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Convocation Center to Bear Name of Late State Senator and His Wife

Georgia Southern is planning a significant addition to its south campus in Statesboro with a new building that will provide state-of-the-art space for several academic programs and will be the new home of Eagles basketball. The facility, which will also host indoor graduations and other university events, will be named the Jack and Ruth Ann…
1906 Scholar Preserving the Coastal Plain

Undergraduate Tapped asActing Curator for Herbarium In her freshman year, Andrea Appleton jumped at the chance to work as a curatorial assistant in the Statesboro Campus herbarium. Two years later when the curator’s position opened, she stepped into the role of acting curator of the third largest collection of dried plant specimens in Georgia. It’s rare…
Paying it Forward

Scholarship Empowers Student to Focus on Pre-med Career Georgia Southern sophomore Sidney Hopper has a keen ability to focus. She is an Honors Program scholar, an ROTC student and a biochemistry major with a 3.92 GPA. Additionally, she is pursuing a double minor in military science and in Arabic – one of the hardest languages for…
A Legacy of Service

Jack Hill Scholarship Fund Honors Public Servant A scholarship fund has been established to honor the late State Senator Jack Hill, a distinguished Georgia Southern University alumnus and revered public servant who served 30 years in the Georgia Legislature. “Southeast Georgia and our Georgia Southern community lost a tremendous servant leader — Senator Jack Hill,” said President…
Focusing on Philanthropy

Gratitude Gala Celebrates Georgia Southern’s Exceptional Donors An audience of alumni, donors, faculty, staff and other guests gathered for a celebration recognizing four individuals, a foundation and a corporation that have demonstrated longtime support for Georgia Southern University. The annual Gratitude Gala honoring these key recipients was held Feb. 29 at the Mansion on Forsyth Park…
Investing in Lives

Cliff McCurry Honors His Mentor Through Giving Cliff McCurry (Armstrong ’68) knows the value of having someone invest in your life. The Savannah businessman and philanthropist can’t imagine the direction he would’ve taken had it not been for his mentor, Nick Mamalakis. When McCurry was a senior in high school, he returned home from studying…
Donors Help Eagles Finish Strong

Campaign Raises Funds to Help Students, Student-Athletes On May 18, Georgia Southern University launched the “Ensure Our Eagles Finish Strong” campaign with a goal of raising funds for students facing financial hardships during these unprecedented times. The campaign raised more than $289,000 in funds for students on a needs-based priority and for assisting up to…
Engineering the Future

Engineering and Research Building Drives Excellence, Innovation in Southeast Georgia Georgia Southern University’s new Engineering and Research Building will open on the Statesboro Campus later this year, and will serve as an epicenter for engineering innovation in southeast Georgia. The new building will house state-of-the-art applied research facilities where faculty and students will conduct research to…
Gratitude Gala Honors Key Donors

Four principal supporters of Armstrong State and Georgia Southern were recognized at the inaugural Gratitude Gala Donor Awards held last May at the Perry Lane Hotel in Savannah. They were honored for their investment in initiatives that benefit students and the multi-campus University. In his remarks, Vice President for Advancement Trip Addison paid tribute to…
Georgia Southern and Armstrong Foundations Merge to Better Serve Students and Donors

The Armstrong Foundation of Georgia Southern University, Inc. has merged with, and into, the Georgia Southern University Foundation, Inc. This strategic consolidation of foundation resources will streamline fundraising systems while honoring the integrity of donor requests. The boards of trustees of both foundations unanimously agreed to merge the two foundations during a joint meeting last…