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Graduate Programs Are Here / 4                                                                      VOLUME 20 • NO. 2

The University launches its first two master’s degrees, one in IT                              SPRING 2016
and the other in Nursing.
                                                                                              Middle Georgia State Today
Finding Their Greatness / 10                                                            is produced by the Office of Marketing
                                                                                        and Communications and is circulated
This spring featured Middle Georgia State’s first Undergraduate Showcase,                to friends, faculty, staff and alumni of
coordinated by Experiential Learning@MGA, the University’s initiative to strengthen
student learning and engagement.                                                            Middle Georgia State University.

New Life for Old Ebenezer / 12                                                                                   PRESIDENT

The University’s oldest building – Ebenezer Hall on the Cochran Campus –                        Christopher Blake, Ph.D.
gets a makeover.
                                                                                                    MGA BOARD OF TRUSTEES
Career Coach / 14                                                                                                  Officers

Dr. Melinda Robinson-Moffett breathes new life into the University’s                       Spencer L. Strickland, Chairman
Office of Career Services.                                                                  Wanda T. Barrs, Vice Chairman
                                                                                           Thomas J. McMichael, Secretary
Going Greek / 18
                                                                                              Ronnie D. Rollins, Treasurer
Kappa Sigma becomes the first social fraternity to establish a colony                Dr. Raymond E. Carnley, Executive Director
at Middle Georgia State.
                                                                                                             Trustees At-Large
New Trustees Join University
Foundation Board / 21                                                                               Kathy W. Allgood
                                                                                                     Lauralen Avery
University Foundation Scholarships                                                                 Patrick M. Bartness
Help Students Reach Dreams / 22                                                               Dr. Christopher R. L. Blake
                                                                                                       Mark S. Byrd
Alumni Association Moves Forward / 22                                                             Carolyn M. Crayton
                                                                                                   Dr. Bill Cummings
The goal of the Alumni Association is to ensure excellence at Middle
Georgia State by cultivating relationships and inspiring loyalty,                                       Alan Curtis
stewardship and service among students and alumni.                                                  Cynde M. Dickey

On the Cover Sarah Hollifield, who earned her bachelor’s degree in                                     Jeanie Enyart
                                                                                                   H. Frank Erwin, Jr.
Information Technology from Middle Georgia State in 2015, was among the first
to enroll in the University’s new IT master’s degree, which includes concentrations                    Joe W. Fisher
in Cybersecurity and Health Informatics. Another graduate program, Nursing –                      Robert F. Hatcher, Jr.
Adult/Gerontology Acute Care Nurse Practitioner, also began this spring.
                                                                                                     Dr. Robin Hines
PHOTO BY WOODY MARSHALL. BACKGROUND DESIGN BY LEE GREENWAY.                                         Nylan A. Hinson
                                                                                                     Dr. David Kalish

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                                                                                                    Sylvia W. McGee
                                                                                                    Heather McIntyre
                                                                                                  Charles E. Parker, Sr.
                                                                                                  Michael J. Parkerson
                                                                                                      Casey L. Paulk

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                                                                                                       Jane Perfect
                                                                                                     Rhonda S. Perry
                                                                                                     John R. Phillips
                                                                                                   Stephen A. Reichert
                                                                                                      Bryan W. Scott
                                                                                                    Maxine H. Smith
                                                                                                     Nancy P. Stroud
                                                                                                     R. Larry Sumner
                                                                                                    Ernie H. Tripp, III
                                                                                                        Bob Walker
                                                                                                      Dontia White
                                                                                                Charles M. Williams, Sr.

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