Awards and Recognition

Molds, mildews, mushrooms and more: Georgia Southern professor lands grant funding for an innovative and accessible fungal curriculum and genomics project

The project aims to create a curriculum and shared knowledge pool for an underutilized, yet widely available organism: Fungi. 

Georgia Southern University engineering students featured in new Cast in Steel 2025 competition YouTube Series

University teams across the country were challenged to recreate one of George Washington’s swords to honor the nation’s 250th birthday. 

Association of Fraternity and Sorority Advisors names Georgia Southern Associate Dean recipient of distinguished service award

Lugo has served the students of Georgia Southern since 2013, advancing the University’s vibrant fraternity and sorority community.

Department of World Languages and Cultures professor named executive director of national French honor society, Pi Delta Phi

Amarie was named the newest executive director of the board of the oldest national academic honor society for a world language within the United States.

Ronald E. McNair scholar, engineering student earns international recognition for advanced energy systems research

Lukas Marlow’s research was selected among presentations from undergraduate researchers representing universities around the world.

Georgia Southern University Division of Student Affairs recognizes staff and program excellence

The Division of Student Affairs at Georgia Southern has announced the most recent 2026 divisional award winners.

Georgia Southern interior architecture and design professor earns $20K grant to advance lighting design education

This funding will be used to create a curated open access educational resource aimed to improve the teaching and learning of lighting design.

Georgia Southern doctoral student Brad Willis receives international engineering scholarship

Brad Willis, a mechanical engineering doctoral student has been awarded a research scholarship to support his work in internal combustion (IC) engine sustainability.

Memory Littles named 2026 Chair of University System of Georgia’s Chief Advisory Team on Student Life

Director of Georgia Southern University’s Office of Student Activities Memory Littles has been named the 2026 Chair of the University System of Georgia’s Chief Advisory Team on Student Life (CAT-SL).