ability reachesallagesinthecountrymusicgenre. unique voicelikenootherincountrymusicandhiswriting Shenandoah, David Nail and Joshua Scott Jones. He has a lie Daniels, Craig Campbell, John Michael Montgomery, Dukeshasopened for artists such as Vince Gill, Char Award for2015. nominated for the Georgia-Country Male Artist ofthe Year GA MusicCountryBandofthe Year 2014.Hewasalso ing since the age of eight, and was the lead singer of the from Vidalia. He hasbeensingingandperform- affiliate singer/SESAC music country a is He EGSC. from Dukes,21,earned his degree in business management at theBuckhead Theatre in Atlanta. Music Awards on August 15,2015. The ceremony was held lege, wasawardedMale Vocalist of the Year duringtheGA JustinDukes,2015graduate of East Georgia State Col- fans inEastGeorgia.” who will just keep getting better. East Georgia is so proud of Richard. There are suddenly many more Royals is turning hisdreamintoreality through hisstrongworkethic. The Royalshaveaddedanoutstandingplayer Lovelady Richard draftee. league major ever first its has Nation Bobcat “The Boehmer. Bob President “TheBobcatNation,RichardLovelady and theKansasCityRoyalsareallcelebrating today,” addedEGSC the program.” he hasworkedforthisopportunityandcertainly earned it. This isaverybigdayforRichardand “It is very exciting news,” stated Coach Matt Passauer. “I couldn’t be happier for Richard. I knowhowhard round oftheMajorLeagueBaseballdraftpick. learned thathewasdraftedbytheKansasCityRoyalsin10th he when 2016, 10, Friday,June on off paid craft his to dedication the and ball, D-1 play to on go to Bobcat first the was Lovelady a singleseason(with37). Division 1programhistoryformostappearances second inKSU in ranked inside the topthree in theNCAA inappearances andranked season 2016 the finished and University State Kennesaw at career current HeadCoachMatthewPassauer. Hecontinuedhisbaseball ing Bobcat Baseball under former Head Coach Chuck Lusted and uated fromEastGeorgia State College in Mayof2015afterplay- Richard Lovelady, a left-handed pitcher from Hinesville, grad- LOVELADY DRAFTED BY CITY ROYALS DUKES WINS MALE VOCALIST OF THE YEAR & BECOME A PART OF THE ALUMNI ASSOCIATION! SPOTLIGHT ALUMNI Visit https://www.facebook.com/AlumniEGSC/ SHARE YOUR ALUMNI NEWS or call 478-289-2193 or call -

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Content President’s Cabinet President’s Message...... 3 Donald Avery, Vice President for Student Affairs College Program Updates...... 4 Robert J. Brown, Jr., Dean, School of Math/Science New Faculty and Staff Appointments...... 6 H. Lee Cheek, Dean, School of Social Science 2015-2016 Commencement Reports ...... 7 Jordyn Nail, Interim Director, EGSC Augusta Bachelor of Science in Biology...... 8 Bachelor of Arts in FESA...... 10 J. Cliff Gay, Vice President for Business Affairs Sudie A. Fulford Community Learning Center...... 11 Elizabeth Gilmer, Vice President for Institutional Advancement Who is East Georgia State College?...... 12 Michelle Goff, Director of Facilities Student Demographics...... 13 Timothy D. Goodman, Vice President for Academic Affairs Employee Appreciation Events ...... 14 Faculty Publications ...... 16 Caroline Joyner, Director, EGSC Statesboro Faculty and Staff Accomplishments...... 17 Carmine D. Palumbo, Dean, School of Humanities AAMI Year in Review...... 20 Mike Rountree, Vice President for Information Technology Correll Scholarship Program...... 21 Mary C. Smith, Chief of Staff/Legal Counsel Donor List...... 22 East Georgia State College Foundation...... 24 Charles Wimberly, Jr., Director of Athletics Alumni Spotlight...... 25 Wiley Gammon, Chief, EGSC Police Department

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Annual Report, July 2015 - June 2016 (FY2016) ©FY2016, East Georgia State College is a unit President of East Georgia State College: Robert G. Boehmer of the University System of Georgia. Editor: Norma Kennedy Writers: M. Katelyn Moore, Norma Kennedy, Elizabeth Gilmer Design and Layout: M. Katelyn Moore The Annual Report is produced by the Photography: M. Katelyn Moore, Courtney Powers, Norma Office of Institutional Advancement Kennedy, Elizabeth Gilmer 131 College Circle, Swainsboro, Georgia 30401 Proofreader: Norma Kennedy (478) 289-2002 • www.ega.edu Dear Friends,

This is a tremendously exciting time to be at East Georgia State College, and the reason is simple: Lives are being transformed – in the classrooms, on the court or ball fields, through student leadership and service opportu- East Georgia State College nities, and with every degree conferred. Helping students realize and attain their full potential through this engagement is what drives our existence. 3

After all, we’re a small college with a big embrace. We believe all students, especially underserved populations including minorities, individuals with special needs, and rural populations, deserve the same opportunity to a quality education…to a better life.

So, through a shared belief in our important role as an access mission and a desire to make a difference in the lives of our students, EGSC’s dedicated faculty, staff and Foundation Trustees work diligently and tirelessly so that all students benefit from a fulfilling college experience. The work is not easy, but the payback is huge.

In every aspect of what we do, and by every meaningful barometer of prog- ress, a bright future is ahead for East Georgia. And, despite a very challeng- ing environment in higher education, EGSC is thriving. Student enroll- ment is increasing, student success and retention rates have improved, and more students are completing their degrees.

We have also implemented an improved employee compensation structure to aid in recruitment and retention of experienced personnel; and the in- stitution is experiencing strong financial stability while remaining afford- able, a primary factor for students in rural Georgia.

Growth is evident everywhere: New academic programs, expansion to three campus locations, more acreage for the main campus in Swainsboro which also boasts a new residence hall and a soon-to-be-expanded Aca- demic Building, and growth in Foundation assets, which means more stu- dent scholarships.

As East Georgia’s reach continues to expand, we are grateful to those whose ongoing support and advocacy make our endeavors possible. Without your involvement, we could not effectively carry out the college’s mission. You have my deepest appreciation – and admiration – for your financial investment in our students and the college. You are truly making a differ- ence.

