Alumni

  • Training for the Future – Student Gains Hands-on Experience at World-famous Mayo Clinic

    Medical laboratory science major Lauren Frank (’19) dreams big. She spent the last six months training at Mayo Clinic in Jacksonville, Florida. Mayo Clinic is recognized as a leading facility in patient care, research and education. Nabbing a clinical rotation as a medical laboratory scientist there is quite competitive. “Working at Mayo has always been…

  • Averitt Award Winners 2019

    Each year, Georgia Southern honors at least two graduate students for their excellence in research and instruction. The winners of the Averitt Award, which is the highest honor bestowed within the Jack N. Averitt College of Graduate Studies, are presented with a $1,000 cash prize and a Crystal Eagle trophy. This year, Jessica Watts of…

  • Beyond the Spotlight: Otis Redding, His Family, Music and Legacy

    Karla Redding-Andrews  As a child growing up, Karla Redding-Andrews (‘85) didn’t realize her dad was famous. “Oh no, no, no,” she said. “Even when I was here at Georgia Southern, I had no idea of the magnitude, of the impact my father had on the music world, or even other people’s lives. We just weren’t…

  • The Dream Career: Eagle Lands Job that Fits Him to a Tee

    Miller Brady  From traveling the world to interacting with legendary golfers, Miller Brady (’96) has one of the coolest jobs around. Since January, he has been president of PGA TOUR Champions. The tour features the best 50-and over golfers in the world who compete in events in the U.S., Canada, Japan and England. Prize money…

  • Eagle Love Story

    Southern Sweethearts Marry 59 Years Later Wanda Brantley Parrish and Dennard Scoggins met for the first time in an English classroom at Georgia Southern in the 1960s. Scoggins said she was the prettiest girl he saw in English 101. “She looked smart, too, and I needed help so I made it a point to sit…

  • Chronicles – Fall 2019

    David Plaspohl (’77) has accepted the position as systems engineer/implementation specialist at Sound Payments in Savannah. J. Douglas Parker (’81) has retired after a 30-year career with the Georgia Bureau of Investigation. He has also self-published the book, A Killher Plan: Behind The Crime Scene Tape, which explores a murder he investigated in 1997. Keith…

  • Aspiring Diplomat Wins Prestigious Fellowship

    Georgia Southern University alumna Carolynn Nixon (’17) is one of only 30 students and university graduates to win the highly competitive 2019 Charles B. Rangel International Affairs Fellowship. The national scholarship is a U.S. Department of State program that prepares young Americans for careers in the U.S. Foreign Service. It funds a two-year master’s degree…

  • True Blue Spotlight – Alumnus Appreciates Life as Small-Town Police Chief in New Jersey

    It might be difficult to find someone with more True Blue spirit than Nicholas Peditto (’94), the police chief in Lumberton Township, New Jersey. Walk into his office and his love for Georgia Southern University is obvious. It’s decorated with college memorabilia, from hats and banners to old Coke bottles when the Eagles won national…

  • Michiel Soeting – MBA Graduate Expands Georgia Southern’s Influence and Impact

    Years before heading a global auditing practice for consulting powerhouse KPMG, Michiel Soeting (’84) was a teen in the Netherlands, fascinated by American culture, particularly basketball. However, pursuing an MBA in the United States seemed out of reach until he was awarded a Georgia Rotary Club scholarship. “It was a great opportunity. If you’re from…

  • Jeff Bush – Armstrong Alumnus has Life-Changing Classroom Encounter

    At 33, Jeff Bush (‘13), president of The Parker Companies in Savannah, is one of the youngest company presidents in the country. If that isn’t remarkable enough, he accomplished the feat in just seven years, working his way up from director of fuel operations in 2012, to chief operating officer two years ago, to president…