Alumni

  • Dee Dixon

    A Connection from the Heart

    Alumna Dee Dixon is Georgia Red Cross CEO When Dee Dixon (’88) began her first Red Cross job as chief development officer, she wasn’t sure how long she would stay. Dixon was uncertain that she was cut out to move from the corporate world to the nonprofit world. Then Hurricane Michael came. Dixon and a…

  • Chronicles Winter 2022

    Dan Cathy (’75), chairman of the Chick-fil-A board, will be inducted as a Georgia Trustee by the Georgia Historical Society and Gov. Brian Kemp at a spring gala in Savannah. The honor recognizes Georgians whose accomplishments and community service reflect the highest ideals of the founding body of the Georgia Trustees. It is the highest honor…

  • Homecoming

    Homecoming 2021 Was Out of This World

    Georgia Southern celebrated its NASA-affiliated alumni with Homecoming 2021: Eagles in Outer Space. In addition to alumni mixers and networking events, homecoming featured a NASA career panel with Jim Kennedy (’77), former director, Kennedy Space Center; Bob Pound (’67), former chief of test operations, Kennedy Space Center; and Andy Warren (’87), manager, SLS Cross Program…

  • Graduate with a cap that says "look ma I made it"

    Six Spring Ceremonies for Graduates

    In six ceremonies held in Statesboro and Savannah, Georgia Southern recognized approximately 4,200 undergraduate and graduate students from the Statesboro, Armstrong and Liberty campuses during its Spring 2021 Commencement ceremonies. Georgia Southern President Kyle Marrero welcomed the graduates and their guests to the ceremonies, held at the Savannah Convention Center in Savannah on May 8,…

  • Alumni Awards

    Alumni Awards Recipients

    The Georgia Southern University Alumni Association honored outstanding alumni for their achievements and service at this year’s 2020-2021 Alumni Awards Gala.

  • Gratitude Gala

    Georgia Southern Hosts Gratitude Gala

    Exemplary Donors Recognized at Annual Gathering

  • Nadia Dreid

    A Part of Who I Am

    “I love being a journalist,” said Nadia Dreid (‘15), who earned a bachelor’s degree in journalism from Georgia Southern. “My professors at Georgia Southern taught me to truly respect the journalism profession and I fell in love with it.”

  • Chronicles

    Gayle U. Wooten (’68), has retired after more than 51 years as an educator and education advocate. For the past 21 years, she served as the human resources director and in other administrative roles with the Professional Association of Georgia Educators in Atlanta. Cheryl Y. Bland (’77) has been elected to a second term on the Morgan County…

  • Ava Edwards

    New Alumni Relations Director at Georgia Southern

    Ava Edwards (’19) has been named the new director of Alumni Relations at Georgia Southern. Edwards has been with Georgia Southern since 2011 and started her new position July 13. “I’m honored and consider it a great privilege to take up the baton of serving my fellow alumni in this role,” said Edwards. “Georgia Southern…

  • 40 under 40

    40 Under 40

    Of Georgia Southern’s 126,000-plus living alumni, more than 50,000 are under 40 years of age. The Alumni Association recently honored its Class of 2020 40 under 40, representing the excellence of the University’s young alumni and demonstrating the positive contributions and achievements for which University graduates are known. Annalee Ashley Georgia Southern University2014 BBA2020 MBA Chief…