The Skidaway Marine Science Foundation is a 501(c)3 organization made up of board members serving in a voluntary capacity. We come from all walks of life with the common goal of promoting and supporting the preservation of our coasts, the education about its wonders and research into its mysteries.
We are a national organization of people from across the U.S., who are interested in supporting the research and educational efforts underway at the Skidaway Institute of Oceanography (SkIO), the University of Georgia Marine Extension Service, Gray's Reef National Marine Sanctuary and the Georgia Southern University Applied Coastal Research Laboratory.
The Skidaway Marine Science Foundation supports and encourages the individual and cooperative programs of the entities located on the campus, providing integration and focus for education, research, conservation, an deconomic development related to coastal Georgia. If you understand the importance of exploring, protecting, and learning about our marine environment and are enthusiastic about supporting scientists' and educators' efforts to further this goal, we invite you to join us!
Vision for Skidaway Campus: The Skidaway Marine Sciences Campus will be a World renowned center of excellence for marine and environmental research, development and education dedicated to the understanding, applying and sharing of scientific insight.
Mission of SMSF: To raise funds for, build support for and influence the Skidaway Institute of Oceanography (SkIO), as the anchor institution on the Skidaway Marine Sciences Campus, in order to help the entire campus become a recognized center of excellence for marine and environmental research, development and education.
Core Strategies:
1. Focus the Foundation on developing and leveraging the core competencies of raising funds, advocating and building support for SkIO and the Skidaway campus.
2. Establish priorities in collaboration with SkIO that actively support the Foundation's campus-wide vision and mission.
3. Actively support the efforts of SkIO to fully leverage the Skidaway Campus through maximizing the long term effectiveness of Georgia's marine and environmental science academic programs.
4. Actively support the efforts of SkIO to achieve greater critical mass on the Skidaway Campus of governmental and not-for-profit marine and environmental assets and entities.
5. Actively support the efforts of SkIO to work with the University System of Georgia, the Savannah Economic Development Authority and the Georgia Department of Economic Development to bring private sector marine and environmental entities to the Skidaway Campus.
2010 Board of Trustees
Patty McIntosh - Chair
Don Waters - Vice Chair
Barett Benton - Treasurer
John Duren - Past chair
Michael Sullivan (ex officio) - Secretary/Asst. Treasurer
Cort Atkinson
Holmes Bell
Bob Clark
Bob Coffey
Bob Franklin
Jody Frost
Mel Galin
Steve Hooten
Felton Jenkins
Peggy Jolley
Scott Lauretti
Howard Morrison
Rod Musselman
Mike Polak
Scott Rasplicka
Paula Reynolds
Dr. Jim Sanders
Swann Seiler
Howard Stryker
Trip Tollison