The past five years as president have passed far too quickly, but there is a lot to celebrate at EGSC. It is a privilege to share some of last year’s achieve- ments with you in the FY16 Annual Report, and I encourage you to visit any of our campuses to get a closer look at all the great things going on!

Sincerely,

Robert G. Boehmer, J.D. President, East Georgia State College 4 East Georgia State College Powell, KaitlynBaileyHill,Moxley, Alexandria Rios,KirstynMorrisandMadisonLawson;second and 5thgradestudentsfromSeptember10,2015 row, lefttoright,JordanFox,BrookelynFowler, Thang Lieu,BrittanyGibbs(whodidnotend upattending Pictured arethe2015-2016CorrellScholars:firstrowlefttoright,HannahJenkins,LaurenConner through December3,2015duringfallsemester EGSC), MaryKatherineDangerfield,CalebBrown, TJFreeman,SeraStrange, Avery Berry, Alicia Tacara and January21,2016through April 21,2016 As partoftheirservicerequirements,Correll Kelly and Taylor Culp.Notpicturedare BrittanyReilly(whoreplacedGibbsandthenlaterwas Swainsboro ElementarySchool3rd,4th, Scholars mentoredandtutoredselected selected byteachers,administrators, participants intheprogramwere Swainsboro Elementarystudent and theschoolcounselor. unable tocontinueintheprogram)andJessica Andrews, whoreplacedBrittanyReilly. during springsemester. THE CORRELL SCHOLARS PROGRAM PREPARING FUTURE LEADERS... 1,074 hours , Sarah Joint Development Authorities, andtheEmanuel Arts Council. Emanuel County, theMillCreekFoundation,Swainsboro-Emanuel County ChamberofCommerce and through the doors. The exhibit was locally sponsored byEast Georgia State College, the City of Swainsboro, community visitors, but out-of-state visitors and every class from the Emanuel County School System come The exhibition at EGSC wasopen seven days a week from March 19 through April 30 and saw not only racetrack, andmore. movie nightseachFridaynightduringtheexhibition’s run,anartshow, coloringcontest,anightatthelocal hosted throughoutEmanuel County. There werealsoanumberofevents,includingsoftballtournament, InadditiontothemainexhibitatLuckF. GambrellCenter, exhibitsoflocalsportsmemorabilia were and CoachBillCurry. Jamil Zainaldin, president of Georgia Humanities; and Hometown Teams honorary spokespersons Carolyn Humanities Coordinator for the exhibition; Dr. opening eventincluded Arden Williams, Georgia the for speakers year. Guest the of exhibition first host the exhibition, but the honor ofhosting the partners were awarded not only the opportunity to culture andcommunity. EGSCanditscommunity the storyofhowsportshaveshaped American Presented byGeorgia Humanities, this exhibit tells Hometown Teams:How SportsShape America. cutting at the Smithsonian traveling exhibition of Center tocelebrate thegrandopeningandribbon at EastGeorgia StateCollege’s LuckF. Gambrell gathered crowds 2016, 19, Saturday,March On in thefuture! about theeventandEGSC’s campus.Lookformoreeventslike this College, and he had onlygoodthings to say inhis YouTube blog the EGSCBobcat Baseball game against West Georgia Technical cess. While on campus, Rice took the time to throw the first pitch of to make sure it was the best event it could possibly be, to great suc- the artist, promoted the event, and worked the night of the concert ment Association, who initiated the plan to host the concert, found This event was held at the urging of the EGSC Student Govern- State University. tour,Chapel HillandKent whichvisitedcampusessuchasUNC Back toCollege Tour. EGSCwastheonlycollege of itssizeonthe The concertwaspartofRice’s College Days, CountryNights: and LacyCavalier. into a concert venue for the event. Opening acts were Jon Langston the EGSC-Swainsborocampus, whichwascompletely transformed up-and- coming countrymusicartist. The eventdrewover 1,200peopleto an Rice, Chase featuring concert a hosted it when 2016 held thelargest EGSC singleeventinitshistoryon April 29, SMITHSONIAN COMES TO SWAINSBORO CHASE RICEPERFORMSATCHASE EGSCIN APRIL RECORD-BREAKING EVENTS EGSC HOSTS TWO

