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Mission stateMent

Vision stateMent

Core Values

The Georgia State University Department of Athletics dedicates itself to the mission of shaping champions for today and leaders for tomorrow.

Our vision is to be a championship-caliber athletics program recognized nationally for uncompromising academic and competitive excellence.

Integrity • Integrity is the single defining characteristic of Georgia State Athletics. We follow the spirit and the letter of rules and regulations of our governing bodies. We are honest in dealings with athletes, coaches, opponents and the university community.

Excellence • We strive for excellence in the classroom and success at every competition. We have a passion for continuous quality improvement. We expect to win.

Determination and Innovation We embrace our determined spirit while encouraging innovation and resourcefulness in all that we do.

Diversity and Equality • We provide a climate of mutual respect and diversity by recognizing each individual’s contribution to the department. We foster and empower a culture that provides equal access to athletic opportunities, facilities and student support services.

Community and Service • We establish an organizational culture that fosters collaboration and partnership with stakeholders, and promotes responsible and caring citizens

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2 nATIOnAL hOnORS

4 chAMPIOnShIP TEAMS

6 cOnFEREncE AccOLADES

8 In ThE cLASSROOM

9 In ThE cOMMUnITY

10 PAnThER SPORTS TEAMS

20 In ThE nEWS

22 On ThE InTERnET

24 InSIDE ThE nUMBERS

26 FAcILITY IMPROVEMEnTS

27 FUTURE ExPAnSIOn

28 PAnThER AThLETIc cLUB

TABLE OF cOnTEnTS

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nATIOnAL hOnORSFIVE PAnThERS EARnED ALL-AMERIcA hOnORS FROM ThE cOAchES

OR MEDIA In 2013-14 WITh WOMEn’S TEnnIS STAR

ABIGAIL TERE-APISAh BRInGInG hOME FIRST-TEAM hOnORS.

ThE TOTAL OF FiVe all-aMeriCans IS ThE MOST

In OnE AcADEMIc YEAR FOR GEORGIA STATE In PROGRAM hISTORY.

R.J. hunter (above) was only the third men’s basketball player in school history to earn All-America honors as he was an honorable-mention selection in 2014.

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Abigail Tere-Apisah made history by reaching the national semifinals in singles play, the highest individual ncAA finish by a Panther ever. She also became the first female student-athlete at GSU to earn All-America honors twice in a career.

nic Wilson belted 18 home runs to rank fourth in the nation, and was among the national leaders in doubles (20), RBI (52) and runs scored (50).

Albert Wilson was GSU’s “Mr. Do-Everything” and was honored by Sports Illustrated as an honorable-mention All-American as an all-purpose player.

chase Raffield became just the third two-time All-American in school history (any sport) after ranking seventh in the ncAA with 14 home runs and 15th with 59 RBI.

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chAMPIOnShIP TEAMS

2013-14 MeMbersUALRArkansas StateGeorgia StateUL LafayetteUL MonroeSouth AlabamaTexas ArlingtonTexas StateTroyWestern Kentucky

* Western Kentucky will leave the Sun Belt conference on July 1, 2014, while new Mexico State and Idaho are added as football-only members. Also new in 2014-15 as full members will be Georgia Southern and Appalachian State.

sUN beLT sPOrTs*BaseballMen’s BasketballWomen’s BasketballWomen’s cross countryFootballMen’s Golf Women’s GolfWomen’s SoccerSoftballMen’s TennisWomen’s Tennis Women’s Indoor Track and FieldWomen’s Outdoor Track and FieldVolleyball

*GSU-sponsored sports only. GSU men’s soccer joins the Sun Belt as a championship sport in 2014-15, while sand volleyball competes as an ncAA emerging sport.

bUbas CUP sTaNdiNgsRk. Team Pts.1. Western Kentucky 108.52. South Alabama 95.53. Texas State 89.04. UL Lafayette 88.55. Arkansas State 87.06. UT Arlington 85.57. Georgia State 79.08. Troy 58.59. UL Monroe 47.010. UALR 46.5

Georgia State improved its total to five Sun Belt titles in two years by winning championships in men’s basketball (regular season), women’s tennis and men’s golf in 2013-14.

Women’s tennis went on to win its first-round match at the ncAA team tournament to become the first women’s team at Georgia State to advance at an ncAA championship event. The Panthers defeated no. 31 Tennessee before falling to no. 7 north carolina.

The men’s golf squad also reached the ncAA championship for the fifth time in school history after taking second at the San Antonio Regional. GSU finished the championship event in 22nd place in the final standings.

Men’s golf advanced to the ncAA championship for the fifth time in school history after recording a school-best second-place finish at the San Antonio Regional and winning the Sun Belt title.

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Georgia State ran away with the men’s basketball regular-season title at 17-1 in the standings and earned a second postseason bid in three years with a berth in the nIT before ending with a 25-9 record.

