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— Flannery O’Connor
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Over the past eight months, many across our campus have found new ways to appreciate and reflect on one of our most famous alumni, Flannery O’Connor. Thanks to the generous donation of her original artwork from The Mary Flannery O’Connor Charitable Trust and the ClineFlorencourt family, we’ve been able to see Flannery not only as one of America’s greatest authors but as a multifaceted individual — someone with a rich array of interests, quirks and connections beyond the page.
The recent gift of the historic ClineFlorencourt House, built in 1820 and donated to Georgia College & State University by Flannery’s cousins, Louise and Frances Florencourt, has deepened that understanding. Purchased by Flannery’s grandfather in 1880, the home stayed in the family until Louise Florencourt’s passing in 2023. Today, it stands as a living time capsule — filled with unique artifacts from Flannery’s life and offering a broader view of Milledgeville and southern family life in the mid-20th century.
When I had the privilege of being among the first non-family members to receive a full tour of the house after Ms. Florencourt’s death, I was struck by unexpected connections. I discovered that Flannery’s Uncle Louis and my own grandfather once worked together at King Hardware in Atlanta. We also uncovered treasures like Flannery’s suitcase, still marked with her name and hometown — Milledgeville.
The Cline-Florencourt House sits just behind Ennis Hall and beside the Old Governor’s Mansion in historic downtown Milledgeville, quietly witnessing the changes our campus has experienced over the past 140 years. Yet one thing remains constant: the tradition of excellence that defines Georgia College. No matter when you attended GCSU, the stories of community, collaboration and joy are timeless.
Even as we continue to grow, Georgia College & State University remains committed to a personal, meaningful student experience. Small classes, dedicated and collaborative faculty, and a focus on hands-on community learning are cornerstones of who we are. We are proud that during the fall and spring semesters, we do not offer online classes in our undergraduate programs. We believe there is something irreplaceable about coming together — learning, laughing and building lasting connections face to face.
Flannery’s playful reminder to “do as you done in Milledgeville” serves as inspiration. Something special continues to happen here — in this place, with these people. As alumni, I hope each of you finds ways to do as you did in Milledgeville: embrace life, nurture community and, most importantly, have fun!
B. Seth Walker Vice President, University Advancement
Georgia College welcomed 1,425 graduating students – including 932 bachelor’s degree earners, 491 master’s students and 10 doctoral grads – into its alumni ranks at spring commencement earlier this year.
Welcome them to the pack at an upcoming alumni event. For a full list of activities, scan the QR code!
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A double major in biology and Spanish, Caleb Rogers was awarded a U.S. Department of State Benjamin A. Gilman International Scholarship to study in Chile and intern in a Chilean clinic.
“It’ll be a great hands-on experience for me,” Rogers said. “My self-determination paid off.”
He has also found creative ways to work across disciplines to research complex questions. A member of Georgia College’s Pre-Med Mentoring Program, Rogers has spent time in a recent Spanish class, for example, exploring anti-Hispanic biases in international healthcare systems.
Now, Rogers will get to see firsthand what the healthcare system is like in Chile –and sharpen his Spanish-speaking skills while he’s at it.
“I pride myself in speaking Spanish, but getting out there speaking it socially is something I’ve not had an opportunity to do yet,” he said.
Ultimately, Rogers’ goal is to become a pediatric oncologist.
“I put a lot of myself into the application and essays,” Rogers continued. “I’ve had to fight for many opportunities in my life. Getting this scholarship is validating for the work I put into it.”
Rogers also credits GCSU faculty and staff, including Anna Whiteside, assistant director of the John E. Sallstrom Honors College and coordinator of the National Scholarships Office, and Dr. Brantley Nicholson, coordinator of the Chile Study Abroad Program, as major contributors to his success.
Bobcat students recently presented research under the gold dome of the Georgia State Capitol in Atlanta.
The annual Posters at the Capitol event, presented earlier this year by The Georgia Undergraduate Research Collective, epitomizes GCSU’s liberal arts mission by inspiring scholarship and fostering collaboration across disciplines.
It also gives students the chance to present their innovative ideas publicly to peers and elected officials – a culminating event that often serves as a career launching pad for many Bobcats.
“The research is just invaluable to me,” said Ziv Moench, environmental science student. “It’s been such a great experience.”
For the past 15 years, the Pre-Med Mentoring Program at GCSU has generated a 100% placement rate for graduates’ admission into medical school.
The Andalusia Interpretive Center – which serves as the front door of Andalusia Farm, the former home of GCSU alumna and world-renowned author Flannery O’Connor – received a 2025 “Travelblazer” award from the Georgia Association of Convention & Visitors Bureaus at its annual meeting earlier this year.
The award celebrates tourism attractions that foster innovative partnerships while boosting economic development throughout the state.
“Andalusia continues to inspire and educate visitors from around the world,” said Angela Criscoe, executive director of the School of Continuing & Professional Studies, which encompasses Georgia College & State University’s Historic Museums division. “The addition of the interpretive center provides a deeper understanding and holistic perspective of Flannery and her family’s history.”
GCSU President Cathy Cox received the Lifetime Achievement Award, which is the highest recognition given by the Chief Justice’s Commission on Professionalism, April 15 at the annual Justice Robert Benham Awards for Community Service event in the Supreme Court of Georgia Chambers in Atlanta.
The Benham Awards recognize Georgia lawyers and judges for volunteerism, encourage community service and aim to raise the public image of legal professionals.
The 5,300-square-foot center opened in 2023, following a $3.5 million investment in the preservation and interpretation of O’Connor’s life and work.
“This award recognizes not just a historic home but a living legacy, where literature, Southern culture and personal history converge,” Criscoe added.
The award was presented by Jay Markwalter, tourism director for the Georgia Department of Economic Development.
“The interpretive center offers a window into the world of one of America’s most iconic authors, featuring open-concept exhibition spaces, artifact storage and even the opportunity for visitors to witness the curatorial process,” he said. “This groundbreaking approach allows O’Connor’s materials to be preserved right before our eyes.”
The Interpretive Center was one of five Travelblazer Award recipients of 2025.
After graduating magna cum laude from Mercer Law School, Cox practiced law for 10 years in her hometown of Bainbridge, Georgia, and in Atlanta, during which time she was elected to the Georgia House of Representatives. Cox subsequently served two terms as secretary of state, the first woman in Georgia elected to the Constitutional office.
Following terms as president of Young Harris College and dean of Mercer Law School, Cox became the 12th president of Georgia College & State University in 2021.
The Board of Trustees for the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges (SACSCOC) voted to reaffirm Georgia College & State University’s accreditation for the next 10 years at its annual meeting, last December. The reaffirmation was unconditional, with no findings or follow-up recommendations cited.
“Earning SACSCOC accreditation is a mark of distinction for universities in this country, signaling that the schools which have met these rigorous national standards have a true commitment to student success,” said GCSU President Cathy Cox. “This reaffirmation serves as a badge of honor to all Bobcat faculty and staff, whose unwavering commitment to hands-on learning and career-readiness are preparing students to become our next generation of leaders and innovators.”
Cox added that SACSCOC accreditation is the “ultimate consumer protection marker for students and their families.”
“Accreditation by SACSCOC assures them that what we offer meets the highest standards of faculty quality, student-focused operations and financial stability,” she said. “It is an arduous process, but truly a full-team effort focused on quality.”
GCSU’s new Mobile Health Unit, which launched last year to administer free health services to residents in underserved rural areas throughout Georgia, has been on a roll.
Within its first few months of operation, the unit has provided about 100 free health screenings, in addition to nearly 300 screenings administered by College of Health Sciences staff and students prior to launch last year. Led by faculty mentors, Bobcat students also gained hands-on experience working in the field by providing these services.
The Mobile Health Unit can be found traveling the state, stopping at fairs, festivals and in shopping mall parking lots, offering free and easy access to services that otherwise could be very difficult for some residents to attain.
In fact, the screenings offered by the unit could serve as the one and only time many of its clients see a healthcare professional all year.
“It is a huge benefit for a community to have a state college or university in its midst,” President Cathy Cox said of the Mobile Health Unit in her recent State of the
“It is a huge benefit for a community to have a state college or university in its midst. The way we
A new anthology of 113 poems inspired by the chairwoman of The Tortured Poets Department, Taylor Swift, features the work “Auld Lang Syne” by Dr. Kerry Neville, interim co-chair and associate professor of English at Georgia College & State University.
“Invisible Strings,” a title that references one of Swift’s songs from the album “Folklore,” is currently available to order as a hardcover, e-book or audiobook.
Kristie Frederick Daugherty, editor of the anthology, assigned each contributing writer a song by Swift to use as inspiration for their poem. Neville was given a track from Swift’s fifth studio album, “Reputation.” For each poem in “Invisible Strings,” the poets were not allowed to use the title or lyrics from their assigned song; instead, they were encouraged to follow Swift’s love of puzzles and clues to write a poem that reflects the song.
Neville’s poem reveals the kind of disappointment that is felt when a friend or lover does not live up to one’s expectations, and how it feels reflecting on that past love after growing from it.
“It’s a poem written from the perspective of this more elderly woman, and she’s out in the woods with her dog, and there is no husband or boyfriend or partner or lover around, no corks from champagne bottles on the floor, and she’s by herself and, for the most part, content,” said Neville.
