In a bleak year, Miyana Hamilton, 23, and her sister Terri Hamilton, 20, have had a lot to celebrate.Â
Miyana graduated in May from Southern Union with an associateâs degree in business management. Terri was promoted to manager at a part-time job while a freshman at Southern Union.
Reginald Benson, who turns 54 on New Year s Day, commutes daily from Columbus, Ga., to Auburn. Today, he sits outside the construction site for the Tony and Libba Rane Culinary Science Center on South College Street with a smile and a book in hand: Tad Williamsâ The Heart of What Was Lost.
âI tell everybody, every day I wake up is a blessing,â Benson says.