Former First Lady Rosalynn Carter visited Georgia College & State University during Homecoming in 1978. Her mother, Allethea "Allie" Murray Smith, '26, a Georgia College & State University (Georgia State College for Women) graduate, received the "Mother of the Year" Award from GCSU's Alumni Association at a luncheon held April 22, 1978, in the Maxwell Student Union. Rosalynn and her daughter, Amy, accompanied Allie for this tribute. After the luncheon, they attended the reception at...