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A Taste of Southern

Experience a taste of Southern Adventist University and support students along the journey from enrollment to employment

Enjoy a fresh taste of the Southern experience at every year’s gala. Table sponsors include area businesses owned by alumni and employers of student interns and graduates. Plan now to attend the 2025 Taste of Southern gala in downtown Chattanooga on October 2, 2025. Proceeds raised from the evening benefit first-generation college student scholarships.
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A Taste of Southern

October 3, 2024

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A Taste of Southern | Culinary Demonstration

Memories of our 2024 Event

The third A Taste of Southern event was held at The Signal in downtown Chattanooga on October 3, 2024. Hundreds of local business and organization professionals attended to catch a glimpse of what students experience every day on the Collegedale campus. Guests enjoyed hors d’oeuvres made from Southern’s Vegetarian Culinary Arts program while browsing the auction and listening to Southern’s Jazz Ensemble. State Representative Greg Vital offered the invocation, President Ken Shaw shared university updates during dinner, and entertainment was provided by Dove award-winner Ernie Haase and Signature Sound. More than $222,000 was raised with proceeds funding the university’s endowment scholarship for first-generation college students. Visit the endowment scholarship page to see the stories of students benefiting from this scholarship.

Wide shot of the event space focusing on a round dinner table on the foreground.
A table set in preparation for A Taste of Southern dinner
Pianist performs on the stage below a single spotlight overhead
Haase performs at the Third Annual A Taste of Southern Gala
Top view of the gala
Rika Meyer and Aaron Meyer stand side-by-side posing for the picture.

2024 Platinum Sponsors

San Sebastian Development

Southern Union Conference of Seventh-day Adventists

The Irvin C. & Evea J. Bainum Foundation, Inc.

2024 Gold Sponsors

Morning Pointe Senior Living

SouthEast Bank

Times Free Press

Grant and Pam Tuttle

2024 Silver Sponsors

AdventHealth

All Star Sports Cards

Barto, Hoss & Company

BlueCross BlueShield of Tennessee

Chambliss, Bahner & Stophel P.C.

College Press

Elder's ACE Hardware

First Horizon

Georgia-Cumberland Conference of Seventh-Day Adventists

Hubbuch Glass Company Inc.

Lee Company

The Ooltewah Club

Pinnacle Financial Partners

Truist Bank

Wind River Built

Yerbey Concrete

Jeff and Nichole Bromme

Bob and Joni Hamilton

Drs. John and Lily Henson

Bill and Kitty McGhinnis

Dr. John and Mrs. Shaw

Drs. David and Sondra Shields

WE LOOK FORWARD TO HOSTING YOU

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