georgia state university foundation

2015 Annual Report

$43.5m i l l i o n i n G i f t s

on the academic side, our students broke records as well. Even

with total enrollment reaching a new all-time high, graduation rates

continue to rise at a rate that leads the nation. Both the graduating

class and the incoming freshman class were Georgia state’s largest

ever, and that freshman class had the highest grade-point average

of any in university history, not to mention record numbers of African-

American and latino enrollees.

it is no coincidence that we are breaking these records all at the

same time. the incredible support shown by Georgia state’s growing

community of alumni, fans and friends is what builds the foundation

for amazing achievement. And it builds the kind of momentum that

puts us in position to break these same records — many times over —

in the years to come.

One after another, Georgia State University

broke records over the past fiscal year. The

university had its best fundraising year ever —

$43.5 million in gifts — headlined by the largest

single gift in its history. Total research funding,

too, set a new high, breaking the $100 million

mark for the first time. And innovations such

as the university’s crowdfunding site set

impressive marks in their first year.

table of contents

Letter from President Mark P. Becker 3

Georgia State University Foundation Board of Trustees 4

Letter from Foundation Board Chair Brad Ferrer 5

Regynald Washington: Making Future Leaders Feel at Home at the Robinson College of Business 6

Georgia State Alumnus Phil Oneacre Leaves a Wide-Ranging Legacy 8

The Creative Media Industries Institute: A Big Gift Creates Big Opportunities 10

New Endowments 14

Financial Highlights 16

Presidents Society 18

Photo Captions and Credits 29

When Georgia State kicked off the Burning Bright

campaign in Woodruff Park this past October, I asked

our supporters and friends to be our ambassadors and

help tell our university’s amazing story. I can confidently

assure them they will not be telling it alone.

Georgia State’s increasing prominence is evident in the headlines being made by our academic innovations, cutting-edge research, talented sports teams and difference-making outreach programs. It is also evident in our fundraising. The $43.5 million raised in fiscal year 2014–15 — our highest single-year total ever — is a symbol of the community’s increasing trust and confidence in our university to provide unique educational opportunities, prepare tomorrow’s leaders for the challenges ahead, and point the way to a brighter future for our city and our world.

In this report you will read about a few members of that community and why they entrusted our university with their philanthropic support. They include Regynald Washington, whose success in the food service industry has been based on hard work and visionary thinking, and who felt that GSU students demonstrated the same traits; alumnus Phil Oneacre and his wife, Jeanne, whose generous legacy gift will benefit students from the Honors College to our athletics programs and beyond; and the Woodruff Foundation, whose record-setting grant is underwriting direct inroads for our students into a new-media industry that will impact Atlanta’s economy for decades to come.

Allies such as these provide fuel for the achievements that define our university as a model of innovation, diversity and student achievement for the rest of the nation to follow. I thank them, and all of Georgia State’s loyal supporters, for not only spreading the story of that success, but helping us add inspiring new chapters to that story every day.

Sincerely,

Mark P. Becker

letter from President mark P. becker

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georgia state university foundation board of trustees As of June 30, 2015

Mark P. Becker, President Georgia State University Brad Ferrer (B.B.A. ’81), Chair CNN Walter Massey, President Georgia State University Foundation Steven Asplundh (MBA ’86) Utilicon Solutions

John Bauer (MBA ’89) Tropical Nut and Fruit Company Sandra Bergeron (B.B.A. ’82) Private Investor and Corporate Board Member Kenneth L. Bernhardt Georgia State University (emeritus) Frances L. Breeden (MBA ’80) SunTrust Banks Inc. (retired) Anthony P. Burger (B.B.A. ’71) Pritchard & Jerden Inc. David Deeter (B.B.A. ’77; MBA ’78) Frazier & Deeter John M. Dyer (MBA ’87) Cox Enterprises Inc. David H. Flint Schreeder, Wheeler & Flint LLP Ronald J. Freeman (J.D. ’85) Johnson & Freeman LLC Timothy J. Gunter (MBA ’83) Industrial Developments International Inc. (retired) David F. Haddow (MBA ’82) Haddow & Company Richard J. Jacobson (MBA ’80) Cox Enterprises Inc. (retired) Eric J. Joiner (B.B.A. ’66; MBA ’69) AJC International Inc. Elizabeth A. Kenny (B.S. ’99) Philanthropist

Marjorie F. Knowles Georgia State University (emeritus) Donna A. Lee AT&T Inc. (retired) Lee A. Macenczak (B.B.A. ’84) Owl Creek Associates Cynthia H. Maloy (B.B.A. ’76) Deloitte & Touche LLP Nancy Reeves Mansfield Georgia State University (retired) Jerry J. Rackliffe (B.B.A. ’83; MBA ’88; J.D. ’05) Georgia State University Deepak Raghavan (MBA ’98; M.S. ’06; Ph.D. ’09) The Deepak Raghavan Family Foundation Julio A. Ramirez (B.A. ’75) Burger King (retired) Douglas F. Reid Analytic Solutions Joseph W. Reinkemeyer (B.B.A. ’81; M.S. ’87) PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP (retired) Joseph D. Sansone (MBA ’79) Pediatria Healthcare LLC T. Dallas Smith (B.B.A. ’86) T. Dallas Smith & Co. Geraldine P. Thomas (B.S. ’85) Bank of America Kurt Travis Relay Health Ray E. Uttenhove (M.A. ’72; M.Ed. ’75) SRS Real Estate Partners Christopher J. Valianos Cordova Realty II Jeffrey L. Warwick (B.B.A. ’85) Compass Real Estate

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Georgia State University enjoyed another year of record-

breaking results, from graduation rates to funded research

to fundraising. Our record-breaking fundraising success over the past year is a point of pride for me both as chair of the foundation board and as a Georgia State alumnus. This university opened the door to wonderful opportunities in my life, and it is truly inspiring to watch GSU provide those opportunities to many thousands of other students.

I am particularly proud that the open doors at Georgia State have led to success for students from all backgrounds, including those students whose needs higher education has long failed to meet — students who are first-generation, lower-income or from a racial or ethnic minority. Our students’ success has made Georgia State a national role model as our graduation rate has risen faster than any other public university in the country. And the rest of the country has noticed — so much so that our Georgia State administrators have devoted substantial time sharing these success stories with other educators and our elected officials.

Scholarship funding by the foundation, which contributed to these improved graduation rates, has grown an average of 19 percent annually from $2.9 million in 2011 to $5.9 mil-lion in 2015 — yes, another record. But more important, this annual report tells the story of what those resources have the power to make possible. A growing community of support — alumni, parents, businesses, foundations and friends of the university — has witnessed this success and is continuing to invest in an even brighter future.

Beyond a physical diploma, our university’s success is helping lead the way to a brighter future for our own students and our community, while a nation learns from our good example.

