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Hiram Stanley Hanson Geology Scholarship

Hiram Stanley Hanson Geology Scholarship

Established in 1985, this scholarship memorializes the life and works of Dr. Hiram Stanley Hanson. Dr. Hanson was born in Carroll County, Georgia and received his bachelor’s and master’s degrees in Chemistry and Ph.D. in Geology from Emory University. He performed...

HLC Hotels, Inc. University Honors Program Scholarship

HLC Hotels, Inc. University Honors Program Scholarship

This scholarship was established in 1999 by HLC Hotels, Inc. HLC Hotels, Inc. is a Savannah, Georgia-based full-service hotel management company, operating both limited service hotels and historic boutique inns since 1971. The company currently owns and operates six...

Holland, Henry and Bromley School of Accountancy Scholarship

Holland, Henry and Bromley School of Accountancy Scholarship

Holland, Bromley, Barnhill & Brett, LLP is a full service Certified Public Accounting firm located in Savannah, Georgia. Originally founded in 1993 by two partners with significant experience in working for ‘Big Four’ accounting firms, Holland, Bromley, Barnhill &...

Home Builders Association of Statesboro Scholarship.

Home Builders Association of Statesboro Scholarship.

In 1979, interest rates were skyrocketing, an energy crisis was creating long gas lines, and the United States was headed into one of the worst economic recessions in decade. Still, a group of Statesboro home builders sat at a backroom table at Snooky’s restaurant...

H. Russell Martin, Jr. Award for Outstanding Achievement in Economics

H. Russell Martin, Jr. Award for Outstanding Achievement in Economics

Established in 2000 by Dr. Grace Martin, this scholarship memorializes the life of businessman H. Russell Martin, Jr. Mr. H. Russell attended Armstrong and earned a degree in Engineering at Clemson University and a degree in Economics at Florida State University...

Hugh H. Armstrong, Sr. University Honors Program Scholarship

Hugh H. Armstrong, Sr. University Honors Program Scholarship

This scholarship was established in 1998 by Mr. Hugh “Mack” Armstrong Jr. and T.J. Turner to honor Hugh H. Armstrong, Sr. Armstrong, Sr. was born in Savannah, Georgia in 1920 and served as president of Hugh H. Armstrong Enterprises. He graduated from Georgia Tech in...

Huntingdon Woman's Guild Scholarship

Huntingdon Woman's Guild Scholarship

This scholarship was established in 2007 by the Huntingdon Woman’s Guild. The Huntingdon Woman’s Guild was founded in Savannah, Georgia in October of 1955 under the original name of Huntingdon Junior Woman’s Club. It is a smaller branch of The Georgia Federation of...

Hussey, Gay, Bell & DeYoung, Inc.

Hussey, Gay, Bell & DeYoung, Inc.

The Hussey, Gay, Bell and DeYoung Scholarships were established in 1998 by the engineering firm of Hussey, Gay, Bell and DeYoung. HGBD was founded in Savannah, Georgia in 1958 by civil engineers Roy Hussey and Ben Gay who shared a vision for the future growth of...

Irene Burt Boole Botany Scholarship

Irene Burt Boole Botany Scholarship

Established in 1989 by Dr. John Boole, this scholarship memorializes the life of his late wife, Irene Burt Boole. Dr. Boole began teaching at Georgia Teachers College in 1955 and retired in 1988. He formed this scholarship in honor of his wife and she passed in 2002....

Jackie Anderson Strange Scholarship

Jackie Anderson Strange Scholarship

This scholarship was established in 1987 in honor of Dr. Jackie Anderson Strange, former Deputy Postmaster General of the United States Postal Service. During her life, Dr. Strange served on the Board of Governors and was the only woman to serve as Deputy Postmaster...

James ('77)  and Buff  (’77) Van Epps

James ('77) and Buff (’77) Van Epps

James Van Epps (’77) is following in the tradition of many other Georgia Southern alumni who have endowed a fund at the University to benefit succeeding generations of students. Van Epps, a successful executive in the finance and insurance industry, decided he wanted...

James Land Jones Memorial Scholarships

James Land Jones Memorial Scholarships

Established in 2013, this scholarship was established to memorialize the life of former Armstrong State College professor Dr. James Land Jones. An Oklahoma native, Dr. Jones earned his Bachelor of Arts degree from the University of Tulsa, his Master of Arts degree...

James L. Becton, M.D. Scholarship

James L. Becton, M.D. Scholarship

Established in 1990, this scholarship was created by Dr. James L. Becton. Dr. Becton attended Georgia Teachers College from 1952 to 1954 and went on to earn his B.S. from Wake Forest University and his MD from the Medical College of Georgia in 1960. Dr. Becton was a...

Janena Lawson Bell Honors Study Abroad Scholarship

Janena Lawson Bell Honors Study Abroad Scholarship

This scholarship was established in 1997 by Carla T. ‘Terra’ Terwilliger in memory of her mother, Janena Lawson. Lawson was born in October of 1951 and passed in October of 1991. Terwilliger attended Georgia Southern and transferred to Stanford University where she...

