Georgia Southern University presented its 2015 Alumni Awards at the annual Alumni Association Awards Dinner held this past Saturday at the Nessmith-Lane Conference Center. Georgia Epsilon Phi Mike Sanders was presented the Alumnus of the Year Award.
Brother Sanders, who received a Bachelor of Business Administration degree in marketing in 1981 from Georgia Southern, is a three-decade veteran of the financial services industry. He began his career with Morgan Stanley where he served for more than 25 years, rising to senior vice president for investments. He currently works as senior vice president for wealth management with UBS Financial Services. Sanders is a member of the Georgia Southern Foundation Board of Trustees, is a former University Alumni Association member and is a charter member of the Foundation’s 1906 Society. He and his family have endowed two scholarships at the University — one for students in the University Honors Program and one for athletics.