SC State 2023 Scholarship Gala Sponsorship

SC State University

Since 1896, South Carolina State University has maintained a legacy of excellence in education. We have been home to generations of scholars and leaders in business, military service, government, athletics, education, medicine, science, engineering, technology and more. Located in Orangeburg, S.C., SC State was founded as a land grant college with a mission of providing education and service to the citizens of the state. In its first century, SC State was a leader in education and continues to lead the way into the next century.

The 32 nd Annual Scholarship Gala and Tribute

THE HISTORY OF THE Scholarship Gala and Tribute

Since 1991, the South Carolina State University Foundation Gala has raised more than $4.5 million to fund need-based and merit-based scholarships for deserving students, many of whom are first generation college students.

As higher education becomes more competitive the Foundation continues its good work to make a quality education accessible to students from all cultural and socio-economic backgrounds.

The South Carolina State University Foundation scholarship allows students access to experiential learning environments such as career shadowing, innovative classroom technology, global exchange programs, and hands-on practicums that prepare them to compete in an ever evolving world economy.

INNOVATIONS IN HIGHER EDUCATION: SC State at the Forefront

SC State University is accredited by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges (SACSCOC). In addition, several of its programs are accredited by 14 national accrediting agencies.

SC State University was founded in 1896 as the state’s only publicly supported HBCU.

SC State University has a currrent student enrollment of approximately 2,500.

SC State University is one of only two South Carolina Land Grant Institutions.

SC State University is the top producer of African American Teachers and School Administrators in South Carolina.

Eighty-five percent of SC State University’s student population are South Carolina residents.

SC State University has an economic impact of more than $145 million on the Greater Orangeburg Region, creating more than 1,500 jobs annually.

SC State University’s notable alumni include U.S. House of Representatives Majority Whip James E. Clyburn; Miss USA 2017 Kara McCullough; NFL Rookie of the Year Darius Leonard; The Honorable Matthew J. Perry, Jr., Senior U.S. District Judge; The Honorable Ernest A. Finney, Jr., former S.C. Supreme Court Chief Justice and The Honorable Donald Beatty, third African American Supreme Court Judge in South Carolina.

SC State University’s School of Business is accredited by the Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business, a distinction held by only 5% of business schools worldwide.

SC State University offers signature programs in civil, industrial, electrical, and mechanical engineering, and has the only undergraduate program in nuclear engineering in South Carolina.

SC State University is recognized for its coveted accredited programs in speech pathology & audiology, education, business, biology, criminal justice, music industry and communications.

SC State University’s world renowned ROTC “Bulldog Battalion” has produced 22 general officers, second only to West Point.

SC State University is designated as a National Academic Center of Excellence in Cyber Defense Education.

SC State University’s head football Coach, Oliver “Buddy” Pough, is the Winningest Coach in SC State history.

SC State University has partnered with the U.S. Coast Guard to allow students to transition into the branch and commission as officers.

SC State University’s Department of Education has been awarded $1.4 million by the South Carolina Legislature to fund its Minority Access To Teacher Education (MATTE) Program.

SC State University’s Biology Department partnered with MUSC for $12.5M research grant in Cancer Research.

SC State University Football holds the 2021 National HBCU Football Championship.

GOLD SPONSOR:

• Logo/partnership recognition on website and SC State mobile app (6 mos.)

• One meeting during fall or spring semester with selected students from various majors

• Official recognition during the SCSU Scholarship Gala & Tribute

• One table to celebrate Shining Stars at Scholarship Gala

SILVER SPONSOR:

• Logo/partnership recognition on website (3 mos.)

• Official recognition during the SCSU Scholarship Gala & Tribute

• One table to celebrate Shining Stars at Scholarship Gala

GARNET SPONSOR:

• Logo/partnership recognition on website (1 month)

• Official recognition during the SCSU Scholarship Gala & Tribute

• One table to celebrate the Shining Stars at Scholarship Gala

BLUE SPONSOR:

• Logo/partnership recognition on website (1 month)

• Official recognition during the SCSU Scholarship Gala & Tribute

• One table to celebrate the Shining Stars at Scholarship Gala

• Private pre-gala reception hosted by the President of SC State University and the SCSU Foundation

• Invitation to host a special recruitment event for SC State students in the Fall or Spring Semester

• Invitation to participate in the College’s Recruitment Fair

• Check presentation during 2023 Football season

• Private pre-gala reception hosted by the President of SC State University and the SCSU Foundation

• Invitation to participate in the College’s Recruitment Fair

• Check Presentation during 2023 Football season

• Private pre-gala reception hosted by the President of SC State University and the SCSU Foundation

• Invitation to participate in the College’s Recruitment Fair

• Private pre-gala reception hosted by the President of SC State University and the SCSU Foundation

• Invitation to participate in the College’s Recruitment Fair

Meet the Foundation Board

Mrs. Edwena L. Crowe, ’71 VICE CHAIR Ms. Vernell T. Brown, ’71 TREASURER

Mr. Douglas Gantt, ’84

of SC State Board of

MEMBER

George

Quick

Edward D. Williams

Director

MEMBER

Mr.

Conyers

Zyah Cephus

Dr. Ethell Vereen, Jr SECRETARY

Mr. Stephen V. Beatty, ’94 CHAIRMAN

South Carolina State University equips our students with the history of our past to prepare them to be change agents in the present and future.

Student visits the Smith Hammond Middleton Memorial Momument.