At age five, Dr. Harriett Whipple, professor emerita, developed a fascination with flowers. She and her friends observed roses in her yard and made clover chains in kindergarten. Little did she know that this passion would carry her through to her mid 20s, when she would get her Ph.D. in botany.  Whipple came to Georgia College in 1968. For nearly 50 years she taught botany and biology—a once male-dominated field. “When I was hired, there were mostly men in my profession,” Whipple...

Georgia College’s Integrated Science Complex (ISC) is not your grandfather’s idea of a traditional lab—where doors are shut, and people isolate in their own workspaces guarding projects from prying eyes. The university’s new science building is about openess. Light. Transparency. Shared lab spaces. Collaboration. And glass. Lots of glass. “This building was designed to be science on display,” said Dr. Indiren Pillay, chair of Biological and Environmental Sciences. “There is a paradigm...

  Tytiana “Ty” Marie Bentley From: Macon, Georgia. Why Georgia College: I chose Georgia College for its environmental science department. Plus, the fact that a handful of people, who were very important figures in my life, all happened to attend here.   Major/minor: I’m an environmental science major, because I love nature and animals and I love our planet.   Activities/organizations: I worked for GC, catering for about 2 years. I was a part of University Chorus and the GCSU Women’s...

Dr. Kenneth Saladin, distinguished professor emeritus, has made a tremendous mark on Georgia College through his teaching and generosity. Not only is he the university’s largest donor, but the impression he’s made on biology alumni, and continues to make on current students, is immeasurable.  Since he began working at Georgia College in 1977, Saladin has mentored hundreds of students in the premed/ biology program. He remains friends with many successful alumni, whom he taught over...