Armstrong Alumni Awards | Georgia Southern Magazine

The Armstrong Campus in Savannah presented its second ever Eminent Alumni Award to Dr. Irving Victor at its Fourth Annual Alumni Awards Gala on Oct. 20, 2017. The Eminent Alumni Award is only presented occasionally and in cases of extraordinary merit.

Victor was recognized for his service to Armstrong, to his profession and to the community. He served on the Armstrong College Commission before the school became part of the University System of Georgia. He is a past president of the Armstrong Alumni Association and is a member of Armstrong’s Board of Trustees. He is a retired urologist, who established one of the nation’s first emergency medical systems in Savannah. He has been active with all of Savannah’s hospitals, the United Way, the Savannah Area Chamber of Commerce and the Coastal Area Planning and Development Commission. Today, he is a successful restauranteur with Vic’s on the River and, at age 95, he remains active in Savannah’s civic and business communities.

The Distinguished Alumni Award for career achievement was presented to Sterling Seacrest executive Cliff McCurry, who attended Armstrong in the late 1960s. The Outstanding Alumni Award for service to the University was presented to HunterMaclean partner Drew Ernst (’74). Thirteen other alumni received the Notable Alumni Award.

Dr. Irving Victor

Cliff McCurry

Drew Ernst

Notable Alumni Honorees

Sherry Danello (’79), Vice President of Patient Care Services at St. Joseph’s/Candler

Joseph Ferraro (’93), Senior Manager of Quality Control Services at GAF Materials Corporation

Kevin Fitzmaurice (’02), Outdoor Lighting Lead Product Engineer for Southern Company

Dorothy Kempson (’00, ’02, ’06, ’14), Director of Georgia Southern University Liberty Campus in Hinesville