FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Thursday, December 2, 2010

Contact:  Robert Preston, Jr.,
              912.260.4276
              robert.preston@sgc.edu

R.L. Lanier Family Makes Donation to SGC Foundation

At the November meeting of the South Georgia College Foundation, the Foundation presented the Bruce Edwards Scholarship to Sunshine Carter, a freshman swimmer and cross country runner from Baxley, and received an additional donation from the R.L. Lanier family to enhance the R.L. Lanier Scholarship fund.

One of the Foundation’s most generous donors has been Satilla REMC. At the meeting, Romeo Reyes, CEO of Satilla REMC and an SGC alum, presented the Foundation with the donation from R.L. Lanier family. Mr. Lanier was a long-time CEO of Satilla REMC and a strong supporter of education. During his remarks, Reyes stated that it was Mr. Lanier who encouraged him to return to school. Reyes, a line worker at the time, eventually obtained a degree in engineering and is now CEO of Satilla. Like Mr. Lanier before him, Reyes, who graduated from SGC, is a strong advocate for education. “Satilla REMC has always been a great friend of this college. It means a great deal to us that you decided to make this donation to our institution. An investment in education is an investment in the future of our community and our state,” says Dr. Virginia Carson, SGC President.

The Foundation also recognized Annilyn Phillips, a student from Hazlehurst who is one of the current recipients of a Satilla REMC scholarship. She graduated from Jeff Davis High in May and plans to pursue a career in the medical profession with the intentions of becoming a doctor. After she graduates from SGC, she plans to continue her education at the University of Georgia.

The Foundation presented Sunshine Carter, a two-sport athlete at SGC, with the Bruce Edwards Scholarship for the spring 2011 semester. Carter, a member of the both the cross country team and the swim team, has been instrumental to the success of both programs.

Sam Caldwell, a freshman cross country runner from Bremen, spoke at the meeting and thanked the Foundation for the scholarship he received this year. Caldwell holds the SGC record at the men’s eight-kilometer distance (27:57) and made First Team All Conference this year, the first Tiger runner to earn that honor.

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