The goal of the anthology, according to publisher Penguin Random House, is for Swifties to decode the poems to find out which song correlates with each piece.
There are 113 poets featured in this anthology, including Pulitzer Prize winners Yusef Komunyakaa and Carl Phillips, and former U.S. Poet Laureate Joy Harjo.
Neville is the coordinator of MFA and undergraduate creative writing programs at GCSU. Her memoir, “Momma May Be Mad,” will be published in 2025. She is currently working on a collection of essays.
“I aim to emulate the kind of educator Dr. [Rob] Sumowski was for me to my students. He showed grace for me when I needed it but still held me accountable because he knew how important providing high-quality education is for every student.”
- Logan Roberts (‘19)
Researcher Logan Roberts (’19) is passionate about leveling the playing field for people with disabilities.
After graduating from Georgia College & State University with a bachelor’s in special education, Roberts served in Teach for America, an AmeriCorps network in which he spent three years working in a high-need middle school in South-Central Los Angeles, teaching students with academic and behavioral challenges.
It was a stressful job, but he’s thankful he had it, because it gave him perspective – and a purpose.
He still remembers the first student he helped.
“The student was incredibly advanced compared to his peers,” Roberts said.
“I worked hard with him to make up his learning gaps in writing. He moved into a general education classroom, which put him on track to earn a high school diploma. Now, he’s planning to attend college.”
Roberts has a master’s degree in education from Johns Hopkins University and plans to complete his doctorate at New York University in 2029.
Once he earns his doctoral degree, Roberts would like to become a
professor of teacher education for special educators, just like his mentor, Georgia College special education professor Dr. Rob Sumowski.
“I aim to emulate the kind of educator Dr. Sumowski was for me to my students,” Roberts said. “He showed grace for me when I needed it but still held me accountable because he knew how important providing high-quality education is for every student. He believed in my ability to do that. Dr. Sumowski loved and cared for his students but also had high expectations for us.”
Part of Roberts’ doctoral research focuses on how inclusive practices can enhance all student outcomes.
“I realize what a strong impact working with people with disabilities had on me,” Roberts said. “I grew in my moral development. It creates a more robust learning experience.”
Roberts also investigates the criminalization and exploitation of individuals with disabilities. His research interest centers around Central State Prison.
“I’m interested in exploring the reasons, laws and racist ideologies around confining people with disabilities,” he said. “We see a strong parallel between special education and the school-toprison pipeline. There are high rates of juvenile detention and incarceration.”
Roberts hopes his research will benefit individuals with disabilities and keep them less constrained by systems of oppression.
Georgia College & State University’s online master’s programs were ranked among the top 100 in the country, and among the top five in Georgia, in U.S. News & World Report’s 2025 rankings, released earlier this year.
The university’s master’s degree in nursing ranked No. 1 in Georgia and tied for No. 17 in the country, among both public and private institutions.
GCSU’s online master’s degrees in criminal justice and business ranked highly, as well, each earning the distinction of being ranked No. 2 in Georgia in their respective categories. The Master of Business Administration program ranked No. 4 in Georgia, and the master’s degree in education tied for the fifth-best program of its kind in the state, along with Kennesaw State University and Georgia Southern University.
“These top rankings in online education reflect Georgia College & State University’s unwavering commitment to the student experience,” said President Cathy Cox. “Through our 32 different graduate programs, our faculty members strive to offer students unique and meaningful learning opportunities that prepare them to step into or advance in dynamic careers. We understand that graduate students often need flexibility to pursue secondary degrees, and we’re dedicated to providing those options through distance learning without sacrificing the personal connections that make this university such a special place to learn.”
This year’s rankings reinforce a trend of upward mobility for Georgia College, with several of the recognized programs showing growth over U.S. News & World Report’s previous year’s findings. The university’s nursing program, for instance, jumped 11 spots in this year’s report, while criminal justice showed even larger gains, leaping 23 spots over its placement last year.
Newly discovered art by GCSU’s most famous alumna, Flannery O’Connor, was unveiled in March, serving as the centerpiece for a months-long slate of events celebrating the centennial of her birth.
Flannery O’Connor (‘45) is a world-renowned icon of southern gothic fiction — but she was also a visual artist, and a newly discovered collection of her work was unveiled to the world by GCSU earlier this year.
Totaling 70 pieces — from oil paintings and a self-portrait to wood-burned illustrations and linoleum-block prints — the collection was revealed in March at O’Connor’s alma mater in Milledgeville, Georgia, where she lived most of her life and completed her greatest works.
“Scholars continue to study Flannery, to research her and to use her as a model in creative writing programs,” said Dr. Katie Simon, interim executive director of GCSU’s The Flannery O’Connor Institute for the Humanities and an associate professor of English. “She’s taught as an example of literature — but scholars are starting to look at her as a visual artist, as well.
Artwork created by O’Connor throughout her life debuted at an exhibit called “Flannery the Visual Artist,” which anchored a months-long slate of events at GCSU celebrating the centennial of O’Connor’s birth, March 25, 1925.
Stored for decades by family and close friends, this collection had never before been viewed in its entirety by the public. Several of the pieces were gifted to GCSU in 2024 by the Mary Flannery O’Connor Charitable Trust.
“Georgia College is the epicenter of Flannery O’Connor,” said GCSU President Cathy Cox. “From our stewardship of Flannery’s home at Andalusia, to our library’s special collection of her work, the university attracts O’Connor experts from around the world to explore her roots and cultural impact, and we’re excited to share these new dimensions of her artistic legacy with the world.”
The exhibit is currently on display at O’Connor’s former home, Andalusia Farm — a designated National Historic Landmark by the National Park Service of the U.S. Department of the Interior, which is owned/operated by GCSU — where it is paired with additional never-before-seen personal artifacts.
It will be available for public viewing through 2025.
Flannery O’Connor is synonymous with Milledgeville and the South, and for good reason.
After growing up in Milledgeville, then earning her degree from Georgia College (then known as Georgia State College for Women), she lived at Andalusia Farm, now owned and operated by GCSU, from 1951 until her death in 1964. During that time, she completed 32 short stories and two published novels. These stories often focused on the southern region of the United States and its complicated history.
“If you’re in Georgia, you might celebrate Flannery as a really famous local writer; however, her reach goes way beyond the state, and way beyond the South,” Simon said.
O’Connor’s literature has remained in print continuously since her death. Her anthologized works, “The Complete Stories of Flannery O’Connor,” won the National Book Award in 1972.
She is even attracting a new generation of fans through Maya Hawke’s portrayal in the Ethan Hawke-directed biopic “Wildcat,” released last summer.
“We believe this art can be best understood and appreciated in relation to the place where it was created, Milledgeville,” said Dr. Farrell O’Gorman, co-trustee of the O’Connor Charitable Trust, as well as chair of the English Department at Belmont Abbey College. “We greatly value GCSU’s clear commitment to preserving O’Connor’s legacy and to sharing her work with visitors from across the country and around the world.”
O’Connor also often explored her Roman Catholic faith in her writing, as well as themes of morality and ethics in the post-Civil War world.
“Flannery’s struggle was, ‘I want to be a good creative writer, and I want to be a good Catholic. And is that possible?’ For Flannery O’Connor, it was,” said Dr. Bruce Gentry, Flannery O’Connor Institute fellow and professor emeritus of the GCSU English Department. “There are plenty of writers who are seriously religious, and they can be good writers, too, but it’s not a path that is easy to follow. Flannery is unique.”
Flannery at 100
GCSU celebrated O’Connor throughout March in a slate of events that explored her literary work, visual art and influences in modern pop culture — even in music.
“Flannery is taught as an example of craft to writers, but more recently, we’re seeing how she has been a model of craft to musicians and songwriters, too,” Simon explained.
Author Irwin H. Streight’s 2024 book, “Flannery at the Grammys,” cites O’Connor’s influence on musicians including Lucinda Williams, Bruce Springsteen, PJ Harvey and Tom Waits, among many others.
In recognition of these impacts, Flannery at 100 featured a free music festival featuring Colin Cutler and Hot Pepper Jam, songwriting workshops by artist Sally Jaye and a concert at Andalusia Farm by Grammy-nominated singer-songwriter Shawn Mullins.
[These are] artworks of a different sort, which some O’Connor scholars have heard about but far fewer have seen.
About two dozen small paintings were discovered in a box in the attic of a two-hundredyear-old clapboard mansion in Milledgeville, Georgia, where the writer Flannery O’Connor lived between the ages of eight and twenty-one. They were her work.
- The New Yorker
- The New York Times Ever self-deprecating, [O’Connor] described herself as a ‘pigeon-toed child with a receding chin and a youleave-me-alone-or-I’ll-bite-you complex’, an attitude apparent in her acerbic, droll letters, her wry fiction and the cartoons she drew for her student newspaper at Georgia State College for Women (now Georgia College & State University).
- The Guardian
[O’Connor’s] own unflinching honesty was a reaction against the extremities of Catholic piety and Southern niceness. She might not have gone so far with her honesty if she weren’t inclined to fix the groups she belonged to.
