Fall 2017
The Brave, The Bold, The Brilliant
Christopher Russell: Motivated to Succeed
After 10 years of service in the Navy, Christopher Russell, BU ’98, knew he wanted something more. He grew up in rural New Hampshire, and following in the footsteps of his father – a petty officer who had been in the Navy eight years – he enlisted at age 18. Although Russell scored well on […]
Sandy Strong: Giving Back
It was the combination of convenience and military-friendly benefits that led Sandy Strong, BU ’15, ’16, to study early childhood education at Brenau’s Fairburn campus, where he earned both bachelor’s and master’s degrees. Today, Strong teaches second grade at Edmonds Elementary School in Forest Park, Georgia. An Atlanta native, he aspires to help the underprivileged […]
Randal Robison: A new calling
With a generous discount on tuition rates for military personnel and their families, student lounges specifically for veterans on every campus, flexible online classes and other benefits, Brenau provides easy accessibility to education for students of the armed forces. Randal Robison, a current student and retired Army chaplain, takes classes at both the Gainesville and […]
RISE Program Continues to be a Summer Success
Children in the Real Interactive Summer Learning Experience, RISE, program graduated Friday, July 14, at Fair Street International Academy among friends, family and their summer camp teachers. “It has been an absolute pleasure to work with these students the last six weeks,” said Chelsey Brown, WC ’16, one of the leads of the RISE Program. […]
Faculty members earn emeritus honors
Two longtime Brenau professors were awarded the title of emeritus/emerita upon their retirements earlier this year. Vince Yamilkoski, recently retired professor and director of the Learning Center at Brenau, was named professor emeritus, and Patricia Webster, professor of Spanish, was given the title of professor emerita. The honor of emeritus/emerita comes upon the recommendation of […]
Brenau student Julia Zhu receives statewide design award
Qingyuan “Julia” Zhu, a Master of Interior Design student, received an honorable mention for Best Commercial Design Concept for her commercial office studio project in the Georgia Chapter of the American Society of Interior Designers’ Design Excellence Awards. “Her concept guided her design for the 7,000-square-foot facility,” noted Lynn Jones, chair of interior design and […]
In Memory: Fall 2017
Carolyne Smith Bryan, WC ’36, of Arlington, Virginia, died May 25. Carolyn Abney, WC ’46, of Greenwood, South Carolina, died May 10. Marguerite Duncan-McFarland Bradford, WC ’46, of Staunton, Virginia, died May 20. Sara White Brown, WC ’46, of Lexington, Kentucky, died June 30. Genevieve Low Stewart, WC ’46, of Pineville, Kentucky, died June 8. […]
Brenau mourns passing of former trustee David Seng
Former Brenau University Trustee David Francis Seng of Dahlonega, Georgia, died at his home July 13 after suffering from pulmonary fibrosis for three years. He leaves behind his wife of 50 years, Erin McCabe Seng, BU ’93, who also served on the university board; a daughter, Shannon Seng Van Horn; sons, Andrew and Matthew; daughter-in-law […]