With much gratitude for all your support,

Brad Ferrer (B.B.A., Accounting, ’81)

letter from foundation board chair brad ferrer

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Regynald Washington: Making Future Leaders Feel at Home at the Robinson College of Business

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Regynald Washington has overseen food and

beverage operations for Disney’s entire global

collection of resorts and chaired the board of the

National Restaurant Association, but to him, how

his career started is just as important as what it

later achieved.

“Busing tables,” he says. “Nowadays they call it a server assistant, but it was a bus boy, that’s what we called it.” He pauses, then laughs. “I’m real, by the way. I haven’t forgotten where I came from.”

Nor has he forgotten that every person in a restaurant operation, from managers to dishwashers and busboys, is vital to its success. Throughout his self-made rise to the top of the food service industry, that knowledge is what has kept him grounded — a quality, he says, shared by students at Georgia State’s J. Mack Robinson College of Business. That is why he recently created a $1 million endowment at RCB’s Cecil B. Day School of Hospitality, the school’s largest single gift since the Day family first endowed the school in 1988.

“Georgia State students are very humble,” says Washington, who earned his own hospitality degree from Florida International University and has spent 15 years on the Day School’s Industry Board. “They’re very grounded, they’re respectful, they’re hungry for knowledge, they want to learn, they want to move forward, they’re not egotistical. They’ve got all the elements you look for in a successful hospitality leader.”

Washington’s gift will support student scholarships in the Day School’s graduate program, now called the Regynald G. Washington Masters of Global Hospitality. It will also fund technology upgrades and new study-abroad opportunities. His personal and professional example, though, may prove to be one of his most important gifts to Georgia State.

“Being able to meet with him in person was something I really appreciated,” says senior Maria Bustamante, who aspires to a leadership position in human resources. “He explained how important it is to give the people you hire the right resources, the right tools, the right mentorship to help them succeed. No matter what position you’re in, you should always strive to be excellent in it.”

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Earning an MBA from Georgia State, says Phil Oneacre, helped

him grow as a business professional. More important, though, it

helped him grow as a person.

“When I was young, I was never one for high confidence — I was always kind of doubtful of myself,” he explains. “But I met a lot of smart people when I went through the Executive MBA program and being able to compete with them gave me a lot of confidence. I knew I had the tools to do what I needed to do.”

To show his thanks for the way Georgia State changed him, Phil and his wife, Jeanne, are helping to change Georgia State. Last year they revised their wills to include a substantial legacy gift that will impact students across numerous programs, focusing specifically on the Honors College, J. Mack Robinson College of Business and Panther Athletics.

“[Founding Dean] Larry Berman emphasized that the Honors College is an important piece for getting the university to a higher level,” Phil says. “I got to meet some of the staff, and to me, what they were doing was very impressive. With the quality of the students coming through, it’s a truly unique environment at Georgia State.”

Berman describes the Oneacres’ contribution — the largest single gift ever given to the Honors College — as “transformative.” “This generous gift will provide scholarship support for future generations of Honors College students,” he says. “Those scholarships will help remove financial burdens so that students will be able to pursue the types of enhanced research, leadership and study-abroad opportunities that prepare them for lifetimes of achievement.”

The Honors College, which technically did not even exist while Oneacre was earning his master’s, is just one example of the “tremendous changes” Georgia State has undergone since then, he says. He is gratified to see that change directly benefiting students.

“I really wanted to see the fruits of my life’s work help produce fruits for the students at Georgia State,” he says. “This institution is producing the next crop of people who will lead their generation in making the world a better place, and it just makes me feel good to be a part of that.”

Georgia State Alumnus Phil Oneacre Leaves a Wide-Ranging Legacy

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Long before production crews

for films ranging from “The

Hunger Games” to “Ant-Man”

set up shop in the Atlanta area,

Georgia State’s art and design,

communications, and music

programs were training students

to work in the film and creative

media industries. Former commu-

nications department chair David

Cheshier estimates more than

4,000 students currently major

in the creative media arts —

everything from film and TV to

graphic design and work in the

music and games industries.

The Creative Media Industries Institute: A Big Gift Creates Big Opportunities

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Keeping up with those industries’ rapid growth in Atlanta has not been an easy task. Through the Creative Media Industries Institute (CMII), though, Georgia State aims to meet the challenge. Supported by a $22.8 million grant from the Woodruff Foundation — the largest single gift in the university’s history — the CMII, nick-named “The Cube,” will immerse students in the latest communications technology and put them shoulder to shoulder with established artists and entrepreneurs. “This institute will help us more fully meet the workforce demands of the industry and connect students with the digital creative careers to which they aspire,” says Cheshier, now the CMII director.

The CMII will be housed in the three-story annex connected to Georgia State’s 25 Park Place facility, formerly SunTrust Plaza, at the south end of Woodruff Park. Each floor will focus on a different aspect of the industry — workforce development, entrepreneurship, and media arts research.

Students will even be able to refine their skills in areas such as virtual reality and video-game design. “We will be able to offer specific programs that address content creation across a number of different platforms, which we really think is the key to 21st-century creative industries work,” Cheshier says.

That is a thrilling prospect for Weston Manders, currently working toward a master’s degree in video production. “Each of my production classes is dedicated to taking our lessons from the classroom and into the workplace without sacrificing any of the art. And I am looking forward to the in-house studio space coming with The Cube,” Manders says. “After I leave GSU, I am confident that I will be joining filmmakers in the industry who are not afraid to work both commercially and artistically.”

Through students like Manders, Cheshier says, Georgia State and the CMII will not only respond to the media industry’s growth but drive it.

“One hopes that Atlanta’s creative industries might employ 200,000 more people 20 years from now than today,” he says. “But that isn’t likely to happen because CNN or Turner will multiply their Atlanta operations. It’ll be because of a new generation of entrepreneurs with its own Ted Turner or Tyler Perry. We want to be the place that prepares those artists.”

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new endowments for fiscal year 2015

Jim and Kathryn Adams Basketball Scholarship Jim and Kathryn Adams Apperson Family Scholarship Frank and Julianne Apperson Joseph O. and Louise P. Baylen Scholarship Endowment James L. and Valerie Baylen Bradford Scott Beerman Memorial Scholarship Bruce and Janet E. Beerman Arts and Sciences Dean’s Early Career Award Endowment Edward H. and Nancy Bullwinkel Peggy and Keith Cooley Scholarship H. Keith and Margaret P. Cooley Bradford and Patricia Ferrer Professorship in Analytics Bradford W. and Patricia P. Ferrer Judith Ottoson Scholarship Lawrence W. Green and Judith M. Ottoson John Haberlen Choral Travel Award Fund John and Victoria Haberlen Harrower Endowment for the Summer Opera Workshop Irene C. Harrower and Andres Diaz and Julie Harrower-Diaz J. Rhodes Haverty Scholarship in Nursing and Health Professions Elice D. Haverty Phil and Jeanne Oneacre Athletics, Business and Honors Scholarships Phil and Jeanne Oneacre