Women’s tennis earned the second league title in program history behind Abigail Tere-Apisah, the Sun Belt Player of the Year, and Sun Belt coach of the Year Robin Stephenson.

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Sophomore guard R.J. hunter was named the top male athlete in the Sun Belt conference for the 2013-14 academic year. The award, which includes athletes from all league-sponsored sports, capped a historic year for the Panther men’s basketball program.

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cOnFEREncE AccOLADES 1 SUn BELT MALE AThLETE OF ThE YEAR AWARD-WInnER

2 SUn BELT STUDEnT-AThLETE OF ThE YEAR hOnORS

3 SUn BELT cOAch OF ThE YEAR hOnORS

32 SUn BELT PLAYER OF ThE WEEK AWARDS

45 ALL-SUn BELT cOnFEREncE AWARD WInnERS

basebaLLnic Wilson (first team, 1B)chase Raffield (first team, OF)Joey Roach (first team, c)

WOMeN’s baskeTbaLLKendra Long (third team, G)

MeN’s baskeTbaLLR.J. hunter (first team, G)Ryan harrow (first team, G)Manny Atkins (second team, F)Devonta White (third team, G)

CrOss COUNTryhannah Stefanoff (first team)niamh Kearney (second team)

FOOTbaLLAlbert Wilson (first team, WR/ST)Ulrick John (honorable mention, OT)Joseph Peterson (honorable mention, LB)

WOMeN’s gOLFMaria Palacios (first team)Lauren court (second team)Laura Sanchez (second team)

MeN’s gOLFDavin White (first team) J.J. Grey (first team)Damon Stephenson (second team)

WOMeN’s sOCCerAshley nagy (first team)

sOFTbaLLLauren coleman (first team, 1B)callie Alford (second team, c)Ashley christy (second team, OF)Kaitlyn Medlam (second team, P)

WOMeN’s TeNNisAbigail Tere-Apisah (first-team singles)Linn Timmermann (second-team singles)Abigail Tere-Apisah (first-team doubles)Masa Grgan (first-team doubles)Marcia Tere-Apisah (first-team doubles)Tarani Kamoe (first-team doubles)

MeN’s TeNNisRobert Schulze (first-team doubles)Sofiane chevallier (first-team doubles)Jannis Koeke (first-team singles)

iNdOOr TraCk aNd FieLdnaimh Kearney (first team, mile)Tatiana colbert (first team, 400m, 4x400m)Talia colbert (first team, 400m, 4x400m)Aniya Moore (first team, pentathlon, 4x400m)Jasmyne Robinson (first team, 4x400m)

OUTdOOr TraCk aNd FieLdKatharine Showalter (first team, Steeplechase)carole Idolphine (first team, 400m hurdles, 4x400m)Tatiana colbert (first team, 400m, 4x100m, 4x400m)Talia colbert (first team, 4x400m)Wande Brewer (first team, 4x100m, 4x400m)Katherine Randolph (first team, 4x100m)Ravin Gilbert (first team, 4x100m)

VOLLeybaLLDede Bohannon (second team, Oh)

(Ron hunter, Men’s Basketball; Robin Stephenson, Women’s Tennis; Joe Inman, Men’s Golf)

(R.J. hunter, Men’s Basketball; Abigail Tere-Apisah, Women’s Tennis)

(R.J. hunter, Men’s Basketball)

Panthers on all-sun Belt teaMs

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In ThE cLASSROOM43 President’s List seLections

149 dean’s List Honorees

150 atHLetic director’s Honor roLL seLections

3.06 semester GPa for aLL student-

atHLetes durinG tHe 2014 sPrinG semester, tHe HiGHest on record

A total of 20 Panther student-athletes graduated in the Spring semester of 2014.

1,000 MEn’S GOLF POSTED A PERFEcT APR ScORE OF 1,000 TO RAnK In ThE TOP 10 PERcEnT nATIOnALLY In 2014

GeorGia state led the sun Belt

ConFerenCe with an 86 PerCent

Graduation suCCess rate FroM

the data released in 2013. that

total Makes Gsu the only teaM

in the leaGue to toP 80 PerCent,

and is aBoVe the national

aVeraGe oF 81 PerCent.

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In ThE cOMMUnITYdurinG 2013-14, Panther student-

athletes CoMBined to ProduCe

More than 5,000 hours oF

CoMMunity serViCe throuGhout the

Metro atlanta area For the Fourth

ConseCutiVe year.

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FOOTbaLL -- In the program’s first year at the FBS level, wide receiver Albert Wilson continued his record-setting ways and finished numerous school records -- including 6,235 all-purpose yards to rank among the national leaders -- before signing as a free agent with Kansas city in May. Offensive tackle Ulrick John became the second Panther selected in the nFL Draft as he was taken in the seventh round by the Indianapolis colts.

CrOss COUNTry -- hannah Stefanoff and niamh Kearney each earned first-team All-Sun Belt honors while helping the Panthers to a final no. 15 South Region ranking.

