{ "title": "Alumni", "link": "https://www.gsw.edu/newsalumni.html", "language": "en-us", "description": "", "pubDate": "Fri, 9 May 2025 17:15:09 EDT", "generator": "Cascade CMS", "posts": [ { "title": "GSW honors Outstanding Alumni at Gold Force Gala, raises funds for student success and scholarships", "link": "https://www.gsw.edu/news2025/02/gsw-honors-outstanding-alumni-at-gold-force-gala-raises-funds-for-student-success-and-scholarships.html", "description": "AMERICUS, Ga. (Feb. 3, 2025) – Georgia Southwestern State University (GSW) hosted its third annual Gold Force Gala on Saturday, Feb. 1, bringing together over 250 guests for an evening of celebration and philanthropy. ", "pubDate": "Mon, 3 Feb 2025 00:00:00 EST", "author": "", "image": "https://www.gsw.edu/news2025/images/goldforcegala25.webp", "category": [ "Alumni", "Community", "Philanthropy" ] } , { "title": "Remembering Jimmy Carter", "link": "https://www.gsw.edu/news2024/12/remembering-jimmy-carter.html", "description": "We bear a profound sense of grief at Georgia Southwestern State University as we mourn the loss of President Jimmy Carter, 39th President of the United States and a highly esteemed alumnus of our institution. ", "pubDate": "Sun, 29 Dec 2024 00:00:00 EST", "author": "", "image": "https://www.gsw.edu/news2024/images/jimmy-carter-header.webp", "category": [ "Alumni" ] } , { "title": "Georgia Southwestern announces 2025 Outstanding Alumni Award recipients", "link": "https://www.gsw.edu/news2024/11/georgia-southwestern-announces-2025-outstanding-alumni-award-recipients.html", "description": "AMERICUS, GA (November 15, 2024) — Georgia Southwestern State University (GSW) has announced its most outstanding alumni for their professional and personal achievements as well as their contributions to the University. ", "pubDate": "Fri, 15 Nov 2024 00:00:00 EST", "author": "", "image": "https://www.gsw.edu/news2024/images/alumni-awards.webp", "category": [ "People", "Announcements", "Alumni" ] } , { "title": "Serving with Purpose", "link": "https://www.gsw.edu/news2024/10/serving-with-purpose.html", "description": "For Chris Hosey (’87), the call to serve and protect Georgia runs deep. As the Director of the Georgia Bureau of Investigation, his unwavering dedication to the state's safety and its people is evident in the way he talks about his decorated 37-year career with the Bureau. Hosey’s commitment is not just a professional duty but a personal mission rooted in his lifelong passion for justice, community service and public safety. ", "pubDate": "Tue, 22 Oct 2024 00:00:00 EDT", "author": "", "image": "https://www.gsw.edu/news_files/images/hosey.webp", "category": [ "People", "Alumni" ] } , { "title": "The Truitt Family: Carrying the Torch", "link": "https://www.gsw.edu/news2024/10/the-truitt-family-carrying-the-torch.html", "description": "On a mild spring evening in April 2024, members of Georgia Southwestern’s NPHC community gathered for Omega Psi Phi’s Neophyte Presentation. This was the first time in five years that new members had joined the fraternity, so the excitement was palpable in Centennial Plaza.", "pubDate": "Tue, 15 Oct 2024 00:00:00 EDT", "author": "", "image": "https://www.gsw.edu/news_files/images/truitt-family.webp", "category": [ "People", "Alumni", "Community" ] } , { "title": "GSW surpasses Day of Giving goals, raising over $165,000 from all 50 states", "link": "https://www.gsw.edu/news2024/09/gsw-surpasses-day-of-giving-goals-raising-over-165,000-from-all-50-states.html", "description": "AMERICUS, GA (September 24, 2024) — Georgia Southwestern State University (GSW) celebrated its most successful Day of Giving yet, raising a record-breaking $165,685 during its sixth annual event on Thursday, September 19. ", "pubDate": "Tue, 24 Sep 2024 00:00:00 EDT", "author": "", "image": "https://www.gsw.edu/news_files/images/dayofgiving2024.webp", "category": [ "Alumni", "Community", "Partnerships", "Philanthropy" ] } , { "title": "GSW raises $1,250,053 for Propel scholarship campaign, unveiled during second annual Gold Force Gala", "link": "https://www.gsw.edu/news2024/01/gsw-raises-1,250,053-million-for-propel-scholarship-campaign-unveiled-during-second-annual-gold-force-gala.html", "description": "Propel: GSW’s Campaign for Scholarships concluded at Georgia Southwestern State University’s (GSW) second annual Gold Force Gala on Saturday, Jan. 27, where the final total of $1,250,053 was announced to the 300 guests in attendance at the black-tie