MyNews: January 23, 2017
Georgia Southern team wins first place at NRF Foundation GALA
A team of Georgia Southern students earned first place for the 2017 Student Challenge, a business case competition for National Retail Federation (NRF) Student Association members to demonstrate their creativity and business acumen to retail executives, sponsored by KPMG. The finalists attended the NRF Foundation GALA in New York City, where the top team was announced Jan. 15.
COE Alumnus named Georgia Superintendent of the Year
Georgia Southern College of Education Alumnus Joseph (Jody) Barrow Jr., Ed.D., was named Georgia’s 2017 Superintendent of the Year during the December 2016 Georgia School Boards Association (GSBA) and Georgia School Superintendents Association (GSSA) Winter Conference in Atlanta.
Barrow is serving his fourth year as superintendent of Fayette County Schools. He began his career in education in 1980 and has since served as a teacher, assistant principal, principal and superintendent across the K-12 spectrum in several Georgia school systems.
College of Business associate professor wins national leadership award
Alan Mackelprang, Ph.D., associate professor of operations management and director of the Ph.D. program in Logistics and Supply Chain Management at Georgia Southern, was announced as the 2016 winner of the Carol J. Latta Memorial Decision Sciences Institute (DSI) Emerging Leadership Award.
Victoria Murry named Miss Georgia Southern University
Victoria Murry, senior public relations major, took home the crown for the 69th annual Miss Georgia Southern University Scholarship Pageant, held at the Performing Arts Center on Saturday, Jan. 21.
Georgia Southern’s online programs recognized for excellence in latest rankings by U.S. News & World Report
Georgia Southern University’s online programs have again been recognized for excellence in rankings released by U.S. News & World Report for the best online programs among colleges and universities across the country for 2017.
The Remnant Trust now open at Zach S. Henderson Library
The Zach S. Henderson Library at Georgia Southern has partnered with The Remnant Trust Inc., an educational foundation located at Texas Tech University, to showcase a collection of works including Magna Carta manuscripts, a first edition of Leviathan by Thomas Hobbes (1651) and more, all highlighting individual liberty and human dignity.
On-Campus News
- 30th annual Southern Conference on Children
- Eagles basketball faces off against Coastal Carolina tonight
- Georgia Southern students present research at Harvard University conference
- Professor Anastatia Sims to speak at Great Minds Lecture series Jan. 31
- Byron Stripling joins the Georgia Southern Jazz Ensemble at the PAC this week
In the Media
- Georgia Southern’s Online Programs Recognized for Excellence in Latest Rankings by U.S. News & World Report — Savannah CEO
- Brown leads Georgia Southern past Appalachian State — USA Today
- Poet and activist speaks at GSU MLK Celebration — Statesboro Herald
- Georgia Southern cooking up new scheme under new offensive coordinator — Savannah Morning News
- Gov. Deal’s proposed budget has funding for Armstrong, Georgia Southern construction plans — Savannah Morning News
Last updated: 2/3/2017