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Follow on Google News | Savannah Entrepreneur Howard Morrison to Speak in Passport to Excellence Lecture Series on Jan 21By: ctpr 
Howard Morrison (SAVANNAH, GA) The Savannah-Chatham County Public School System (SCCPSS) District announces that entrepreneur and technology pioneer, Howard Morrison will speak on Thursday, January 21 at Woodville-Tompkins High School, in the Passport to Excellence Lecture Series. Morrison is the third and final presenter in the 2015-2016 inaugural series. The free lecture series features presentations from accomplished individuals who previously attended or graduated from SCCPSS, sharing their unique career journeys and the insights they have learned about success and how to achieve it. Although a graduate of Yale University, Morrison attributes much of the credit for his successes to the educational start he received through the Savannah-Chatham County Public School System (SCCPSS). He attended Massie School, now Massie Heritage Center, from the second grade to the sixth grade, and will speak on those formative years and how they helped shape his career. “When I was a student at Massie School, I learned to develop a curiosity for so many things,” said Morrison. “Curiosity is a wonderful thing and something I wish every child could have.” The Savannah native has devoted a lifetime of service advocating educational and entrepreneurial related initiatives. After spending much of his career years in the Atlanta area, he retired from banking in 1996 and returned to his hometown where he has since added another career’s worth of accomplishments to his biography. To name a few, he established the organization that evolved into the Creative Coast Alliance and helped organized the Savannah Fund for Excellence in Public Education, which was subsequently merged into the ALL Foundation. A veteran of the U.S. Navy, Morrison graduated from Yale University and embarked on a banking career that spanned nearly 30 years. Along the way, he helped develop the C&S Bank’s (now Bank of America’s) Morrison’s latest entrepreneurial endeavor is Verdant Kitchen, which recently made Opera’s “favorite things” list in 2015. The gourmet health and wellness company sells products made from ginger and turmeric grown at his Lebanon Plantation in West Chatham County. Morrison, who will be the third presenter in the series, will speak on Thursday, January 21 from 1 p.m. to 2 p.m. at Woodville-Tompkins Technical and Career High School, 50 Market St, Savannah, GA, 31408. Previous presenters in the series were movie producer Stratton Leopold and WTOC-TV new anchor Dawn Baker. The presentation is free and open to the public, but reservations are required to attend. To RSVP, please contact Cynthia Wright at cynthia.wright@ MORE ON THE PASSPORT TO EXCELLENCE SERIES: In partnership with Carriage Trade PR and Cecilia Russo Marketing, the Savannah-Chatham County Public School System (SCCPSS)’s inaugural series, which began in Aug. 2015, features presentations from accomplished individuals who previously attended or graduated from SCCPSS. Attendees can hear inspirational stories and learn how the foundation of their success began right here in Savannah’s public school system. The presentations are free and open to the public, but reservations are required to attend. The Passport to Excellence Series is sponsored by JCB North America, AT&T, 24E, Healthy Savannah, Carriage Trade PR and Cecilia Russo Marketing. For more information, visit http://www.passport2excellence.com/ CONTACT Cynthia Wright Director of Communications Carriage Trade PR Cecilia Russo Marketing mailto:cynthia.wright@ 912.856.9075 End
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