VOLLeybaLL -- Georgia State more than doubled its win total from the previous year as Dede Bohannon earned second-team All-Sun Belt honors as a sophomore.

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WOMeN’s baskeTbaLL -- The Panthers finished fifth in the Sun Belt as Kendra Long earned third-team all-league honors.

iNdOOr TraCk aNd FieLd -- Five Panthers earned All-Sun Belt honors while helping GSU to a fifth-place finish.

WOMeN’s sOCCer -- Georgia State earned a .500 record in conference play for the first time since 2010 while Ashley nagy was selected first-team All-Sun Belt.

MeN’s sOCCer -- Amiri Abraham led the team in scoring as a freshman while senior defender Michael nwiloh went on to become the first Panther selected in the MLS Draft.

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MeN’s baskeTbaLLsUN beLT regULar-seasON CHaMPiON | NiT FirsT rOUNd Enjoying one of its most successful seasons in program history, the men’s basketball team won the Sun Belt Regular Season championship, advanced to the Postseason nIT for just the second time and won 25 games, the second most in school history. The Panthers won a school-record 14 straight games and ran off a stretch of 22 of 23 en route to a 17-1 record in Sun Belt play. Georgia State won the third regular-season championship in program history and first since 2001-02. A record four players earned all-conference honors, highlighted by Sun Belt coach of the Year Ron hunter and Player of the Year R.J. hunter. The Panthers finished in the top-5 in the ncAA in fewest turnovers, free throw percentage, assist/turnover ratio, turnovers per game and turnover margin. Georgia State was one of just three teams in the country with four 1,000-point scorers.

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WOMeN’s TeNNissUN beLT TOUrNaMeNT CHaMPiON | NCaa seCONd rOUNd The women’s tennis program set records and reached levels never before attained by a female team in Georgia State history. The most historic moment came as the Panthers defeated no. 31 Tennessee in the first round of the team tournament to become the first Georgia State women’s squad to advance in ncAA postseason play. It was also the highest ranked opponent the Panthers had ever beaten, giving them wins over two top-35 teams during the season.

Individually, Abigail Tere-Apisah (singles and doubles) and Masa Grgan (doubles) competed in the ncAA individual championships, with Tere-Apisah’s incredible run to the singles national semifinals setting the standard for best ncAA finish by a Panther in history. Tere-Apisah and Grgan also earned the program’s first doubles win in ncAA play, and along with Marcia Tere-Apisah and Tarani Kamoe, helped GSU have two ranked doubles teams in the same week for the first time ever.

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MeN’s gOLFsUN beLT TOUrNaMeNT CHaMPiON | NCaa CHaMPiONsHiP ParTiCiPaNT capped by a 22nd-place finish at the ncAA championship, the men’s golf team enjoyed one of its most successful seasons in program history and easily their most rewarding under head coach Joe Inman. GSU finished no. 42 in the country. The Panthers won the Sun Belt championship to cap a school-record stretch of three straight wins. It was their fourth win of the season, also a school record. Following the conference title, Georgia State finished second at the San Antonio Regional, the program’s best finish in ncAA play to advance to its fifth national championship appearance. Three Panthers earned all-conference honors, while it was a senior who started his career as a walk-on, Tyler Gruca, who finished a school-best third at the San Antonio Regional to propel the Panthers in postseason play. The team combined for 13 top-10 individual finishes during the year, including three second-place finishes.

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OUTdOOr TraCk aNd FieLd -- Georgia State raced to second place in the conference meet standings as Katharine Showalter won the title in the steeplechase.

WOMeN’s gOLF -- Maria Palacios and Melissa Siviter each won individual titles and the Panthers had three team runner-up finishes.

saNd VOLLeybaLL -- Georgia State entered the national top 10 of the AVcA poll for the first time in program history.

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MeN’s TeNNis -- Georgia State picked up wins vs. two ranked teams and finished third at the Sun Belt championship.

sOFTbaLL -- Kaitlyn Medlam set the school record for wins (62) in the circle, while the offense crushed the team mark for home runs with 59 on the season. Georgia State finished third in the Sun Belt conference and won at least 30 games for the eighth consecutive season.

basebaLL -- nic Wilson and chase Raffield each earned All-America honors before being selected in the MLB Draft.

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In ThE nEWSMoVe to the sun Belt BeCoMes oFFiCialOn July 1, 2013, Georgia State officially became a full member of the Sun Belt conference, moving 14 of its 16 varsity sports into the league. The Panthers’ trek to join the conference began with an announcement on April 9, 2012.

transition to FBs status now CoMPleteAlong with the move to the Sun Belt, the Panther football team made the jump from Football championship Subdivision (FcS) to join the ranks of the highest level of play in the Football Bowl Subdivision (FBS). The transition was part of a two-year process that was completed with the final paperwork being submitted to the ncAA on May 31, 2014.

sun Belt adds Men’s soCCer For 2014The Georgia State administration worked with incoming members Appalachian State and Georgia Southern to add men’s soccer as a league-sponsored sport starting in 2014 and providing a home for the Panthers, who were an ncAA Independent in 2013.

