Student to be Honored Posthumously at Commencement

May 9, 2014

A special moment of recognition will take place during Georgia Southern University’s commencement ceremony this Saturday, May 10 when, family members of the late Corey Wilson accept his posthumous degree. Wilson collapsed in class and died on Jan. 17, 2013. He was a junior business major. In memory of Wilson, his parents donated an automated external defibrillator (AED) to the College of Business Administration in May 2013. The portable electronic device can be used by people without medical training when there is a cardiac emergency. The defibrillator automatically diagnoses and provides a brief electroshock when needed in potentially life-threatening cardiac arrhythmias and provides simple visual and audio commands for the user to follow. Since Wilson’s death and as a result of approved funding and donations, 73 AEDs have been installed on Georgia Southern University’s campus, in addition to two on Greek Row. Though no training is required to operate an AED, faculty, staff and students can become familiar with AEDs as part of cardiopulmonary resuscitation training provided by certified Campus Recreation and Intramurals staff. For a complete list of Frequently Asked Questions regarding AEDs and Campus AED locations, visit the AED website.