82 “Being a Blazer means being unapologetically passionate.” DR. RAEDA ANDERSON VSU alumna who earned a Bachelor of Arts in sociology in 2008 and a Master of Arts in sociology in 2009 and was named the 2018 Graduate of the Last Decade. She currently serves as an associate professor and quantitative data specialist in the Department of Research and Engagement at Georgia State University in Atlanta, Georgia. “Being a Blazer means living The Blazer Creed.” JACOB BELL Student Government Association president and a junior economics major from Baxley, Georgia.