Fall 2018

  • Hitting Her Stride

    “Volleyball’s always had my heart, but education comes first”

  • ‘We Told You So!’

    Matt Breida adds his name among elite NFL rushers The world is finally figuring out what Georgia Southern fans have known all along — Matt Breida is one of the best running backs in the country. Period. After two weeks of the NFL regular season with the San Francisco 49ers, Breida was the leading rusher…

  • 2018 Athletics Hall of Fame Class

    It was a big September for seven of Georgia Southern University’s all-time greats. Six former student-athletes and one administrator joined the Georgia Southern Athletics Hall of Fame. They were introduced during halftime of the game between the Eagles and UMass at Paulson on Sept. 8. The new inductees bring the total number of former coaches,…

  • 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.

  • Young Alumni Board

    Alumni aged 40 and under make up more than 40 percent of Georgia Southern University’s overall alumni base. That represents a significant proportion of our alumni — and the potential to make a big difference for the future of Georgia Southern. Originally formed in 2015, the Georgia Southern University Young Alumni Board includes alumni from…

  • 2018-19 Student Alumni Scholarship Recipients

    Thirty-one students were awarded alumni association scholarships at the Alumni Board of Directors meeting Sept. 8, totaling more than $40,000. Photo left to right: Jeffrey Young, Samuel Choi, Jack Pharis, True Gane, Abby Anderson, Jesse Todd, Rylee Siefker and Christina Moore. Abby Anderson, Jule Rossiter Stanfield Scholarship Fund, Armstrong Campus, Freshman, History major, Kennesaw, Ga.…