5 East Georgia State College 6 East Georgia State College still maintainsstill day-to-day operation and management of residence the hall. adjacent Villas to Bobcat -South, EGSC’s residence 200-bed Students hall. enjoy numerous amenities and college the semester the 2016. student fall new residenceThe 212-bed Similar indesign, hall opened new housing facility is built community members. Brantley, group the was joined for occasion the by alarge audience of students, faculty, staff, business leaders, and as Campus Living. Along with EGSC’s President and Residence Hall Boehmer Association Bob President Maurice Representative Butch Parrish, Senator Jesse Stone, Swainsboro’s Mayor Charles Schwabe, and Jimmy Scott of Corvi- or HOPEGrant hoursafteryougraduate fromhighschool. requirements. Even better, college credits taken while in highschooldo not count against HOPE Scholarship college credits do counttowardsnewhighschoolgraduation rigor requirements and HOPEScholarshiprigor that is program the in participating to benefit others. Another many plus Georgia, of System University the They are able to take courses at East Georgia State College, and the credits are transferable to any college in Students participating in the MOWR Program receive free college tuition and books, andall fees are waived. remainder werefrom16variousschoolsinEGSC’s servicearea,includingtwohomeschooledstudents. 2015 semester. Sixteen of thesestudentswerefromGlascock/Warren County, 12fromMetter High, andthe East Georgia StateCollege accepted 95 newstudentsintotheMoveOn When ReadyprogramfortheFall growing highereducationneedsofthe Augusta region.” President Dr. BobBoehmer. “We deeply appreciate our partnership with AU aswe jointly seek tomeet the the highlevel ofsupportprovidedbytheoutstanding faculty and staff of Augusta University,” saidEGSC “Approval ofEastGeorgia StateCollege’s programsin Augusta wouldnothavebeenpossiblewithout Georgia StateCollege’s off-campus instructionalsiteatthe Augusta UniversitySummervilleCampus. The Southern Association of CollegesandSchoolsCommissiononcontinuedaccreditation of East EGSC-AUGUSTA RECEIVES CONTINUED ACCREDITATION SERVING STUDENTS THROUGH THE MOWR PROGRAM GROUNDBREAKING HELD FOR BOBCAT VILLAS-WEST EXPANDING OUR REACH TO STUDENTS University System of Senator Georgia, Jack Hill, ing included Hank Huckaby, chancellor of the guests forSpecial ceremonial the groundbreak- CampusCorvias Living. Public-Private Partnership (P-3) initiative with and its first construction project under a new housing complex on Swainsboro the campus Wednesday, May 6,2015for its second student State Georgia East (EGSC)broke College ground and EGSC Augusta DirectorJordynNail. King ispictured with EGSCPresident Bob Boehmer (right) graduate ofEGSC’s Augusta Campus. first the is King degree. Arts in Associate her with sented held December 12,2015, Antoinette Yolandapre- Kingwas During EastGeorgia StateCollege’s FallCommencement, School ofSocialSciencesatEGSC,togivethecommencementaddress. Students selected Dr. H.Lee Cheek, Dean ofthe faculty andstaff andouramazinggraduates.” “This isduetotheincredibly hardworkofour EGSC,” statedEGSCPresidentBobBoehmer. “This graduatingclassisthelargest everat graduates, and6reversetransfergraduates. were presented to 43 summer graduates, 101 fall Ceremony at 10 a.m. in the Gymnasium. Degrees State College held their 53rd Commencement On Saturday, December 12, 2015,East Georgia address. commencement the gave Stone Jesse Senator State speaker. student the was Dixon, Jessica 2016, College East GeorgiaCollege andthecurrent Director oftheCHOICEProgramforInclusive Learning. Miss State Davis, a 1982 graduate of Emanuel County Junior Alumni speakerfortheeventwas Theresa Renew enter the Academy ofScholars.” deserve to take great pride in yourgraduate as they he said.“Asyouparticipate in thisceremony, you adults in the achieve a college degree,” of theirdegree.“Currently, onlyaboutonethirdof reminding graduates and their families of the value EGSC PresidentBobBoehmeropenedtheceremony, 209 membersearningtheir Associate of Arts degree. was the largest yet! The Spring Class of 2016 boasted held their Spring Commencement Ceremony, and it College GeorgiaState Friday,East On 2016, 6, May SPRING GRADUATION CONTINUES TO SET RECORDS 53 RD KING IS FIRST EGSC-AUGUSTA GRADUATE COMMENCEMENT SETS RECORD FOR GRADS RECORD NUMBERS OF GRADUATES!

7 East Georgia State College 8 East Georgia State College BACHELOR OF SCIENCE IN BIOLOGY PROGRAM EGSC PARTNERS WITH ALTAMAHA RIVERKEEPER BIOLOGY STUDENTS PRESENT AT CONFERENCE RIALS WINS OUTSTANDING PAPER AWARD HOWELL EARNS GRANT FROM NSF nas reinhardtii Chevalier. She identified new microRNAs from the algae species she beganatEGSCduring theFallof2015undersupervisionDr. David While working inthelabofDr. GlenBorcheret, Howell continued the research Howell tospend12weeks attheUniversityofSouth Alabama inMobile. es Foundationforundergraduate research. The grantprovidedover$4,000for Biology majorLindseyHowellwasawardedagrant fromtheNationalScienc- universities inGeorgia. Her competition includedstudentsfromtheentirespectrumofcollegesand presented with the Outstanding Paperaward,along with amonetary award. nol-Water.” HerresearchsupervisorisDr.Rials was EdSchneider ofEGSC. Extraction of Chlorophyll and Phycocyanine from Cyanobacteria with Octa- Earth and Atmospheric Sciencessectionwithherpresentation,“Simultaneous Warren andHowellentered theBiological Sciences section.Rialsenteredthe faculty. on their researchprojects conducted under theguidance of EGSCbiology Annual 2016 Meeting at Gordon State College. The students gave 15-minute presentations Sciences of Academy Georgia the attended Howell Lindsey East Georgia State College biology majors Hailey Rials, Kaitlin Warren and usingabioinformatics approach. Octanol-Water.” of Chlorophyll and Phycocyanin from Cyano-bacteria with Ohoopee River.” Rials presented “Simultaneous Extraction Results of Water MonitoringProjectConductedonthe nas reinhardtii.” Warren’s presentation was “Preliminary to Identify New MicroRNAsinthe Algae Howell’s presentation was titled “Bioinformatics Approach Howell, Kaitlin Warren andHaileyRials. ing inaneducational setting. The studentswere Lindsey think- critical on focused conference This 2016. 25, March at the Critical Thinking Conference held at EGSC onFriday, Three EastGeorgia StateCollegebiologymajorspresented and Training Alliance wasestablished. East Georgia State College Education which the Altamaha Riverkeeper and ing ceremony September 29, 2015,in The dealwasformalized during asign- classroom forEGSC’s biologystudents. ee River willnowbecome an outdoor Riverkeeper Organization, the Ohoop- Georgia State Collegeandthe Altamaha Thanks toanewalliance between East Chlamydomo- Chlamydomo- specimens. Southern University. EastGeorgia StateCollegebiology studentsparticipatedinthefieldcollectionof The work wasperformed in collaboration with Dr. Lance Durden of the Department of Biology at Georgia zoonotic pathogens. issues inthesehosts;someofectoparasites (especially ticks) canalsoparasitize humans andtransmit an important game animal in theregionandareparasitized by arthropodsthatcan causedeleterious health 2001–2002, and2013–2014hunting seasons. The relevance of thisstudyisbasedonthe fact that deer are kins, Johnson,Laurens,Montgomery, Toombs, Treutlen, and Washington counties duringthe2000–2001, The deerwereharvested from Burke,Candler, Emanuel, Jefferson, Jen- gomery County. The carcassesof232deerweresurveyedinthestudy. plants located in Emanuel County andoneprocessingplant in Mont- a multi-year The projectwasstudyconductedatthreedeerprocessing and individualsrelateddisciplines. entomologists of needs scientific and professional the serving world the Entomological Society of America, which isthelargest organization in of theJournalEntomological Science. The journalispublishedbythe Deer inSoutheasternGeorgia, USA,waspublishedinthe April edition Dr. Jimmy Wedincamp’s manuscript, state oftheart technologyandequipment. Tech’sand laboratories. Health Sciencesclassrooms The facility was openedin Mayof2015andcontains turn, provide a swiftresponseto the nursing shortage in the area. The program will be housed in Southeastern greatly reduces facility costs andaccelerates theimplementation of the program,whichwill,in The BSNprogramwillbe offered inpartnership with Southeastern Technical College in Swainsboro. This positions, andthisdegree programwillseektomeetthoseneeds. to increasethelevel of nursingcare. There is alsoatrend toward baccalaureate-level nurses inentry level tioners supervising nurses with varying skill and experience levels. Baccalaureate-trained nurses are needed practi nurse with staffed often are clinics and offices medical areas, rural in doctors of shortage a to Due is atargeted baccalaureate-level degreeprogramthatfillsanimmediatestaffingneedinthearea. credential. The programwillappealto workingnursesandrecentassociatedegreeinnursinggraduates RN-BSN Bridgeprogram to create an educational pathway forassociate degree nurses to earn an advanced new a program atEastGeorgiaBachelor ofScienceinNursing(BSN) approve StateCollege. This programwillserveasan to voted Regents of Board Georgia of System University the 2016, 10, Tuesday,May On www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10/1080/15476286.2016.1144010. The workwassupportedbyanNSFgrantandcanbefoundonlineat published inRNA Biology Volume 13,Issue3. response transcriptome of Salmonella enterica per, entitled “Novel small RNA (sRNA)landscape of the starvation-stress work performed last summer at the University of South Alabama. The pa- Biology Program , Dr. David Chevalier, recently published a paper on his East Georgia State College’s professorofbiology and Interim Chair of the DR. WEDINCAMP’S MANUSCRIPT PUBLISHED BOR APPROVES NEW BSN PROGRAM DR. CHEVALIER PUBLISHES PAPER Ectoparasites ofWhite-Tailed serovartyphimurium,” was -