PolhaMus, ross on Board as head CoaChThe Panthers welcomed new head coaches to the family in 2013-14 as both Sally Polhamus and Brett Ross returned to Atlanta. Polhamus, a former Division I head coach who was a conference coach of the year, took over the volleyball program in December while Ross, an Atlanta native, is now in charge of the men’s tennis program which won the Sun Belt title in spring of 2013.

Panthers earn hiGhest seMester GPaGeorgia State student-athletes achieved a departmental grade-point average of 3.06 for the 2014 spring semester, and an all-time high 190 individuals earned academic honors. The athletics department has attained a GPA of 3.0 or higher for 12 consecutive semesters since fall 2008. The 3.06 achieved is GSU’s highest on record and follows a 3.05 last fall.

SALLY POLhAMUS BRETT ROSS

MIchAEL nWILOh ULRIcK JOhn

nIc WILSOn chASE RAFFIELD

Three affiliate members (nJIT, howard and hartwick) will join the fulltime trio to form the six-team league, with the winner of the conference tournament receiving an automatic bid into the ncAA championship starting this fall.

SALLY POLhAMUS

BRETT ROSS

GeorGia state leads sun Belt in Graduation suCCess rate Georgia State also had the highest Graduation Success Rate (GSR) among all Sun Belt schools with the data released in 2013. The Panthers’ 86 percent GSR was well above the national average of 81 percent, and was the only SBc school above 80 percent.

sChool-reCord Four Panthers taken in ProFessional draFtsThe number of Panthers in the professional ranks grew in record numbers with four players across three sports being selected by professional organizations during their respective drafts in 2013-14. Michael nwiloh started the charge by being the first Panther ever selected in the MLS Draft (fourth round, chivas USA), while Ulrick John was the second GSU football player chosen in the nFL Draft (seventh round, Indianapolis colts). nic Wilson (24th round, Tampa Bay) and chase Raffield (37th round, St. Louis) were also selected in the MLB Draft.

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Join the CluB among the Panthers with at least 1,000 career points on the basketball court during 2013-14 were:

1,393 devonta White (men’s basketball)

1,269 Kendra Long (women’s basketball)

1,162 ryan Harrow (men’s basketball)

1,131 r.J. Hunter (men’s basketball)

1,128 manny atkins (men’s basketball)

1,008 alisha andrews (women’s basketball)

2x all-aMeriCan

raisinG the BarSeveral Georgia State records were established in the women’s tennis program in 2014, including: Final national Singles Rank: no. 15 Abigail Tere-Apisah Final national Doubles Rank: no. 23 Abigail Tere-Apisah/ Masa Grgan highest Ranked Opponent Defeated: no. 31 TennesseeSeason Singles Wins: 32 by Abigail Tere-Apisah

Father/son sPeCialIt’s not often that a father/son combination is able to share in a championship season like coach Ron hunter and guard R.J. hunter did in 2013-14. Even more rare: both father and son being honored as the best in their league as was the case for the Panthers in 2014 when Ron was named the Sun Belt coach of the Year and R.J. was selected as the league’s player of the year.

saaC earns toP honorThe Student-Athlete Advisory committee was selected as the top student organization on the Georgia State University campus when it received the carl V. Patton Award in 2014. SAAc routinely assists those in need throughout the downtown Atlanta community and has helped the Panthers record at least 5,000 hours of community service in each of the past four years.

hunter reaChes Century MarkR.J. hunter reached the 1,000-point mark in his sophomore season thanks in part to the long ball. During 2013-14, hunter ranked no. 16 in the country with 100 3-pointers, the most a Panther has ever knocked down in one season.

wilson sets standard on Gridiron Albert Wilson will be remembered for years for his record-setting career to help the Panther program get off the ground. Among his school career records are: receptions (175), receiving yards (3,190), yards per catch (18.2), TD receptions (23), 100-yard games (13), kickoff returns (95), kickoff return yards (2,338), kickoff returns for TDs (2), punt returns (41), punt return yards (376), all-purpose yards (6,235) and TDs scored (26). his career total of 6,235 all-purpose yards ranks among the top 30 in ncAA history.

onLy one PLayer in GeorGia state History Had

earned muLtiPLe aLL-america Honors in a

career Prior to 2013-14 WHen tWo PantHers

accomPLisHed tHe feat. abiGaiL tere-aPisaH

(2012, 2014) and cHase raffieLd (2013, 2014)

eacH PicKed uP tHeir second aLL-america

seLection in tHe sPrinG.

