Be a Navigator!

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At the College of Coastal Georgia, we believe that investing in students is investing in the future of our region. Our mission – Every Student, Every Time – drives everything we do, and the results speak for themselves. We’re not just educating students – we’re fueling the economic and social engine of Coastal Georgia. Our graduates stay, serve, and strengthen the very communities they call home.

Why Your Support Matters

The Power of Unrestricted Giving at the College of Coastal Georgia

When you give an unrestricted gift to the College of Coastal Georgia Foundation, you create an immediate and flexible impact across our campus community. Unlike restricted funds tied to a specific project, unrestricted dollars allow us to respond quickly to the College’s greatest needs and emerging opportunities – always with our students’ success at the center.

Your generosity fuels:

Student Success and Engagement
  • Supports scholarships, recruitment activities, and undergraduate research that directly enhance student access, retention, and achievement.
  • Provides resources through the President’s Student Success Fund for urgent student needs that could otherwise derail progress toward graduation.
Faculty and Staff Excellence
  • Invests in faculty recruitment and professional development, ensuring our students learn from outstanding teachers and mentors.
  • Strengthens staff development, improving services and support for the entire campus community.
Athletics and Campus Life
  • Enhances Mariner athletics, creating opportunities for student-athletes to excel both on and off the field, while building school spirit and community pride.
Innovation and Flexibility
  • Advances enrollment initiatives that make a Coastal Georgia education accessible to more students.
  • Provides vital support to the Center for the Arts, an emerging hub for cultural, educational, and economic impact in our region.
  • Empowers the President with discretionary resources to respond quickly to new opportunities or urgent challenges.
Sustaining Impact
  • Ensures the Foundation’s ability to operate effectively through support for advancement, administrative staff, and essential operations – all of which exist to serve students, faculty, and donors.

In short: unrestricted gifts touch every corner of campus life. They allow us to adapt, innovate, and invest in the people and programs that make the College of Coastal Georgia thrive.

By giving where the need is greatest, you help us transform lives today and build momentum for tomorrow.

Why the Navigator Society Matters

The Navigator Society is a group of visionary donors who give $1,000 or more annually in unrestricted support. These gifts allow us to:

  • Respond quickly to urgent needs and emerging opportunities
  • Expand community partnerships and workforce pipelines
  • Ensure every student has the tools to succeed – academically and professionally
  • Strengthen the Golden Isles through education, innovation, and service

Be a Navigator. Chart the Course.

Like a true Navigator, your support helps guide our students toward a brighter future – while strengthening the Golden Isles and beyond.
Make your gift today and become part of something transformative.

Make a pledge to support the Navigator Society

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Founding Navigator Society Members

Admiral – $10,000+

Mike and Dave Fox
Deb and Dan Luginbuhl

Captain – $5,000 – $9,999

Donna and Pat Godbey
Shirley and Tony Guthrie
Diana and Reg Murphy
Brenda and Mac Nease
Anne and Bill Stembler

Commander – $2,500 – $4,999

Bill Gussman
Jim Holler
Crystal and Cedric King
Kathy and Mike Scherneck
Cate and Rick Waddell
Deb and David Wright
Susan and Dave Zimmerman

Lieutenant – $1,000 – $2,499

Margaret Amstutz
Burch and Jim Barger
Jane Beadles and John Dunham
Chelsea and Shawn Boatright
Gayle and Al Brown
Barbara and Jim Bruce
The Brunswick News
Louise and Keith Calhoun
Sue Cansler
Cherise and Dialo Cartwright
Jeuslyn and Kavanaugh Chandler
Sandi and Rocker Channell
Susan and Bill Coleman
Pat Hodnett Cooper
Meg and Jack Crews
Cathy and Ed Farley
Cheryl and Tucker Grigg
Nancy and John Hamilton
Kay and Brent Hampton
Denise and Glenn Hansen
Carol and Duane Harris
Dana and Mike Hodges
Margaret Hutchinson
Susan Imhoff
Michele and Tim Jamieson
Michelle Johnston and Gene Pierce
Carla and Ron Kalil
Fran and Jim Kielt
Tara and Stephen Kinney
Tina and Bill Kirby
Ingrid and Peter Kolln
Janice Lamattina
Abra Lattany-Reed
Gail and Scott Ledbetter
Ben Lee
Amanda and Tom Lister
Joan and Stewart Long
Lindee and Art Lucas
Kirsten Mack and Jamie Bessette
Lynn and Joe McDonough
Debby and Steve Melnyk
Nancy and Jeff Molitor
Betty and Jack Moore
Susan and Don Myers
Missy and Marc Neu
Dana and Patrick Parker
Bonnie and David Perdue
Angie and Daren Pietsch
Sybil Ralston
Mimi and John Rogers
Diane and Woodrow Sapp
Mary and Carl Schellhorn
Kate and Todd Schermerhorn
Bonney and Billy Shuman
Carol and Ben Slade
Barbara Smith
Marybeth and Scott Steilen
Rosemary and Wade Strickland
Hillary and Bud Stringfellow
Anna and Freddy Stroud
Brooke and Rees Sumerford
Sindu and Hamsa Thota
Catina and Wayne Tindall
Jan and Lance Toland
Roxie and Curtis Tumlin
Cheral and Ben Turnipseed
Margaret Wagner
Janine and Jon Weller
Annette Wheeler and Dan Kelly
Millie Wilcox