9 East Georgia State College 10 East Georgia State College Albany Tech iswithinayearof acquiring theFESHEaccreditation attheassociate’s degreelevel. EGSC is the only Fire and Emergency Services Higher Education (FESHE) approved college in the state. Administration. EGSC istheonlycollegeinstatetooffer aBachelor of Arts degreeinFireandEmergency Services East Georgia State College is theonlycollege in Georgia withthisrecognition of excellence. In addition, WALKER HIRED AS DIRECTOR OF FESA PROGRAM BACHELOR OF ARTS IN FIRE AND EMERGENCY FESA PROGRAM OFFICIALLY RECOGNIZED BY FESHE ATC, EGSC SIGN ARTICULATION AGREEMENT SERVICES ADMINISTRATION Officer ProgramattheNationalFire AcademyinEmmitsburg, Md. from ColumbusStateUniversity. SheisalsoagraduateoftheExecutive Fire Administration from Georgia StateUniversityandaMastersinEducation Ga., whereshewasalieutenant.ShehasherMastersDegreeinPublic Walker comestoEGSCfromHallCountyFireServicesinGainesville, Georgia, andallclasseswillbeoffered online. 2015. of in Spring kind the its in of began program academic first the is This four-year degreeinFireandEmergency Services and Administration (FESA) and Emergency Services Administration Program. This program features a Beverley Walker was named the Director of East Georgia State College’s Fire professional developmentcommitteesandtheNationalFire Academy. On Tuesday, April 5,2016,EastGeorgia StateCollegePresidentDr. program meetstheminimum standardsofexcellence established byFESHE is anacknowledgementthatacollegiateemergency servicesdegree country that have received this honor. The FESHE Recognition Certificate Administration program iscomparable to otherinstitutionsacrossthe Recognition by FESHEmeansthat EGSC’s FireandEmergency Services the NationalFire Academy. Director for thestate of Georgia, and Dr. KirbyKeifer, Superintendent of Academy. Hissignature joined those of David Wall, the State Training and Emergency Services HigherEducationInitiative(FESHE)andtheNationalFire Fire the from certificate official an signed Boehmer ob Emergency Services Administration. Emergency to earntheir Bachelor of Arts (BA)degree in Fireand an opportunitytocontinue atEastGeorgia StateCollege Albany Tech’s FireScience Technology programwith Associate of Applied Science(AAS) graduatesof The goalwiththearticulation agreement was toprovide lege’s Swainsboro campus. Col- State Georgia East on 2016 19, Wednesday,May lege heldanarticulation agreement signing ceremonyon Albany Technical CollegeandEastGeorgia StateCol- Camp Adventure, 4-HCottonBoll Training, UGA FarmBill Training, and numerousLunchandLearnevents. Training, Fulford Youth Leadership Academy, fied Babysitter Training, Certified Teen Leader projects including ServSafe Training, Certi of variety a and on office Dekle Marnie Agent has collaborated with the local UGA Extension Since openingin2010,theFulfordCenter involvement inExtensionefforts. The awardrecognizesoutstandingsupportand Learning Center at East Georgia State College. award to the Sudie A. FulfordCommunity er Sciences awardedtheFriendsofExtension Extension Association ofFamilyandConsum- At its August stateconference,theGeorgia Services: Space Station. Approximately 112 attendeesenjoyed thenight. interactive activities and experience live streaming from theInternational family fun. A computer lab allowed participants to take part in NASA a variety of hands-onscience activities and experiments were setupfor Three planetarium shows were provided for the enjoyment of all, and stargazing. Telescopes andsolarscopeswerealsoavailable. tronomy enthusiast, was on hand to provide outdoor presentations and MaxMcKelvey, retired Oatland Island Education Coordinator and as- East Georgia State College, held its 5th Annual Family Astronomy Night. OnOctober 27, 2015, The FulfordCenter, located on thecampusof THE SUDIE A. FULFORD COMMUNITY LEARNING CENTER for SwainsboroandEmanuelCounty. the Sudie A. FulfordCommunityLearningCenterwilldevelopindividualcapacityandimprovethequalityoflife By providinganenvironmentwherelearningopportunitiestakeplaceandcommunityrelationshipsareenriched, Our Mission: • Summercampopportunities • Tutoring servicesforlocalelementarystudentsbyCorrellScholars • MagnoliaMidlandsGeorgia Youth Scienceand Technology Center wellasprofessionalliterature • ResourceLibraryfeaturingmathandscienceresourcesas • ReadingRoomwithlocalhistoricalbooks • LunchandLearnSeries Day Science • AnnualAmazing • Fulford Youth Leadership Academy • Enrichmentandsupportservicesforteachersstudents • Lifelonglearningopportunitiesforallages Night Family Astronomy • Annual • 20-footfixedfulldomeplanetarium FULFORD CENTER RECOGNIZED AT STATE CONFERENCE FIFTH ANNUAL FAMILY ASTRONOMY NIGHT SERVING THE COMMUNITY... - TOTALVISITORSFOR 2015: 8,137 PROVIDEDDURING 2015: 141 PLANETARIUM SHOWS 11 East Georgia State College 12 East Georgia State College ENROLLMENT WHO ISEASTGEORGIASTATECOLLEGE? wisoo1281151111,195 1,191 1,185 1,258 Swainsboro Augusta Statesboro Total Enrollment % Changein oa nolet2942872903,001 2,910 2,857 2,944 Total Enrollment Student/Faculty Ratio ATTENTION AND SMALL CLASSES PERSONALIZED ASSOCIATE DEGREESAWARDED INAY16 African American Total Awards Other Caucasian African American Male Other Caucasian %CumIncrease Number Female Associate Degrees 28:1 1.