Spring 2026

  • Soaring by Example: Georgia Southern Alumnus Presented with 2025 Talon Award

    tephen Milner (‘96) still remembers the crisp, fall evening he held his daughter in his arms with his son in tow, at his first Eagles game at the Prettiest Little Stadium. “Our kids never stood a chance,” he said. “My wife, Sharon (‘94), and I are both diehard Eagles; we always have been. There’s only…

  • Chronicles

    Meg Heap (’86) has been appointed U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of Georgia. The district covers 43 counties and includes the cities of Statesboro, Savannah, Augusta, Dublin and Brunswick. Jennifer Bowcock (’94) has been named to the prestigious Ragan’s Top Women in Communication for 2025. Throughout her public relations career in the tech industry,…

  • In Memoriam Fall 2025

    Trailblazing Journalist and Founder of Boston’s Rose Brigade Dies At 93 China Altman (’54), a longtime journalist and founder of Boston’s Rose Brigade, died Feb. 2, 2026, in hospice care. Altman was just 16 when she left her family’s home in Waycross, Georgia, to attend what was then Georgia Teachers College (TC), even though she…

  • New Statue Honors Beloved Bald Eagle Mascot

    A new symbol of Eagle spirit stands at the entrance of Allen E. Paulson Stadium, which pays tribute to Freedom, Georgia Southern University’s late bald eagle mascot. The life-size “Freedom to Soar” bronze sculpture has a wingspan of approximately eight feet and weighs 385 pounds. It sits atop a custom cast and polished concrete pedestal…

  • Fall 2025 | Spring 2026 40 Under 40

    Courtney Ashley Nathan Barker Lindsay Brown Latara Castleberry Amessia Chapman Alvie Coes III Caitlyn Cofer Rae Cook Tabitha Coombs Alexis Crawford David Cutler Laura Dalton Jay Dalton Caroline Davis Bowie Evans Ryan Gibson Jordan Given Garrett Green Lauren Guilfoyle Gabriel Hackney Kyle Hadden Jenna Houston Emil Laursen Winfield Lee Alicia Moore Chris Nowicki Matthew Penn…

  • Alumna Makes History in Virginia

    In a historic feat, Georgia Southern University alumna Ghazala Hashmi (’86) has been elected Virginia’s new lieutenant governor. She is the first Muslim woman in the U.S. elected to a statewide office and the first Indian American to win statewide office in the commonwealth. In a previous interview with Georgia Southern Magazine, Hashmi recalled growing…

  • A True Blue Love Story Rooted in Georgia Southern Hoops

    For Professor Emeritus Horace Harrell (’69) and his wife, Diane, Georgia Southern University basketball is more than just a sport. The Eagles team has been at the heart of their love story for more than 50 years. Professor Harrell first started attending games as a student in 1965. The atmosphere was electric, he said. “Back…

  • Building Worlds, One Costume at a Time

    Ann Foley (’98) did not set out to design costumes for Emmy® Award-winning television. In fact, when she arrived on Georgia Southern University’s Statesboro Campus to pursue a degree in fashion merchandising, a future in her hometown of Savannah was fully lined up. “I had it all figured out,” she recalled with a laugh. “I…

  • Alyssa Barnes’ Road to Success: A Radio Career Built on Resilience

    Alyssa Barnes is exactly where she planned to be when she graduated from Georgia Southern University in 2010. The multimedia communications major, known as Danie B in Atlanta, is the midday personality and digital coordinator for radio powerhouse V-103. “I’ve always wanted to be on the radio and on TV,” said Barnes, who was raised…

  • Turning a New Page: From Classroom to Changemaker

    Dayle Burns leads Georgia literacy charge When Dayle Burns (‘76) started her college career at Georgia Southern University in Statesboro in 1973, she dreamed of becoming an art teacher to inspire others. She never imagined that one day she would play a key role in Georgia’s literacy movement. Yet from the moment she stepped into…