Southern Adventist University welcomed guests to its Collegedale campus Oct. 1 for the fifth annual A Taste of Southern gala. Featuring student performances and Grammy-nominated singer Wintley Phipps, the evening raised nearly $200,000 for scholarships benefiting first-generation college students, helping open doors to higher education and better futures.
Contributed photo / Wintley Phipps performs at A Taste of Southern. 
Contributed photo / Todd Fletcher, ’89, receives the Career Pathway Award on behalf of Life Care Centers of America. 
Contributed photo / Michael Brown receives the Partners in Service Award on behalf of Ronald McDonald House Charities. 
Contributed photo / Joanna King, ’92, receives the Southern Impact Award. 
Contributed photo / Maddie Schmidt, junior English major at Southern Adventist University, performs an aerial routine. 
Contributed photo / Front row: Greg, ’89, and Terri Willett, Kera Hughes, ’99; Back row: Jon Hughes, Jake Traugott, Kathleen Siciliano, Abby, ’18, and Tucker, ’19, Sutton 
Contributed photo / Jill and Doug Brown 
Contributed photo / Tamatha, ’93, and Franklin, ’93, Farrow 
Contributed photo / John, ’98, and Julie, ’98, Craig 
Contributed photo / Front Row: Ben and Lynn, ’06, Brown, Rebecca and Michael Brown; Back row: Roger and Elizabeth Qualey 
Contributed photo / Front row: Lereesea and Nick Van Zyl, Sheri Baker, ’93, Mark, ’90, and Christine, ’92, Waldrop; Back row: Sharon Robberson, ’71, Barb, ’91, and Scott, ’91, Edens 
Contributed photo / Front row: Jack, ’99, and Susie, ’02, McClarty, Holly and Jason Cox; Back row: James, ’08, and Ashley, ’08, Fedusenko, Kasi and Adam, ’08, Schreader 
Contributed photo / Morty Lloyd, mayor of Collegedale, Tennessee, shares remarks at A Taste of Southern 