Scholarship Brunch Brings Students and Donors Together

On Saturday, Nov. 6, Georgia Southern hosted the annual Scholarship Brunch at Bishop Alumni Center, where 80 scholarship recipients and donors met together over a meal.

Georgia Southern students Makenzi Thomas and Katie McIntosh delivered messages of gratitude on behalf of the students in attendance.

The event was Thomas’ third time speaking at the event. The junior mechanical engineering major is an out-of-state scholarship recipient from Charlotte, North Carolina.

“Receiving a scholarship is knowing that somebody out in the world believes in you enough to support you in your endeavors towards your goals which is motivation enough for me to keep going,” she said. “I’d have to say that scholarships are the most generous form of investment because you may never see how your investment turned out.

“With that being said, on behalf of every scholarship receiving student I want to thank each and every one of you all for believing in us and being an integral part of our successful college journey. Thank you.”

Georgia Southern President Kyle Marrero closed the event with a message of thanks to the donors in attendance.

“Student success is at the center of all that we do, and I’m so thankful for your support of that mission,” he said. “Your generosity ensures that we can continue to prepare students to be ready for world-class training opportunities and find inspiring, successful careers here in southeast Georgia and beyond. Thank you for giving to Georgia Southern.”