fundraiser.", "pubDate": "Wed, 31 Jan 2024 12:00:00 EST", "author": "", "image": "https://www.gsw.edu/news2024/images/weaver-announces-propel.webp", "category": [ "Community", "Philanthropy", "Alumni" ] } , { "title": "Giving, Glimmer and Gold: Get your ticket to GSW’s Gold Force Gala set for Jan. 27", "link": "https://www.gsw.edu/news2024/01/gsws-second-annual-gold-force-gala-set-for-jan-27.html", "description": "Georgia Southwestern State University will host their second annual Gold Force Gala on Saturday, Jan. 27 in the GSW Storm Dome. The fundraiser, in support of student scholarships, will bring a crowd of nearly 300 guests for an evening of mingling, philanthropy and celebration.", "pubDate": "Mon, 8 Jan 2024 16:30:00 EST", "author": "", "image": "https://www.gsw.edu/news2024/images/gold-force-gala-social.webp", "category": [ "Community", "Philanthropy", "Alumni" ] } , { "title": "Georgia Southwestern announces 2024 Outstanding Alumni Award winners", "link": "https://www.gsw.edu/news2023/12/georgia-southwestern-announces-2024-outstanding-alumni-award-winners.html", "description": "Recipients will be recognized at Gold Force Gala on Jan. 27", "pubDate": "Thu, 7 Dec 2023 00:00:00 EST", "author": "", "image": "https://www.gsw.edu/news2023/images/alumniawards24.webp", "category": [ "People", "Community", "Alumni" ] } , { "title": "Wreath-laying service for former First Lady Rosalynn Carter ’46 to be held at Georgia Southwestern", "link": "https://www.gsw.edu/news2023/11/wreath-laying-service-for-former-first-lady-rosalynn-carter-46-to-be-held-at-georgia-southwestern.html", "description": "Georgia Southwestern is mourning the loss of one of our most prestigious alumni, former First Lady Rosalynn Carter ’46. To honor Mrs. Carter’s life and legacy, a wreath-laying service will take place on GSW’s campus on Monday, Nov. 27 at 11:00 a.m. in front of Carter I of the Rosalynn Carter Health and Human Sciences Complex.", "pubDate": "Wed, 22 Nov 2023 10:50:00 EST", "author": "", "image": "https://www.gsw.edu/news2023/images/carter-wreath-laying.webp", "category": [ "People", "Community", "Alumni" ] } , { "title": "GSW invites community to Homecoming and Family Weekend festivities, Oct. 9-14", "link": "https://www.gsw.edu/news2023/10/gsw-invites-community-to-homecoming-and-family-weekend-festivities-oct-9-14.html", "description": "Georgia Southwestern will celebrate Homecoming and Family Weekend Oct. 9-14, and all GSW alumni, families, friends and members of the community are invited to attend the festivities. ", "pubDate": "Tue, 3 Oct 2023 13:00:00 EDT", "author": "", "image": "https://www.gsw.edu/news2023/images/homecomingsocial.jpg", "category": [ "Alumni", "Announcements", "Community" ] } , { "title": "GSW raises over $110,000 on Day of Giving from all 50 states", "link": "https://www.gsw.edu/news2023/09/gsw-raises-over-110,000-on-day-of-giving-from-all-50-states.html", "description": "In just 24 hours, Georgia Southwestern raised a total of $110,669 during its fifth annual Day of Giving, which ran midnight to midnight on Thursday, September 21.", "pubDate": "Mon, 25 Sep 2023 16:40:00 EDT", "author": "", "image": "https://www.gsw.edu/news2022/Images/dog-group.jpg", "category": [ "Partnerships", "Alumni", "Philanthropy", "Community" ] } , { "title": "Maj. Gen. Thomas Carden ’92 selected for Regents’ Hall of Fame Alumni Award", "link": "https://www.gsw.edu/news2023/08/maj-gen-thomas-carden-92-selected-for-regents-hall-of-fame-alumni-award.html", "description": "Major General Thomas Carden, Jr., adjutant general of the Georgia Department of Defense, has been selected as a Regents’ Hall of Fame Award recipient and will be recognized at the 2023 Board of Regents Scholarship and Awards Gala Friday, September 8. Carden is a 1992 graduate of Georgia Southwestern State University with a Bachelor of Science in history.", "pubDate": "Wed, 9 Aug 2023 14:00:00 EDT", "author": "", "image": "https://www.gsw.edu/news2023/01/thomas-carden.jpg", "category": [ "Alumni", "Education", "People", "Community" ] } , { "title": "GSW Alumni Association names new officers, board members and lifetime members", "link": "https://www.gsw.edu/news2023/07/gsw-alumni-association-names-new-officers-board-members-and-lifetime-members.html", "description": "The Georgia Southwestern Alumni Association recently elected new officers for the 2023-2025 term. Andrea Ingram ’91, ’94, ’15 will serve as the incoming president with Ryan Garnto ’13 serving as vice-chair and Cheryl