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Share your memories of CSU or its predecessor, Columbus College

We're want to hear memories of alumni and others as CSU prepares to celebrate its 50th anniversary in 2008. Charlie Smith, one of Columbus College's first students, now retired and living in Smyrna, wrote recently:

Charlie Smith and Fay Tidwell were named “Wittiest” in Columbus College’s 1958-1959 Grey and Gold yearbook.	“My two years at this school were two of the greatest years of my life … I was born at Fort Benning and
	raised at Baker Village and had recently gotten out of the Army and had no idea what direction I was headed when the college was opened. The school was new, and so was I. The staff and teachers, all new, couldn’t have been better. Classes were small and you had  individual help when needed. Dr. (T.Y.) Whitley (was) not only our	Charlie Smith, 2007
	president but at times a kind and thoughtful father figure. What a wonderful time at this new
institution. The staff, teachers and students all were  learning at the same time … “I am so proud to have been a small part of the beginning of this great institution of learning. Watching it grow these past 50 years has filled my heart. I am looking forward to 2008.”

Send your thoughts and recollections to sutley_bill@colstate.edu or by regular mail to:

Bill Sutley, Public Relations
4225 University Avenue
Columbus, Georgia 31907

Maybe you remember:

• When registration was more like this 1965 scene, right?

• What life was like before  nearby Peachtree Mall?

• A favorite professor who helped set the course for the rest of your life?

We look forward to sharing your memories during the year ahead.