Fall 2023

Georgia Southern is soaring together in the University’s comprehensive campaign. In this issue, you’ll meet several alumnae who have made a name for themselves in the world of interior design, say farewell to longtime Botanic Garden director, and read about a historic Eagles volleyball season. It’s all inside the Fall 2023 issue.

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Features

Breaking the Waves

BREAKING THE WAVES Barbara Melvin Breaks the Glass Ceiling to Become First Female CEO of South Carolina Ports As the first female CEO of the South Carolina Port Authority, Barbara Melvin (’92) has navigated a compelling journey from the peach orchards of Fort Valley, Georgia, to the bustling docks of Charleston. Her story of success…
A Journey of Unexpected Turns

From Georgia Southern’s Chemistry Labs to YouTube’s Global Stage Javoris Hollingsworth’s (’07) story of internet stardom began in Jeffersonville, Georgia, about 20 miles from Macon. “Jeffersonville is a very small town where everybody knows everybody else,” Hollingsworth said as he reminisced about growing up there, and the Sundays he spent in church with his grandmother.…
From Eagle to Eagle Eye

While Chicago is a beautiful city, with towering skylines and magnificent waterways, it also has a long history of violent crime and corruption. Many of America’s most notorious criminals — from gangsters like Al Capone and John Dillinger to serial killers like H.H. Holmes, John Wayne Gacy and the Unabomber, Ted Kaczynski — hailed from…
Soaring Style

SOARING STYLE Georgia Southern Interior Design Program Produces Leading Professionals Interior designers are passionate about their profession. They enjoy creating living and working environments that are functional, comfortable and pleasing to the eye. But pursuing a career in this complex field takes more than creativity, it requires specialized skills. In Georgia Southern’s interior design program,…
Together We Soar

Georgia Southern University has always been an institution known for its commitment, tenacity and devotion, not only to the students it serves but also to the alumni, friends and communities transformed by its impact. In a concerted effort to expand its reach and influence in southeast Georgia and beyond, the University has embarked on a…