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Tre Armstrong who was featured in the Summer 2011 issue of Hot Stepz Magazine was recently honored in Ottawa for her character, talent and enduring commitment to her community.

In his new BBC1 comedy series, Sir David Jason gets the nation to fall asleep very quickly and very well.......

Allison Scardino Belzer, Armstrong Atlantic State University assistant professor of history, is the new editor of the recently published textbook Documents in World History (Pearson, 2011), volumes 1 and 2.

Erin Chalmers has been named director of alumni relations and annual giving in the Office of Advancement at Armstrong Atlantic State University.

Armstrong Atlantic State University’s College of Education has received a $19,999 grant from the U.S. Department of Justice National Institute of Corrections to fund a cooperative agreement for implementing inmate behavior management programs.

Armstrong will kick off its 2011 Common Read program with a keynote address by Mary Ann Bowman Beil, vice president at Memorial University Medical Center. The free event runs from noon-1:30 p.m., August 19, in the Fine Arts Auditorium on campus.

Armstrong ’s Office of Financial Aid was awarded a $4,000 financial literacy grant by Higher One, Inc. to provide financial literacy education to first-year students and Hispanic Outreach and Leadership at Armstrong (HOLA) program students.

Wednesday July 20 is the anniversary of the first ever lunar landing. To celebrate, Wikicollecting.org have put together a list of the top 10 most expensive items of Apollo 11 memorabilia to have ever sold...

The Armstrong Atlantic State University Athletics Department placed a school-record 83 student-athletes on the Peach Belt Conference's Presidential Honor Roll for 2010-11, as announced by conference officials.

Dr. Keith Betts has been appointed vice president of student affairs at Armstrong Atlantic State University, effective July 1. Most recently, he served as vice president for student services and dean of students at Buena Vista University in Iowa.

Jennifer Gleitsmann and Jessica Jacobson, Armstrong Atlantic State University students in the Radiologic Sciences Department, each received a 2011-2012 Varian Radiation Therapy Student Scholarship of $5,000.

Despite a tough economic climate, Armstrong Atlantic State University continues to generate strong economic activity for the region, pumping more than $201.2 million into the local economy during fiscal year 2010.

Armstrong psychology student Caroline Eastman received a full-tuition waiver and stipend to attend Tufts University.

The Armstrong Nu Zeta chapter of Kappa Delta Pi, an international education honor society, won a national service award for their Literacy Alive! Project “Plenty a Books” in May.

Dr. Don S. Stumpf has been named director of Armstrong Atlantic State University’s Liberty Center in Hinesville, Ga.

Armstrong Atlantic State University officials announced today that Lisa M. Sweany, senior associate athletics director at Grand Valley State University (GVSU) in Michigan, has been named athletics director for Pirate Athletics effective July 18.

Atlanta-based The Goizueta Foundation has awarded Armstrong Atlantic State University an $870,000 grant to continue to support a comprehensive Latino outreach, recruitment, progression and graduation initiative on campus.

More than 200 Armstrong Atlantic State University students are headed for destinations around the world as part of summer study abroad programs, representing an increase of about 43 percent from last year.

Matt Carroll, Kaitlyn Haynes and Ryley Jones, Armstrong students of engineering studies, took first place in the student poster competition at the 2011 American Society of Engineering Education’s (ASEE) Southeastern Section Conference.

Eighteen Armstrong Atlantic State University students graduated from the Nick Mamalakis Emerging Leader Program during an inaugural pinning ceremony held in Armstrong’s Student Union ballroom in April.

Thomas Howard, Armstrong professor of geography, has been selected as a National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) Summer Scholar for an NEH institute, “The Cultural and Historical Development of Modern India," that runs July 4-29.

Elizabeth Desnoyers-Colas, assistant professor and coordinator of Armstrong’s African American Studies minor, has been invited to participate in the National Endowment for the Humanities 2011 Summer Institute hosted by Johns Hopkins University.

Congressman Jack Kingston, First District of Georgia, will deliver the keynote address.

