An alumna of Savannah State University is scheduled to deliver the keynote at the university’s Founders Day celebration in Savannah today and receive its highest honor.
The annual celebration is set to begin at 9:30 a.m. Thursday, Nov. 12, in Tiger Arena. It recognizes 136 years of Savannah State’s legacy.
Dr. Pearl Dowe, a 1994 graduate who serves as Emory University’s senior vice provost, will give the address and receive the Richard R. Wright, Sr. Award of Excellence. Named for Savannah State’s founding president, the award recognizes leadership and service in social, educational and civic areas.
Savannah State says Founders Day brings students, faculty, staff, alumni and supporters together to honor the university’s beginnings and the generations who came before. The university describes itself as Georgia’s first HBCU.
Yolonda Harris
News Now Georgia