Planas Family Scholarship for Doctoral Student Support Luis and Abrenda Planas C.P.A.C. Reynolds Kappa Sigma Athletic Scholarship C.P.A.C. Reynolds and Linda K. Wiant Madison Roarabaugh McLester Scholarship Fund Mary K. and Richard C. Roarabaugh Dr. Bharat Shah Leadership Speaker Series Bharat C. Shah and Mitesh K. Shah Sorrells Family Scholarship Endowment Carole P. and Michael C. Sorrells Amis Stephan Endowment for Undergraduate Retention Paula E. Stephan and William D. Amis Timmons Family Scholarship Charles and Sherri Timmons Wade Family Endowment Randy A. Wade and Rodney D. Wade Regynald G. Washington Endowment Regynald G. Washington Donald Wert Endowment Donald J. Wert JoAnna White Play Therapy Scholarship JoAnna F. and James H. White Dr. Steve and Lynne Wrigley Study Abroad Scholarship Steven W. and Lynne S. Wrigley

With gratitude, Georgia State relies on the invaluable support provided by the following new endowments established between July 1, 2014 and June 30, 2015.

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Langdale$10 Million and AboveJ. mack* and nita robinson / J. mack robinson foundation

AnonymousBank of America corporationrobert W. Woodruff foundation

Sparks$5 Million to $9,999,999Peter E. BlumKenneth and donna lewisPete and Janet Petit

Georgia research Alliancethe Goizueta foundationGsU research foundation inc.the marcus foundation inc.robert Wood Johnson foundation

Patton$1 Million to $4,999,999 John E.* and Helen m. AderholdElena diaz-verson Amos* / John B. Amos and Elena Amos foundation inc.douglas G. and sandra E. BergeronBobby lee cookthomas and Ann cousinsBill and Jill dahlbergrobert E. Heckcatherine c. Henson and christopher carpenter matthew and dawn Hericralph and marjorie f. Knowlesr. charles loudermilk sr.

William d. and susan t. reevesHerman J. russell sr.* and sylvia E. russelldeen day sandersmargaret A. statonW.J. Useryregynald G. WashingtonErnest G. Welch*frances Welch*Andrew and carolyn Young Anonymous (2)American Association of managing General AgentsAnnenberg foundationAnnie E. casey foundation inc.Atlanta law schoolBerner charitable and scholarship foundationBill Usery labor management relations foundationclc foundation inc.the coca-cola foundationcommunity foundation for Greater Atlanta inc.cousins Properties / cousins foundationcox Enterprises inc.doris duke charitable foundationE.i. duPont de nemours and companyExxonmobil foundationfidelity charitable Gift fundfuller E. callaway trustGeorgia Power company / Georgia Power foundationiAvo research and scientific

The Georgia State University Foundation extends its gratitude

to this premier group of individuals and organizations in

recognition of their cumulative gifts totaling $1 million or

more. Members of our Leaders Circle and their groundbreaking

gifts provide fundamental support of the university’s mission

as a premier research institution.

John and mary franklin foundation inc.John templeton foundationthe Johnny mercer foundationJoseph B. Whitehead foundationKresge foundationlettie Pate Whitehead foundation inc.mark and Evelyn trammell foundation inc.national Philanthropic trust, dAfPeachtree Presbyterian churchPittulloch foundationrealticorp 528 llcsuntrust Banks inc. and suntrust directed funds: florence c. and Harry l. English memorial fund Greene-sawtell foundation Harriet mcdaniel marshall trust tull charitable foundation inc. Walter H. and marjory m. rich memorial fundUnited states Agency for international developmentUPsWells fargo and co.: Atlanta foundation david, Helen and marian Woodward fund ida A. ryan charitable fund mary Allen lindsey Branan foundation Price Gilbert Jr. charitable trust fundW.m. Keck foundation

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Kell$500,000 to $999,999 AnonymousAngie and sam AllenKathleen B. and r. lawrence Ashetimothy A. and diane BenichKenneth l. and Katherine s. BernhardtW. lee Burge* and Burge familymichael c.* and thalia n.* carlos / thalia and michael carlos foundationc. l. chandler Jr.*John H. cowart sr. / John H. cowart family foundationcherry* and mary Emersonvirginia Ezzard*Bradford W. and Patricia P. ferrerduane l. and drada P. Hooverdavid G. and vesta o. JonesJack r. and Patricia c. KellyJames and sarah Kennedymichael P. and Elizabeth A. Kennyflorence Kopleff*richard H. and susan m. lennyHenry f. mccamish Jr.* / Hfm foundation inc.ruth dobbs mcdonald*Henry* and nancy millerBernard* and Eugenia* ramseyfrank d. and Judy J. stricklandJoseph* and lou taylorsteve B.* and diana l.* Woodruff / J.W. and Ethel i. Woodruff foundationcarl r. Zwerner Anonymous (2)40 Pryor street llcAfter-school All-starsAmerican cancer societyAmerican foundation for Hellenic studiesthe Arthur m. Blank family foundationAtlanta Journal-constitutionBoard of regents, University system of Georgiacallaway foundation inc.carl r. Zwerner Philanthropic fundcf foundation inc.charles loridans foundation inc.the coca-cola companydavid and lucile Packard foundationdeloitte and touche llPdelta Air lines foundationEinhorn family charitable trustGsU Building foundationHealthcare Georgia foundation inc.iBm corporationJim cox Jr. foundation

Kaiser PermanenteKPmGlend lease real Estate investments inc.mathematica Policy research inc.munich reinsurance companyPeoplesoft inc.Pew charitable trustsPfizer inc.reading recovery council of north Americaschwab charitable fundsouthern companystarr foundationtenet Healthcare foundationturner Broadcasting system inc.the University financing foundation inc.

Suttles$250,000 to $499,999 Anonymous (5)miles J. and Elaine B. Alexanderleila B. Armknechtm. Bobbie Bailey*G. dennis and Kathy t. Berryrichard E. and sandra B. BowersBennett and sheri lynn BrownE. ted Byerss. truett cathy* / chick-fil-AH. Keith and margaret P. cooleyKathleen d. crouch* charlotte B. dixonmichael d. and Anne deeley Easterlysidney H.* and clara l. feldmancolleen m. flinnPatrick l. flinndavid H. and sandra l. flintron and Gwen freemanJ. michael and lauren Gearonthomas James GuzzoAziz A. and farahnaz A. HashimWilliam c.* and Betty s. HatcherWayne s. HyattEric J. and Barbara s. JoinerKenneth and mary mathenylawton and Brenda neaseGary d. nelsonEric and Katherine ohlhausenJanet and iqbal Paroocarl and Gretchen Pattoncharles and catherine rice / the charles and catherine B. rice foundationBharat shahmitesh K. shahJ. Grover and catherine l. thomas

Members of the Benefactors Circle have made transformative

gifts to Georgia State University totaling $100,000 to $999,999.