- Smithsonian magazine quoting Dr. Bruce Gentry, editor of GCSU’s The Flannery Review
Lucinda Williams and R.E.M. have claimed [O’Connor’s] work as a North Star. Bruce Springsteen, it’s said, introduced her fiction to Bono, who gathered inspiration from it for U2’s ‘The Joshua Tree.’ The Coen brothers have cited her gory influence on their films.
- Garden & Gun magazine
A unique collaboration between the forensic chemistry and printmaking disciplines highlights the new frontiers in experiential learning available to today’s Bobcats.
Through an innovative research project combining forensic chemistry and the art of printmaking, GCSU students recently collaborated to reproduce a 1918 propaganda poster originally used to recruit Black soldiers into the Army during World War I.
Using digital spectrometers, students utilized X-ray fluorescence technology to scan the historical poster, causing the atoms inside of it to glow, which helped researchers identify the materials that went into its construction. Next, those findings were shared with art students, who used them to replicate the visual elements from the original work.
“Using novel technology and instrumentation like this will make my students more competitive when they go out to the job market,” said chemistry associate professor Dr. Peter Rosado-Flores.
That’s the hope for participants like sophomore Camille Hodek, of Peachtree City, Georgia, who dreams of working for the Georgia Bureau of Investigation after graduation.
“I’ve really loved being able to do research so early in my undergraduate years,” she said. “I don’t believe I would get the same experience at any other school in Georgia.”
Senior art major Carolyn Cantrell, of Loganville, Georgia, agreed.
“It’s quite interesting to see the techniques and tools chemistry students use. Their research is very computerized and … our process is very physical,” Cantrell said. “That’s part of why I love printmaking: You involve your body in the process.”
Matt Forrest, associate professor of art and interim chair of the Department of Art, called the experience “inspiring” for faculty, too.
“Students from chemistry may not have thought they’d be going to printmaking to see the results of their research,” he said. “To have a physical object at the end of it, knowing all the history that goes with it, helps our understanding of what art is and what chemistry can be.”
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A total of 85% of those in the juvenile court system, and more than 60% of all prison inmates, are functionally illiterate. In pursuit of our mission to facilitate literacy for all children in the state of Georgia, the Deal Center organizes the Governor’s Summit.
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Three recent alumnae are putting together dynamic (and diverse) careers, thanks to GCSU’s three new chemistry concentrations – and one shared faculty mentor.
The GCSU Chemistry Department has been expanding, adding bachelor degree concentrations and pathways to prepare students to meet the needs of an ever-changing industrial landscape.
Nicole Hooks (‘20), Kelly Anderson (‘15) and Ashley Baena Lampp (’06) are all examples of the opportunities available to those who enter the workforce armed with a chemistry degree from Georgia College.
Helping to solve crimes for the Georgia Bureau of Investigation is all in a day’s work for Nicole Hooks (‘20), a forensic toxicologist who’s certified in blood-alcohol analysis.
“I love being in the lab,” said Hooks, who concentrated in forensics while earning her bachelor’s in chemistry at GCSU. “Because we work with all kinds of biological samples, we see a bit of everything. I don’t sit very long, and I’m a very hands-on person. So, being in the lab for more than half of my job is great.”
Each day, Hooks is responsible for testing blood samples, often collected in DUI cases, for alcohol content, verifying her findings and potentially testifying to a jury about the process.
Hooks’ passion for forensics started in middle school in Eatonton, Georgia, and it grew into a passion for research – one she credits to faculty mentor Dr. Catrena Lisse, professor of chemistry.
“There wasn’t a single time where she said ‘no,’” Hooks remembered. “We just always figured it out.”
Once as an undergrad, Hooks helped Lisse create a bomb detector.
“We didn’t have the resources to buy explosives, so we made our own,” Hooks said. “It was very loud and hot, but we didn’t blow anything up.”
That project was her “favorite part of college,” Hooks added
Kelly Anderson (’15) has been a practicing anesthesiologist assistant for the past six years.
Each day starts bright and early for the biological chemistry alumna, her work ranging from assisting C-sections to removing appendixes at Northside Hospital in Canton, Georgia. She’s responsible for prepping operating rooms, conducting preoperative evaluations, managing patient airways and more.
“What I really love about what I do is seeing a patient through an acute issue all the way to their recovery,” Anderson said. “That’s a 10-fold experience — being able to help someone through the process of getting better.”
Understanding chemistry is imperative to managing anesthesia, since it teaches professionals how different medications react to the human body, or to other drugs.
“There are neurons in the brain that fire for pain, and there’s medicine we can give that will interact with those neurons to either stop the firing or blocking pain receptors,” Anderson said. “It’s a mix of the chemistry of medicine and the chemistry of a patient’s body.”
Originally from Buford, Georgia, Anderson graduated in 2019 with her master’s in medical science from South University in Savannah, Georgia. During her undergraduate studies at Georgia College, she researched Georgia water quality under the tutelage of Dr. Lisse, who involved her in community outreach projects.
“It made me want to find a job where I was applying my knowledge every day, and I found that fit for me,” Anderson said. “I see a whole spectrum, and it’s very rewarding to help patients through their scariest times.”
Backed by a degree in industrial chemistry, Ashley Baena Lampp (‘06) helps companies like Lululemon create more sustainable products through the power of science.
Working as a chemist with LanzaTech Freedom Pines Biorefinery in Soperton, Georgia, she serves as the company’s biomanufacturing production lead, working to capture carbon from the air and convert it into ethanol to manufacture a proprietary microbe called Biocatalyst.
“The opportunity to work for a company constantly pushing the envelope, trying new things and doing things that haven’t been done before is absolutely exhilarating,” Lampp said.
The ethanol Lampp helps produce is recycled into new products and chemicals that are used by companies like On Cloud and Lululemon to create perfumes, sustainable fuels, fabrics, apparel and packaging material.
“I utilize a lot of chemistry principles and a lot of the equipment that I learned to use as a chemistry major [at GCSU],” Lampp said. “The most important skill I developed is the ability to solve problems, be adaptable and think critically — those skills are an absolute necessity.”
As an undergraduate, Lampp was a founding member of Georgia College’s Women in Chemistry Alliance, a member of the chemistry club and volunteered in the Science Education Center, directed by Dr. Lisse.
“She was such a positive role model to me and truly shaped me into the adult I am today,” Lampp said. “Her enthusiasm for chemistry, and life, is infectious, and I caught the bug!”
Lampp looks back fondly on her time at GCSU, and specifically on the wealth of opportunities she had to collaborate across disciplines.
“The well-roundedness of the education I received has infiltrated my life in so many ways and, as a result, it’s made me a better person,” she said.
When Hollywood stars need a top-notch vocal coach, there’s no question who they contact — “Mama Jan” Smith (’78).
Her work in the entertainment industry speaks for itself. Jan Smith (‘78) is a Grammy-nominated producer, Georgia Music Hall of Fame inductee and a multi-platinum, certified vocal coach who has worked with pop artists and movie stars such as Justin Bieber, Drake, Janet Jackson, Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson, Shania Twain, Sugarland, Usher and more.
Smith’s name can also be found in movie credits for Disney, Fox Television, New Line Cinema, Paramount, Tyler Perry Productions, Universal Pictures and Warner Bros Pictures.
“I’m most noted for a song I produced in Justin Bieber’s ‘Never Say Never’ documentary,” said Smith, who earned the 2025 College of Arts & Sciences Alumni Achievement Award from GCSU. “Justin’s song, ‘Born to Be Somebody’ (2011), was produced by me and my co-producer in my studio.”
The track went on to earn a nomination for Best Song in Visual Media at the Grammys, and Smith remains a part of Bieber’s team, having toured with him for 86 dates of the first “My World Tour.”
“I continue to be his vocal mentor and –more importantly – friend, to this day,” she said.
Smith, who’s earned the showbiz moniker “Mama Jan,” also worked with Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson on the movie set of “Jungle Cruise.”
“I’ve traveled all over the world and in nearly all 50 states, touring with artists,” Smith said. “My work has taken me to China three times, Israel, London, Africa and Europe. I also work with artists virtually from Sweden, South America and Asia.”
A few years ago, Smith was even called to assist Janet Jackson in getting back into vocal shape, after the megastar had taken a break from touring. Jackson was in London at the time.
Success with a few pivotal clients put Smith on the map.
“I became sought after in the industry following my work with Rob Thomas of Matchbox Twenty, and Usher,” she said. “Those two relationships were early on and have continued to this day.”
Smith’s interest in music began when she was first old enough to talk. She’s written several hundred songs and has several albums available to stream online.
Smith also orchestrates, plays guitar and keyboard, and is involved in most of the programming on her tracks.
Regarding her success, Smith calls it “an homage to my education at Georgia College & State University.”
She cherishes her former professors Drs. Robert Wildman and Claude Miller (psychology), Lucy Underwood (music) and Dr. Sarah Gordon (English). She also calls her time as a student intern at Central State Hospital “life-changing.”
“I saw classic living examples of what can happen when one’s life passes a breaking point,” Smith said. “In the music industry, I deal with artists everyday who live on the fringe, setting them up for a surreal existence. My training gave me the skills to deal with all kinds of individuals while helping them remain grounded in reality and focused on what really matters.”
In that way, “Mama Jan” finds a greater purpose in her work.
“It’s a blessing to help others and be compensated for doing so,” she said. “Who could ask for anything more?”