Jay T. Marburger University Honors Program Scholarship

Jay T. Marburger University Honors Program Scholarship

This scholarship was created in 1998 by Georgia Southern University alum, Jay T. Marburger. Mr. Marburger graduated from Georgia Southern in 1984 with a degree in Management and has held for positions for Corp Logoware and as Vice President of Incentive Marketing, a...

J. C. Hunter Memorial Scholarship

J. C. Hunter Memorial Scholarship

Established in 2001 by Mrs. Brenda H. Browning in memory of her father, the J.C. Hunter Memorial Scholarship memorializes the life of educator J.C. Hunter. Born in 1914 in Wilcox County, Georgia, Hunter graduated from Abbeville High School in 1931 and from Georgia...

J. C. Hunter Memorial Scholarship

J. C. Hunter Memorial Scholarship

Established in 2001 by Mrs. Brenda H. Browning in memory of her father, the J.C. Hunter Memorial Scholarship memorializes the life of educator J.C. Hunter. Born in 1914 in Wilcox County, Georgia, Hunter graduated from Abbeville High School in 1931 and from Georgia...

Jennifer L. Mobley Education Scholarship

Jennifer L. Mobley Education Scholarship

This scholarship was created by Bobby and Sandy Mobley in honor of their daughter, Jennifer Mobley, to support students seeking a degree in Special Education.

Jennifer Mclaughlin Scholarship

Jennifer Mclaughlin Scholarship

This scholarship was established in memory of Jennifer McLaughlin, daughter of Linda and Carl Bleicken. McLaughlin was born in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, but was raised in Atlanta, Georgia. She graduated from St. Pius X School where she excelled both academically and...

Jenny Lynn Martin Anderson (’85)

Jenny Lynn Martin Anderson (’85)

Jenny Lynn Martin Anderson (’85) and Mark Anderson (’85) spent a great deal of their time at Georgia Southern College in the Hollis Building. Jenny Lynn could be found in her writing classes where she earned a degree in communication arts with an emphasis in public...

Jill Miller Scholarship

Jill Miller Scholarship

This scholarship was established in 2005 in memory of Dr. Jill Miller. Dr. miller was born in Minneapolis, Minnesota. She graduated from Barnesville High School and went on to earn he Bachelor of Arts Degree in Art History from Minnesota State College. Following...

JIm and Ruth Miller

JIm and Ruth Miller

Mr. Miller can trace his roots to Georgia Southern’s very beginnings so it was an easy decision to invest in the University. Mr. Miller’s paternal grandfather, James R. Miller, the feisty editor of the _Statesboro News, was appointed to the First District Board of...

Jimmy Allen Scholarship

Jimmy Allen Scholarship

Established in 1992 by Georgia Southern alumnus James E. Allen, this scholarship provides educational opportunities to graduates of Jeff Davis County High School. Allen graduated from Georgia Southern in 1971 with a degree in Health and Physical Education. This...

Jim Spence Ornithology Scholarship

Jim Spence Ornithology Scholarship

This scholarship was established in 2005 in honor of Jim Spence by his daughter, Dr. Lisa Spence. Dr. Spence received her doctorate in Education from Georgia Southern in 2007 and currently works as Associate Vice President for Academic Affairs and Chief Information...

Joe and Susan McGlamery University Honors Program Scholarships

Joe and Susan McGlamery University Honors Program Scholarships

This scholarship was established in 2005 by Joe and Susan McGlamery. Mr. McGlamery is the Regional Vice President of Morris Newspaper Corporation, President of the Statesboro Herald, and publisher of Statesboro Magazine. He currently serves on the boards of the...

Joe W. Franklin and Bertha D. Franklin Memorial Scholarship

Joe W. Franklin and Bertha D. Franklin Memorial Scholarship

Established in 2001, this scholarship memorializes the lives of Joe W. and Berth D. Franklin. Joe Franklin was born in Bulloch County in 1875 and worked as a farmer until his passing in 1932. Bertha Franklin was born in 1879 and passed in 1964. This scholarship was...

John E. “Buster” and Marianne F. Bowen Academic Scholarship

John E. “Buster” and Marianne F. Bowen Academic Scholarship

This scholarship was established in 1996 in memory of John E. “Buster” and Marianne F. Bowen. Mr. Bowen was born in 1913 in Bulloch County and was known as the founder of Klean Corner Dry Cleaners and Rental Uniform. He was a charter member of the Forest Heights...

John F. and Martha T. Nolen

John F. and Martha T. Nolen

The John F. and Martha T. Nolen Leader/Scholar Scholarship was established in 1999 by the Nolen family in honor of Dr. and Mrs. Nolen upon their retirement from Georgia Southern. Dr. Nolen was appointed as Georgia Southern’s first Vice President for Student Affairs...

John Suddath Hall Memorial Scholarship

John Suddath Hall Memorial Scholarship

John Suddath Hall always valued the opportunity of earning an education. As a young boy growing up in Port Wentworth, Ga., he was the first member of his family to graduate from high school, and the only one to graduate from college. “John was mentored as a student...

Joseph A. and Marilyn M. Buck Leadership Endowment

Joseph A. and Marilyn M. Buck Leadership Endowment

Established in 2006, this scholarship is available to two students every year, one with a declared major in the College of Education and one with a declared major in the Waters College of Health Professions. Marilyn M. Buck graduated from Armstrong State College and...