Alumni

  • 2019 Alumni Award Honorees

    In one of its biggest events of the year, the Georgia Southern University Alumni Association celebrated the achievements of outstanding alumni during a formal affair at the Nessmith-Lane Center in the spring. The distinguished guests attending the annual Alumni Awards gala included Georgia Southern University President Kyle Marrero. The 2019 awards build upon the alumni…

  • Chronicles

    Vic Reynolds (’84) has been named Georgia’s top law enforcement official. Gov. Brian Kemp appointed him the new director of the Georgia Bureau of Investigation (GBI) where he leads   a staff of more than 800 people. Reynolds, a former police officer, chief magistrate judge and criminal defense attorney, left his job as Cobb County’s district…

  • Alumni Events

    Atlanta area Eagles met for Eagles After Hours at Pin and Proper on March 21 for “Southern Value” networking. Charleston Alumni came out to cheer on Eagles Baseball as they took down the College of Charleston on Feb. 26. The 1906 Event on Nov. 9, 2018, was filled with laughter and fellowship. Guests enjoyed a…

  • Southern Women

    Initiative to Empower Future Alumnae The Southern Women Alumni initiative was started in 2006 and now provides a forum for women of Georgia Southern and Armstrong to connect with one another for personal and professional growth. The group’s objective is to encourage interest and participation by all alumnae in the programs of the University and…

  • In Memoriam – Spring 2019

    1930s Florice Strickland Deen (’37) died Nov. 6, 2018, at her home in Mershon, Georgia, at age 105. At her passing, the retired educator was the oldest known person in Pierce County. 1940s George Walter Long(’49,’67) was 93 when he died Nov. 5, 2017, in Jonesboro, Georgia. The World War II U.S. Navy veteran was…

  • Advocating for Society’s Most Vulnerable

    Elizabeth Hildebrand Matherne has always had a heart for the underdog. From starting out as a public defender in Orlando, to successfully handling humanitarian and family-based immigration…

  • Special Agent in Charge

    Did you know there is a three-letter bureau in the Department of State that provides security and law enforcement?

  • Finding Her Path in Higher Education

    Dorothy Kempson has been connected to the Armstrong Campus for nearly 20 years. Since enrolling as an undergraduate, she has earned four degrees from the University.

  • Arranging an L.A. Music Career

    When Dalton Daniel graduated from Georgia Southern University in 2015, he had a bachelor’s degree in music composition, but no job. So, he went straight to Los Angeles (L.A.) to try to get into the music business.

  • Your Alumni Board

    The Georgia Southern University Alumni Association Board of Directors made history Sept. 8, 2018, when the members of the consolidated board met for their first in-person meeting.