6 military spouses awarded scholarships from Georgia Southern University and supporters
Georgia Southern awarded nearly $20,000 in scholarships to military spouses pursuing college degrees for the fall 2023 semester. This furthers the University’s commitment to supporting military families and indicates a remarkable step forward with the scholarship program for military spouses.
Georgia Southern sets fundraising record for third year in a row
For the third straight year, Georgia Southern supporters have propelled the University to a record-breaking year of private fundraising.
Total cash, pledges and in-kind gifts to Georgia Southern University amounted to $23,831,604 during Fiscal Year 2023, which ended on June 30, 2023. That surpasses the total from the previous year, which was also a record at $22.3 million.
Eagle Nation awards three military spouses scholarships
The Georgia Southern Military and Veterans Services Department will award Military Spouse Scholarships provided by the Landings Military Spouse Academic Assistance Funds in February.
From a ‘whim’ to a scholarship; Eagle student’s path to Harvard
Amunet Berry of Jonesboro, Georgia, was just a freshman at Georgia Southern University when she first began taking classes in German studies. Now, she’s a senior who recently attended a conference at the Harvard Kennedy School on international affairs.
$1.48 million estate gift to Georgia Southern University Foundation funds College of Education student scholarships
An extraordinary estate gift from a daughter and her husband to honor her parents will touch the lives of generations of students to come through scholarships for Georgia Southern University students working to become public school educators. The $1.48 million gift from the late Janice Sapp Castles and her late husband Charles, named for her late parents, Margaret Elizabeth and Cullen Bernice Sapp, is the second largest estate gift received to date by the Georgia Southern University Foundation.