Students Are Best Investment
to Savannah Professor

Dr. Edward Klatt, professor of pathology at the School of Medicine in Savannah, is no stranger to giving back. In fact, he’s given to each medical school he’s associated with since beginning his residency.

He started making contributions to Mercer not long after he began teaching in Savannah and said that gifts to medical education influence the lives of many people. “Giving yields returns for everyone and strengthens the institution,” he said. “Students receiving scholarships often remark that they are inspired to give back to the school when they are able following graduation. That perpetuates and multiplies the effect of giving.”

Dr. Klatt, originally from Southern California, completed medical school at Loma Linda University, where he began making contributions to medical education. Once he finished his residency, he began teaching at the University of Southern California School of Medicine and has taught at four medical schools over the past 30 years.

He is passionate about his discipline and teaching his students, which is why he gives to Mercer. “The students are an inspiration. They are the future,” he said. “They have great potential and represent the best investment one can make.”

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