2025 - Steven Curtis Chapman
Join
Union University
for the 27th Annual Scholarship Banquet Tuesday, November 4, 2025.
In a career that has spanned more than three decades, Steven Curtis Chapman is the most awarded artist in Christian music history. With 60 Dove Awards, five Grammy Awards, an American Music Award, and a historic 50 No. 1 singles, he has sold more than 16 million albums.
- 5:45 p.m. – Doors Open for Dinner Guests
- 6:00 p.m. – Dinner Starts
- 6:15 p.m. – Balcony Opens
- 6:45 p.m. – Program Starts
Table Sponsorships Biography Balcony Tickets
Co-Lead Sponsors
Sponsorship Levels
PREMIER SPONSORSHIP
($10,000 +)
Tax-deductible amount $9,500
- Invitation for two to president's dinner
- Priority seating for buffet dinner for eight additional guests
- Five passes to photo opportunity with Steven Curtis Chapman
- Autographed copy of Steven Curtis Chapman's Between Heaven and the Real World: My Story
- Recognition as lead/premier sponsor during promotion of the event
- Special recognition during the event
- Ten tickets for balcony seating
- Recognition in printed program for event
- VIP parking for one vehicle
PLATINUM SPONSORSHIP
($5,000 +)
Tax-deductible amount $4,600
- Priority seating for buffet dinner for eight
- Two passes to photo opportunity with Steven Curtis Chapman
- Autographed copy of Steven Curtis Chapman's Between Heaven and the Real World: My Story
- Recognition in the printed program
- Five tickets for balcony seating
- Preferred parking near Carl Perkins Civic Center entrance
GOLD SPONSORSHIP
($3,000 +)
Tax-deductible amount $2,600
- Priority seating for buffet dinner for eight
- One pass to photo opportunity with Steven Curtis Chapman
- Autographed copy of Steven Curtis Chapman's Between Heaven and the Real World: My Story
- Recognition in the printed program
- Preferred parking near Carl Perkins Civic Center entrance
SILVER PLUS SPONSORSHIP
($2,000 +)
Tax-deductible amount $1,600
- Buffet dinner seating for eight
- Recognition in the printed program
- Preferred parking near Carl Perkins Civic Center entrance
SILVER SPONSORSHIP
($1,500 +)
Tax-deductible amount $1,100
- Buffet dinner seating for eight
- Recognition in the printed program
Bios
His new album, Still, is filled with entirely fresh, life-giving songs for the masses, including his 50th #1 hit "Don't Lose Heart."
He is also the recent recipient of the BMI Icon Award. Given to him in June 2022, Chapman is the first Christian music songwriter to receive the honor, joining an elite list that includes Dolly Parton, Sting, Paul Simon, Carole King, and Stevie Nicks.
Along with touring the world, Steven Curtis Chapman has appeared on Good Morning America, The Tonight Show, CBS Sunday Morning and This Morning, CNN, MSNBC, 60 Minutes, E! Entertainment, The Today Show, Fox & Friends among others, along with appearing in the pages of People Magazine, Billboard, Parents Magazine, and more. As a vocal supporter of adoption, Chapman along with his wife Mary Beth founded Show Hope in 2003, a nonprofit organization that helps restore the hope of a family to orphans.
Steven Curtis Chapman has collaborated with and had his songs recorded by other renowned artists in the Christian music world including Amy Grant, Casting Crowns, Mercy Me, Tasha Cobbs Leonard, CeCe Winans, and others. His songs of hope have also crossed genres, seeing collaborations with Glenn Campbell, Gary LeVox of Rascal Flatts, Ricky Skaggs, Brad Paisley, Lauren Alaina, Mitchell Tenpenny, and more. In 2017, Chapman also became a best-selling author with his memoir Between Heaven and the Real World: My Story.