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
Mrs. Jacqueline L. Lawson
Chair
Former President
MSU Alumni Association
Mr. Forest T. Harper, Jr.
Vice Chair
President and CEO
INROADS, Inc.
Mr. Joseph S. Simms, III
Secretary
Chief Diversity Officer
Stanley, Black & Decker, Inc.
Mr. Craig I. Spencer
Chair, Finance Committee
Assistant Vice President | Merchant Consulting
M&T Bank
Mr. David A. Sheppard
Chair, Audit Committee
Regional Inspector General
U.S. Department of Commerce,
Office of the Inspector General
Mr. Larry E. Jennings, Jr.
Chair, Investment Committee
Senior Managing Director
ValStone Partners
Board Members
Mr. Calvin H. Baker
Managing Director &
Head of Strategic Relationships (Retired)
Brown Capital Management
Lt. Col. (Ret) Michael L. Bell
President
MSU Alumni Association
Mr. Mervin A. Bourne
Associate General Counsel
Security at Meta Platforms, Inc.
Mr. Nicholas Edwards
Investment Analyst
T. Rowe Price
Mr. Kevin L. Hawkins
President
TrueNorth Advisors
Dr. Melanie L. Jackson
Chair, Committee on Directors
Board Certified Gastroenterologist
Anne Arundel Gastroenterology Associates, P.A.
Mr. William A. Sherman, II
Board of Regents Representative
Partner
Dinsmore & Shohl LLP
Ms. Trisch L. Smith
Global Chief Diversity, Equity & Inclusion Officer
Edelman
Mr. Stanley W. Tucker
President and CEO
Meridian Management Group, Inc.
Ms. LeVerne A.B. Wallace
Global HR Executive (Retired)
Fortune 500 Companies, California's Silicon Valley
Dr. Geneva J. Williams
Chair, Development Committee
Leadership Strategist | Podcaster | Speaker | Author | Certified Life Coach
Dr. Geneva Speaks
Ex-Officio Members
Dr. David K. Wilson
President, Morgan State University
Ms. Endia M. DeCordova, MBA
Executive Director, MSU Foundation, Inc.
Vice President, Institutional Advancement