ABIGAIL TERE-APISAh

chASE RAFFIELD

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On ThE InTERnETGEORGIA STATE’S DIGITAL PRESEncE MOVED InTO UnchARTED TERRITORY

DURInG ThE 2013-14 AcADEMIc YEAR AS GEORGIASTATESPORTS.cOM

TOPPed 1,000,000 UNiqUe VieWers FOR ThE FIRST TIME In PROGAM hISTORY.

ThAnKS TO FOR FOcUSED cOnTEnT cREATIOn AnD On-DEMAnD VIDEO,

PAGEVIEWS ROSE BY nEARLY FOUR MILLIOn TO 11,116,533.

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420%

367%

19.8%

17.8%

youtuBePosted 106,281 total views, an increase of 77,747

more views in 2013-14 than the previous year.

instaGraMTotal followers increased from 322 in May

of 2013 to 1,678 as of July 1, 2014.

FaCeBookFans who ‘Liked’ the Georgia State Athletics page increased from 12,042 to 14,432 during FYI14.

twitterFollowers for the Panthers’ main Twitter account jumped

from 7,564 to 8,913 in less than 12 months.

diGital Firsts

+ During the softball season, a total of 10 games were broadcast online through student radio station WRAS 88.5 FM, the first softball broadcasts in program history and only the second Panther women’s sport (following women’s basketball) to be broadcast online.

+ At the start of conference play during the basketball season, all men’s and women’s basketball games were streamed live via the Internet at GeorgiaStateSports.com as well as in the iPad and iPhone apps, marking the first live streaming digital audio broadcasts in Panther history.

GEORGIA STATE SOcIAL MEDIA

year-oVer-year interaCtion

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InSIDE ThE nUMBERS

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$500,000

$1,000,000

$1,500,000

$2,000,000

$2,500,000

$3,000,000

$3,500,000

FY05 FY06 FY07 FY08 FY09 FY10 FY11 FY12 FY13 FY14

PAC

Restricted

Overall

21 PERcEnT IncREASE In PAc MEMBERShIP In FY14

151 nATIOnAL STAnDInG In LEARFIELD DIREcTOR’S cUP, ThE PAnThERS’ ThIRD-BEST RESULT In SchOOL hISTORY

2,144 AVERAGE hOME ATTEnDAncE AT ThE SPORTS AREnA FOR 2013-14 MEn’S BASKETBALL

15,577OFFIcIAL ncAA AVERAGE ATTEnDAncE (BY TIcKETS SOLD) FOR 2013 hOME FOOTBALL SEASOn

PAC Growth - FYo5 to FY14In 2009, unrestricted annual giving to

support the growth of the Georgia State

Athletics Department was minimal,

standing at only $29,000. Through the

Panther Athletic club (PAc) in FY14, annual

giving topped $450,000 for the fourth

straight year.

oVerall GiVinG reaChed $2.1 Million,

the third-highest amount on record.

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2013-14 Sports Operations and Recruiting

Team Travel

Uniforms

Recruiting Travel

Supplies and Equipment

Other Expenses

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Gsu athletiCs FisCal deVeloPMent Fy05 to Fy13

The men’s basketball team set attendance records in the stands as it ran up the win total on the court throughout 2013-14. The Panthers pulled in an all-time high 27,488 fans into the Sports Arena. Over 13 games, that averaged a school-record 2,114 fans per game thanks in part to the 501 season tickets sold, also a single-season high. For the March 8 regular-season finale, a total of 3,870 Panther fans packed the Sports Arena, giving GSU its first home sellout since 1989.

georgia state football offered fans Fbs action at a fraction of the price. among their sun belt Conference peers, the Panthers ranked among the most affordable in overall season ticket pricing during the 2013 season.

$0.00$20,000.00$40,000.00$60,000.00$80,000.00

$100,000.00$120,000.00$140,000.00$160,000.00

Men's BasketballRevenue

2010-11

2011-12

2012-13

2013-14

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FAcILITY IMPROVEMEnTSThE MEn’S AnD WOMEn’S BASKETBALL TEAMS EAch STEPPED InTO BRAnD

nEW LOcKER ROOMS In ThE FALL OF 2013, PROVIDInG ThE PAnThERS WITh

SOME OF ThE BEST FAcILITIES In ThE SUn BELT cOnFEREncE.

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FUTURE ExPAnSIOn

in 2014, the GeorGiA StAte AthletiC DePArtment iDentiFieD two keY AreAS oF neeD: A new weiGht room At the FootbAll PrACtiCe ComPlex, AnD A new PrACtiCe FACilitY For men’S AnD women’S bASketbAll AnD volleYbAll, thAt will AlSo houSe An ACADemiC Center. FunDrAiSinG hAS AlreADY beGun AS the ProjeCtS Are eSSentiAl to the Future SuCCeSS oF the ProGrAm AnD Are eArmArkeD to move AheAD oF the other AreAS in the mASter FACilitieS PlAn.