The university is grateful for the gifts made by these esteemed

individuals and organizations.

AnonymousAmerican Heart AssociationAmerican international Group inc.Atlanta chapter of the risk insurance management society inc.Autism speaksBard inc.centers for disease control and Preventioncharles stewart mott foundationchildren’s Healthcare of Atlanta inc.East lake foundation inc.Equifax inc.Ernst and Young llPfinrA investor Education foundationGeorgia real Estate commissionthe Gerber foundationHitachi foundationHoward Hughes medical instituteinternational Association of machinists and Aerospace WorkersJesse Parker Williams foundationJewish federation of Greater Atlanta inc.John H. cowart family foundation inc.Kaiser foundation Health Plan of Georgia inc.Kathleen d. crouch trustlettie Pate Evans foundationthe lighthouse foundationlockheed martin corporationmabel dorn reeder foundationmarch of dimes foundationmary Alice and Bennett Brown foundation inc.new United motor manufacturing inc.new York life foundationthe Payne fundPricewaterhousecoopersraytheon company charitable Gift fundreal Estate Alumni Group / Atlanta Board of realtors Educational foundation inc.rollins center for language and learningtowers WatsontoyotaUniversity system of Georgia foundation inc.UPs

University$100,000 to $249,999 Anonymous (3)Jim and Kathryn Adamsthomas and Kay Aderhold

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Henry f. Anthony and carol r. Geigerrobert J. and Amy ArogetiWilliam c. and margaret m. Balzermark Becker and laura voisinetKenneth Black Jr.*stuart c. and vicki W. Blandforddavid c. Blumenfeld and Paula K. EubanksPaul f. Bowleslouis s. Brooke*Edward H. and nancy BullwinkelAnthony P. and mary d. Burgermaxwell m. Burnslinda s. Byarschris m. carlosAlmand B. carroll*James E. and Patricia W. copelandAlonzo A.* and Gwendolyn m.* crimJarrett and mary davisthe family of r. means davis Jr.r. means and margaret t. davisdavid A. and cantey l. deeterH. talmage dobbs Jr.*r. Howard dobbs Jr.* and Josephine A. dobbs* / r. Howard dobbs Jr. foundationterry and marilyn dornbushJulian W. and sue EidsonElze Epps and Evern cooper EppsA. l. feldman*Brad and marie fosterf. sheffield Halecourtney Hannafrank J. Hanna Jr.Joe frank and Elizabeth c. HarrisKenneth W. and Georganne f. Honeycuttleyton B.* and Kathryn J.* Hunterrobert HunterJeff G. and sherry HwangBen f. Johnson Jr.*mahmood* and carelle l. Karimimaneshnoah langdale Jr.* and Alice c. langdale*mary B. longdavid A. and Barbara m. lowenkopfBill* and Billie* loweryG. michael and lee A. lumpkinmargaret K. lupo* / merle K. lott trustmanoj K. mishra and neha mishral. Anthony and Jackie E. montagralph c.* and margaret U.* moorKeith A. and marsha s. o’daniel / f.A. o’daniel foundationWilliam A. PannellWilliam c. Pate and Judy trotochaudE. vachel and shirley c. PennebakerJohn and Jan Portmandouglas and Patricia reidKenneth and frances K. reidWayne d. and rubye l. reidJoe and Karen reinkemeyernancy B. robitaillemason B. and Ana m. rountreeJoseph and sara sansonestuart schwarzschild*Wilbert H. and dorothy r. schwotzerKelly and Ginny smithJames A. and Gail E. starkJuanita s. stokesdavid and nancy stonecipherAndrew B. and ruth E. suzmanArthur m. and leslie m. thurston

ted townsendrichard and Ardith vinesPaul WachterJoseph and felicia* Weber / the Joseph and felicia Weber family foundation inc.leszek Wegrzyn*Bruce and Jeanene WeinerKaren c. Wilbankssuzan and stephen Zoukis

AnonymousAirsept inc.the Alice and noah n. langdale Jr. foundation inc.American Bankers insurance Group inc.American diabetes Association research foundation inc.American Hotel and lodging Educational foundationAmerican legacy foundationAndreas foundationAndrew and Eula carlos foundation inc.Aon foundationArcher daniels midland companyArgus financial softwarethe Arnold foundation inc.Arthur Andersen llPAssociation of Public and land- Grant UniversitiesAtlanta music festival fundAutotrader Group inc.Bank south corporationBausch + lombBBdo southBill and melinda Gates foundationthe Boeing companycamden county sheriff’s officecarlyle fraser Employees Benefit fundcentury 21 national Advertising fundchubb corporationciBA vision corporationclub managers Association of Americacontinental telecom inc.crohn’s and colitis foundation of Americadanish Agency for science, technology and innovationdeere and companydelta Air lines inc.duPree foundationElton John Aids foundationEmory UniversityEwing marion Kauffman foundationExxon Education foundationfitel lucent technologiesGenuine Parts companyGeorgia collaborative to improve care at End of lifeGeorgia-Pacific foundation inc.Georgia-Pacific llcGeorgia state Afl-cio labor Awards committeeGeorgia state University Alumni Associationthe Gerontological society of Americathe Halle foundationHarriet mcdaniel marshall trustHasbro children’s foundation

Helene fuld Health trust, HsBc Bank UsA, trusteeHerman J. russell foundationHunter Hotel investment conferenceinG life of Georgiainternational Association of fairs and Expositionsiowa child foundationJack tarver foundationJames m. cox foundation of Georgia inc.James s. Kemper foundationJefferson-Pilot corporationJohn H. and Wilhelmina d. Harland charitable foundation inc.Johnson and freeman llcKatherine John murphy foundationKenneth m. England foundationKinetic Biosystems inc.livingston foundation inc.m. Bobbie Bailey foundation inc.marsh UsA inc.mcdonnell douglas foundationmills B. lane memorial foundationmilton m. ratner foundationnational Association of Exposition managers foundation inc.national Geographic society Education foundationthe new York community trustParoo charitable trustQualtrics llcraymond James charitable Endowment fundreal Estate investment Advisory councilresidential care facilities for the Elderly Authority of fulton countyrich foundation inc.robert and Polly dunn foundationsalisbury community foundation inc.searssoutheastern Bankruptcy law institute inc.southeastern regional reading recovery Associationspencer Educational foundation inc.state farm companies foundationthe strickland family foundation inc.sun microsystems inc.susan G. Komen for the curetroutman sanders llPU.s. chamber of commerceU.s. disabled Athletes fund inc.United Way of Greater Atlanta inc.University of copenhagenthe vasser Woolley foundation inc.Whitehall foundation inc.William Bingham foundationWilliam m. suttles foundationthe Woodrow Wilson national fellowship foundationYmcA of metropolitan Atlanta inc.Zeist foundation inc.Zygogen llc