%-.%19 3.1% 1.9% -3.0% -14.8% FALL 2015: 1,686 2012 ,7 ,0 1,335 1,408 1,578 0321 2015 2014 2013 94 3,001 311 471 Military Average(years) Age Married 25 Over Age Category 354 133 126 221 12 78 43 13 82 Part-Time Staff Full-Time Staff...... Part-Time Faculty Teaching Online Full-Time Faculty Terminal Degrees Full-Time Faculty FACULTY /STAFF F ull-Time Faculty with Military Average Age ...... Married wisooSaebr Augusta Statesboro Swainsboro Over Age25...... 25.1% 0.6% .%07 3.0% 0.7% 3.2% 11% 21.5 ONLINE ONLY (BY GENDERANDETHNICITY) ...... 137.5% 110.7% 300.0% 514.3% 192.9% 97.3% 69.6% 44.4% 68.0% ...... %2.8% 1.7% .%7.2% 3.7% 9720.4 19.7 138 45 30 37 73 37 9.6% 0.0% 24.7 WISOOSTATESBORO SWAINSBORO STUDENT ACADEMIC PROFILE LEARNING SUPPORT ETHNICITY STUDENT PROFILE 17.6 ㌀㐀㈀ 29.2 ㄀㜀㤀 New Freshmen Part Time Full Time Category eur edn S1.%8.0% 14.0% Require ReadingLS eur nls S1.%1.%15.1% 13.3% 17.7% Require EnglishLS eur ahL 20 31 33.5% 33.1% 32.0% Require MathLS Category 4.4 2.8 ㌀㌀㌀ White Female Swainsboro ㄀㌀㠀 17.6 (BY PERCENTAGE) ㄀㄀㠀 28.4 Continuing/Returning Other Male Other Female White Male White Female Black Male Black Female STUDENT DEMOGRAPHICS White Male 19.2 Freshmen 㘀㌀㤀 22.3 (BY PERCENTAGE) 6.2 ㈀㔀㌀ 5 ㌀㜀㔀 (BY PERCENTAGE) Statesboro Black Female wisooSaebr Augusta Statesboro Swainsboro wisooSaebr Augusta Statesboro Swainsboro 㘀㄀ Continuing/Returning 14 02 80.5% 90.2% 91.4% 24.6 8.6% 㜀㄀ Sophomores 22.7 Other Male Other Female White Male White Female Black Male Black Female 13.3 Black Male ㈀㔀㠀 AUGUSTA 19.7 (ENTERING FRESHMEN) 9 㠀㠀 Continuing/Returning 6.6 ㄀㄀㄀ .%19.5% 9.8% Augusta Juniors Other FemaleOther 㜀 18.6 ㈀㠀 32.8 Other Male Other Female White Male White Female Black Male Black Female ONLINE ONLY 15.5 Joint Enrollment, Etc. Other MaleOther NO DATA NO 6.6% Other -Transient,Other 38.4 5.9 2.3 Online Only 26.9 11 Other Male Other Female White Male White Female Black Male Black Female 13 East Georgia State College 14 East Georgia State College every studentachieveacollegedegree. Thank youforcontributingtoacultureofserviceexcellence! EGSC’s successasanaccessinstitutionisstrengthenedbyitsdedicatedfacultyandstaff, whoarefocusedonhelping employees atEGSC. to topfacultymembersineachofthethreeacademicschools. These threeeventswerehostedforfull-timeandpart-time Staff awardswerepresentedtotopstaff membersineachdepartmentandDistinguishedFacultyawardswerepresented Employeesachievingservicemilestoneswerepresentedawardsfortheirdedicationandservice.Inaddition,STAR and staff. separate Employee Appreciation events,oneineachlocation,PresidentBobBoehmeracknowledgedoutstandingfaculty EastGeorgia StateCollegeknowsthatwithoutthehelpoffacultyandstaff, theCollegewouldn’t excel. At three EMPLOYEE APPRECIATION EVENTSHONOR Murphy, DavidMcFarren,ChelseaFollis,DesmalPurcell Linda VonBergen, DeborahLee, Tori Kearns,Brandy David Steptoe, DavidStricklandandMichael Rountree and JenibaDart. 10 Years SERVICE MILESTONESERVICE AWARDS 20 Years Hovind, Damon Andrews, JingKersey, Amelia Simmons, Not picturedare Wendell Bell,Brittany Current,Michael Randolph Carter, John Smoyer, KeithBarrs, Teresa Oglesby, Mathews, Taylor Edenfield,Shawna Williams, Mark Yelena White, Antré Drummer, Eric Wruck, Georgia Thomas Upchurch,KennethHomerandRaymondHayes. Ed Schneider, Jr., LeroyJordanandStaceyKing. Ducker, JillianKirklandandBryanMoore. Not picturedareKarenCurlandRebeccaFoskey 5 Years 15 Years Walter Mason 25 Years FACULTY ANDSTAFF... DISTINGUISHED FACULTY School ofHumanities- Augusta ClaireElizabeth Wood School ofHumanities-Swainsboro Steve Lavender School ofHumanities-Statesboro Jeniba Dart School ofSocialSciences- Augusta Robert Mullins School ofSocialSciences-Statesboro Tom Caiazzo School ofSocialSciences-Swainsboro Randy Carter School ofMath&Science-Statesboro Darlene Dickens School ofMath&Science-Swainsboro David Chevalier School ofMath&Science- Augusta Kim Carr recognized fromeachacademicdivision: were You arethekeytooursuccess! Service, Teamwork,Attitudeand major departmentforexemplary STAR STAFF Augusta Nick Kelch Statesboro Ben Johnson Athletics -Swainsboro Leroy Jordan Public Safety-Swainsboro Daniel McCoy Plant Operations-Swainsboro Melvin Nunn Institutional Advancement -Swainsboro M. KatelynMoore Information Technology -Swainsboro Teresa Oglesby Student Affairs -Swainsboro Beitha Butler Griffin Business Affairs -Swainsboro Donna Freeman Academic Affairs -Swainsboro WilliamsAmanda President’s Office-Swainsboro Angie Williams

