University Advancement

Membership on the Georgia College & State University Foundation Board of Trustees promotes creative leadership in service to our institution—both for regular members and its four student trustees including Ainsley Brown, Sebastian Nunez, Molly Robbins and Lauren Schroeder.  We caught up with two of the student trustees to see how their service benefits them and Georgia College. Senior mass communication major Lauren Schroeder has served as a Georgia College Student Trustee and on the...

August is National Make-A-Will Month. This month, Georgia College & State University encourages us to look ahead to ensure we have a sustainable, secure future to deliver our liberal arts mission. We have partnered with FreeWill to offer our community a free online resource empowering you to create an estate plan. FreeWill’s secure online tool helps you write a will at no immediate cost to you, so you can rest assured that your assets have a plan in place. This August, we invite you...

Georgia College welcomes Dr. Shelley Strickland, who has been named vice president of University Advancement and executive director of the GCSU Foundation. She will begin her duties July 1, 2022.  “I was attracted to this position because of the opportunity to work for President Cathy Cox,” she said. “Also, as I looked at both facets of the mission—it’s a public institution, but it's also a dedicated liberal arts university—that unique combination really appealed to me.” Strickland...

The Student Giving Society (SGS), formerly known as Senior Class Giving, kicked off in January 2020. The name changed to better reflect Georgia College’s entire student body. Since the program began this year, 163 students contributed, raising $3,418.89. The total amount donated since 2015 is $21,720 from 896 donors.  Funds will benefit the College of Arts and Sciences Excellence Fund, the College of Business Excellence Fund, the Georgia College Helping Hands Hardship Fund, scholarships...

This fall, Sophia “Sophie” Daniel, ’20, will begin her two-year Fashion and Textile Studies Master of Arts program at Fashion Institute of Technology (FIT), a state university of New York in Manhattan, where she will study the conservation track and intern by handling a costume/textile collection. Daniel was one out of 20 chosen nationwide for this program. Her curiosity in fashion began at a young age in her father’s dry-cleaning business.  “I remember he would push me around in a...

Martha Causey, ’65, and her sister Susan, ’68, have always put students first. Now, we put Susan first, reflecting on those she touched and a lifetime of service to others (Aug. 8, 1947 – Feb. 10, 2019). As health and physical education teachers, Martha and Susan helped keep high school students healthy and fit. They also created the Causey Family Scholarship honoring Harold Bates and Elizabeth Burgess Causey because of their parents’ strong example and support for education. The scholarship...

Georgia College is preparing for a virtual Alumni Weekend to be held Nov. 6 and 7. Events will be listed in upcoming months. “We intend to hold the formal 50th Class Reunion for the Class of 1970 and ‘A Night Under the Stars Gala’ in spring, if it is safe to do so at that time,” said Tre’ Johnson, assistant director of alumni awards, collaborations and reunions. “We are working now to ensure we have several virtual events in November, which incorporate some of the most popular activities...

Anne Tuck Spillers, ’70, has always been a leader. From her time at Georgia College in the late ’60s until now, she’s known the importance of being involved in school, work and community. And, it shows. She’s earned the prestigious Who’s Who in American Colleges and Universities in 1970 and Teacher of the Year in 1992. Anne traces her inspiration for leadership back to Georgia College. “All of my curricular and extra-curricular activities at Georgia College helped me in life,” she...

When it comes to taking risks, Alex Windover, ’10, and Sarah Luttrell Windover, ’10, went against the grain. Their journey to owning their destination restaurant “Reina Mora Kitchen & Supper Club” in Puerto Rico began when they graduated from Georgia College. Since then, the couple’s professions have taken them to Atlanta, Chicago and New York City, where Alex was a chef in many fine dining establishments, and Sarah was a corporate recruiter. Alex worked nights, while Sarah worked...