Alumni

The Camouflaged Optimist

Columnist and Photographer Bunny Ware Connects Savannah For Bunny Ware (’92), life is best off-script. She’ll tell you she can’t write, but her social column, “Bunny in the City,” has been a beloved entertainment fixture in Savannah for the last 12 years. Ware never studied photography, but is arguably the most invited event photographer in…
Outstanding Eagles

Alumni Honorees Recognized for Service and Achievement The Georgia Southern University Alumni Association honored outstanding alumni for their achievements and service at this year’s 2022 Alumni Awards Gala. Held at the Nessmith-Lane Building on April 22, the evening was hosted by the musical stylings of The Fabulous Equinox Orchestra of Savannah. “These awards recognize our…
Chronicles

ALUMNUS SELECTED TO LEAD STATE’S HIGHEST COURT Presiding Justice Michael Boggs (’85) took over as Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of Georgia in July. The justices on the state’s highest court unanimously selected him as the next leader of the state’s judicial system. He succeeded Chief Justice David Nahmias, who left the court on…
In Memoriam – Fall 2022

1930s Charles Waldrop Jr. (’39) of Savannah passed away Oct. 20, 2021, at age 102. The 1939 Armstrong Junior College graduate served four years in the U.S. Army and spent 18 months in the European Theatre with the Eighth Air Force during World War II. A registered pharmacist for 50 years, he co-owned Crumbley’s Pharmacy. 1940s…
Alumni Events

Save these True Blue Dates: True Blue Tailgate at UABSeptember 17 HomecomingSeptember 23-24 True Blue Tailgate at Georgia StateOctober 8 1906 Society EventOctober 14 WINE AND SCHOLARSHIPS The Greater Augusta Alumni Network Wine and Scholarship Event was held on Thursday, March 24, at The Foundry at Rae’s Creek in Augusta and attended by nearly 150 alumni.…
True Blue Spotlight: Georgia Southern Students Tackle Popular Hiking Trail

Georgia Southern Eagles Christian Scott, Wilson and Dillon Calhoun grew up together in Statesboro, Georgia, where they developed a real love of nature and the outdoors. Last year, the three friends took on an ultimate adventure and hiked the Appalachian Trail from one end to the other. “It’s something we wanted to do for a…
Public Health Professor Awarded Major Grant

Tilicia Mayo-Gamble, Ph.D., an assistant professor in the Department of Health Policy and Community Health, has received a $250,000 grant from the Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute for sickle cell study. The project, “Capacity Building to Create a Patient-Centered Research Dissemination Model,” is a collaborative effort between Mayo-Gamble and Velma McBride Murry, Ph.D., a professor of…
Clay Helton is Georgia Southern’s New Head Football Coach

Georgia Southern University named Clay Helton the 11th full-time head coach in the Georgia Southern modern football era. Helton previously led the University of Southern California to a Rose Bowl title following the 2016 season and won a Pac-12 championship in 2017. In announcing his hiring, Georgia Southern Director of Athletics Jared Benko said, “Clay…
An Unbelievable Memory

At 91, Triple Eagle Alice Gerber Still Supporting People with Parkinson’s Disease Just Another Monday It was a hot, late-summer day at the Farmers Market in Tybee Island, Georgia. Perched under the protection of a broad-brimmed hat sparkled the bright hazel eyes of Alice Gerber, Ed.D. (’74, ’06,’06). The 91-year-old was cheerfully preparing her stand to…
When a City Gets Hacked

Alumnus Barry Hensley Leads the Defense Against Cyber Attacks In 2018 when the Atlanta city government was targeted by a disastrous ransomware attack, the city turned to a Georgia Southern alumnus for help. Cybersecurity expert and retired Army Col. Barry Hensley (‘86), acted as incident commander, briefing Atlanta Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms and her staff…