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An annual tradition, GCSU’s Alumni Awards recognize Bobcats for their significant achievements in business and the community.
“Our alumni experience unifying and lifelong bonds,” said Seth Walker, vice president, University Advancement. “We are immensely proud of our alumni award winners.”
COLLEGE OF BUSINESS & TECHNOLOGY ALUMNI
ACHIEVEMENT AWARD:
Virgil Miller (’92) is president of Aflac Inc.
ALUMNI SERVICE AWARD:
Jeff Wansley (’87) has a 35-year career in politics and government and also serves as the current chair of the GCSU Foundation Board of Trustees.
COLLEGE OF ARTS & SCIENCES
ALUMNI ACHIEVEMENT AWARD: Jan Smith (’78) owns and operates Jan Smith Studios Inc.
COLLEGE OF EDUCATION
ALUMNI ACHIEVEMENT AWARD:
Holly Stamer Witcher (’01) is the 2025 Georgia Teacher of the Year and a special education teacher at Tesnatee Gap Elementary School.
COLLEGE OF HEALTH SCIENCES
ALUMNI ACHIEVEMENT AWARD: Dr. Angela Queen (’96, ‘00, ‘22) is an assistant professor of nursing at Georgia College.
ETHEL RAE MOZO
STEWART AWARD: Katarzyna “Kasia” Shaw (’15) is a nurse practitioner.
GCSU HERITAGE AWARD:
Alex Gregory (’78, ‘79) is the former chairman, president and CEO of YKK Corporation of America and also former chairman of the GCSU Foundation Board of Trustees.
HONORS COLLEGE ALUMNI ACHIEVEMENT AWARD: Christopher Eby (’11) practices law in Atlanta with King & Spalding. He earned his law degree from The University of Georgia.
OUTSTANDING RECENT
ALUMNI AWARD: Emily Bailey, Psy.D. (’14) is a licensed clinical psychologist and founder of Atlanta OCD and Anxiety Treatment, LLC.
TRAILBLAZER DOVE AWARD: Pierre Clements (’86) is a managing partner of Inside Group International.
Scan the QR Code for more information and pictures of all 10 of the Alumni Award recipients.
Bobcat Nation showed up in force for Homecoming 2025, making it the most well-attended celebration in recent GCSU history.
This year’s safari-themed festivities brought wild fun to campus with events for students, alumni and families alike. A standout attraction was the petting zoo on Front Campus — featuring camels! (And yes, the camels were careful not to step on the Bobcat head crest.)
Friday’s excitement included a vibrant student-led parade showcasing creative floats, while the GCSU Alumni Association hosted a spirited watch party.
Saturday brought picture-perfect blue skies and a massive turnout for Tent City. The GCSU Alumni Association hosted the Future Bobcat Zone, complete with bounce houses and hands-on activities. At the Alumni Tent, guests enjoyed food, fellowship and the joy of reconnecting with longtime friends.
The evening capped off with thrilling basketball action, as the GCSU women’s team pulled off an overtime victory, while the men’s team battled through a close, heartpounding game.
Make plans now to join us in Milledgeville for Homecoming 2026, Feb. 20-23. You won’t want to miss it!
“We never knew when we entered Georgia College what an impact Slipper would have on our lives, for the rest our lives. It lit a candle in our hearts that nobody will ever be able to put out.”
- Carol Duncan McMillan (‘73)
Scan the QR code to watch how it all began.
A campus competition created lifetime bonds for two Bobcats, who host annual reunions for their Georgia College classmates.
The Golden Slipper contest – an annual tradition from 1935 into the ‘70s, when GCSU was known as Georgia State College for Women – still leaves an impression on the hearts and minds of many alumni.
Meant to foster creativity and leadership skills, the event’s activities challenges, culminating in the awarding of a gold-encrusted slipper. Competitors would build prop mascots using found materials, write and perform skits, sing new lyrics to well-known songs.
They would also build bonds – just ask Carol Duncan McMillan (‘73) and Doris Floyd Mann (‘71).
The two met at what was then Georgia State College for Women over 50 years ago when McMillan arrived on campus as a freshman. Mann was her junior advisor, and side by side the two competed, and won, basking together
in the glow of their golden trophy.
They have been close friends ever since, there for each other through marriages, the birth of children and the loss of spouses.
They’ve also held their time at GSCW – now GCSU – close to their hearts, so much so that they set out on a campaign 14 years ago to organize a reunion. They hunted for an entire year through newspapers and directories to find contact information for classmates, made countless calls and mailed handwritten invitations that, finally, drew 60 of their beloved friends from the classes of 1969-1976 to McMillan’s home, ready to reminisce.
Today, their tradition lives on, as alumni descend each year on McMillan’s doorstep, eager for this annual event. There, they can expect long strolls down memory lane, tabledecorating contests, singing of their alma mater, charity clothing drives and class photos.
“We never knew when we entered Georgia College what an impact Slipper would have on our lives, for the rest of our lives,” McMillan said. “It lit a candle in our hearts that nobody will ever be able to put out.”
Artificial intelligence is changing the way the world does business, and Georgia College & State University is responding in kind — by launching labs, creating new graduation requirements, bringing in expert speakers and rethinking its approach to business technology.
The center is led by co-directors Dr. Ward Risvold and professor Caroline Collier. Drs. Jeannie Pridmore, chair of the Information Systems and Computer Science Department, and Joy Godin, professor of management information systems, serve as lab coordinators.
“We foresee the CTE playing a critical role in providing students with innovative educational experiences, fostering interdisciplinary collaboration and strengthening community partnerships,” Goette said.
p AI expert Kevin Neary, co-founder and CEO of Orcawise, visited GCSU earlier this year as part of the Business Executive-inResidence program, to mentor students and share insights on the future impacts of AI on graduates, business and the world.
GCSU began engaging in earnest with artificial intelligence, investigating ways to harness its immense power for good, with last year’s launch of the AI Lab on campus. A new course — “Professional Writing & AI Prompting” — is also now required for Information Systems & Computer Science degree-seekers, ensuring that students graduate armed with the skills they need to excel in the industrial landscapes of tomorrow.
But additional changes are on the way — namely, a move to position AI at the center of business strategy discussions.
Earlier this year, AI expert Kevin Neary, cofounder and CEO of Orcawise, an Ireland-based company focused on implementing ethical AI solutions, visited campus as part of the Business Executive-in-Residence program.
“The jobs coming down the line are getting more interesting and more exciting, and the only thing that’s going to be automated are those jobs that nobody wants to do anyway,” Neary said. “AI agents to oversee the automation, human oversight, is going to be so important.”
He emphasized, however, the need for continuing education to ensure that workers stay nimble in the face of change, calling it a “mindset shift” that he noted is already alive and well in the world of liberal arts.
“To get the best AI, we need top-class philosophers, English majors, marketers, lawyers and artists,” he said. “Liberal arts, in my mind, equals critical thinking.”
“To get the best AI, we need topclass philosophers, English majors, marketers, lawyers and artists. … We should encourage students to understand that AI is an extension of human ethics.”
– Kevin Neary, CEO of AI solutions firm Orcawise
The campus’ new Center of Technology and Empowerment (CTE) — which brings together three labs that previously operated independently: the AI Lab, the Center of Design & E-Commerce and the SAP Next-Gen Lab — aims to do just that by creating a collective aimed at tackling the toughest challenges in business technology.
“We are excited about the expanded opportunities available to our students through collaboration with corporations and community partners for hands-on projects in enterprise systems, e-commerce and generative AI, all of which help bridge the gap between theory and practice,” said Dr. Tanya Goette, interim dean for the J. Whitney Bunting College of Business & Technology.
Although we shouldn’t fear change, he said, he did stress the importance of putting limitations on new technologies — at least until we have a better understanding of their long-term capabilities.
“Ensure you’re working with employers that have guardrails in place within their AI systems,” Neary said. “The rate of change is so fast that we don’t want to lose sight of guardrails, and we need to be constantly reinventing our guardrails so that we can keep up with the rate of change.”
Ultimately, he said, we will be “collaborating with AI,” not governed by it.
“We will be the senior collaborators in that relationship,” Neary said. “We should encourage students to understand that AI is an extension of human ethics.”
“I’ve accomplished so many things because I jump at every opportunity that’s presented. My goal in life is to experience
everything
the world has to offer.”
- Richard Tavernaro (‘85)
Education alumnus Richard Tavernaro has found success in teaching, military service and therapy. Now,
he’s an award-winning filmmaker.
Dr. Richard Tavernaro (’85) was intrigued by psychology as a teen, and so he made it his college major. His degree from GCSU, however, created more career opportunities than he ever imagined, leading to positions as a teacher, coach, counselor, actor and awardwinning director/producer.
“I fell into acting on a dare from my friend who’s an actress,” Tavernaro said, explaining that he was ready for a career change at the time after feeling burnt out by education. “If you dare me to do something, I tend to jump on it.”
She gave Tavernaro the information to become an extra on the set of the movie “Fast Five” (2011).
“I wasn’t an extra very long because actor Gregory Allen Williams grabbed me and asked, ‘Richard, why are you doing this?’ And I replied, ‘I’m enjoying it,’” Tavernaro remembers. “[Williams] said, ‘No, no, no. Why are you an extra? You need to be a principal actor.’”
