
Tribute Gifts
Thank you!
Memorial Gift: A gift in memory of a loved one who is no longer living. It is a way to honor the person by supporting a cause that was important to them.
Tribute information: Fill in the Tribute information to let a family contact know of your gift.
To discuss a special tribute option please call 423-236-2829, or email advancement@southern.edu.
Current Tributes
Patricia M. Silver - Memorial
10/17/1931 - 07/14/2026
Fund: Pat Silver Band Endowed Scholarship
Memorial Trees
Honor your friends and family by planting a Memorial Tree
Memorial Trees
Honor your friends and loved ones by planting a tree in their name

The Japanese Maple tree will bring brilliant color to Southern's campus.
Gift a Japanese maple Tree: $750
Other trees can be chosen from a Maple, Oak, many different Flowering trees, or Evergreen trees. Suggestions will be taken and we will decide what type would fit the best where a tree is needed to be place on campus.
Gift a Maple, Oak, Flowering, of Evergreen Tree: $500
There are many exhisting trees on campus that can be dedicated to a loved one. Some suggestions might be this Willow Oak, or a Kwanzan Cherry that has beautiful pink and white blossoms in the spring.
Gift an Existing Tree: $250