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PAnThER AThLETIc cLUBJim and Kathryn AdamsAdams RealtorsAlbion Scaccia Enterprises, LLcAndrea AlfanoBilly and Donna AllbrittonGerald and Karen AllenDavid Allison and Anna hurlebausAndrew AltmanRichard AndersonWilliam and Tonya AndrewsArylessence Inc.carol AshbyJaynette AtkinsonMyrtice and Walker Atricecraig AvenaMatt AxelrodJames and christy BaggettJason BaileySharon Baldwin-Tener and Matt TenerMilton and Linda BallRobert and Leslie BalogBill and Peg BalzerAnthony BanksTommy and Linda BarberMonica Barnescharles and Joan BassErin BatthJohn and Angela Bauerharry and Deborah BaughmanBauguess Management company Inc.Ernest BealsMark Becker and Laura VoisinetSally and Alexander BeckingBrett BeldenJohn and Theresa BelflowerSusan BellMaggie BennettDeborah and Samuel BentleyJack and Linda BernardJay BernathKen and Kathy BernhardtTim and Anne BerryLena BettisMichael BeutelJohn Beversluiscandace Bird-Diaz and David DiazRoy and Adrienne BlackJames and Kathryn BlackmonDean BlakeBrenda BlylerSteve BodineJamie BoggsWilliam Bogner and Pamela Barrcharles Bohannon and Jeanne Law-Bohannon

herman BolingJames BonneJeremy BorelandBeth and Scott BouchetteJohn BowenSelita BoydJonathan BradberryKatrina and John BradburyWillis Bradfordchristopher BradleyStephen BradshawStephen and Diane BradshawRandall BrannonKenneth and Gerri BreedenGary and Melissa BrennamanRichard and Linda BresslerStewart Bridges and Vickie AllenJohn Brite and Jennifer Griffis-BritePaul and Tina BrooksEric BrothersBradley BrownDavid BrownMisty and Teako BrownRobert BrowningPatricia BruschiniAnne BryanDebra BryanJames Bryantcarlton BuchananJoseph and Marleen BurfordThomas and Tina BurgeeTony and Mary BurgerMark BurgessporterBart BurnettThomas and Vilaysone ButlerDennis and Janel ByerlyJared cagleDan cahoonMarie cameronAdriano cappuccittichris carpenter and cathy hensonTimothy and Kay chanceDarryl and Gay chaneyRay and Foye chapmanTanishia chapmanAlvin and Ramona clarkRob clarkKurt clemmonsAndre and Brenda clevelandMildred and William codyTony colbertTravis colemanPeter coliecommunity Foundation for Greater Atlanta Inc.

Rankin and Sandy cooterSteve and cindy corderSteven and connie corleyDouglass coveycharlene coyleJason craftBarbara craneSteve and Diana crawfordMark crenshawTimothy and Donna crimSid and constance crowBrett and Jaime curryharry and Julie DangelDarrell DanielsLanier DasherDavid and Karen DavisDerwin DavisEricka DavisKirby DavisMichael DealKean and Rebecca DecarloDavid and cantey DeeterBritta DelayBruce DeutschBeryl and Margie DiamondLesley Dickinsonhugh DicksBrandon DoboLawrence and Marilyn DodsonWilliam and Arlyn DohertyMatthew DomenickFelecia DonaldSuzanne and Ron DonnerTodd DownesJonathan Doziercharles and Joyce DriesellAngie and corroll Driskellcourtney Dufrieschristopher and Robyn DunnEdwin and Karen DunnJames DyalEagles Landing c.c. Boosters clubShedwyn EcholesSusan EdwardsSeth and Suzanne EisenbergSuzanne and Timothy ElderBryan ElliottSidney and Kathryn ElliottKent ElrickMarcus EmanuelWilliam EmanuelJerry and Marcy EndsleyJohnnie and Patsy Engesserchristopher and Miriam EnglandDonna and Lee English

The Panther Athletic club (PAc) invites alumni and friends to connect with Georgia State University in a meaningful way. The following PAc members as of June 16, 2014, are helping to elevate the overall prestige of our university with their commitment to athletics.

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harold EtheridgeRus and Lori EtheridgeJames EvansOtha EvansRonald and Kathleen EverettBruce and cameron Fahselcasey and Missy FarmerLarry FerminJames and Patricia FerrellBrad and Patty FerrerKeith and Penny FischerFrances FleckStephanie and William FloydAndrew ForbesJames ForbesGregory and cheryl FordSteve and Denise ForresterJoanne and henry FowlerDave and Linda FraboniGregory and Rhonda FradyDaniel FranklinApril Freecharles FuhrIke FullardWillie FullerBelinda FutrellKirsten GallagherPeggy and Kevin GallagherJonathan GarfunkelMaryAnne and Bruce GauntAllison GeorgeKristy GeorgeGeorgia State University Alumni AssociationSarah GigantinoMary and Lawrence GilbertPhillip GilbertAlan and Angela GilesSteve GossSamuel and cheryl GossGlenn and Jodie GougeKimmy GraffRyan GrahamRichard GravelineGreater Atlanta Men’s Senior Baseball LeagueJim and Letha GriffinAlfred and Mary hackneyJohn and Shelia haireMarshall hallDonald and Elizabeth hamelbergGarfield hammondsJay haney and Anne MosbyJohn hannayMitchel haralsonRobbie hardrickJamie and Molly hargatherJohn harperRichard harrellDarryl and Michelle harrisJennifer harrisKaren and Vince harris

