Our Story

Established in 1994, the Gwinnett Tech Foundation was created to support and enhance higher education at Gwinnett Tech. Within that broad mission, our actions, achievements, and priorities are many – but all ultimately benefit our students and by extension, our community.

The Foundation works to secure student scholarships and additional ways to make the goal of a college education – and a rewarding career – possible. To enrich our faculty and staff, we develop and make funding possible for a host of professional development opportunities. On campus, the Foundation is the driving force behind the capital drives that made many of Gwinnett Tech’s facilities possible — including the George Busbee International Center for Workforce Development, Life Sciences Center, and the Alpharetta-North Fulton Campus.


Foundation Overview

Gwinnett Tech Foundation, Inc. was established in 1994, as a non-governmental, nonprofit organization having a principal fund of its own, managed by its own trustees and directors, and established to maintain or aid Gwinnett Tech.

It was established to act as:

  • A vehicle for active fundraising.
  • A vehicle for spending funds directly associated with instructional programs that may not be within the rules and regulations affecting public educational institutions.
  • A vehicle for responding rapidly to requests from businesses and industries.
  • A vehicle for smoothing out the unevenness of governmental income.
  • A vehicle for an incentive to generate additional revenues for the operation and improvement of Gwinnett Tech.
  • A vehicle for assisting students by providing scholarships, endowments, and grants.

The Gwinnett Tech Foundation intends to promote the cause of higher education at Gwinnett Tech and to provide assistance to Gwinnett Tech in all legitimate ways possible for the support and development of Gwinnett Tech in its educational, cultural, social, civic, and professional endeavors and development.

Since its inception, the Foundation’s main area of focus has been creating access for citizens. With the rapidly growing citizenry in Gwinnett and surrounding communities, much of the emphasis has been on capital, buildings, and campus infrastructure. Other areas of work involve funding support for program operating costs, development of new programs and educational scholarships for students, as well as insuring that the faculty and staff continue to provide relevant knowledge in the classroom and supporting services.

Foundation Board

The Gwinnett Tech Foundation is guided by a Board of Trustees made up of volunteers from the community who are leaders in various businesses and community organizations. The Board of Trustees is responsible and accountable to the organization’s donors, the organization’s constituents, and to the community at large.

Learn more about our Board of Trustees.

Foundation Staff

Sophia Pittman
Executive Director, Gwinnett Tech Foundation
678-226-6806
SPittman@GwinnettTech.edu

Governance

Meeting Dates

Meeting Dates: 2022 – 2023

  • Thursday, August 11, 2022 Lawrenceville Campus
  • Thursday, November 10, 2022 Lawrenceville Campus
  • Thursday, February 9, 2023 Lawrenceville Campus
  • Thursday, May 11, 2023 Lawrenceville Campus