Alumnus Mixon earns USG award

Retired Lt. Gen. Benjamin "Randy" Mixon '75 was honored with the Regents' Hall of Fame Alumni and Distinguished Friends Award Sept. 12 at the annual University System of Georgia (USG) Foundation Gala in Atlanta.

Mixon and his wife, Rhonda, made a generous donation to UNG's Military Science Center project and partnered with other members of the class of 1975 to support the effort. His class has also endowed a scholarship that benefits a cadet and a civilian student during each academic year.

Mixon, who resides in Orlando, Florida, is a member of the UNG Foundation Board of Trustees and an active member of the UNG Foundation Development Committee. He said the award he received also shines a light on his fellow board members and other supporters of the university.