The Frank Hook Alumni Scholarship was established in 2011 when Frank Hook retired as Director of Alumni Relations at Georgia Southern. Affectionately dubbed “Mr. GSU” Frank Hook embodies Georgia Southern. He began his career with University Athletics before moving...

Established in 2006 by the Bulloch Telephone Cooperative, this scholarship memorializes the life of former manager, Fred W. Hodges, Jr. Mr. Hodges was active in the communications industry for over thirty years with Bulloch Telephone Cooperative and Planers Telephone...

This scholarship was established in 1999 by the engineering firm of Thomas & Hutton upon the retirement of company founder, Vreeland George. Mr. George was born in Savannah and was employed by Thomas & Hutton Engineering Co. for forty-four years before retiring as...

This scholarship was established in 1999 by Georgia Southern University alumna Gail U. Reed. Ms. Reed graduated from Georgia Southern in 1980 with a degree in Accounting and has worked as a CPA PC in Atlanta. During her time at Georgia Southern, she was a member of...

This scholarship was established in 2003 by the Council of the Garden Club of Chatham County. The Garden Club of Savannah was organized in March 1927, and is the oldest active garden club in the State of Georgia. We currently subscribe to 115 members, of which 82 are...

This scholarship was established in 2003 by Gary and Barbara Dorminey, both whom attended Armstrong State College and worked at Union Camp. Mrs. Dorminey earned her bachelor’s degree in Business Administration from Georgia Southwestern State University. Mr. Dorminey...

This scholarship was created in 1998 by Mrs. Gay Kimbrough Dull. Mrs. Dull was born in Miami, Florida and graduated from College Park High School. Mrs. Dull graduated from Georgia Southern in 1951 with her bachelor’s in Upper Elementary Education and went on to...

This scholarship was established by Mr. George and Mrs. Sharon Pratt in support of first-generation college students with financial need that are majoring in the Arts or Social Sciences. Mr. Pratt served as an Assistant Professor of Sociology and Anthropology at...

This scholarship was established in 1998 by the Georgia Ports Authority in memory of Mr. George J. Nichols. Mr. Nichols began working as an accountant for the Georgia Ports Authority in May 1963 and he was appointed assistant controller in 1964. By 1971, he was...

George K. Brannen has a passion — helping to make great students better. And in an effort to fulfill his goal of helping young people excel, Brannen has created the George K. Brannen English Scholar’s Award and the George K. Brannen Department of Writing and...

Established in 1985, the Georgelle Thomas Memorial Scholarship is in memory of Dr. Georgelle Thomas, Professor of Psychology. Born in 1928 in Florida, Thomas was raised in North Carolina and attended Queens College where she earned her A.B. in Psychology and was an...

Established in 1998, this scholarship was created to honor the life of Emma Kelly, Statesboro native and legend. Emma Kelly was born in Statesboro in 1918 and began taking piano lessons at the age of four when she soon took on the nickname, “Lady of 6000 Songs”. She...

Established in 1989, this scholarship was created by Tim Wallis, son of George Wallis, in honor of his father. George Wallis founded Wallis Printing Company in 1953 which has become a successful company in Rome, Georgia and caters to corporations such as McDonald’s,...

Established in 2014, the Georgia Power Chris Hobson Honorary Scholarship honors the work and dedication of former Southern Co. Services Inc. Chief Environmental Officer and Researcher, Chris Hobson. During his time at the company, Hobson was instrumental in...

This scholarship was established in 1995 by the Georgia Southern University Alumni Association. The Alumni Association has been in existence since 1933 and provides a community for former students of Georgia Southern. This scholarship is available to students who are...

While teaching marketing students is an important daily motivator for longtime Georgia Southern University professor Dr. Mary Hazeldine, ensuring their future is also a top priority. Shortly after joining the faculty of the College of Business Administration as the...

Established in 1993, this scholarship memorializes the life and works of Glen E. Bryant, founder of Coastal Utilities Telephone Company. Born in Pensacola, Florida in 1915, Bryant relocated to Hinesville where he lived for over fifty-eight years. During his life, he...

This scholarship was established in 1992 by alumni from Glynn County. The purpose of this scholarship is to provide educational opportunities to Glynn County students and to increase the awareness of the good works of the Georgia Southern Alumni Association. This...

The Goizueta Foundation’s mission is to empower individuals by partnering with innovative non-profit organizations to produce lasting change in the areas of education and family services. The Goizueta Foundation Scholarship provides need-based scholarship assistance...

This scholarship was established in 2000 by Great Dane Trailers. Great Dane was founded in 1900 in Savannah, Georgia as the Savannah Blow Pipe Company. The company fabricated sheet metal systems used to move sawdust and woodchips in sawmills, furniture, and mill work...

Gulfstream has led the evolution of business and personal aviation since the 1958 debut of the Gulfstream I, the world’s first purpose-built business aircraft. Today, Gulfstream produces the world’s most advanced business aircraft, with innovations from nose to tail...

Established in 2011 by Mr. Bill Butler, this scholarship memorializes his late wife, Gwen Kicklighter Butler. Gwen Kicklighter Butler was born in Glennville, Georgia in 1931, but lived most of her life in Savannah, Georgia. She graduated from Commercial High School...

Established in 1986 by the Savannah chapter of the Daughters of the American Revolution, this scholarship memorializes the life of Hazelle B. Tuthill. Born in June of 1893 in South Carolina, Tuthill attended the University of South Carolina where she earned her B.S....

Established in 2001, this scholarship memorializes the lives of HC and Zelma Bland. Born prior to 1920, both HC and Zelma were natives to the Portal area. Zelma served as a librarian at Portal High School for many years.

Believing in American opportunity and the values of hard work and loyalty to one’s heritage, Helen Ryan Collins (1926-2015) was proud of her clan’s roots in the Dingle Peninsula (Corca Dhuibhne) in Ireland’s southwestern county of Kerry. The Collins family and its...

Established in 1984, this scholarship memorializes the life of Helen Thackston Lewis. Lewis was the daughter of Floy and DeeDee Thackston, avid supporters of Georgia Southern University. Helen graduated from Statesboro High School before she passed in 1960. This...

This scholarship was established in 2002 by the parents of Georgia Southern alumn Henry “Hank” F. Witt, Jr. Hank attended Georgia Southern University from 1994 to 1997 and graduated with a degree in Exercise Science. While attending Georgia Southern, he was a...

Established in 1986 by family friends, this scholarship honors the life works of Herbert and Beatrice Riggs. Herbert Riggs was born in 1899 and attended grade school in Statesboro, as well as Statesboro High Industrial School. He also graduated from Morehouse College...

The scholarship was established in 1996 by Rose Mae Bogan in memory of her parents, the scholarship’s namesakes. Mr. and Mrs. Bogan were lifelong educators who were committed to providing a better future for young people by instilling in them the value of education....

This scholarship was established in 1999 by Carey Hilliard’s Restaurant and Savannah Toyota.Since 1960, Carey Hilliard’s has been Savannah’s favorite family restaurant. In 1960, Carey opened his restaurant dream in the old National Root Beer stand on the corner of...