VALDOSTA STATE MAGAZINE 3 Inspiring Regional Comprehensive Progress ¹ú²úAV Ready To Plant Its Flag Diving To Discover The Unknown Dr. Timothy Henkel Joins Research Expedition To Study The Echinoderms of the Atlantic A Blazer Transformation Story Austin Dunham Discovers His Purpose At ¹ú²úAV Once a Blazer, Always a Blazer ¹ú²úAV Remains Connected to its Alumni Striving for Excellence Capital Campaign Empowers ¹ú²úAV to Realize Bold Ambitions Now and in the Future Exercise is Medicine at the CEMR ¹ú²úAV Changes the Face of Higher Learning By Encouraging Faculty, Students to Change Lives An Investiture Celebration Richard A. Carvajal Shares Story of his Journey From Poverty To Blazer Nation President COVER PHOTO BY PAUL LEAVY Austin Dunham enjoys working out on the rock climbing wall inside ¹ú²úAV’s Student Recreation Center. ¹ú²úAV Magazine is published by the Division of Student Success, led by Dr. Rodney Carr, vice president, and the Office of Communications and Marketing, led by Keith Warburg, executive director. W H A T ’ S I N S I D E 10 16 26 35 63 73 90 ¹ú²úAV Magazine is written in Associated Press style.