Memorial Ceremony to be Held for Georgia Southern University Student Nurses

ATLANTA (January 5, 2016)  |  Sen. Renee Unterman (R – Buford) invites the media to attend a memorial ceremony for the five student nurses who were killed in a car accident in April 2015. The Georgia Southern University students were en route to Savannah for their final clinical rotation of the school year when a tractor-trailer crashed into the two SUV’s carrying the women.

Gov. Nathan Deal, Lt. Governor Casey Cagle and Sen. Unterman will offer remarks at the ceremony. Dr. Sharon Radzyminski, Professor and Chair of the School of Nursing at Georgia Southern University, is also scheduled to speak. The ceremony will include a candle lighting and unveiling of memorial gifts.

WHO:               Sen. Renee Unterman (R – Buford)

WHAT:             Memorial Ceremony for Georgia Southern University Memorial Students

WHEN:             Monday, January 11, 2016
11:30 a.m.

WHERE:          Georgia State Capitol South Wing Steps
18 Capitol Square S.W.
Atlanta, GA 30334

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For Immediate Release:
January 5, 2016

For Information Contact:

Jennifer Yarber, Director
Jennifer.yarber@senate.ga.gov
404.656.0028