were recognizedfromeach Reliability: 15 East Georgia State College 16 East Georgia State College slide presentations, research data, additional chapters and videosatbooksite.elsevier.com/9780444595102. The of presented. collections fires, peat and coal are of map world interactive an hazards with website companion a includes fire volume of modeling mathematical the and fires, of analysis infrared megafires, peat peat, of geology the addition, In countries. several in chronicled fires peat detail in examines Studies, DR. STRACHER PUBLISHES FOURTH VOLUME DR. BOUDREAUX PUBLISHES NEWEST BOOK DR. CHEEK EDITS CALHOUN’S WORK DICKENS PUBLISHES NEW BOOK seminal importance to allstudentsof American politics, history, philosophy, andlaw.” the greatest and most enduring works of American political thought, and a text of Calhoun’s Disquisition availabletoday. As atreatise,theDisquisitionisoneof “this volumeprovidesthe mosteconomicalandtextuallyaccurateversion of According Cheek’s publisher, Bruce Fingerhut, President of St. Augustine’s Press, will appearnextmonth. among colleges and universitiesin America today, andasecondedition of thebook Government. Cheek’s edited book isthemostwidelyadoptedversionoftext the majorworkson American politics,JohnC.Calhoun’s A Disquisitionon EGSC’s LeeCheek,DeanoftheSchool ofSocialSciences,haseditedone Thislastoffourvolumesinthecollection, Fires: of A GlobalPerspective. volume final and fourth the is This London. College, Imperial Alaska inFairbanks,andGullermoReinoftheDepartmentEngineeringat Glenn B.Stracher, Anupma PrakashoftheGeophysicalInstituteat Universityof Studies. Edited byEastGeorgia StateCollege Professor Emeritus for GeologyDr. September of 2015. This volume focuses onPeat—Geology,Case and Combustion Volume 4ofCoalandPeatFires: A GlobalPerspective in variousvenues,andthisishisfirstworkoffiction. Southern Mississippi’s Centerfor Writers. Hehaspublishedarticles and reviews Dr.at theUniversityof BoudreauxmajoredinEnglishandearnedhisPh.D. suffering canberedemptive. in whichguiltradiatesthroughtimeandspace,askswhethertheresulting That HeMayRaiseisacollection of inter-connected stories thatexploretheways from The LivingstonPress,IndieBoundandBarnes&Noble. That He May Raise, onJuly20,2015. The book isavailable on Amazon.com and Assistant professor of English Dr. Armond Boudreaux published his new book, book. The book, book. The East Georgia State College instructor Darlene C. Dickenshaspublished a new teaching. She is now instructor of on afull-time biology Statesboro the campus. with 30 years from State the of andGeorgia returned to EGSC in 2009 to begin valedictorian of her senior class at Adrian School. In 2008,Dickens retired Dickens attended Emanuel County Junior following College her graduation as at EGSC’s Statesborocampus,wheresheteachesbiology. FACULTY PUBLICATIONS Introductory Biology Lab Manual I, Peat—Geology, Combustion and Case and Peat—Geology,Combustion wasreleasedinmid will be used in her classes Coal andPeat reknowned forhisresearchoncoalfires. from EGSCafter23yearsofteachinggeologyandphysics.Hewillcontinuetoteachpart-timeisworld during hisStateoftheCollege address tofaculty and staff on Tuesday, August 4,2015.Dr. Stracherrecently retired Dr. GlennStracherwas namedProfessorEmeritus of GeologybyEast Georgia State College President Bob Boehmer paper award.OtherEGSCprofessorsparticipatingwere Dr. LeeCheek,DanielMancillandDr. JohnDerden. explore ideas directed toward critical thinking in the classroom. Carter’s paper was nominated for the best conference regarding theKeystonePipeline. The paperwaspresentedaspartofthe Teaching andLearningSessions,designedto Professor RandyCarter, Assistant ProfessorofPoliticalScienceatEGSC,presentedapapertheconference Savannah fromNovember12–15. review atthe47thannualconferenceofGeorgia Political Science Association. The conferencewasheldin Four EastGeorgia StateCollege professors participated in thepresentation of researchandscholarlydiscussion awareness aboutthelake’s historyandsignificance. worse. Mullinstalked about the community’s responseand the lack of down, itwasleftignoredandneglected, making the pollution problem early 20th century. After abacterial contamination suit shutthe lake of 1873,LakeOlmsteadwasonceapopulartouristattractioninthe Augusta. Createdasaproductofthe Augusta Canal’s enlargement During theairing, viewerslearnedaboutthehistoryofLakeOlmsteadin of Augusta. ed numerous locations to explore the unique history and literary culture featured on this program as part of the C-SPAN Cities Tour, which visit- on C-SPAN2 atnoon(Comcastchannel183in Augusta). The bookwas featured on C-SPAN’s Book TV onSaturday, August 1.Book TV airs Robert A. Mullins,authorof12Monkeys&aGreen Jacket manual, andbylaws. ensuring thattheGoverningBoardisincompliance with thecharter contract, board primary signingagentforofficialboarddocumentsandheisalsoresponsible agenda andserveasthechiefliaisontoschool’s principal.Dr. Caiazzoisthe appropriate parliamentary procedures. His role will be to establish every meeting’s The GoverningBoardChairleadsthemeetingsandensuresthatfollows academic yearattheCharterConservatoryPublicSchoolinStatesboro. College’s Statesboro campus, was elected as the Governing Board Chair for the 2015-16 Dr. Tom Caiazzo, Associate ProfessorofPoliticalScienceatEastGeorgia State new forpersonal interest,orlookingfor additionalteachingresources. develop skills and knowledge for work,supporting formal studies, learning something how openeducation can helppeople meet their goals in education, whether that’s to opportunities that exist foreveryone,everywhere,rightnow. The eventhighlights Open Education Week’s goal is to raise awareness about free and open educational East Georgia StateCollege wasoneofthoseawardedfortheiraccomplishments. of McKinney Dr.Dee 2016, 8, March On Champion. Campus their ALG through ee Textbook Transformation Awards. Each institution was invited to nominate an award- staff fortheiroutstandingaccomplishmentsinaffordable