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New Georgia Southern building to be named after Sen. Jack Hill, Ruth Ann Hill By Dal Cannady | February 12, 2021 at 8:30 PM EST - Updated February 12 at 8:30 PM STATESBORO, Ga. (WTOC) - A new building in the works for the Georgia Southern - Statesboro campus will bear the name of a beloved Tattnall County couple. Georgia Southern’s president said the new convocation center planned in the South Campus will embody the vision Senator Jack and Ruth Ann Hill had for “their” university. The center will replace Hanner Fieldhouse, built in the 1960′s but can now hold only a fraction of the student body. It would house anything from basketball games to concerts to phys ed and kinesiology classes. ....
BOR approves naming of planned Convocation Center at Georgia Southern February 11, 2021 Senator Jack Hill speaks at the investiture of Georgia Southern University President Kyle Marrero on October 25, 2019. With University System of Georgia approval Tuesday, Georgia Southern University’s planned convocation center in Statesboro will be named in honor of the late Senator Jack Hill and his wife of 46 years, Ruth Ann Hill. Both are Georgia Southern graduates. The Jack and Ruth Ann Hill Convocation Center will be the signature building on Georgia Southern’s south campus. It will be located on university-owned land on the southwest side of the intersection of Lanier Drive and Veterans Memorial Parkway (US 301 bypass). ....
Georgia Southern University Newsroom Home > Press Releases > With historic gift and partnership, Georgia Southern names the Fred & Dinah Gretsch School of Music With historic gift and partnership, Georgia Southern names the Fred & Dinah Gretsch School of Music February 9, 2021 Gretsch Company owners Fred and Dinah Gretsch at the corporate headquarters (GPA Photo/Stephen B. Morton). The “grit and grace” that defines the historic Gretsch sound is also a perfect label for Georgia Southern, as the university’s school of music will now be named after the world-famous drum and guitar maker. With approval today from the University System of Georgia Board of Regents, Georgia Southern University has established the Fred and Dinah Gretsch School of Music and becomes the newest addition to the Gretsch family, which includes country music icon Chet Atkins, legendary rock drummer Charlie Watts, the Beatles’ George Harrison, the late great Mal ....
More By allowing ads to appear on this site, you support the local businesses who, in turn, support great journalism. Groundbreaking held for Small Business Incubator City leaders break ground on the Small Business Incubator which has been six years in the making. - photo by Lewis Levine After more than six years of planning the City of Hinesville finally broke ground on their Small Business Incubator. The groundbreaking ceremony held Jan. 29, in downtown Hinesville brought together officials from the City of Hinesville, the Hinesville Development Authority (HDA) and dignitaries from community partners such as Georgia Southern University, Liberty Campus President Kyle Marrero. ....