Williams became Tavernaro’s mentor and, about six months later, a surprise arrived in his mailbox: his Screen Actors Guild eligibility letter. He immediately called his actress friend to gloat.
“I hate you,” she said. “It took me 14 years to get that!”
The Director’s Chair Tavernaro soaked it all in. Between takes, he’d hang out in video villages where the producers and directors analyzed scenes.
“I’d just watch and learn,” Tavernaro said.
From there, he worked his way into becoming a member of the Producers Guild of America.
Today, he spends approximately 50% of his time producing, 30% directing, 10% acting and 10% running Film Racing, an Atlanta-based organization that hosts competitions that task filmmakers with making short movies within 24-, 72- or 100-hour bursts. Shorts are then shown at a festival, held each August.
Tavernaro has won dozens of awards for his work — including for best direction, best writing and best short — from the Rome International Film Festival and the Atlanta Underground Film Festival, among others.
“There are so many good films out there,” Tavernaro said. “I just never expect to earn the Best Film Award or the Best Director Award. When they call my name, it catches me off guard.”
Influence
Whether working as a teacher, counselor, therapist, coach or in the movies,
Tavernaro believes that communication is key, and that’s a skill he picked up, he says, through meaningful connections with GCSU faculty -- specifically Drs. John Lindsay and Greg Jarvie.”
“They were more like my friends than professors,” Tavernaro said. “Psychology and logic are about critical thinking. You must do your research and stay openminded.”
At Georgia College, he was a member Psi-Chi and ROTC. His most treasured accomplishment was earning a co-author credit on published research.
After college, he joined the U.S. Army, served six years of active duty and 14 years in the Army Reserve.
“I’ve accomplished so many things because I jump at every opportunity that’s presented,” Tavernaro said. “My goal in life is to experience everything the world has to offer.”
That instinct, he added, was always nurtured by his parents.
“They live their lives to the fullest, experiencing everything,” he said. “They never told me I had to do something. They expected me to do my best in whatever I did and supported every decision I’ve made.”
more about alumnus
Richard Tavernaro’s company, Film Racing, which hosts international competitions that challenge filmmakers to create short films in 24-, 72- or 100-hour timeframes.
Meet the GCSU alumni who are serving in high-ranking leadership positions across higher education.
Georgia College & State University trains students to become leaders, and the impact that graduates are making across industries can be easily seen – especially in higher education.
Dr. Johnny Evans (‘94) was named the seventh president of the College of Coastal Georgia in January, after serving in an interim role since June 2024. A 1994 graduate with a Bachelor of Science in Chemistry, Evans has applied his GCSU experience ever since.
“The faculty at Georgia College & State University created within me first a passion for learning but, most importantly, a belief in my ability to be a leader and a lifelong learner,” said Evans. “Without the encouragement of Dr. David Baarda and Dr. Ken McGill, I would not have pursued a graduate degree or become an educator. ... In my role today as the College of Coastal Georgia president, I hold dear the values I learned at GCSU: deeply caring for others as individuals, challenging others to reach beyond their perceived limits and helping people achieve their goals.”
Another alumnus, Dr. Roger Best (‘89) leads the University of Central Missouri as president.
Beginning as an assistant professor in 1995, Best moved through positions as department chair, associate dean, dean and vice president before being tapped as interim, then full-time president in 2018.
“My student experience at GCSU demonstrated for me the transformative impact that caring, student-focused faculty could have on someone like me, a firstgeneration student from modest means without much insight into the possibilities that existed,” said Best. “This very much instilled in me a desire to make that same difference for future generations. Regardless of position, my goal has always been to emulate the core values the GCSU faculty and administration demonstrated and to do everything to help our students and my colleagues be more successful. ... That ‘Georgia College’ mindset has informed my entire approach.”
Two alumnae also serve as administrators right here in Bobcat Nation.
Interim Vice President for Business & Finance Susan Allen is a 1987 and 1992 graduate with degrees in accounting and business administration. Allen returned to GCSU in 2024 after retiring in 2020.
Dr. Holley Roberts (‘96), the university’s interim provost and vice president for Academic Affairs, earned her degree in early childhood education.
“It is an honor to give back to the institution that shaped my journey and to contribute to its continued success,” said Roberts. “I am especially thankful for the professors who made a profound impact on my life, inspiring me with their dedication and wisdom.”
NEW LEARNING SPACES ARE ON THE WAY FOR BOBCATS STUDYING BOTH MUSIC AND NURSING.
Work on Georgia College & State University’s new Nursing Simulation and Translational Research Center – an off-campus facility that offers students a controlled environment in which to gain hands-on healthcare experience – is set to finish this summer, with an opening planned for fall 2025. The center is located off Roberson Mill Road, near the Milledgeville bypass.
“The updated Simulation and Translational Research Center will allow Georgia College to continue providing high-quality, experiential learning opportunities that enhance student competency and readiness for clinical practice,” said Dr. Josie Doss, interim associate dean and chief nurse administrator at GCSU. “This advanced facility will support Georgia College’s commitment to excellence in healthcare education and workforce development. By integrating cutting-edge technology and simulation-based training, the center will continue to ensure graduates are well-prepared to meet the evolving demands of the healthcare industry.”
In 2023, GCSU became the first university in the state to offer a Healthcare Simulation Certificate.
The Music Rehearsal Hall, GCSU’s newest building on campus, completed construction in April and is set for use in the fall of 2025. Located on the corner of North Wayne and East Montgomery Streets, the 10,400-square-foot facility is the campus’s first new-build construction project dedicated solely to music since 1939. It features large and small ensemble rooms, ample storage and social areas.
“It serves a lot of different needs for the department as we grow and develop,” said Dr. Don Parker, chair of the Department of Music. “We’re very grateful for the university being able to do this, as it allows us to be able to do so much more that will be beneficial to the students.”
Watch the construction of GCSU’s new Music Rehearsal Hall and hear from the department chair on how it will benefit students.
The next significant construction project taking place at GCSU will be a major renovation of Herty Hall, on main campus. The project, which will modernize classrooms, laboratories and office spaces throughout the facility, will begin this summer and is set to be completed in 2027.
Baldwin County has served as a career launching pad for alumnae Rebekah Snider (‘06) and Lilian Alfaro (‘24) who, despite their diverse backgrounds, each found homes, and meaningful work, in GCSU’s backyard.
Lilian Alfaro (‘24) never planned to live in Milledgeville. A Texas native, she earned her associate’s degree in 2022 from Angelina College in Lufkin, Texas. Then, when her spouse’s job was relocated to Baldwin County, Alfaro transferred to Georgia College to pursue her bachelor’s degree in management information systems. She earned her first job – as an intern at Fouts Bros. Inc.– while still a student at GCSU.
That led to her current position, as a solutions design analyst at the same company, which she still holds today.
“Everything I learned [at GCSU] I am applying here,” said Alfaro.
She stressed the power of internships – not only in offering real-world work experience but also in providing connections that ultimately open career doors.
“Not many women pursue an education in technology, much less Latina women,” Alfaro added. “I believe in amplifying the message about the value of education and breaking barriers. It doesn’t have to be in technology; what matters is taking that first step and going after your goals.”
Although that sentiment rings true in most American cities, Alfaro has felt it most powerfully in Milledgeville, where she has experienced firsthand the rewards of a high-quality liberal arts education.
Looking forward, all she sees is opportunity.
As the executive director of Visit Milledgeville, the nonprofit Convention and Visitors Bureau of Milledgeville-Baldwin County, Rebekah Snider (’06) is dedicated to driving economic development in Georgia through tourism.
Snider double majored at GCSU, earning bachelor’s degrees in both mass communication and history.
“Drs. Mary Jean Land, Valerie Andrews and Ginger Carter were instrumental in igniting my passion,” Snider said. “Their dedication was infectious, and they showed me how my love for history could seamlessly blend with a career in communication. They didn’t just teach theory; they inspired me to see the practical applications and potential for impactful work.”
Snider worked in tourism for Lawrenceville and Clayton County, Georgia, as well as at the state level for the Georgia Department of Economic Development – but she always had a soft spot for her college town.
“I first experienced Milledgeville’s charm as a high schooler visiting Georgia College, and it stuck with me. Now I get to play a role in making impactful investments in a community I genuinely love,” Snider said.
She’s also built her life here, along with her husband and two children, in the town she sees as inextricably linked with GCSU.
“The university actively collaborates with local partners, sharing intellectual resources, expertise and workforce to support development projects and address critical challenges,” Snider said.
That’s why she loves to hire fellow alumni.
Alumna Neesha Powell-Ingabire (‘22), who wrote her first book about growing up in coastal Georgia, sees self-reflection as a powerful act of representation.
Powell-Ingabire (’22) can remember, she wanted to write a book — one that would spark social change. As a movement journalist, essayist and community organizer, she writes about environmental, gender,
Georgia College & State University’s MFA
ideal to Powel-Ingabire, as it requires students to write a book-length manuscript for their thesis.
her nonfiction book, “Come By Here: A Memoir in Essays from Georgia’s Geechee Coast,” published in September
When Powell-Ingabire began the program, she’d never taken a creative writing workshop; she was a journalist for over 10 years. Both Neville and Unigwe were honest in critiquing her work, and Powell-Ingabire appreciated this.
