Alumna of the Year

Susie Pinkard 

Susie Pinkard is a 1986 JSU Graduate.  While at JSU Susie was a JSU Ballerina, a member of Zeta Tau Alpha, Kappa Sigma Little Sister and  ROTC Sponsor. She currently serves on the JSU Foundation Board as a member of the Investment Advisory Committee and as a Board of Advisory member of the College of Business & Industry. Susie loves spending time as a guest speaker on the JSU campus, helping students prepare for their business careers.  

Susie is a retired Agency Vice President from State Farm Insurance and Financial Services where she served for 32 years.  Susie spends time in Brookhaven GA where she resides as well as Orange Beach AL, her home town. Susie is currently writing the book Stainless Steel Butterfly which is scheduled to release in January 2024. She has two adult children Charlie and Suanne and met her late husband Chuck here at JSU.  She started the JSU Chuck Pinkard Memorial Golf Scholarship to honor and remember him and provide financial opportunities for a JSU golfer.