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WINTER 2019 ISSUE

As assistant vice president of ethics, advanced care planning and spiritual health for WellStar Health System, Jason Lesandrini (M.A. ‘06) helps patients navigate difficult situations for morally optimal outcomes.

By Randy Trammell

Professor Andrew Gewiritz in his lab.

The deadly childhood disease known as rotavirus produces a staggering annual death toll, but Georgia State researchers have just discovered a way to fight it — with bacteria.

By Jennifer Rainey Marquez

Mai Duong in her restaurant.

An immigrant born in the wake of the Vietnam war, Mai Duong (B.A.S. ’08) has worked her way back to Georgia State as the chef and co-owner of a unique lunchtime spot on campus a decade after graduating.

By Matt Nixon

Larry Berman, dean of the Honors College, moments after officiating the wedding of his former student, Omar Rodriguez, and his bride, Meredith Steinmetz.

An improbable journey led Omar Rodriguez (B.S. ’14) to Georgia State, introducing him along the way to not only his bride-to-be, Meredith Steinmetz (M.P.A. ’16), but also a lifelong mentor in Honors College Dean Larry Berman — the officiant of the couple’s wedding.

By Matt Nixon

Winner of the 2019 Sun Belt Cross-Country Championship, runner Lotte Meyberg (B.S. ’21) shines on and off the trail.

By Austin Birchell (B.A. '20)

The Georgia State University Magazine winter 2019 cover featuring a decade of Georgia State football.

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Georgia State has shown it’s possible for universities to eliminate achievement gaps based on race, ethnicity and income, and it’s time for the rest of nation to follow.

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A law professor for most of the day, Samuel Donaldson also turns a trade as a builder of puzzles and often finds ways to cross one with the other.

By Tony Rehagen

She’d dreamt of becoming an astrophysicist since the eighth grade. But when doctoral student and single mother India Jackson (B.S. ’11, M.S. ’13) won a prized internship at NASA, she couldn’t afford the move to Houston. Then, the world came to her aid.

By Maya Kroth

Atlanta’s historic Summerhill neighborhood and its main artery, Georgia Avenue, are in the midst of a renaissance. And it all started when Georgia State bought a Major League Baseball stadium.

By Torie Robinette

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Dan Ellington

After leading the Panthers in the big win over Tennessee, quarterback Dan Ellington (B.I.S. ’20) aims to get the team back to a bowl game while becoming the best player in the Sun Belt Conference.

By William Inman (M.H.P. '16)

Juanita Velez

Delta Air Lines’ manager of international social media strategy and 40 Under 40 honoree Juanita Velez (M.I.B. ’13) has devoted herself to connecting people across cultures with opportunity and community.

By Matt Nixon

As a Clarkston, Ga., city councilwoman, Yterenickia “YT” Bell is leading the charge to connect her town government with the residents of America’s most diverse square mile.

By Matt Nixon

As we welcome a new guard of senior leaders, Georgia State gains even more momentum.

By Mark Becker

After a successful career in marketing, Steven Lester (B.V.A. ’75) rediscovered his passion for painting. He’s now one of the most celebrated sports artists in the country.

By Jac Kuntz

Cohen calls the action during a 2017 game at Auburn.

Going into his fourth decade as the play-by-play man for the Panthers, Dave Cohen (B.A. ’94) recalls some of Georgia State’s biggest sports moments and talks about his status as a superfan of the rock band Kiss.

By William Inman (M.H.P. '16)

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