About Us

Morgan State University Foundation, Inc...

...is a separately incorporated nonprofit organized for the purpose of promoting the growth, progress, and general welfare of Morgan State University. The Foundation was established in 1971 as a 501c3 not-for-profit corporation to advance the university’s mission of teaching, research, and community outreach by raising and managing private funds for scholarships, faculty, research, facilities, and academic programs.

The Foundation receipts, records, and distributes gifts and grants from private (non-governmental) sources, such as alumni, parents, friends, corporations, and foundations.

Gifts made through the foundation are tax deductible to the full extent provided by law and are distributed in accordance with donor intentions.

The foundation addresses the needs of the university community in areas where government funding is limited or unavailable. It is through the foundation that Morgan State University seeks to identify and maintain private supporters who are willing to invest their resources in the university’s broad purposes.

Foundation Board of Directors

Executive Committee

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Mr. Joseph S. Simms, III

Chair
Chief Diversity Officer
Stanley, Black & Decker, Inc.

Mr. Forest T. Harper, Jr.

Mr. Forest T. Harper, Jr.

Vice Chair
Development Committee

President and CEO
INROADS, Inc.

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Mr. Mervin A. Bourne

Secretary
Chair, Bylaws Committees

Associate General Counsel
Security at Meta Platforms, Inc.

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Mr. Craig I. Spencer

Treasurer
Chair, Audit and Compliance and Finance Committee(s)

Assistant Vice President | Merchant Consulting
M&T Bank

Mr. Calvin Baker

Mr. Calvin H. Baker

Chair, Investment Committee
Managing Director and 
Head of Strategic Relationships (Retired)
Brown Capital Management

Mr. David A. Sheppard

Mr. David A. Sheppard

Audit & Compliance Committee & Finance Committee(s)
Regional Inspector General
U.S. Department of Commerce,
Office of the Inspector General

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Ms. LeVerne A.B. Wallace

Chair
Committee on Directors & Chair, Nominating Committee
Development Committee, Bylaws Committee
Associate General Counsel
Security at Meta Platforms, Inc.

Dr. Geneva J. Williams

Dr. Geneva J. Williams

Chair
Development Committee

Leadership Strategist | Podcaster | Speaker
Author | Certified Life Coach
Dr. Geneva Speaks

Board Members

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Lt. Col. (Ret) Michael L. Bell

President
MSU Alumni Association

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Mr. Nicholas Edwards

Investment Committee
Investment Analyst
T. Rowe Price

Mr. Kevin L. Hawkins

Mr. Kevin L. Hawkins

Committee on Directors
President
TrueNorth Advisors

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Mr. William A. Sherman, II

Board of Regents Representative
Finance Committee

Partner
Dinsmore & Shohl, LLP

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Ms. Trisch L. Smith

Development Committee
Global Chief Diversity, Equity & Inclusion Officer
Edelman

Mr. Stanley Tucker

Mr. Stanley W. Tucker

Investment Committee
President and CEO
Meridian Management Group, Inc.

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Ms. Dawn White

Audit & Compliance Committee & Finance Committee(s)
Vice President, Gas Distribution
Baltimore Gas & Electric

Ex-Officio Members

Dr. David K. Wilson

Dr. David K. Wilson

President, Morgan State University

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Ms. Endia M. DeCordova, MBA

Executive Director, MSU Foundation, Inc.
Vice President, Institutional Advancement