with University Honors. He then earned a J.D. from Yale Law School in 2016 and focused his studies and research on legal and governance issues involving higher education.

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