“Dr. Unigwe taught me an essay needs balance between showing, telling and reflecting,” she said. “I remember these necessary elements when I write now.”
Powell-Ingabire remains passionate about reporting on the justice movements of Black, queer and trans communities.
“Some reporters can’t gain the trust of Black, trans and queer communities like one from their own communities,” Powell-Ingabire said. “It’s important for me to see this type of reporting in the world. It’s not going to exist unless people like me pursue it.”
“It’s been exciting,” she said.
“I knew the program would provide time to write my book. Plus,
College who made a lasting impact on Powell-Ingabire:
Her work has been published in Oxford American, Harper’s Bazaar, Scallawag, VICE, Prism and more. She’s also been featured on The Laura Flanders & Friends show on PBS, WABE-NPR and other media outlets.
Powell-Ingabire grew up in coastal Georgia, which serves as the setting for her memoir. She lived in Seattle for nearly five years after earning her bachelor’s before returning home in 2018.
“I’d been back in Georgia for one year when the murder of Ahmaud Arbery in Brunswick happened,” she said. “That was one of the catalysts that got me thinking about where I’m from.”
She began reporting on the toxic chemical sites in Brunswick, and how polluted air and water impact the Black and Gullah Geechee residents there.
“I started being drawn to home,” she said. “It felt right to tell my own story through the lens of the community where I grew up. And I learned so many things about where I’m from that I never knew growing up.”
Powell-Ingabire found writing her first book fulfilling, as it reflected how her life experiences helped shape who she is today. She also learned more about the Black history of coastal Georgia while connecting it to herself.
“There aren’t many books available written by Black and indigenous Gullah Geechee residents who live along Georgia’s southeastern coast,” PowellIngabire said. “Just knowing I’m able to put out this book for people who come after me feels good.”
She hopes to educate others through her written works in Black history, especially the local Black and indigenous Gullah Geechee residents.
“Through writing, I hope to bring attention to their under-told stories,” Powell-Ingabire said. “I’m trying to make them more widely known and instill a sense of self and pride in them.”
“Writing about Black history and queer and trans issues can create change,” she added. “I often write about people who are reclaiming ancestral practices or organizing around different queer and trans issues.”
Powell-Ingabire knows the importance of educating individuals through her stories.
“These things impact me and the people I care about,” she said. “Bringing attention to these different issues and putting these stories out is important to me. It’s a form of activism.”
January brought a rare snow storm to Milledegeville, and students didn’t waste the opportunity. Snowmen were built, snowballs were thrown and dogs donned winter coats, as Baldwin County received a reported 2-3 inches of icy flakes.
Following a period of what Georgia College & State University President Cathy Cox called “pandemic instability,” the institution rebounded in the past few years with record-breaking enrollment numbers and historically high first-year student class sizes.
Expansion, however, is not the ultimate goal, Cox explained in her annual State of the University address, held this February.
“There are strategic ways we can approach growth,” she said, identifying the university’s high-demand online graduate programs as a key opportunity for 2025. “Dramatically growing our undergraduate enrollment is not our objective.”
The university welcomed its largest freshman class ever in fall 2023 — totaling 1,816 new students — then followed that with a new record-high total enrollment in fall 2024, of nearly 7,100 Bobcats. Applications also boomed for the 2024 entering class, growing by 44% over the those received just two years prior, in 2022.
Looking ahead, GCSU aims to leverage these strengths to advance its mission “without changing the model in which we operate,” Cox explained, citing the university’s 16:1 studentto-faculty ratio and its commitment to handson learning experiences as core institutional differentiators.
“We are in the enviable position of being able to control our own destiny right now,” she said.
More highlights from the president’s address are presented here.
Watch a 90-second recap of the address online.
“We are in the enviable position of being able to control our own destiny right now.”
- President Cathy Cox
$3.5 AWARDED TO GCSU FACULTY RESEARCHERS IN 2024 MILLION
93% OF 2024 GRADUATES PARTICIPATED IN HIGH-IMPACT LEARNING PRACTICES (RESEARCH, INTERNSHIPS,
The Ferrence family
A three-year wartime correspondence led to marriage, kids and a life of love for alumna Margaret Jean Cullen (‘45). Her long-lost love letters are now preserved at GCSU.
The fall 2024 issue of Connection magazine showcased the story of a shared affection between Margaret Jean Cullen (’45) and U.S. Army Sgt. Andrew “Andy” Ferrence, who stayed in touch through letters handwritten by Andy while he was deployed during World War II, 1943-1945.
His ongoing effort paid off: The two married Feb. 12, 1947, in Dublin, Georgia, and soon relocated to Apalachicola, Florida, where Margaret landed her first teaching job and the couple had their first child, Andrew Cullen. In the early ’50s, the family moved to Tallahassee, where their daughter, Paula Carroll, was born.
The only surviving member of their quartet, Carroll, a registered nurse, is thankful that her father’s love letters were discovered then donated to Special Collections at Georgia College & State University by Lamar Garrard, a collector of postal and historical documents and the husband of Georgia College alumna Ruth Sandiford Garrard (’65). In that way, her parents’ love lives on.
“The fact that the letters are preserved and displayed for all to see, read and even study, allows people of all ages to get a glimpse into the thoughts of those coming of age in postwar 1940s America,” Carroll said.
Carroll also shared tender memories of her family.
“My mother grew up in East Dublin, Georgia, and my father was from Mount Carmel, Pennsylvania, so they were different people,” Carroll said. “They had their ups and downs, but they made it work.”
Her father was a civil engineer, with a fierce attention to detail.
“Whether it was woodworking, gardening or navigating through treacherous waters in the Gulf of Mexico, dad always had a plan,” Carroll said. “Once on an excursion in the gulf, we came upon a storm. When I looked overboard, we were on top of a wave that appeared to be 30 feet tall. He remained quite calm and composed while safely steering us out of the storm.”
Meanwhile, her mother taught middle school for most of her career, loved working with students, reading, going to church and socializing. She also modeled female empowerment to her daughter, almost without realizing it.
“Mom was torn between being a 1950s housewife and a woman with a career,” Carroll said. “She enjoyed the benefits of both worlds and instilled in me a strong sense of independence and commitment while modeling the need to maintain kindness to others and a strong moral compass.”
Family vacations were spent in Key West and other areas in Florida, where they waterskied and fished. The family also visited Andy’s family in Pennsylvania, as well as New York’s World Fair.
Carroll remembers her parents as extremely organized, disciplined and humble. After they retired, they traveled the country in an RV.
“My parents were kind, hardworking and benevolent,” she said. “I am fortunate and honored to be their daughter.”
Read about the love letters that led to the creation of a family
the court.
Double Bobcat Jada Warren (‘24, ‘25) recently broke the university’s all-time record for career rebounds, en route to leading NCAA Division II Women’s Basketball in the stat last season.
Women’s basketball player Jada Warren has left her mark on and off the court at Georgia College.
Racking up 414 rebounds in the 20242025 season, Warren led all of NCAA Division II in the statistic last season, bringing her career rebound record at GCSU to a whopping 1,119. That’s the most rebounds in university history –third most in the history of the Peach Belt Conference – and it broke a program record that has stood since 1988.
Academically, Warren, a native of Norcross Georgia, is just as accomplished.
Former NFL coach Ed Donatell is bringing unique insight to GCSU Athletics.
Ed Donatell knows what it’s like to compete at the highest level.
A former coach in the National Football League, he won two Super Bowls (in 1997 and 1998) serving as the defensive coordinator for the Denver Broncos. Now a Bobcat, he has taken his talents to Milledgeville, where he serves on the board of the recently formed Bobcat Athletic Association and volunteers his time to “coach the coaches,” as Director of Athletics Wendell Staton describes it.
“What an incredible resource,” Staton said of Donatell. “When I am recruiting new coaches, one of my key selling points is that they have access to Ed at any time, because there are few programs in the country that can say they have complete access to a two-time Super Bowl winner.”
Donatell coached 32 seasons in the NFL and helped coach teams to the playoffs 13 times
She earned her undergraduate degree in exercise science from GCSU in 2024 then added a master’s in health and human performance this May. In June, she will begin a Doctor of Physical Therapy program at Georgia State University.
“Georgia College has meant everything to me,” Warren said. “You can put your name in any room that you want to be in [here]. And I think that is what has excelled my experience.”
Warren was nominated for NCAA’s Woman of the Year in 2024, was recognized as a Peach Belt Conference Player of the Week and won GCSU’s Student Leader of the Year Bobcat Award. In the classroom, she is a member of the PBC Team of Academic Distinction and Presidential Honor Roll, she was a College Sports Communicators Academic All-District® selection, a member of the GCSU Honors College, was named to the Gamma Beta Phi Honors Society, and she served in cabinet positions in the GCSU Student Government Association, the Black Student Alliance and in the LIFE Mentorship Program.
with three trips to the Super Bowl, winning twice with the Broncos. He worked as a defensive coordinator with the Broncos, Atlanta Falcons, Green Bay Packers and the University of Washington.
“It’s been two years since we made the permanent move to the Milledgeville area, and we have truly fallen in love with the Georgia College community,” Donatell said. “In today’s landscape of college athletics, Georgia College stands out by offering a unique opportunity to strike a balance between academics and sports, providing students with a rich and fulfilling college experience.”