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Anonymous (15)Jim and Kathryn Adamssamuel E. Allenrichard J.* and Barbara n. AndersonBeverly J. ArmentoJanice H. ArsanKathleen B. and r. lawrence Asherichard K. and carole BabushJ. fred and linda BaileyJohn and isabel BakerE. Jo Baker-Henryc. duncan and Ellen BeardGary l. BernesYezdi and Perviz Bhadamark E. Biernath+Kenneth Black Jr.* Boyd J. Blevins*W. frank and mary Ellen Blountdavid c. Blumenfeld thomas E. and Beth Ann c. Bolanddonna s. Brazzellthomas J. BremerAgnes c. Brook*louis s.* and mary f.* Brookem. steven and Gail BrothertonBennett A. Brown iiiBrian and nan BrownGeorge H. BrownJohn and Gwen BullockW. lee Burge* and Burge familynancy A. Byronmartha B. carltonAlmand B. carroll*raymond m.* and Karen c. cashJames d.* and lenora v.* caswellWillie mae cathcart*Burton cloud*michael J. and donna n. colesJames E. and Patricia W. copelanddonald P. and Geraldine A. cranerobert s. crane*John A. and Annie crawforddeborah P crockettKathleen d. crouch*Jeanette G. cummingsBill and Jill dahlbergthomas r. daniel Jr. and susan Brooksm. Eleanor davis*malcolm davis*r. means and margaret davisralph and linda davissamuel J. davisdiane A. deanWilliam G. densmore*ronald J. and suzanne f. donnerBetty H. dunnHugh l. durham

John m. dyermichael d. and Anne deeley Easterlysusan H. Eckertrichard A. Elmer* and Katherine r. lloyd*carrie l. Elrod+charles Epstein*virginia Ezzard*William E.* and victoria o.* farnellcolleen m. flinn Patrick l. flinnAlfred J. flodathomas and Annie flournoyfran and Joe fowlerdiane l. fowlkesdaniel P. franklinc. Elisia frazierAngela Porter Giles and Alan richard Gilesthomas* and virginia A. Gilmoredonald s. GingrichJeanne m. GoldieWilliam and valerie GoodwinEmily Graham*Elizabeth Balliet Grefe* steven and Katharine HaaseJohn and victoria Haberlen+Janice m. HaddrillJay B. Haney and Anne Page mosbyGeorge m. Harper*irene c. HarrowerWilliam c.* and Betty s. HatcherJ. rhodes* and Elice Havertymelvin B. and lucille W. Haydenronald J. and Janet s. Henrycatherine c. Hensoncarole E. HillKenneth E.* and denise Hillrichard E. Hodges Jr.tony G. and Pamela G. HolcombeKaty l. Hope*sally and John HowardHenry r. Hunter*Kathryn J. Hunter*m. christine JacobsBen f. Johnson Jr.*charles B. Jones Jr.James A. Kaufmann*susan J. Kelley and ronald f. verniJack r. and Patricia c. KellyJeff and teresa Kellyroland J. Knobel* ralph and marjorie f. Knowlescharles c. Knoxflorence Kopleff*Keith and Karen Kuchtamichael A. lafleur

W. Edmund and cecil W. lairdnoah* and Alice* langdale William d. and florence E.* lathbury louis l. lawsonJ. Kenneth* and loyce H. lesleyJay l. levine*Kenneth and donna lewistom and Patty lewisEdith daniel little*leigh Anne liuKevin E. loftonWilliam G. and rita K. loventhalWilliam G. and connie lucas+salvatore J.J. lucidoGrant and Arabelle luckhardt+Kenneth and mary mathenyvicki H. Wilson mcElreath+Bob and michele mcGinnislouise m. mcGuiredavid m. and sarah H. mcKenneyrichard and Kirsten meneghelloElizabeth m. mercer*michael H. and Enid m. mesconralph c. moor*Gaylon d. morrisJ. Elaine murphylawton and Brenda neaseJohn c. and Agnes v. nelsonmichael r. neuenkirchJ. Warren newman*Phil and Jeanne oneacre+William A. Pannellcarl and Gretchen Pattondebianne and robert s. Petermanluis and Abrenda Planas+J. Allen PooleAlwyn v. PowellJames and Barbara Prickettc.P.A.c. reynolds Julian f. and d. Annette Hill* rhinehartned and marsha richardsdonna m. robertsonJohn charles rolison+James and mary rowleyGeorgette A. samaritanJoseph and sara sansonenaomi satterfield*Amanda l. scott and michael P. Kehoecarole E. scottnancy and Geoffrey* seamansfredrick v. sherwood*Kay r. shirleymartha E. sikdavid G. simons*daniel t. sims Evelyn m. sohn*Howard s. starks*

The Legacy Circle recognizes alumni and friends who have

included Georgia State University Foundation in their estate

plans. These enduring gifts made by our Legacy Circle members

ensure the long-term security and excellence of the university.

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$22.8m i l l i o n

l a r g e s t s i n g l e g i f t i n g e o r g i a s t a t e h i s t o r y

dorn swerdlinmyrna r. truittAileen and chris valianoschristopher r. and Elanna r. valleyrichard and Ardith vinesBailey m.* and Ethel K.* Wade randy A. Wade+rodney d. Wade+Joseph l. Walkerleszek Wegrzyn*Hugh W. and linda m. WelbornErnest G. Welch*frances Welch*donald J. Wert+diane E. WhiteWilliam B. Whiteralph and marie WilliamsKirk and Jackie WimberlyWayne* and rebecca* WoodyAlice c. YoungJ. Hoyt Young+norman E. Zollersuzan and stephen Zoukis

+ New Member Fiscal Year 2015* Deceased

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Silver$5,000 and above Anonymous (1)Keith E. Adams and Kerry l. Heywardrandall r. and Brenda G. Addingtonmiles J. and Elaine B. AlexanderAngie and sam AllenAlison Altman and mark s. PivenWilliam d. Amis and Paula E. stephanHenry f. Anthony and carol r. Geigermike ArasinEliot m. and Phyllis Arnovitzrobert J. and Amy Arogetimanubir “manny” and cathi Arorasteven G. and lisa n. Asplundhsheldon d. BalbirerHarold l. and Juliette B. Ballmilton J. and linda J. BallWilliam t. and linda Barberneda A. Barqawi and Khalid HamiedJames l. and valerie BaylenBruce H. and cindy A. Beckermark Becker and laura voisinetBruce and Janet E. Beermandouglas G. and sandra E. BergeronG. dennis and Kathy t. Berryrobert c. Blicksilversimon H. BloomW. frank and mary Ellen Blountfrank H. and Karen P. BoykinAhmet c. and fatos Bozerstephen and mary BradshawBen and suzy Briggslouis s.* and mary f.* BrookeEdward H. and nancy BullwinkelAnthony P. and mary d. Burgerdennis r. and Janel E. Byerlychristopher and Ann-marie campbellchris m. carlosvan E. caswell and Wimberly Warnockrahim B. and mahnaz r. charaniacraig and sydney clelandAntione d. collinsH. Keith and margaret P. cooleyJoel and Geraldine cowanr. Keith cox and Phyllis l. ParkerKay c. and carter W. craigiecharles and Ansley crawfordstewart m. dansbytye and cathy darlandJeffrey r. davis and carrie l. christiethe family of r. means davis Jr.r. means and margaret t. davisdavid A. and cantey l. deeterAndres diaz and Julie Harrower-diazrene m. and Barbarella diazlinda K. disantis and George r. Kerr Jr.charles G. “lefty” and Joyce G. driesell

