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We’re back with the Brenau Summer Swag Sale! ☀️🤩
We’ve got Women’s College pendants, essential swag packs, tumblers, tote bags, sling packs, and alumni license plate frames—perfect for showing off your Golden Tiger pride all summer long.
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The 1960`s and 2000`s are in the lead to win the Golden Decades Giving Challenge at Alumni Reunion Weekend! TODAY is the deadline to make your gift for the competition. Ready to help your team cross the finish line? Visit brenau.edu/goldendecades to learn more!
Mary Katherine “MK” Jabbia Poulicek graduated from Brenau University in 2016 after being a member of the swim team from 2012 to 2015. She was a dedicated student-athlete competing in swimming at both the conference and national levels.
Recruited from Louisiana by Coach Blaire in 2012 as part of the “Cajun Connection,” MK made a lasting impact both athletically and on campus. She served the Student Government Association as senator, vice president, and president, successfully advocating for free laundry access for campus residents. MK was also an active member of Alpha Chi Omega, serving two years as vice president of recruitment, a resident assistant for two years, a member of the Phi Kappa Phi Honor Society and Brenau’s 2020 May Day Queen.
After graduation, MK returned to Louisiana and married Drew Poulicek, a native of Rome, Georgia. She earned her Doctor of Pharmacy from Xavier University in New Orleans.
She now lives in Slidell, Louisiana, with her husband, their daughter, Frankie, and their dachshund, Dimitr. She works as a pharmacist with Ochsner.
MK credits her teammates, the faculty, staff, and community at Brenau for helping shape her into the driven and independent woman she is today.
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Presenting the 2026 Brenau Alumni Award Recipients:
The Service to Brenau Award is awarded to Cliff Terrell, BU `84, `95!
Clifford William Terrell is a double alumnus of Brenau University, earning a Bachelor of Science in criminal justice in 1984 and an MBA in 1995. Following a career in public safety with the University System of Georgia at Augusta University, he transitioned into teaching. He has served as an instructor at Augusta Technical College for 19 years. He currently teaches criminal justice and Introduction to College and Computers in the School of Public and Professional Services.
For his work in the classroom, Clifford was named the Augusta Technical College Adjunct Faculty of the Year in 2023 and 2024. His recent honors also include the 2024 National Institute for Staff and Organizational Development Excellence Award and the Who’s Who in Education distinction. In 2022, he received the Catalyst Award for his work on the Hosting Inclusive Virtual Environments series.
A dedicated leader within the Brenau community, Clifford is the former president of the Brenau University Augusta Alumni Association. He is recognized for his proactive efforts in maintaining alumni engagement in the Augusta area, frequently collaborating with campus administration to organize local events, holiday gatherings, and professional networking socials.
In addition to his service to Brenau, he sits on the Criminal Justice Advisory Board for Augusta Technical College and is a recipient of the 68th Anniversary Conference Service Award from the Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity.
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Presenting the 2026 Brenau Alumni Award Recipients:
The Academy Alumna of the Year Award is awarded to Mitzi Saul, A `76!
Mitzi Saul is a passionate communicator with 20-plus years of experience in marketing communication. Before retiring in 2021, she enjoyed executing strategic marketing, events and public relations activities for regional healthcare, business and consumer audiences.
She is a graduate of the University of Georgia’s Grady School of Journalism and Mass Communication.
She headed Mitzi’s Eye, Inc., a small business marketing agency and a photography business. In Jacksonville, Florida, working for Paul Davis Restoration, Inc., she consulted with C-suite executives and prepared proposals to close million-dollar deals. In 2006, she oversaw the most successful conference and trade show in its 40-year history.
Mitzi spent more than 10 years with Community Hospice & Palliative Care, a leading regional healthcare nonprofit. In 2020, Mitzi led marketing activities for the Jewish Federation & Foundation of Northeast Florida to help raise awareness of the organization and its mission to strengthen, support, and sustain Jewish life in the community, Israel, and around the world.
Mitzi is a board member of the Finger Lakes chapter of the Public Relations Society of America and a past executive board member of North Florida PRSA. She earned two PRSA Prism Awards of Excellence. She held leadership positions in the International Association of Business Communicators and was chairperson and presenter of the IABC Southern Region Silver Quill Awards in New Orleans.
Mitzi is a proud Brenau Academy Red Rose Society Scholarship Fund founder and Gold Refined Giving Society member.
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Presenting the 2026 Brenau Alumni Award Recipients:
The Community Service Award is awarded to Sarah "Temple" Moore, BU `13!
Sarah Temple Moore, MScOT, MScGHD, is an occupational therapist, public health leader and community-based researcher dedicated to advancing health equity for displaced populations. She is a graduate of Brenau University’s Master of Science in Occupational Therapy program.
Temple currently serves as director of Community Wellness and Outdoor Leadership at Refugee Women’s Network in Atlanta, where she designs and leads innovative, trauma-informed programs that promote the physical, mental and social well-being of refugee women.
She oversees RWN’s Outdoor Wellness Program, Community Health Worker initiatives, and community-driven research projects. She also co-chairs the Clarkston Health Equity Coalition. Temple integrates her clinical experience in rehabilitation, acute care, and community mental health — including work at Shepherd Center and the Royal Free London — into culturally responsive, community-based models of care.
With additional training in Global Mental Health and Refugee Trauma through the Harvard Program in Refugee Trauma and a Master’s in Global Health and Development from University College London, she bridges occupational therapy and public health to address systemic inequities. Temple has led participatory research initiatives internationally, published in peer-reviewed journals and textbooks, and presented nationally on collaborative health equity initiatives.
Her work reflects Brenau’s commitment to compassionate leadership, innovation and service through occupational therapy practice that extends beyond traditional clinical settings into global and community impact.
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Presenting the 2026 Brenau Alumni Award Recipients:
The Young Alumna Award is awarded to Sara Hubaishi, WC `17!
Sara Hubaishi is an attorney at Nelson Mullins Riley & Scarborough, an Am Law 100 firm. She assists organizations through their data privacy and security incident response obligations under U.S. state and federal law, regulatory requirements and contractual commitments with third parties.
Sara collaborates with vendors in the incident response industry to determine the scope and scale of an incident, verify containment, and support the organization in mitigating its operational, financial, and reputational risks. Her experience covers the spectrum of data incidents, including systemwide network intrusions, ransomware attacks, cyber extortion, fraudulent wire transfers, e-mail account compromises, stolen computers and employee misconduct.
Sara serves a range of private- and public-sector clients in multiple industries, including banking and financial services, healthcare, education, e-commerce, technology, retail, manufacturing, state and local government, accounting, legal and other professional services.
Sara counsels clients on compliance with U.S. data privacy and information security laws, including the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act, the Controlling the Assault of Non-Solicited Pornography and Marketing Act, the Children’s Online Privacy Protection Rule, the Biometric Information Privacy Act, and comprehensive state privacy laws such as the California Consumer Privacy Act. She also advises clients on international data protection requirements like the European Union’s General Data Protection Regulation.
She graduated from the Women’s College in 2017 and obtained a master’s degree in 2019. At Brenau, she was a lead resident assistant, chair of the Honor Court, SGA president and May Queen.
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