Chicago waste and recycling company will collect discarded ceiling tiles for re-use in the manufacture of new ceiling tiles

Louella Banez, a radiologic sciences student at Armstrong Atlantic State University, has been selected to participate in the American Society of Radiologic Technologists (ASRT) 2011 Student Initiative Program.

The Armstrong Atlantic State University Office of Multicultural Affairs honored more than 700 minority students during the 2011 Multicultural Academic Achievement Scholars (MACAS) Awards in April.

From April 25-30, the Armstrong Atlantic State University Police Department will participate in the National Take Back Initiative sponsored by the U.S. Department of Justice and the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA).

Twelve graduating seniors in the bachelor’s of fine arts program have turned a former Abercrombie & Fitch store in the Savannah Mall into an art galley showcasing a collection of exhibits that constitute their capstone projects for graduation.

Bryan Riemann, associate professor of sports medicine in the Department of Health Sciences at Armstrong Atlantic State University, has met the requirements to be honored as a Fellow of the National Athletic Trainers’ Association (NATA).

Charlotte Johnson, a medical technology student at Armstrong Atlantic State University, has received a Siemens Healthcare Diagnostics Scholarship for her outstanding academic achievement.

The eighth annual 3 Days for Armstrong campaign celebrated success Thursday evening as campaign co-chairs Ray Gaster and Danny Pinyan presented a check for $728,044 to Armstrong Atlantic State University President Linda M. Bleicken.

35-year-old privately held company promotes staff for leadership positions

Armstrong Atlantic State University has partnered with YourCampus360 to offer a complete walking tour of the school’s scenic campus, giving prospective students unlimited virtual access to the university's facilities and residential areas.

Aarkstore.com announce a new report "Armstrong World Industries, Inc - SWOT Analysis " through its vast collection of market research report.

Armstrong Atlantic State University hosts an Atlanta reception at 6:30 p.m., Tuesday, November 16 in the Cobb Galleria, 2 Galleria Parkway. Designed for incoming freshmen, the reception is an opportunity to ask questions and learn about Armstrong.

Fidel Castro’s daughter, Alina Fernandez, will be the keynote speaker during the 2010 International Week at Armstrong Atlantic State University. Fernandez will speak at 3 p.m., Sunday, November 7 on the Armstrong campus. Free.

The 2010-2011 Armstrong Atlantic State University Robert I. Strozier Faculty Lecture Series continues on Friday, November 12 at 12:10 in University Hall 156 on the Armstrong campus, 11935 Abercorn Street. The lecture is free and open to the public.

The Armstrong Atlantic State University women's soccer program will retire four-time All-America and three-time Peach Belt Conference Player of the Year Kristin Burton's No. 17 jersey in a prematch ceremony Sat., October 16 on the Armstrong campus.

WAVE a joint venture between Armstrong World Industries Inc. and Worthington Industries Inc. a leading manufacturer of suspended ceiling grid, today announced the opening of their first manufacturing facility in Pune, India.

Miami, Florida; 03-03-10 – Frank Armstrong, III, a pioneer in the world of online investment, and founder of Coconut Grove-based fiduciary firm, Investor Solutions, has been invited to return as a featured columnist for Morningstar.com.

Fracassa, Norton, Popson and Stark Join Ex-Pro’s Armstrong and Lodish

Pints for Prostates founder Rick Lyke has been invited to serve on a panel at the Livestrong Global Cancer Summit in Dublin, Ireland, on Aug. 26th addressing the stigma that cancer survivors face while battling the disease.

A new virtual reality version of the Apollo 11 landing has been created in Second Life (TM) by Birmingham UK based virtual world specialists Daden Limited.

Industry Veteran, Former Tweeter VP Tapped as Director of Business/Market Development

Armstrong flooring and ceiling products are getting in the games, playing important design and performance positions in 11 Olympic venues. In all, 140,600 square meters of Armstrong products cover floors and ceilings of the Olympic buildings.

Armstrong supports juan muÑoz retrospective at tate modern