sandra l. dwyerJohn m. and Joyce B. dyerHoward c. Ehni and donna A. leeJulian W. and sue EidsonE. Patrick Eppsr. fenton-mayBradford W. and Patricia P. ferrercolleen m. flinndavid H. and sandra l. flintscott m. and marie frankron and Gwen freemanJohn W. GamwellAngela Porter Giles and Alan richard GilesJanet l. Gossagemartin f. and Kelly A. Gracelarry E. and christina m. f. Gramlichduncan s. and Julia J. GrayG. Patrick Greenlawrence W. Green and Judith m. ottosonluke and susan Gregorytimothy J. and Kathleen GunterJohn B. and victoria A. Haberlendavid f. and mary l. Haddowf. sheffield HaleJames d. and molly A. HargatherJefferson l. Harralsonirene c. HarrowerAziz A. and farahnaz A. HashimWilliam c.* and Betty s. Hatchercatherine c. Henson and christopher carpenter Kenrick n. Higatony G. and Pamela G. HolcombePhilip E. and melinda HolladayGeoffrey t. and mechelle m. Horstdavid J. and Julie Hungelingrobert Hunterderek m. and Gillian t. Jacksonrichard J. and marcia n. Jacobsondavid and deana JohnsonWilliam B. Johnsonc. david and Elizabeth H. JohnstonEric J. and Barbara s. JoinerA. tom and Judy Jonesdavid G. and vesta o. JonesJames W. KelleyJack r. and Patricia c. Kellymichael P. and Elizabeth A. Kennyralph and marjorie f. Knowlesmichael A. lafleurdavid t. and Ellen leerichard H. and susan m. lennycharles c. and Pamela B. leonardKenneth d. and donna c. lewisKevin E. loftonmary B. longlawrence J. and Barbara lorusso

david A. and Barbara m. lowenkopfBruce W. and lorianne mackJ. Alan and cynthia H. maloynancy r. and laurence E. mansfieldisaiah and sharon W. mappKenneth and mary mathenyfelicia and rodney mayfieldW. Ken and connie d. mcdanielcolleen E.B. mcEdwards and scott Burnsidecharles H. and margaret r. mctierGary meggsJohn r. Parks and Erika meinhardtmark s. mesler sr.Karen J. minyard and richard W. turnermanoj K. mishra and neha mishraKevin W. and colleen mooneyAlan s. neely and Helen deGolian neelyJohn c. and Agnes v. nelsonmark A. and lynne r. o’BrienJohn E. and caroline PallatWilliam A. Pannellrichard K. ParadiesJanet and iqbal Paroodebianne and robert s. PetermanParker H. and Janet PetitJ. Allen PooleGregory s. and michelle J. Popeneil l. and mebane PruittGeorge W. rainboltWilliam d. and susan t. reevesdouglas and Patricia reidWayne d. and rubye l. reidthomas J. and Wendy W. reimanJoseph W. and Karen W. reinkemeyerc.P.A.c. reynolds and linda K. Wiantsami l. rizkmary K. and richard c. roarabaughmason B. and Ana m. rountreeJeffrey c. and deborah B. ruppJoseph and sara sansonerobert A. and carol s. sargentAnil d. and Ujwala A. sawantJohn r. and Elizabeth scarbroughWilbert H. and dorothy r. schwotzerBharat shahmitesh K. shahmichael s. and cynthia c. shannonJagdish n. shethnicholas and Anne marie shreiberHarold v. shumacher and nancy E. nolanfrank and deborah t. sloverKelly and Ginny smithroy m. and Bonnie G. sobelsoncarole P. and michael c. sorrellsPaul and sue sparksmargaret A. statondante s. stephensen

The Partners Circle represents those donors whose gifts totaled

$1,000 or more between July 1, 2014 and June 30, 2015. These

annual gifts provide vital support for Georgia State.

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Juanita s. stokesfrank d. and Judy J. stricklandc. meade sutterfieldAndrew B. and ruth E. suzmanmark and suzanne sykesJ. stephen and l. Gail tannerBernard taylorGeraldine P. thomasArthur m. and leslie m. thurstoncelia tillWillard n. and Wanda f. timmderrick and trish treadwellmary l. turicktimothy J. and Edith m. twomeyJohn B. and ray E. Uttenhovechristopher J. and Aileen B. valianosrichard and Ardith vinesKaren and dexter B. WarriorJeffrey l. and cindy WarwickAllison l. WebbJoAnna f. and James H. Whitemcrae f. and Brenda c. Williamsruth E. Windhamsteven W. and lynne s. Wrigleydavid d. and Andye H. Zellsuzan and stephen Zoukis

Blue $2,500 to $4,999 Anonymous (2)Henry and Billye s. AaronWilliam t. and carol m. AdamsKimberly A. Agnew-Heardian Almondrichard H. and marty Altermandonald t. Andersonfrank and Julianne AppersonBeverly J. ArmentoJudith f. ArringtonJohn l. Averycarolyn s. BallewArmand E. and dickey l. Balsanorichard E. and danielle m. BalsanoJohn r. and Angela Y. BauerAlfons l. and Barbara r. BaumstarkJay A. Bernathdavid c. Blumenfeld and Paula K. EubanksWilliam c. Bogner and Pamela s. Barrthomas E. and Janine A. Bowensteven and Elizabeth Bowlesthomas B. and denise E. BoydKatrina t. Bradburyfrances l. Breeden and Bruce BrittainHarvey J. Brightmanmargo A. Brintondavid and donna BrownAnnelle n. BurchE. tyrone and tracey m. Burkecarole Z. carrekert. david caudill and Julia K. BannermanP. troy and mazie lynn causeyJames c. chambers Jr.terry r. and B. lynn chastainPhillip H. and Julie s. cookryan H. crooksErroll B. and Elaine davismichael c. and Wendy marsh dendy

