Fielding Russell Scholarship

AVAILABLE FOR DEPARTMENT OF LITERATURE: The scholarship was established in 1988 by Talmadge H. Ramsey Sr., as a tribute to the man who was the embodiment of liberal arts at Georgia Southern for so many years. Dr. Russell began his distinguished 43 year tenure at South Georgia Teachers College in 1932 as dean of men and assistant professor of English. He rose through the faculty ranks to become a full professor, head of the Department of English, and later chair of the Division of Languages. Described by students and colleagues as a true Renaissance man, his guiding influence on academic standards and his passion for learning and life were felt by all who knew him. He retired in 1975, but remained an integral part of the campus and the community until he passed in 1993. Student applicants for the Fielding Russell Scholarship must be majoring in English literature, enrolled full time during the award period and maintain a minimum cumulative grade point average of 3.0.