University of Georgia President Jere Morehead is donating a portion of his pay to establish a new scholarship fund for hands-on learning for students at the state’s flagship institution.
The $100,000 donation, announced Wednesday, will create an endowment for the school's experiential learning initiative announced earlier this year. Beginning next fall, the initiative will require undergraduate students to participate in some type of research, study abroad, service-learning or other type of tailored learning before graduating.
The announcement follows pay raises for state college presidents approved by the state's Board of Regents last month. Morehead's annual pay — including hikes in salary and deferred compensation — will be $811,348, beginning in July.
Morehead is the third-highest paid president in the state’s University System, behind leaders at Georgia Tech and Georgia State, who will both make more than $1 million a year.
In addition to the new scholarship donation, Morehead also makes annual financial contributions to the Morehead Honors Support Fund in the UGA Honors Program, the Jere W. Morehead Moot Court Fund in the UGA law school and the Wade and Virginia Morehead need-based scholarship fund for students participating in the UGA Washington Semester Program.
“I believe I have a special obligation to give back to this great institution, which has given so much to me,” Morehead said in a statement. “The experiential learning initiative will further enhance the world-class learning environment at UGA, and I am pleased to be able to support this initiative personally through the establishment of a scholarship fund.”
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