vicki m. denmarklawrence A. dietrichdabney W. and William t. dixonronald J. and suzanne f. donnerJere A. and Patsy c. drummondWesley c. and Joanne l. duesenbergJames and nancy c. dykhouserobert J. and shelley c. EvansPatrick l. flinnfran and Joe fowlerJanet l. foxmichael K. fuller and lauren P. carriganstephen W. and marianne d. Garberrobin l. Griffith and dawn r. smithshelby r. and lynne E. GrubbsJoe frank and Elizabeth c. Harrisroy Harris Jr.robert t. HensonKerry t. and Kimberly s. Hixonsandra c. HofmannJohn d. Hogan and Anna m. craigJeff HoworthK.n. King and susan A. colenaomi m. Kirkman-Beyrobert A. and lynn s. Kochrichard i. and lana c. Krebsdavid l. Kunianskymichael G. and susan lambrosEmanuel v. lauria Jr.tom and Patty lewisdennis P. lockhart and mary r. taylorG. michael and lee A. lumpkinmichael E. and shelia G. manelylisa c. martinWalter t. and June K. masseyWalter f. mcdowelldavid t. mcmurrainmichael and theresa m. metzlerrobert E. moore and Julie l. HotchkissArthur J. morrisstephanie m. morrisfred t. mote and Bradley l. WilkinsonAldus c. and Jan myerslynda A. newsomeWilliam c. Pate and Judy trotochaudGeorge E. and Kathryn f. Piercelorene c. and James B.* Pilcherdavid A. Portwoodcharlie f. and doris PrinceJulio A. and myriam ramirezWilliam H. and Ashley s. rogersmary Ann romskiB. sterling rothlouis A. ruprecht Jr.Brian G. sadlerdavid W. and sharon E. schachterGeorge and Alayne sertlrose A. sevcikJung P. and michelle shimJoanna P. skinnert. dallas and monica c. smithfelicia A. speetjensraj swamiAmit thakerEdgar c. and Julia torbertEsperanza torresmark d. and carol traildan and Kim turnerrose marie Wade

Hugh W. and linda m. WelbornJohn v. WilsonGail K. WinkleAndrew m. and Helen WolffW. c. Wyatt Jr.James n. and michele m. Young

White$1,000 to $2,499 Anonymous (4)Justin c. and laura A. AbbottGregory A. and Wanda c. AdamsJames m. and Kathryn Adamsmark c. Adamstimothy f. and rhonda l. Agnewdonald G. and Ellen AhearnH. Elliott Albers and Amy ErwinPaul A. AlbertoHugh and delcie J. AlbrittonJason f. and courtney AldrichGary P. and sam AlexanderWilliam t. and donna n. Allbrittonrandall l. Allen and mary lou montagne-Allenrobert t. and tami ArmagostEllen f. Arnovitzcraig E. and Jane G. Aronoffmezzie l. Ash and Paul J. BrownsonJoyce Atkinsonrobert A. Azarrichard K. and carole Babushlaurence and terri f. Bagendavid A. BalosHenry spencer BanzhafGrene n. BarancoJohn W. and Barbara B. Barbermelody E. Barnettsandra Kay Barnhillrichard and Barbara Baskervillecharles W. and Joan s. BassHarry H. and deborah l. BaughmanJohn s. Baynedorothy t. BeasleyKatalin s. BeckJoseph m. and marjorie l. Belthnathan and linda Bennettfrancis E. Beresrobert J. and Aubree l. Bergmannlawrence s. BermanKenneth l. and Katherine s. Bernhardtleonard E. BerryAmy t. Berthouexleonard BevillHarold l. and Judy G. BevisYezdi K. and Perviz Y. BhadaWilliam f. BibbJames J. Biellocolin E. and Jessica m. Blalockmark Blankenship and laura E. cayceclarence W. Blanton and Karen m. verebleslie l. BleeckerJames A. Blissit*ned and renay A. Blumenthalthomas d. and mary Beth c. Bodythomas E. and Beth Ann c. Bolandmatthew l. Bowerrichard E. and sandra B. Bowers

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david W. and m. Ellen BoykinJohn d. and lisette d. BranscombGary B. and melissa B. Brennamans. Perry and shirley BrickmanJohn o. and Gertrud A. BriggsJason E. and Anna BringGary s. Brochinmary m. BrockingtonJames c. and Karen W. BrooksJames l. BrossWilliam B. Browningdebra A. Bryanmark G. and melissa m. BrysonJoanna Buffington and William d. BrookJames A. BurkeAndrew c. and lisa m. BurnettJohn A. Burrisonf. melvin BurtonJohn r. and roberta m. caldwellG. michael and Jan callahanmarie cameronmartha B. carltonBrian t. caseymichael W. and Bobbelise B.* ceiglermichael P. cerchiaroPatricia cervenkalaurie championrachna d. chandoraGuantao chen and daoling Bidavid m. cheshiertseng Yen chuangJames t. and lindsey G. churchillconrad s. and Elizabeth A. ciccotelloJohn d. clarkAndre B. and Brenda E. clevelandcharles G. and lindsey cobbJ. Alfred cochranJames G. and mary A. cochranWilliam B. and mildred m. codyWalter o. coffey and G. david sprowlcheryl c. collierBeverly H. collins and Patrick Headcharlotte A. combreralph contisarah l. cook and Kevin P. ByersJohn W. cooledgedouglass f. and renee coveyJohn A. and danah c. craftmark s. and leland crewsdaniel B. crimminschristopher crittendendeborah P. crockettsidney A. and constance crowclarence t. and Annette cummingsBradley n. and sally curreyBrett H. and Jaime currycarolyn n. and William A. currydaniel B. and margaret m. curtisJan dahlin GeigerHarry l. and Julie r. dangelWayne W. danieldarrell W. danielsteresa t. dau and Amanda mcmillanWalter f. and Jean E. davesElizabeth H. davidJ. narl davidson and Edith m. GuytonBraxton K. davissamuel J. davissherman r. day

Kean J. and rebecca A. decarloWilliam c. and suzanne G. degnatsmichael deKoningmichael J. and Kristen m. delaneyJoseph r. and tracy m. delgadoJerry and Harriet dempseycharles d. derbyGeert J. de vriesdavid diaz and candace E. Bird-diazsarma and rajalakshmi dittakavicaitlin m. dooleydavid n. and Kathy K. doroughPaula l. dresselirene m. duhaimeJoyce dunaway Parkerdouglas G. dunlapBetty H. dunnmichael and Anne EasterlyJohn f. and sara A. Edgarmichael EisenstadtW. crawford ElliottJohnnie m. and Patsy B. Engessermichael P. and Paula Eriksenrussell W. and lori r. EtheridgeJohn f. and susan m. EuartJames o. Evansstephanie A. Everett and Jason WilesJoe B.* and daphna B. EzellJamie l. fanellicasey J. and melissa c. farmerPaul J. ferraro and Kristin l. rowlesJill s. finanWilliam c. and sally G. finchmary B. finklynn m. finley-davisvirginia A. finne and Geoffrey churchillWilliam n. and s. denise floydGregory s. and cheryl l. fordJohn B. and sarah c. fordstephen d. and denise B. forresterdiane l. fowlkesdavid J. and linda c. fraboniJerrold francesamuel o. franklin iiimartin d. and carol m. fraserlaura d. and George v. fredrick Jr.Patrick K. freerfred J. friedellee J. and Joan m. friedmanGwen A. frishkoffEleanor J. fultonPeggy A. and Kevin c. Gallagherdavid H. GambrellPallavi GargJohn m. GarriganGerald d. and mary B. GayPamela l. and Jonathan GaylesJerry GeigerJames f. and Patrice P. GeorgePhillip E. and Jerri A. Gilbertrobyn Gillespiedonald s. Gingrichraymond A. and Jillian l. Giornellimarjorie l. GirthJ. lewis GlennH. fred and merrilee A. GoberJeanne m. Goldieleon c. and Betty c. Goldsteinirene E. Goodale