Donatell has already made an impact. The GCSU Baseball team won the Peach Belt Conference Tournament last spring then followed that up with a subsequent trip to the NCAA Division II Baseball Tournament.
“His life experiences and advice proved to be invaluable in our success this past season,” Head Baseball Coach Nolan Belcher explained. “I am incredibly grateful for his friendship and the support he has shown.”
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Major renovations to John Kurtz Field, including new chairback seats, concessions, pressbox, restrooms and suites, are on the way for Bobcat baseball fans.
Improvements to John Kurtz Field, home of the GCSU Bobcat Baseball team, are coming to elevate the fan experience at home games.
The plans, according to Director of Athletics Wendell Staton, call for the existing bleachers and press box to be razed. In their place, 450 new chairback seats will be installed, in addition to the construction of a twostory building featuring meeting space and suites.
The first floor of the building will house the press box while, upstairs, a multi-purpose area will be available for gameday viewing as well as for classes and various campus events outside of baseball season.
A new concession stand and restrooms will also be built in between the baseball and softball fields to serve both programs.
The renovations are expected to be completed in time for the first pitch of the 2027 baseball season.
To make a gift in support of the new and improved John Kurtz Field, visit www.give.gcsu.edu.
Georgia College & State University’s golf team has entered the chat –technologically speaking.
Since the start of the calendar year, players have been refining their games using virtual reality, in a new performance lab housed on the bottom floor of the Centennial Center.
The centerpiece of the lab is the new Trackman golf simulator, gifted to the university by a generous, and anonymous, donor.
“It has enabled them to work on their club paths, club face and where they are hitting the ball,” said Ben English, GCSU golf coach. “We use the information gathered from using the simulator and take it to the driving range to work on our shots.
It helps us get better.”
The simulator also customizes players’ practice experiences.
“It’s not all the same for everyone,” English said. “It gives each player the opportunity to work on the specific things that each of them needs to work on.”
It also allows the players to practice at night or during bad weather, giving them extra time to improve. Additionally, the interface – which models ball trajectory and distance, among other metrics – encourages the teammates to critique each other’s shots and compete in minigames, which promotes team bonding.
Next, the golf lab will add a putting green and lockers.
Barbara Smallwood Stock’s (’66) husband, Lonnie Ray Stock, passed away Aug. 28, 2021. Barbara works with kinship determinations for attorneys and the U.S. Army’s Military Repatriation efforts. n
Best friends from the class of ’69 recently met for lunch. Pictured left to right are Bonny Berry Wilder (’69), Gloria Russo King (’69), Sandra Ballard Keeble (’69) and Rosemary Perry Anderson (’69) It would have been the “Fab Five” if Carolyn Creel Roebuck (’69) could have joined them. n
Vickie Danielson (’69) is a permanent resident of a skilled nursing home in Marietta, Georgia. She taught school for six years then worked in a bookstore for a few months. Danielson
enjoys reading, exercising, watching TV, attending church and Bible study. n
C.D. Sikes (’71) is retired from the Georgia Bureau of Investigation (19712001) and the U.S. Army (1966-2006). He’s a member of the Georgia Board of Public Safety, a Vietnam Veteran (1969), served in IraqAfghanistan (20082013) and is a member of the Georgia Military College Foundation. n
Carol “Joy” Wilhelm Reyes (’74) is a lab supervisor at Doctors Memorial Hospital. “After all the passing years, if I had to do it over again, I’d have kept in touch more,” she said. n
Randy Benson (’86) received a master’s degree from Mercer University in 1998. He’s been married to his wife, Lisa, for 36 years. Randy is a key account manager at Merck Oncology, covering Georgia and South Carolina. The couple have two sons, Brandon and Corey, daughter-inlaw Brittany, grandson
Lander (4 years old) and granddaughter Cami (less than 1 year old) and future daughter-in-law Hailey. “Go Bobcats!” n
Dr. Karen Phillips Harkins (’88, ’91, ’98) is the assistant principal in the Houston County School District. She published her first children’s book, “Look up at the Moon.” n
Puneet Puri (’96) has a few courses left to finish his Association of Chartered Certified Accountants qualifcation while working full-time. He has one son. n
Deidra “Dee-Dee” Walker Rivers (’98) has worked for Girl Scouts of Historic Georgia for 19 years and was promoted to senior director of Membership and Volunteer Support in 2021.
She has been a member of a national training team that wrote training curriculum and traveled across the country to sister Girl Scout Councils to facilitate this national curriculum. Rivers was also selected to represent her Girl Scout Council as a National Council delegate, where she is tasked with protecting the integrity of the constitution and bylaws, and takes appropriate steps to ensure that the Girl Scout movement remains relevant.
As a member of the 2024 Girl Scout Council’s Leadership Team, she played an integral role in getting the only two Girl Scout DreamLabs in Georgia up and running.
“I love what I get to do every day,” Rivers said. n
Matt Davis (’02, ’04) was recently appointed the first director of the Institutional History Museum at Washington and Lee University in Lexington, Virginia. In this role, Davis serves as a member of the
university’s academic leadership team as the director of the University Chapel and Galleries, the Washington Hall Gallery and the tobe-built Institutional History Museum. This $40 million facility will help to articulate the history of the nation’s ninth-oldest university and how this history connects to the greater history of the nation. Davis previously oversaw Historic Museums at Georgia College & State University, where he served as the director of Andalusia: the Home of Flannery O’Connor (’45), Georgia’s Old Governor’s Mansion and the Sallie Ellis Davis House. n
Laura Lindenberger Augusta (’03) was recently named the Jane
Dale Owen director and chief curator at the Blaffer Art Museum at the University of Houston. She leads an exhibition and education program focusing on international contemporary artists.
“I’m proud to continue the work I began as an undergraduate working with Dr. Tina Yarborough in GCSU’s Art Department and Dr. Susan Cumings in the English Department 25 years ago,” she said. n
Keri Wallace Ericson (’04) was named 20242025 Teacher of the Year at Rocky Branch Elementary School in Oconee County, Georgia, where she works as a special education teacher.
Valerie “Val” Youmans (’04) was interviewed in December 2004, before graduation, for a Connection magazine article. She expressed her dreams of working in the professional sports industry. Twenty years later, she’s worked for multiple top teams and leagues across the country. Today, she works at Everbank Stadium for the Jacksonville Jaguars. She also published her first book. n
Amber Sims Ivey (’05) received a promotion from alumni engagement officer to director of Advancement for Georgia Military College in August 2024. n
Jason Hendrix (’09) was promoted to web strategy manager Jan. 1, 2025, for James Moore — a business consulting and advisory firm with offices in Florida. n
Marcus Green (’10, ’12) celebrates 10 years with the Department of the Air Force. He recently received his second Meritorious Civilian Service Award from the organization for his contributions to its missions. n
Winter in Sorrento
Travel Dates: Dec. 5 - 14, 2025
Spanish Steps, Trevi Fountain, Piazza Navana, Colosseum, Winery visit and lunch, Sorrento, Farmhouse visit and dinner, Naples, Amalfi Coast, Cooking class and dinner
Georgia Herring Karr (’11) is a remediation education program teacher and a Georgia Multi-Tiered System of Supports program facilitator for special education in Monroe County, Georgia, schools.
“I absolutely love what I do and where I work,” Karr said. “Recently, I finished grad school at Walden University with a 4.0 GPA.” n
Stacey Hurt Milner (’11, ’15) graduated with her Doctor of Education degree from the University of Georgia in December 2024. n
Emily Willis’ (’12) work has been published again by Mad Cave Studio and Simon & Schuster. It’s a graphic novel called “Of Her Own Design.” She also co-founded Modment Studio — a web design and development agency in 2024. n
Hannah Faile Rowe (’13)
After graduating from Georgia College & State University, Rowe moved to South Carolina where she started teaching at Newberry High School. She’s in her 12th year teaching at the same school and has become department chair. Rowe also serves as the secondary special education district lead over middle and high school.
She received her bachelor’s in special education from Georgia College, master’s in educational leadership from Clemson University and is pursuing a doctorate in curriculum and instruction with a specialization in special education.
“I absolutely love what I do and wouldn’t be where I am today without GCSU,” Rowe said. “I am now married with three kids, and they are amazing!” n
Phyllis Theodore (’13) and her husband will celebrate their wedding anniversary and her birthday in July 2025. n
Taylor Solomon (’14) is working as a registered behavior technician at Pathways Autism Services while attending Florida Institute of Technology. She’s also studying to become a board-certified behavior analyst. n
Dr. Juawn Jackson (’16) has been appointed as the director of the TRIO Educational Opportunity Center at Mercer University. In his new role, Jackson will oversee programs that provide college access services to first-generation and low-income individuals, helping them navigate the path to higher education. He is excited to expand EOC’s reach and continue fostering educational success in the Middle and South Georgia communities. n
Chloe Beacham Holbrook (’16) completed her postdoctoral residency and became a licensed psychologist
August 2024. She is a faculty child psychologist and assistant professor of pediatrics at the Marcus Autism Center through Emory University School of Medicine’s and Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta’s Pediatric Institute. n
Richard “Evan” Sova (’13) is a business development manager with Ecolab. He and his wife, Mary, have two children, Elliott and Clara. n
Drew Donis (’19) and Sarah Zuern (’20) are engaged. “We are so excited that GCSU brought us together on a blind date at a fraternity social party,” Zuern said. “Go Bobcats!” n
Sarah Dillingham (’23) and Bo Brannan are engaged to be married in the summer of 2025. n
1 - Kate Parnell Bryja (’12) married Jim Bryja in April 2024.
