Corporate Foundation Relations

• Corporate Investor$50,000 or more annually
  • Three Angels Christian Communications
• Corporate Leader$25,000–49,999 annually
  • Polly’s Outreach Ministries
  • Allie Eye Associates

  • Review & Herald Publishing Association
  • Medtronic Foundation

  • It is Written
• Associate Partner$10,000–24,999 annually
  • Coffey Communications, Inc.
  • McElroy Truck Lines, Inc.
  • UnumProvident Corporation

  • Dow Chemical Company Foundation
  • Potts & Young
  • Volkswagen Group of America

  • Integrated Concrete/Integrated Properties
  • Raymond James Financial, Inc.
  • Women’s Surgery Center
• Corporate Partner$2,500–9,999 annually
  • Chattanooga Business Machine, Inc.
  • CenturyLink
  • Epic Optique
  • Schwab Charitable Fund
  • Community Trust & Banking Company
  • Network 7 Media Center
  • Club Group, Inc.

  • COS Business Products & Interiors
  • Calhoun Anesthesia, P.C.
  • Rock/Creek Outfitters
  • Unique Concepts Sports Turfs
  • Heatech
  • Select International, Inc.
  • Home Trust Bank

  • Collegedale Credit Union
  • Empi Therapy Solutions
  • Tennessee Individual Colleges and University Associates
  • The Ray Halbritter Charity Classic
  • Provident Matching Gifts Program
  • Heritage Funeral Home, LP
• Incentive Donors
  • Cici’s Pizza
  • Romano’s Macaroni Grill
  • Valvoline

  • Massage Heights
  • Texas Roadhouse

  • Outback Restaurant
  • The Acropolis
• Foundation Giving
  • SFFC Foundation
  • Irvin C. & Evea J. Bainum Foundation, Inc.
  • Community Foundation—National Capital Region

  • Western Adventist Foundation Education
  • Community Foundation of Greater Chattanooga, Inc.
  • Weldon F. Osborne Foundation, Inc.

  • The Foundation for Adventist Education
  • Versacare, Inc.
  • Farrow Family Foundation

Contact Staff

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  Geovanny Ragsdale Director of Development423.236.2472gragsdale@southern.edu

  Geovanny Ragsdale oversees the development initiatives for Southern Adventist University where she works with current and prospective business partners and constituents. Prior to joining Southern, Geovanny served as regional vice-president of Latin American for SIFE (Students In Free Enterprise) where she worked with various corporate partners in the development and implementation of new national programs. A native of Southern California, Geovanny is fluent in Spanish and French. She graduated from La Sierra University with a B.S. in Business Administration and earned her Masters in International Business Management from EAE Business School in Barcelona, Spain.

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  Shana Browne Corporate Relations Intern423.236.2829partnerships@southern.edu

  Shana is currently a senior at Southern Adventist University, studying nonprofit administration and mathematics. From Coral Springs, Florida, she is looking forward to working in a teaching role.

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  Lauren Halminen Grant Research Assistant423.236.2489halminenl@southern.edu

  Lauren is currently a senior at Southern Adventist University, studying nonprofit administration. Native Canadian from Taranto, Ontario, she is looking forward to working in a fundraising role.

Campus Resources

Corporate and Foundation Relations on Campus The Office of Corporate and Foundation Relations in University Development works with fundraising staff, deans, faculty, and program directors throughout the campus.

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  Boyd Buhl Classical 90.5 WSMCCorporate Sales Manager423.236.2424bbuhl@southern.edu
  southern.edu/wsmc
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  Betty Garver Wellness Connection Director423.236.2439bgarver@southern.edu
   
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  Melissa Tortal Academic AdministrationService Initiative Coordinator423.236.2205mtortal@southern.edu
   
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  Jeremy Moore Career Services Coordinator423.236.2078jsmoore@southern.edu
  southern.edu/careers
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  Sharon Robberson Director, Conference Services & Events423.236.2491robberson@southern.edu
  southern.edu/conferenceservices
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  Lisa Kuhlman School of BusinessMeet the Firms Coordinator423.236.2350kuhlmanlisa@southern.edu
  southern.edu/meetthefirms
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  Evonne CrookAlumni Relations DirectorWe-haul Coordinator423.236.2830ercrook@southern.edu
  southern.edu/wehaul

Corporate Partnership Program

Purpose: Programs and projects that encourage campus and community interaction enhance Southern’s mission to be a learning community that prepares students for “a life of service.” As Southern strives to build these programs it benefits from involvement and support from many sources—private, foundation, and corporate. The “Corporate Partnership” program provides the infrastructure to coordinate these essential relationships, as well as maximize and recognize their value.

Goal: To build strong long-term relationships between the university and public and private companies by helping to coordinate activities of mutual benefit into a “big-picture” plan of annual involvement and support.

Guidelines: Each Corporate Partnership plan will be customized according to interests, involvement, and level of support. Corporate Partners are special to Southern and deserve tailored treatment and benefits; however, the relationship with corporate partners, and students and employees will be consistent with Southern's Solicitation Policy PP-1190. Presentations by Corporate Partners on campus should have an educational purpose with sensitivity to the privacy of employees and students.

The customized plan for each corporation will be developed with key representation as appropriate from:

• The corporation
• University advancement
• University academic administration
• University faculty and students from the related school(s)/department(s)
• Civic engagement, student services, and career services