scott K. Goodelllynda t. and ray GoodfellowGlenn E. and Jodie l. Gougefrederic J. and linda Grantdonald H. Gudehusf. stuart and Kathleen c. Gulleymatthew and Angela P. Gunningdonald and tamara HaleGeorge and carolyn t. HallJohn W. and virginia W. Hallfrank t. and Barbara c. HannahEugene J. Hanratty iiiEdward J. and caroline HardinJames l. and margaret t. HarknessHubert l. and Joan c. Harrisdabney A. Hart*Gil Harvardrobert r. and Polly l. HarwellJ. rhodes* and Elice Havertymelvin B. and lucille W. HaydenJohn r. Hayes and Karen A. schriverGene t. HaywoodKenneth J. Heaghney and dean mary E. Walkerdaniel E. and marianna c. Hendricksronald J. and Janet s. HenryAndrew m. and Kimberly s. HermannGlenn H. Hewittderek HeydenHunter m. and sharon K. Hicksseabie W. Hickson iiichristopher P. and Adrienne Hillleo J. and florissa B. HillPatsy J. HilliardWilliam r. and lisa m. HinsonBarry t. and linda Hirschfrankie H. Hobbsdavid m. and faye H. Hollandsamuel J. Hooper and michelle r. Holdgrevecarl H. Hooverr. craig HooverJohn d. Hopkins and laurie E. Houseleslie and sharon Houghsally s. and John r. Howardrichard t. and Janice P. HowertonZhenhua Hucarl d. Hudson and Jennie raymondJames W. and lea Ann Hudsonrandall l. and linda s. HughesAnna m. Humnickychristopher m. Humphreycheryl E. Hunleyronald E. and Amy HunterWillard P. Hurst Jr.rebecca l. Huss-Keeler and terry KeelerEdward J. Huxrandy E. Hymanmie igarashiGeorge E. and dorothy s. ingramdouglas and leslie isenbergmichael J. ivieAngela G. JacksonJames W. and Ann J. Jacksonscott and claudia JacksonG. Eric and Allison A. Jacobsnicole Jamesolga s. and robert E. Jarrett

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ralph W. and sandra f. JerniganJin Jinolubunmi U. JinaduHiram d. and Barbara K. Johnstondawn m. JonesEmanuel and Gloria Jonesfrank i. Jones and debra l. KibbeJean Ellen Jonesmargaret A. Jonesvan d. and Belinda d. JonesBidhu Josephteresa f. JudonJason m. Jundt and stephanie l. Kresky-Jundtsteven J. Kaminshine and cathy c. JamisonBarbara B. Kaufmansusan J. Kelley and ronald f. verniJeffrey W. and teresa G. KellyJulia m. Kerlindaniel P. Kidder and lisa P. ArmisteadJames A. and lori E. Kilbergsharon s. Kilfeatherd. Kimbrough King Jr.Weston c. Kirksidney and m. carolyne Kirschnerthomas J. and Jacquelyn l. KissGloria m. Kittelnancy P. Kropfdana l. Krützfeldtv. Kumardavid c. and susan K. lairdPatricia A. carter and richard d. lakes Beverly Y. langford and charlie P. Boydsusan K. lauryHarrell and carla B. lavenderJonathan l. and marlo o. leachsheila H. lee and Jonathan J. daviesKeith J. leggettJohn m. leonardloyce H. lesleyBrian G. leslieJames E. and mary n. lesternoah A. and Berna s. levineBrad and Anne W. lewisJian d. li and Haidong XuWilliam G. and Barbara K. lipeAdam H. litkeWilliam J. and mary longJ. michael lorton and Gary E. YoungbloodWilliam G. and rita K. loventhalroger W. and candy c. lusbyJohn r. and sandra Z. lutzkerPeter and teresa m. lyonsKimberly c. and lee A. macenczakJames l. maddex Jr.dionne mahaffeymark W. and sharon maloneydexter K. manningKimberlee K. martensAnthony l. and suzanne martindavid r. and Ana l. martindavid v. and lynn d. martinroger G. martinJorge and sherron martinezsue s. masseylars K. mathiassen and lene AgerskovHelen mathistodd maurer

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cover photo Georgia state University’s physical presence in downtown Atlanta continues to expand with the opening of the new college of law Building (which is depicted throughout this report) headlining that growth. located at the corner of Park Place and John Wesley dobbs Avenue, the college’s new home officially opened for fall semester 2015. the effort that secured funding for the building is a perfect symbol for the partnership between government, nonprofit foundations and private citizens that has powered transformative progress throughout the university. Photos by Brian robbins and Bob toomy.

p. 6 regynald Washington (center), cEo of Hojeij Branded foods, one of the nation’s largest airport food service providers, describes Georgia state students as “grounded, respectful and hungry for knowledge.” He is pictured with two such students, seniors Joshua laster (left) and maria Bustamante. Photo by tony Benner.

p. 9 Phil oneacre (left, with wife, Jeanne) says his feeling of connection with Georgia state was rekindled by the Panthers’ headline-making upset in the first round of the 2001 ncAA men’s Basketball tournament. Part of the oneacres’ legacy gift will support scholarships for new generations of Georgia state student-athletes. Photo by tony Benner.

p. 11 david cheshier (center), director of Georgia state’s creative media industries institute, says the cmii will put Georgia state students in better position than ever to take advantage of the explosion of growth in Atlanta’s film, music and new-media industries. He is pictured on the roof of the cmii’s future home at 25 Park Place with (left-right) senior Ajahn richard, senior cody stapleton, junior dee Parker, and senior nicholas c. smith. Photo by tony Benner.

p. 13 for now, the building that adjoins Georgia state’s 25 Park Place facility is empty, but thanks to a record-setting grant from the Woodruff foundation, it will soon be filled with opportunities for Georgia state communications students. When the building’s transformation into the creative media industries institute is complete, students will be able to work side by side with artists and entrepreneurs in a vast array of communications specialties, exploring everything from film production and web design to video game programming and virtual reality — and gaining a foothold in an Atlanta media industry that has rapidly become one of the most dynamic in the world. Photo by rebecca Breyer.

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