2 - Leslie Spamer Ivie (’12, ’22) married David Ivie in September 2024. Leslie received her bachelor’s and master’s degrees from Georgia College & State University. She is an event producer managing hospitality programs from the Super Bowl to Ultimate Fighting Championship bouts, and she will now be the lead on the International Federation of Association Football World Cup 2026 VIP Programs. Leslie and David have two fur babies, Murphy and Morris, and live in West Midtown Atlanta.
3 - Richard “Chancey” Gray (’13) is vice president of East Coast Grading Inc. He received his BBA in marketing and was the vice president and president of the Georgia College & State University Fishing Team. His wife’s name is Abby.
4 - Catie Powers (’22) married Chris Elmgren (’22) in May 2024, in Savannah, Georgia. The wedding party included Bobcats Natalie Elmgren (’24), Jordan Jump (’22), Nina Crawford (’22), Tom Lackley (’22), Gavin Jump (’22), Jackson Tracy (’21) and Chris Shimer (’23)
Anna Williamson Jackson (’16) and Connor Jackson (’17) were married in San Sebastián, Spain, in March 2020.
Kate McWilliams (’07) and Michael Thomas welcomed Xavier Ryan Thomas Christmas Eve 2023.
1 - Cody Mosher (’11) and Dr. Macy McCullough Mosher (’11, ’17) welcomed their second child, Mack Anderson, in August 2024. Future Bobcat Hattie Jude is loving her promotion to big sister.
2 - Sarah Mead O’Conner (’13) and her husband, Kevin O’Conner (’13), celebrated the birth of their first child, Everett Elias O’Conner, in June 2024. At GCSU, Sarah was on the Sassy Cats Dance Team, in Kappa Delta Sorority, Sequins & Smiles, Dance Marathon and named Homecoming Queen 2012.
3 - Karlee Corrado Kelly (’15) and her husband, Kyle, welcomed their first baby, Kate Margaret Kelly, to the world in September 2024.
Ansley Moore Henke (’17, ’19) and her husband, Evan, welcomed their daughter, Sadie James Henke, in December 2023.
4 - Joshua Brennan (’18) and Keiley Bagwell Brennan (’20) welcomed their first child, Elena Sinclair, in September 2024.
5 - Riley Coordes Wilson (’19) and her husband, Jacob Wilson, had their first child, Jonathan Paul “JP” Wilson, in September 2024.
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It is with deep sorrow that we share the news of the passing of some of our esteemed alumni. We pay tribute to their journeys, honoring their memories and their profound impact on those around them.
*Alumni of Peabody Laboratory School. This list recognizes deceased alumni whom the university has been notified of as of April 2025.
Dorothy L. Bryant
Lillie M. Saunders
Neva Reynolds Peacock
Minnie Bass. Clark
Mary Ivey
Frances Wills Lunsford
Ruth Crowder
Jane Cowan Hunt
Philip Carithers Murphy
Alice Kemp Williams
Dorothy Foss
Myra Parker Clark
M. Jewell Jones
Dorothy Veal Rogers
Sadie E. Dittman
Mary A. Stevens
Lora Sproul Lewis
Margaret Upshaw Carter
Doris Curry
Nell Williams Thomas
Willie Morris Walter
Frances Buice Pate
Rosa Gerald Lockett
Elizabeth Ledbetter Branan
L. L. Cottle Walker
Belle C. Taylor
Jennie ManleyScott
Lyra Godwin Wallace
Harriet Benson James
Alba Porch Johnston
Bernice Wren Jackson
Dorothy Joiner Fisher
Bennie Hatcher Sisson
Jewell Willie Ketchin
Mary Crawford Pirkle
Anna Frances Dixon
Louette Craig Hardegree
Charlotte Youmans Sowell
Mary Anderson Fountain
Myra Parkerson Burch
Vivian Jackson. Short
Margaret Cullen Ferrence
Florence Bass Rice*
Virginia Bailey Queen
Mary Farr Talkington
Donna McCoy Murry
Sara Nevels Richey
Ruby L. Stansell-Holder
Barbara Daniell Knight
Mildred Macleod Turner
Mary Jones Oliver
Betty Broach Chalker
Juanelle Kesler Vickery
Margaret Methvin Ivey
Selena Durden Dunn
Gloria Ivey Tanner*
Phillippa Kandel Paddison
Ellie Lundy Wren
Betty Greer Powell
Martha Norris Baston
Charlee Bloodworth Goolsby
Barbara Nutt Ritchie
Mary Lancaster Dobbs
Joyce Nutt Turrentine
Dorothy Ward Majors
Alora Wade Bridges
Faye Boyer Wiggins
Ann Garrett Murray
Jewel Barrow Buckner
Patricia Smith Parker
Edith Wright Bailey
Mary Williams Harper
Marianne Harden Wylly
Mozelle Phillips Horvat
Ruth J. Belcher
Martha Horne Turner
Elacia L. Pennington*
Nelle Barnett Mullins
Shirley Roberts Gann
Anna Deille Brown
Ina Stephens Bailey
Terrie Henderson Purcell
Johnnie Hodge Hayes
Emma Jean Knight Bryan
Betty McCorkle Allen
Barbara Beasley LeCroy
Judith Johnson Brucker
Ethel Harrison Tate
Anne Stone Holt
Charlotte Ware Bedell
Betty Johnson Sparling
Tressa Highsmith Johns
Juanita B. Irvin
Berta Cabarrocas Alfonso
Martha Collins Hunt
Lena Bowen Carlson
Ouida Horne Brown
Betty Walden Brassell
Mary Scruggs Kight
Nancy Woodard Dilks*
Mary Ina Jordan Carter
Shirley Harris Deriso
Gloria Swann Bullard
Patti May Fuchs
Elizabeth Weldon McCollum
Coreda Jeffares Shaw
Ann Robertson Turner
Elizabeth Ennis Traugh
Dorothy Strickland May
Joyce K. Bland
Elaine Holliman Hearn
Barbara Martin Mixon
Lois Chapman Barr
Anne J. Blakely
Bettie S. Criswell
Pamelia Cutts Pursley
Mary CostleyAldridge
Elizabeth Robinson King
Grace McLeod Craft
Catherine Callan Pursley
Joan Roper Couch
Harriette Dickens Rachels
Gaynelle E. Rawlings
Sarah Adkins Singletary
Margie Lawrence Brown
Glenda Veal Tuttle
Marjorie Chambers Johnson
Gary C. Sapp
Mary Gerling Hood
Carol Dorris Rowe
Betty Scroggs Ferguson
Elizabeth Spradlin Carskadden
Karen Palmer Willis
Frankie Usry Dunevent
Jane Garber Collins
Cheryl Jones Clifton
Sarah Orr Baker
Delcie Kennedy Everett
Cheryl Everidge Weaver
Maribel Denham Franklin
Joyce O’Neal Gailey
Myrle W. Mathews
Joyce Holder Brooks
1970s
Carol E. Gay
Charles L. Cheeves
Patsy Daniel Mozo*
Rosalyn Moore
Charles G. Hudson
James P. Johnson
Rita Allende Judy
Mary Jo Harvey Veal
Winfred L. Miolen
Hilda Travis Jones
Geloria A. Phelps
Mildred Thompson Day
Wilford M. Floyd
Terry A. Brown
Jesse E. Milner
Betty Pettigrew Smith*
Herbert Stokes
Phyllis A. Astumian
Joseph V. Pearson
Harry G. Day
Janice A. Hardy
Owen L. Studstill
Roger S. Jones
Donald B. Harris
Mary Channell Hartley
James R. Lindsay
1980s
J. D. Kilgore
Jeanne Usher Schoch
Rose Bullard Willis
James F. Garner
Melton H. Pereski
Sandra Reed Townsend
John K. Reed
Freaman H. Higgins
Mary Deen Reece
Caroline Brigham Bell
Christopher E. Westbrook
Wanda Williams Wilcher
Mildred Nesbitt-White
Audrey Gibson Dees
Alan B. Darby
Kimberly Barksdale Tyson
Mickey W. White
Alec D. Smith
Deborah Nazimiec
1990s
Candy Roth Phillips
Mikell G. Brantley
Jeffrey S. Root
Mittie Watson Tanner
Marshall G. Bryant
Lisa J. McCrickard
Vera Seagraves-Kennedy Hawks
2000s
Elizabeth Newsome Hammons
Jessica Purvis McFaddin
Linda Shelton Hammett
Isaac L. Godfrey
Angela White Heath
2010s
Anna K. Hanger
Brian D. Thrasher
2020s
Marcus Urquiaga
Jack R. Como
John C. Pruett
Ted R. Schubert
Ronald Trice
J. G. Long
George W. Wolfe
Therry N. Deal
Clinton W. Hodges
Susan C. Wylly
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