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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

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

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

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)

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

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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In 1956, three African American women — Barbara Pace Hunt, Myra Payne Elliott and Iris Mae Welch — sued to desegregate Georgia State and won. Their victory set an important legal precedent that paved the way for the integration of universities in the South. Georgia State, now the nation’s leading institution in conferring degrees to African American students, honors the struggle of these civil rights pioneers.

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Georgia State fielded a team from scratch and stormed the gridiron for its first season of football in 2010. Ten years, three coaches, two bowl games — the Panthers will play in their third bowl game this month — and two stadiums later, the program is gaining momentum and becoming an established tradition.

by Jim Auchmutey (B.A. '77)

In the early 1970s, Sloan Hayes (B.A. ’17) dropped out of Georgia State to tour with his band and soon became a rock star. Now, he’s back on campus, and he wants to use his experience to inform a new career – high school teacher.

By Charles McNair

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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.

By Mark Becker

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

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

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)

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

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

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