Awards and Recognition

Georgia Southern graduate student identifies two new species of African ticks

While most people tend to avoid ticks, Jackson Tomlinson, a graduate student in the Department of Biology finds them fascinating and beautiful. His interest in the parasites was recently rewarded with the discovery of two species of ticks that are entirely new to science.

Georgia Southern student represents USA Team at World University Games

When 19-year-old Georgia Southern student and archer Adam Heidt arrives in Naples, Italy, this July, he’ll be competing against some of the top collegiate athletes in the world as he works toward his goal of one day competing at the Olympics.

Georgia Southern University wins two professional, four student Emmy® Awards

The National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences Southeast Chapter recognized the Multimedia Development Center (MDC) at Georgia Southern University with two professional and four student Emmy® awards.

Sales Education Foundation recognizes Georgia Southern’s sales program

Sales Education Foundation (SEF) has recognized Georgia Southern University’s Center for Sales Excellence in the Parker College of Business as a “Top University Sales Program” for 2019.

Georgia Southern University ranked in top 20 for 2019 online Master’s in Accounting Programs

The Georgia Southern University online Master’s of Accounting program has been ranked No. 15 by BestMastersPrograms.org in its 2019 Top 25 Master’s Online Accounting ranking list.

Georgia Southern hosts inaugural Gratitude Gala Donor Awards, celebrates individual, corporate philanthropy

Georgia Southern hosted its inaugural Gratitude Gala Donor Awards to recognize key donors based on their longtime support of institutional initiatives.

Georgia Southern researchers find adverse childhood experiences associated with short sleep duration

Georgia Southern University professors from the Jiann-Ping Hsu College of Public Health (JPHCOPH) recently completed a study that shows adverse childhood experiences are associated with short sleep duration in adults. Today, the study was published in SLEEP, the benchmark international journal for sleep and circadian science.

Georgia Southern alumna, Read Woke creator recognized as 2019 Mover & Shaker, innovator in education

Georgia Southern alumna and Read Woke creator Cicely Lewis is making a name for herself as an innovator in the field of education, as she’s named a Library Journal 2019 Mover & Shaker, Gwinnett County Public Schools’ 2019 Library Media Specialist of the Year and 2019 Metro Georgia Library Media Specialist of the Year.

Georgia Southern faculty, staff advisors win national honors

Georgia Southern faculty and staff members Christy Mroczek and Lan-Anh Vo have been honored by the National Academic Advising Association with Certificate of Merit Awards.

Georgia Southern Theatre presents first ever Mical Whitaker Scholarship

The Georgia Southern Theatre program presented the inaugural Mical Whitaker Scholarship for the Study of African American Theatre on April 27 to junior theatre major Tyair Blackman.