Malcolm harrisRoetta and Greg harrisWilliam and Malinda harrisStanley hausemanRandy hayesSherice hayesLyle helgersonhal hembreeParker hendricksBarry herrinJonathan hersheyDavid heuselKerry heyward and Keith AdamsKen higachristopher and Adrienne hillRosetta hinesWilliam hinesJerry and Regina hintonKasinda hodgeKathleen and Donald hodgesMarshall holcombBrandon holleyMike holmesSamantha and Mark holowkaBradley hortonLaurie house and John hopkinsLuke huardAnna humnickycheryl hunleyRon and Amy hunterDora Il’YasovaJoe InmanJason and Ingrid Irbycarl and Sheryl JacksonRyan and heather JacksonShannon JacksonMark and Susan JacobsonAnne JacobyJeff JagodzinskiJimmy and carla JamesDonald JarrettGregory JarvisJena JessupDinika JohnsonShuckizney Johnsonhiram and Barbara JohnstonWade JohnstonWesley and Myong JohnstonRandall JohnstoneEric and Barbara JoinerAngela JonesDelvin JonesJoshua Jonesnicholas JonesThomas JonesWilliam JudsonLetitia JudyEvan Kainecharity KassaManuel and nancy KeitaMelinda and Albert Kelling

Jack and Patricia KellyJan KennedyRandall KentJulia KerlinBrandon KerseyMichael KienRoger and Becky KincaidK.n. King and Susan coleDonald Kirklandhoward and Mary KiteDavid Klein and Betsy BeachMichael KleinLynn and Robert KochJuanita KochikRichard KolbBradley KolowichStanley and Rose KonterDouglas and Lisa KruegerL.M.T. Inc.Darryl LaBarrieMike LaFleurDavid and Susan LairdSusan and Michael LambrosBenjamin LampkinRenee LanhamTim LappanoDerek Leadercheryl Leehenry and Marilyn Leehilliard and Vivian LeeJae LeeLovell and Terrilyn Lemonscheryl LevickJerry and Susan LewisShelley LewisTom and Patty LewisEdwin and Madeline LeypoldtLarry and Jean LinnerRichard and Karen LockhartKarai LockleyWilliam and Melanie Longnicole LopanikElizabeth and Fred Lopeznolan LordBrock LoughRobert LovettJohnny Ludlumcharles and natalina LunsfordWilliam LynchDarryl LyonsRandolph MacaulayIain MacGowanBruce Mackcarole and Delane MadduxMallonee Farms F2Mark and Sharon MaloneyEdward MannGregory Manncarrie Manning and John FlemingErik and cindy Manningcathy and Rick Mant

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Joyce and Steven ManyIsaiah and Ronni MappAntonia MarcovecchioMatthew and Lilia MarloweArmin MarquezDaniel MarrSusan MartinWalter and June MasseyMichael MathisenGordon MattoxTanya MaxwellFelicia and Rodney MayfieldMatthew MccullinJohn McDanielWilliam and connie McDanielcharles and Brenda McDonaldWalt McDowellBrent McEwenJohn McGeeKyle McKeonEphraim and Jane McLeanDavid McMurrainMegan MeadowsMedcross Imaging PcGregory MeinMichael and Theresa Metzlercharles MichelRees Milikin and Lindsey SotoBenjamin MillerRobert MingoGary MinterJesse MinterW. MoffittDaniel MontaneraBenjamin and Amy MooreJohn MormanE. and Gilda Morriscaren and Tommy MorrisonSherrill MossFred Mote and Bradley WilkinsonSteven Motescarlton MullisBob MurphyVictoria nail-Tailor and Allen Taylorchristina nanceSteve and nancy narrieRaymond nealZachary nelsonchristie and Matthew nerbonneMatthew newhouseFrank and Sherri noyesAnnette O’BanionSusan OgletreeLaura and Matthew O’KeefePriscilla Oliver and David Manghamcharles and Ann OlsonPhil and Jeanne OneacreSulaiman OnibudoDaniel OrsiniEdwin OvercastMark and Tammy Owen