learningmaterials with the lighted theCalendar Year 2015efforts ofUniversitySystemGeorgia facultyand During Open Education Week, March 7 - 11, 2016, Affordable Learning Georgia high- DR. MCKINNEY RECOGNIZED DURING OPEN EDUCATION WEEK DR. CAIAZZO ELECTED GOVERNING BOARD CHAIR EGSC POLITICAL SCIENTISTS PRESENT RESEARCH FACULTY AND STAFF ACCOMPLISHMENTS DR. STRACHER NAMED PROFESSOR EMERITUS MULLINS FEATURED ON C-SPAN’S BOOK TV , was 17 East Georgia State College 18 East Georgia State College STRICKLAND RECOGNIZED FOR WORK WITH STUDENTS DR. HOWELL AWARDED GOVERNOR’S TEACHING FELLOWSHIP KITTRELL-MIKELL PRESENTS PAPER IN DUBAI FACULTY AND STAFF ACCOMPLISHMENTS DR. KEARNS RECEIVES APA TEACHING AWARD er Education. teaching skills. The program is offered throughthe university’s Institute of High- higher education faculty with expanded opportunities for developing important by Zell Miller, GovernorofGeorgia, from1991to1999,provideGeorgia’s 20 andMay23-27. The Governor’s Teaching Fellows Program wasestablished UGA’son 16- Fellowship May the from in campus participated Athens Howell ed aGovernor’s Teaching Fellowship bytheUniversityofGeorgiaDr. (UGA). Dr. Jeff Howell, of HistoryatEGSCStatesboro,wasaward- Assistant Professor graduation efforts attheirrespectiveinstitutions. and present successful practices that influence the retention, progression and globe participated andattended sessionsthatenabled themtoshareideas theme was “Aspire,Connect,andEmpower,” andprofessionalsacrossthe The 2016. 22-25, February held was conference the University, Zayed by DA) 2016 International Conference in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. Hosted as aPaper Session forthe National Academic Advising Association (NACA- State College’sSwainsboro campus,hadherpresentation proposal accepted Deborah Kittrell-Mikell, Director of Academic Advisement at East Georgia was oneof85nominees,whichtenawardrecipientswereselected. well asevidence ofthe impact and effectiveness of these activities. He his activities to enhance the first year at East Georgia State College, as Strickland was nominated through the submission ofadescription of first-year students. of success social and academic the enhance to worked he and admiration that Strickland gained for the creative waysin which respect the to attests also It accomplishments. outstanding his reflects college first-year of students. Though notselected asanawardrecipient, this nomination behalf on work outstanding his of recognition campaign torecognizeOutstandingFirst-Year Student Advocates in for the National Resource Center’s andCengage Learning’s annual Associate ProfessorofSociologyDavidStricklandwasnominated has taughtat EGSC since2005. site andintheCABEPsychology Teacher Network newsletter. Dr. Kearns psychology teachers across the country through publication onthe APA web Denver, Colorado. Dr. Kearns’ innovative submission wasshared with other Beta Reception and Awards Ceremony at the APA Annual Convention in In recognition of this prestigiousawardshewashonoredattheCABE/Psi in herGeneralPsychologycourses. submission onCultural Exploration Projects, a lesson shedesigned and uses and Baccalaureate Education (CABE). The committee selected Dr. Kearns’ review ofnumeroussubmissionsbythe APA Committeeon Associate Psychological Association 2016 Teaching Resources Award afterthe Dr. Tori Kearns,Professor ofPsychology, waspicked forthe American as mentorsto futureELIscholars. and continue peer mentor relationships developed at theInstitute, as wellparticipate accountability. Graduates of the program are encouraged to engage in alumni activities designed topromotepeer-to-peerticipate mentoring groups in cross mentoring and will also receive feedback acquired from both in and outside of workand will par on movingparticipants toward anincreasing depth ofpersonalunderstanding. They During theInstitute, participants willhavesixfull-daygrouplearning sessions focused skills toprepareforpotentialhigh-leveladvancement withintheUSG. facilitated by leading experts inleadership. Those selected will enhance their leadership Leadership Institute. The ELIisacomprehensive, 102-hourdevelopmentprogram State College,wasselectedfortheUniversitySystem ofGeorgia’s Executive Karen Jones, Associate Vice President for Enrollment Management at East Georgia College proud,”saidChiefGammononhisselection. “It is quite an honor to be selected for Class#2,and I will do my very best to make the campus communities. enhancing existingleadershipskillsandtheperformance of theiragencyinprotecting in theMay2015meeting. The purposeofthisprogramistoassistthoseselected in Safety InitiativeCommitteerecommendationsapprovedbytheBoardofRegents for the Leadership Chief’s Initiative Program. This program is part of the Chancellor’s East Georgia StateCollege’s Police Chief, Wiley Gammon,wasselectedforClass#2 and workshopsfromstudentsfacultyacrossthestateincludingpresentationsEGSCprofessors. of societyandculture. The 2015conference included awidevariety of interesting research papers, panels, study scientific the in Georgiaengaged of State the in persons among relations cooperative and service nity The organization aimstostimulate and improveresearch,teaching, and discussiontoencouragecommu- professional sociologistsandstudents. of CrossingDivides.” The Georgia Sociological Association isanorganization ofacademicandapplied the organization andcenteredaroundthetheme,“50 Years ofBuildingBridges:GSA’s LegacyandFuture October. The meetings,heldattheJekyllIslandClubHotel,markedfiftyyearssincefirstmeetingof Harry L. Vogel, attendedthe2015 Annual meetingsoftheGeorgia Sociological Association in Four EastGeorgia State College professors, David Altamirano, Brittany L. Current,DavidStrickland, and JONES PARTICIPATES IN USG’S EXECUTIVE LEADERSHIP INSTITUTE PROFESSORS REPRESENT EGSC AT GSA MEETING FACULTY AND STAFF ACCOMPLISHMENTS CHIEF GAMMON SELECTED FOR CLIP - 19 East Georgia State College SPEAKERS PROVIDE INSPIRATION AND EMPOWERMENT TO STUDENTS

