SSU Foundation, Inc.

The Savannah State University Foundation, Inc. is a Georgia non-profit corporation with the purpose of receiving, investing and administering the private support of Savannah State University.

The mission of the Foundation is to support and enhance the University by encouraging charitable gifts from alumni and friends leading to academic programs of excellence. This Margin of Excellence allows the University to build upon a growing reputation of quality and value beyond the traditional resources provided by state appropriations or student tuition and fees.

The Foundation serves as the university's gift receiving office as the Board of Regents of the University System of Georgia asks donors to make charitable gifts to the Foundation. For that reason, care should be taken to insure that all checks, deeds and negotiable instruments are made to the SSU Foundation. The Foundation will provide a gift receipt suitable for tax purposes acknowledging each gift.

A Board of Directors comprised of loyal alumni and friends administers and invests charitable gifts to maximize the gift's value to the University. The Foundation is tax exempt under provisions of section 501(c) (3) of the Internal Revenue Code. The Internal Revenue Service has further ruled that contributions to the Foundation are deductible by donors as provided in section 170 of the Code for federal income, gift and estate tax purposes. These provisions provide the most favorable tax advantages allowed by the Internal Revenue Service for charitable contributions.

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SSU Foundation Board Members

OFFICERS

Dr. Clemontine Washington
Chairwoman, 2025 - 2028 Term

Michael A. Kaigler
Vice Chairman, 2025 - 2028 Term

John Kelley
Treasurer, Financial Investment & Audit Chair, 2025 - 2028 Term

James Melvin
Secretary, 2025 - 2028 Term

Carolyn W. Price
Financial Secretary, 2025 - 2028 Term

Dr. Jermaine Whirl
President, Savannah State University

Adrian L. Scott
Vice President for University Advancement
Exec. Director, SSUF Inc.

Michelle Adams
Membership Chair

Charles G. Young
Membership Chair

Lt. Gen. Walter E. Gaskin, Ret.
Strategic Planning Committee Chair

Capt. Bernard L. Jackson, Ret.
Military Support Committee Chair

Bobby Lockett
Community/Government Committee Chair

Barbara L. McGhee
Booster Club President

Glennera Martin
Special Events Committee Chair

Harold Washington
SSUNAA President

Arthur J. Terry
Fundraising & Development Committee Chair

Dr. Jimmie C. Jackson
Chairwoman Emeritus, Term - Life

BOARD MEMBERS

(Term denotes the year each term started)

LaTanga Allen-Felder
Director, Term - 2014

Dr. Florene Boles
Director, Term - 2007

Willis Blake, Ed.D
Director, Term - 2024

William Daniel Jr.
Director, Term - 2020

Eugene Felton Jr., Esq.
Director, Term - 2018

Dr. Patricia Harris
Director, Term - 2014

Edna Branch Jackson
Director, Term - 2000

Hon. Emanuel Larkin Jr.
Director, Term - 2014

Ronald McGee
Director, Term - 2020

Valerie L. Reynolds, MD
Director, Term - 2020

Dr. William T. Simmons
Director, Term - 2014

Julius Smith
Director, Term - 2000

Daniel Stevenson
Director, Term - 2014

Dr. Marilyn S. Taylor
Director, Term - 2023

Michael D. Williams
Director, Term - 2023

All Board Members serve until resignation and/or replacement.

SSU Foundation, Inc.

SSU Foundation Board Members

OFFICERS

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