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SUMMER 2018 ISSUE

Georgia State scientists have identified a chemical compound that may work against the lethal Ebola virus.
By Jennifer Rainey Marquez
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Robert Friedmann, professor emeritus of criminal justice, has helped prepare thousands of public safety officials for major world events.
By William Inman (M.H.P. '16)
Georgia State's eco-friendly initiatives give sustainability the green light.
By Torie Robinette
Desron Dorset (M.S. ’11), vice president of business development for the Philadelphia 76ers, trusts the process. 
By Monica Elliott
Sarah Agnew (B.S. ’17) and Kylie Ruffule (B.S. ’17), winners of the top two student awards for graduating seniors, finish stellar collegiate careers in sports and in the classroom.
By Torie Robinette
Lucy Lawler-Freas (B.A. ’02), the director of programming at the iconic Fox Theatre and founder of Rival Entertainment, brought the Foo Fighters to Georgia State Stadium.
By William Inman (M.H.P. '16)

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A bowl win, a trip to the Big Dance and a couple of conference championships in 2017 prove Georgia State sports are moving up.
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  • https://news.gsu.edu/class_note/billy-greer/
    Billy Greer
    Ph.D. '87
    Billy Greer (Ph.D. '87) will serve as the interim president of Eastern Shore Community College in Melfa, Va. Greer retired in 2015 as the president of Virginia Wesleyan College, a position he held for 22 years. Gree...
  • https://news.gsu.edu/class_note/mike-rapp/
    Mike Rapp
    B.B.A. '97
    Mike Rapp (B.B.A. '97) was recently promoted to managing director in the Atlanta office of Mohr Partners, a real estate advisory firm.
  • https://news.gsu.edu/class_note/steve-richeson/
    Steve Richeson
    MBA '96
    Steve Richeson (MBA '96) has been named vice president of sales and marketing at Mission Microwave Technologies, Inc. Richeson is a 30-year veteran of the satellite communications industry and has previously held le...
Law student Allie Armbruster (J.D. ’20) fought back to overcome paralyzing addictions that claimed more than a decade of her life. Now she wants to draw from her experience in the criminal justice system to reform our approach to drug offenders.    
Benjamin Hodges (B.A. '08)
From its days as a railroad boomtown to Sherman’s tinderbox to one of America’s great cities, Atlanta’s history runs deep. The Phoenix Project, more than 100,000 artifacts collected by a team of Georgia State archaeologists in the late 1970s, tells the city’s story through unearthed historical objects.  
By Shaun Raviv
Georgia State’s World Heritage Initiative is working to create global recognition for significant sites associated with the Civil Rights Movement.  
By Charles McNair

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  • https://news.gsu.edu/class_note/anisa-palmer/
    Anisa Palmer
    B.A. '13
    Anisa Palmer (B.A.  '13) has been selected as a finalist for the Veteran Entrepreneur award in the Atlanta Business Chronicle’s 2017 Small Business Person of the Year Awards. Palmer, who served her country as a para...
  • https://news.gsu.edu/class_note/lex-o-mcmillan/
    Lex O. McMillan
    M.A. 1975
    Lex O. McMillan (M.A. '75) recently retired as President of Albright College in Reading, Penn., and has been named President Emeritus.  In addition, the College's Campus Center has been renamed in his honor. McMilla...