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March: Women In History
Georgia Southern Grad Student Recognized
By American Society Of Civil Engineers
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civil en
gineering graduate student
Mariah Peart has been se
lected by the American
Society of Civil Engineers
(ASCE) as one of 10 New
Faces Of Civil Engineering
for 2019 — Professional
Edition. Engineering pro
fessor Gustavo Maldonado,
Ph.D., said it’s the first time
a Georgia Southern student
has received this recogni
tion.
“Mariah is one of
the best students in the Civil
Engineering program,” said
Maldonado, who along with
Marcel Maghiar, Ph.D., and
Celine Manoosingh, Ph.D.,
is one of Peart’s advisers for
her thesis. “More than three
years ago, Mariah joined
our Build Environment and
Modeling laboratory as an
Mariah Peart
undergraduate student and
quickly learned the opera
tion of all our laser scanning
and measuring devices.”
Peart has worked
on a variety of projects since
becoming a master’s stu
dent. She has used 3D laser
scanning and close-range
photogrammetry, to assist
Statesboro city engineers re
design intersections, result
ing in better traffic flow and
fewer accidents. She also
created 3D models of his
toric bams near Statesboro
that will serve as virtual
preservation for the Bulloch
County Historical Society to
document the history of the
local area.
“My passion to
serve the community as
sisted in attaining this rec
ognition,” Peart said. “My
family is the reason why I
have such a dedication to
serve others through the
skills I have learned over
the years. These skills were
built through passionate
professors of the civil engi
neering and construction de
partment. These professors
not only teach the required
material but show the stu
dents how their engineering
skills can positively contrib
ute to the community around
them.”
Continued on Page 2
City Council Race Heats Up
City Council race
heats up with thruee new
candidates.
Alicia Blakely,
Linda Wilder-Bryan and
Detric Leggett all made their
announcement for candida
cy in Forsyth Park last Mon
day. They will be running in
the municipal race to be held
November 5,2019.
Blakely an
nounced her candidacy to
ran for the Savannah alder-
manic at-large, post 2 seat.
Blakely is an Army veteran
and local community activ
ist who works part-time as a
longshoreman.
Blakely said she
would work to provide
funding to Savannah’s so
cial service organizations
and ensure that promised
projects for communities
are completed. She intends
L-R: Detric Leggett, Linda Wilder-Bryan, and Alicia Blakely
to increase the amount of city ty-owned businesses, while of Savannah’s residents,
contracts going to minori- fighting for equality for all Contiunued on Page 10
CJA Presents GC & the Cuban Cowboys
Date Change to Sunday, March 24th Due to St. Patrick's Day
The Coastal Jazz
Association presents Con
cert & Album Debut Party:
GC & the Cuban Cowboys
on Sunday, March 24th at
the Ben Tucker Pavilion at
The Westin Savannah Har
bor Golf Resort & Spa, 2
Resort Dr. Savannah, from
5-7 PM. The event is tree
for members and students
and $20 for guests.
Gino Castillo is
an Afro-Cuban jazz percus
sionist, singer and leader of
the lowcountry band Gino
Castillo Quartet. Their high
energy performance brings
dancers and non-dancers to
their feet.
Performing with
Gino Castillo are Abdiel
Iriarte on piano, Jake Hoi- Quinn on sax and percus- For ticket informa-
wegner on bass, Michael sion. tionvisitcoastaljazz.org/
The Pinpoint and
Savannah Communities
Celebrate the Life of
Rebecca “Sula”
Bonds Bowens
April 24,1946 - March 6, 2019
Sula, as everyone
called her, touched the lives
of so many people in Sa
vannah, always with a kind
word if she thought you
might be having a bad day.
She was a joyful spirit as she
fed the multitudes with her
soulful cooking.
Sula grew up in the
Montgomery Community
and lived, for a time in near
by Pin Point, and in New
York City.
She was the moth
er of four sons, Timothy,
Marion, Henry and Ralph
Bowens; step-daughter,
Darlene Haynes Wright
and ten grandchildren. Sula
leaves three brothers, Solo
mon Bonds (Carla), Cyrus
Bonds (Juanita), and An
thony Bonds; two sisters,
Shirley Bonds Wingster
and Lynn Street; nieces and
nephews; and a host of cous
ins and friends.
Visitation will be
held Friday, March 15 from
5-6 pm in the Adams Chap
el, 510 Stephenson Ave. The
Homegoing Celebration
for Rebecca “Sula” Bonds
Bowens will be Saturday,
March 16, 2019 at 11 am at
The Temple of Glory Com
munity Church, 1105 Stiles
Avenue, Savannah, Georgia.
Adams Funeral Services are
in charge.
Inside This Week's Edition of
The Savannah Tribune
• Phi Beta
Sigma Wins
State Awards...
Page 8
• Anastasia
Cail-Greene
Named
Superintendent’s
Student of the
Month...
Page 11
• Savannah
State Hires
Quinn As
Football
Coach...
Page 16
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