DR. JOHNSON SPEAKS AT AAMI-SPONSORED EVENT The African American Male Initiative at East Georgia State College held East Georgia State College a special program in recognition of Martin Luther King, Jr. Day on Thursday, 20 Jan. 14, 2016. The event was held in the auditorium of the Luck Flanders Gambrell building on EGSC’s Swainsboro campus with keynote speaker Rev. Dr. Francys Johnson. Dr. Johnson is currently the State President of the Georgia NAACP, the youngest to hold the office. He has been an ordained minister for 18 years and is Senior Minister at the Mount Moriah Missionary Baptist Church in Pembroke and the Magnolia Missionary Baptist Church in Statesboro. Johnson is in private practice with The Johnson Firm P.C. Attorneys and Counselors of Law in Statesboro, where he practices criminal and civil law in all state and federal courts in Georgia. A graduate of Georgia Southern University and the University of Georgia, Johnson has served on the Political Science and Criminal Justice faculties at Georgia Southern University and Savannah State University, teaching courses on race and the law, constitutional law and the Civil Rights Movement.

WARD SPEAKS AT AAMI BLACK HISTORY PROGRAM The African American Male Initiative at East Georgia State College sponsored a Black History Program on February 9, 2016. Held in the Gambrell Center Auditorium, the program featured guest speaker Dr. Consuela Ward. Dr. Ward has over 20 years of experience as an educator, speaker, facil- itator, consultant, trainer and coach on diversity and inclusion topics and has served colleges and universities, school systems, human resources, professional conferences, youth groups and community groups. She is the founder and president of the Montage Group, LLC, a diversity and inclusion consulting firm where she is the principle speaker and facili- tator of keynotes, trainings and workshops, and diversity and inclusion strategic planning. Dr. Ward has touched thousands of lives by creating opportunities for complicated conversations in safe spaces around di- versity, inclusion, equity and privilege. She is a visionary and activist for healing from issues related to systematic discrimination and margin- alization and has the ability to educate, empower and excite audiences. She is passionate about helping others negotiate the diverse world in which we live. topics, andaidsparentschildreninselectingbooksbecomingactivepubliclibraryusers. of readingandtalkingaboutbooks.Itmodelsencouragesfamilydiscussionhumanities ing activities available for preschool siblings. The program is intended to help families bond around the act under-served pre-read for with 10, to 6 ages children with families specifically designed is Time series basedonillustrated children’s books.Prime manities. It isareading, discussionandstorytelling created bytheLouisianaEndowmentforHu- Prime Time FamilyReading Time isaprogram the program. ities, and ProfessorSteve Lavender participated in Carmine Palumbo, Dean of the School of Human - behalf of the Georgia Public Library Service. Dr. Regents oftheUniversitySystemGeorgia on Family Reading Time Grant from the Board of East Georgia StateCollege, receivedaPrime Time Franklin Memorial Library, in partnership with Director atEGSC. the NEA Big Read to Emanuel County would not have been possible,” said Amanda McKenzie, Library Franklin Memorial Library and the Emanuel County Board of Education, without whose support bringing campus and the Emanuel County community. We are also very grateful to our community partners, the “We arethrilled toreceive thisgrant and excited about the impact that this fundingwill have on bothour Gaines. focuses on 2016 and June 2017. The NEA Big Read at EGSC an NEA BigReadproject between September host to grant a receive to organizations nonprofit the joy ofsharingagoodbook.EGSCisone77 world, ourcommunities, and ourselvesthrough the Arts, and broadens ourunderstanding of our program is part of the National Endowment for to host the NEA Big Read in Swainsboro. This East Georgia State College was awardedagrant LOCAL LIBRARY PARTNERS WITH EGSC ON GRANT A Lesson Before Dying by Ernest J. EGSC RECEIVES NEA BIG READ GRANT GRANT-FUNDED OPPORTUNITIES GOHS AWARDS GRANT TO EGSC crashes, injuriesandfatalitiesintheircommunities. schools todevelopcreative, innovative techniques toreduceyoungadult education, providing educational speakers to schools, and encouraging This program has proventobesuccessfulusingstrategies such aspeer to implementtheGeorgia Young Adult Program(GYAP). fatalities and partners with colleges and universities throughout the state of Highway Safety addresses young adult driver crashes, injuries and pate in the GOHS Georgia Young Adult Program. The Governor’s Office East Georgia State College was the recipient of a $6,500 grant to partici - - 21 East Georgia State College THANK YOU FOR

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Back row: Bill Rogers, Jr., Bill Simmons, President Bob Boehmer, Dr. John 1,500,000 2,500,000 2,202,500 Derden, Donald Jenkins, 2,109,232 1,201,155 2,044,130 Bobby Reeves, Denny Key, Shot Strange, Donny 1,200,000 2,000,000 Wilson, President Dr. John Black (Emeritus), Dustin Durden, Ken Warnock, 900,000 Total Gifts 1,500,000 1,175,028 Total to EGSC 1,076,506 Foundation Wade Johnson and Cliff Foundation Assets Gay 600,000 1,000,000 363,075 317,148 272,130 Not pictured: Scott 217,794 300,000 500,000 Rosenau, Toni Terwilliger, Lynda Talmadge, Milton Gray, Charles Schwabe, 0 0 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 Carol Yeomans