A $1.2 million gift to the Middle Georgia State University Foundation from the estate of Carolyn Wynn Smalley, a Wilkinson County woman known for her love of horses, nature, and Georgia history and culture, will fund the creation of two special professorships and develop scholarships and other support for the institution’s equestrian team.
“The gift from Mrs. Smalley will leave an indelible mark on the academic mission of Middle Georgia State University,” said MGA President Christopher Blake. “These endowed chairs will provide transformative instruction and research into rich areas of study that will expand and nurture our understanding of our region and our state. Through our newly created Center for Middle Georgia Studies and by other means, we will be able to share remarkable achievements that will result from this most visionary of gifts from a most visionary woman.”
