{"id":4685,"date":"2013-12-12T15:45:02","date_gmt":"2013-12-12T20:45:02","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/ww2.georgiasouthern.edu\/news\/dev-mag\/?p=1362"},"modified":"2014-06-02T15:00:37","modified_gmt":"2014-06-02T19:00:37","slug":"making-history-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ww2.georgiasouthern.edu\/news\/magazine\/2013\/12\/12\/making-history-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Making History"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"MakingHistory\"<\/p>\n

The 40th annual \u201cA Day for Southern\u201d campaign soared to a new record, with alumni, faculty, staff and supporters in Statesboro and Bulloch County donating more than $2.1 million during the fundraiser in September.<\/p>\n

The Georgia Southern University Foundation uses these funds for academics, athletics, scholarships, faculty and staff along with community resources including the Performing Arts Center, the Georgia Southern Museum, the Center for Wildlife Education and the Lamar Q Ball Jr. Raptor Center. Pictured left to right are: Campus Co-Chair America Minc, Campus Co-Chair Stephen Rossi, Community Chair Phyllis Thompson, University President Brooks A. Keel, Ph.D., Vice President for University Advancement Salinda Arthur, Athletics Director Tom Kleinlein and Director of Annual Giving Alex Grovenstein.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

A Day for Southern\u201d Soars to a New Record<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":4570,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[12],"tags":[42],"class_list":["post-4685","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-foundation","tag-fall-2013"],"aioseo_notices":[],"aioseo_head":"\n\t\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t