Wake Up! Breakfast with Jumping Johnny Wilson

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John E. Wilson, popularly known as Jumpin' Johnny Wilson (born 1927), is a former American basketball and baseball player. He gained his nickname as being the only player on his high school team able to dunk the basketball. As a high school student in Anderson, Indiana at Anderson High School, Anderson he captained the Indians basketball team and was named Indiana's Mr. Basketball. In the high school championship game in 1946, he scored 30 of his team's 67 points in its victory over Fort Wayne Central High School, a record.

Wilson wished to attend Indiana University after he graduated in 1946, but was not recruited due to the Big Ten's unspoken policy of not recruiting African-American players. Instead, Wilson attended Anderson College, where he quickly became a star player. During his three-year career at Anderson, Wilson earned eleven letters, was selected All-conference three times, team M.V.P. three times, named as an All-American twice, and once finishing third in the nation in scoring. As of 2008, Wilson still held the school record for career scoring average, season scoring average, and field goal attempts in a game.

After leaving Anderson College, Wilson played baseball for one year with the Chicago American Giants in the Negro leagues before playing basketball for the Harlem Globetrotters from 1949 to 1954.Wilson later returned to Anderson University in 1970 to finish earning his bachelor's degree in education.

WAKE UP! BREAKFAST BETTER THAN EVER
For almost 30 years, Wake Up! has successfully connected thousands of Madison County business professionals and community leaders. Now a revised program under the Get Linked Madison initiative, the new Wake Up! reaches out to link business executives, decision makers, heads of industry, and non-profits across the region. Wake Up! offers networking, exposure, and community information.

2015 LOCATION AND TITLE SPONSOR

St. Vincent Anderson Regional Hospital
2015 Jackson St, Anderson

2015 CALENDAR
Feb 19 | April 16 | June 18 | Sept 17 | Nov 19

2015 TIME
7:15 AM to 9:00 AM

WHAT?S NEW
More networking. More breakfast. More connections. More local topics, More opportunities to promote your company! More ways to be seen and heard!

INDIVIDUAL TICKETS
$18 member pricing | $25 general admission
Includes full breakfast, program, and networking


ANNUAL PASS
$72 before Jan 31 | $80 after Jan 31 
Includes full-plated breakfast, program and networking for all 5 events

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VENDOR BOOTHS
$129 member exclusive
Includes 6 x 8 ft booth space, skirted table, 1 ticket to breakfast, and 30-second commercial


A signature event of the
MADISONCOUNTYCHAMBER

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