Fletcher ’93 as treasurer. ", "pubDate": "Mon, 10 Jul 2023 08:30:00 EDT", "author": "", "image": "https://www.gsw.edu/news2023/images/alumni-board-23.jpg", "category": [ "Alumni", "Community" ] } , { "title": "When Serendipity and Opportunity Collide: GSW Accounting Grad Lands Internship", "link": "https://www.gsw.edu/news2023/05/when-serendipity-and-opportunity-collide-gsw-accounting-grad-lands-mj-internship-in-chick-fil-a-drive-through.html", "description": "Accounting major Kaitlyn Evans will graduate this week with an internship under her belt after a serendipitous introduction to GSW alumnus and Mauldin & Jenkins partner Doug Moses as she was working in a Chick-fil-A drive-through. ", "pubDate": "Tue, 9 May 2023 15:15:00 EDT", "author": "Rebekah McLeod", "image": "https://www.gsw.edu/news2023/images/moses-chickfila2.jpg", "category": [ "Partnerships", "Alumni", "Philanthropy", "Community" ] } , { "title": "Fearless in the Face of Adversity", "link": "https://www.gsw.edu/news2023/02/fearless-in-the-face-of-adversity.html", "description": "What is a legacy? It’s not just something you pass on, but what outlives you when you’re gone. What GSW has in Dr. Oneida Ingram is a legacy for sure. Countless students in Georgia have benefited from her time in education, and hundreds of young Black college students have had a place to find a sense of belonging on campus thanks to her pioneering role in GSW’s National Pan-Hellenic Council history.", "pubDate": "Mon, 6 Feb 2023 00:00:00 EST", "author": "Anita Theiss", "image": "https://www.gsw.edu/news2022/Images/aeolian-family-22.jpg", "category": [ "People", "Alumni", "Community" ] } , { "title": "Investing in What Matters: Meet Scholarship Donor Tamlin Fortner", "link": "https://www.gsw.edu/news2023/01/investing-in-what-matters-meet-scholarship-donor-tammy-fortner.html", "description": "Each spring, GSW hosts its Annual Donor Scholar Luncheon, and each year, without fail, Mrs. Tamlin Fortner, 85, travels from her home in Columbus, Ga. to meet her current scholarship recipients face to face. One by one, she engages in lively conversation with students, expressing genuine interest in their passions and hopes for the future.", "pubDate": "Mon, 30 Jan 2023 00:00:00 EST", "author": "Rebekah McLeod", "image": "https://www.gsw.edu/news2022/Images/fortner-story-banner.jpg", "category": [ "Community", "People", "Education", "Philanthropy", "Alumni" ] } , { "title": "Georgia Southwestern hosts inaugural Gold Force Gala to benefit student scholarships", "link": "https://www.gsw.edu/news2023/01/georgia-southwestern-hosts-inaugural-gold-force-gala-to-benefit-student-scholarships.html", "description": "GSW hosted the inaugural Gold Force Gala on Saturday, Jan. 21 in the GSW Storm Dome with over 230 guests raising money for student scholarships as part of the ongoing Propel campaign.", "pubDate": "Mon, 23 Jan 2023 16:55:00 EST", "author": "", "image": "https://www.gsw.edu/news2023/images/goldforce-gala-recipients.jpg", "category": [ "Community", "Alumni", "Philanthropy" ] } , { "title": "Georgia Southwestern to host 43rd annual MLK Convocation", "link": "https://www.gsw.edu/news2023/01/georgia-southwestern-to-host-43rd-annual-mlk-convocation.html", "description": "Georgia Southwestern State University will host its 43rd annual Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Convocation in the GSW Student Success Center Convocation Hall on Wednesday, Jan. 18 at 11 a.m. with GSW alumnus Brandon Blue serving as keynote speaker. This year’s theme for the convocation is “Where Do We Go from Here: Chaos or Community.”", "pubDate": "Thu, 12 Jan 2023 00:00:00 EST", "author": "", "image": "https://www.gsw.edu/news2023/images/brandon-blue-featured-speaker.jpg", "category": [ "Alumni", "Education", "Community" ] } , { "title": "Georgia Southwestern announces 2023 Outstanding Alumni Award winners", "link": "https://www.gsw.edu/news2022/11/georgia-southwestern-announces-2023-outstanding-alumni-award-winners.html", "description": "Georgia Southwestern State University (GSW) has announced its most outstanding alumni for their professional and personal achievements as well as their contributions to the University. These individuals will be recognized Saturday, Jan. 21 during the inaugural Gold Force Gala in the GSW Storm Dome.", "pubDate": "Fri, 11 Nov 2022 13:00:00 EST", "author": "", "image": "https://www.gsw.edu/news2022/Images/alumni-award-winners-2022-07.jpg", "category": [ "People", "Community", "Alumni" ] } ] }