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Now Accepting Nominations for 2024 Founders Day Awards

Members of the Class of 1900. Front row left to right: M. L. Whitmire, R.R. Wright (President), O. C. Suggs, (Vice President), E. W. Bisard Back row, left to right: J.W.G. Haigler, F.A. Fields (Class Vice President), E. W. Houstoun (Class President), S. A. Grant (Class Secretary), E. McIntosh (Class Treasurer), E. A. Overstreet


Savannah State University is now accepting nominations for the 2024 Savannah State University Founders Day awards. Nominations can be submitted for the Richard R. Wright Award of Excellence and the 
Cyrus G. Wiley Distinguished Alumni Award.

The honorees will be recognized during Savannah State University’s Founders Day on Thursday, Nov. 14, 2024 at 9:30 a.m. in the Student Union Ballroom. The event celebrates the history of the institution and those who have contributed to its success. The ceremony includes a guest speaker.

Award criteria and the online nomination form can be found HERE. Attachments that are either too large or numerous to attach to the nomination form may be emailed to ua@savannahstate.edu or delivered to the Division of University Advancement located at Hill Hall on the Savannah State University campus, 3219 College Street, Savannah, Ga 31404. The deadline to submit nominations is Friday, Nov. 1, 2024.

For additional information, contact Mr. Marius Davis at 912.358.3051 or davisma@savannahstate.edu

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