Patricia Owen-Sweitzer and John SweitzerJim Oxfordcontessa PaigeDale and Lisa PalmerTerri and Michael PalmieriElizabeth Pangleclaude PardueKatie PateWilliam Pate and Judy TrotochaudRobert PattonMichael PayneRita and Robert PayneErik Pazherman and Rosemary PennamonJessica PetersTonya PhillipsWilliam and Laura PickensPamela and Mark PieperGeorge and Kathryn PierceKatherine and Robert PierceWilliam PikeRobert PolattySally PolhamusBen PollardJ. Allen PooleFreddie and Linda PorterJohn PortlandJohn and Mary Anne Powellnorman PowellBrittany PriceRobert and camille Pricecharlie and Doris PrinceSusan ProperSuzanna and Patrick QuinnJerry Rackliffe and Usha RamachandranAwilda and James RaglandJay and Kristi RamsaySara and Ronald ReamsRobert and Bonnie ReavisMark ReedTodd and Janet ReeserBill and Susan ReevesWayne and Rubye ReidJoe and Karen ReinkemeyerTim Renick and chris christianc.P.A.c. Reynolds and Linda WiantKathryn RhodesDaniel RiceKenon RichardsonSteve and Jean RichardsonMichael and Jeanne E. RiggallAndrew RoachDeborah RobbeJohn RobinsonWilliam and Judy RochelleKelcey Roegiers-JensenWilliam and Josephine RogersBrett RossSterling RothDavid and Susan RoweJoseph and Elizabeth Rowell

nathan RushinWilliam RussellMalorie RutledgeMichael Saintehugh SandersJoseph and Sara SansoneKerry SatterfieldRuth SaxtonJohn and Elizabeth ScarbroughTrenna ScarbroughFrank SchillerMelissa SchmitzJ.A. and Dana SchneiderTina SchultenRachel and Jon SchwabSchwab charitable FundPaul SchwakLouis ScottAaron ShepherdRussell and Erica ShepleyBrad ShoemakerOlesha Shorter-hill and Lenza hillLaura SillinsKendrick SimmonsDale SimsSky DesignRobert and Betty SlaterKyle SlatonLarry and Brenda SloanBrenda and Richard SmithDavid SmithBetsy SmithKavin and Mary SmithWalter SmithMilton Solomon and Diane BaileyFrances SottnekJohn Spadaforecharles and Ann SpeightGary StalveyJim and Gail StarkRon and Karen StarkRobin StephensonMike StevensJohn and Patricia RileyWillie StewartSandra Stewart-Kruger and Walter KrugerRebecca StoutFrank and Judy StricklandJames StricklandJoseph StrouthEverick Sullivannate SummersJessica SummeySupport housing, LLcBrett and crystal SurrencyMark and carol SwenyMark and Suzanne SykesStuart TasmanSusanne and Jonathan Tauntoncharlie TaylorDerrick Taylor

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Matthew TaylorSusan TaylorRobert TempleAmit ThakerThe columbus FoundationThe Lambros Firm, LLcThe nordmark consulting GroupThe Strickland Family Foundation Inc.Jason ThomasAnthony ThompsonEdwin ThompsonFelicia ThompsonRichard and Pollyann ThompsonTimothy ThompsonJack and Kathleen ThorntonSamuel and Susan ThrowerMac and Leslie ThurstonThurston Properties, LLcTimber Wolf, LLcchristopher and Kelly TimmonsRoger TinglerDaniel ToddEdgar and Julia TorbertPaul TormaJimmy TrepanierJerry TrickieWilliam TuggleMichael Tuller and Virginia chavezWesley and Rasma TurpinJennifer UrsBeth Van FleetBradley Vance and Sandra Pearsonnicole and Deniz VarSteven Vencl

Devin VernickFrancisco Vidalnicholas VogtP.J. VolkerRandy WadeRodney WadeRose Marie WadeMichael and Marilyn Waldroncedric WalkerDon WalkerEmanuel WalkerJonathan WalkerRoyce WalkerSandra WardAlan and Kara WarnerDexter and Karen WarriorDavid and catherine WashburnWilliam and Deborah WaughJohn Weaverchelsea WebbSara WehrKevin WhitePatricia and Stephen WhitenJames WhitfordGeorge WieseAllen and Tracy WilbanksTyler WilcherDennis WilhoitJacquelyn and Thomas WilkersonPerry WilkesDaniel and Angela WilkinBonnie Williamscarol WilliamsJ.D. Williams

Jack and Pamela WilliamsMark and Alana WilliamsMac and Brenda WilliamsPatrick WilliamsPhillip and Theda WilliamsVincent WilliamsDaniel WilsonGary WilsonJohn WilsonVictor WilsonWayne and Suzanne WilsonWilliam Winterharry WinzelerSteve WojcikowskiDaniel and Judith WolbeDennis and Elizabeth WolfeJames Womackcalvin and Yumi WongDarrell WoodallGeary and Dedra WoolfolkJocelyn WyattMr. and Mrs. Philip WynnJoanne YarberJae hee YookSeth and Jennie ZamekMichelle and nick Zoss and family

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