Georgia College & State University

The College of Health Sciences at Georgia College recognizes it's outstanding students for the 2021-2022 academic year.

Twenty seniors have been named valedictorians for the May/August 2022 graduating class.

Sophomore Double-Major Vivian Cassaniti Wins Newman Civic Fellowship! Cassaniti's passion for working with local communities to understand different perspectives led her to win the Newman Civic Fellowship-which selects leaders from Campus Compact member institutions who demonstrate new ways of solving civic issues. As part of the Fellowship, Cassaniti will receive national recognition from Campus Compact as well as special scholarship opportunities.

Only 189 students, pulled from 126 institutions from across the nation, have been recognized as Truman finalists. The award recipient will receive a $30,000 scholarship for graduate school, and will become part of the larger network of Truman Scholarship alums, who are some of the highest achieving public servants in the world. Beals' passion for working with LGBTQ+ youth to prevent homelessness and incarceration and her work for the Women's Center led her to the attention of her philosophy professor, Dr. James Winchester, who suggested that she might be a good candidate for the Truman Scholarship.

Three Georgia College seniors majoring in early childhood education, communication and art have been named Fulbright semi-finalists. They join a growing number of semi-finalists in recent years from Georgia College. If selected as finalists, their travels will take them to South Korea, Greece and Argentina. Final status should be announced no later than June. The university's 2022 Fulbright semi-finalists are: Annabelle Erb, a senior early childhood education major from Johns Creek; Anagha Ramakrishnan, a senior communication major and English minor from Marietta; and Maya Whipple a studio art major with a minor in Spanish from Gordon.

Ellen Yeudall, a senior English major, was named Georgia College's 2022 Academic Recognition Day representative. Ellen will be graduating in May with a 4.0 GPA, is a member of the Honors College, the non-fiction editor for Georgia College's literary magazine, as well as the secretary for the student honors association.

The 12th annual Margaret Harvin Wilson Writing Awards virtual ceremony was held on March 25. Out of 50 submissions, six finalists were selected from two different writing categories-poetry and short story. First-year and sophomore finalists include: Madeline Teigen of Evans, Georgia (first place), Olivia McClure of Decatur, Georgia (second place) and Jaylon Brooks of Augusta, Georgia (third place). Junior and senior finalists include: William "Tanner" Howard of Toccoa, Georgia (first place), Jacob Dallas of Sharpsburg, Georgia (second place) and Chloe McDargh of Augusta, Georgia (third place).

Fifteen seniors have been named valedictorians for the May/August 2021 graduating class.

The College of Business is proud to announce the students selected by their department faculty as the Outstanding Major for each department. From these students, the Outstanding College of Business student is selected by a committee of faculty members representing each department.

Georgia College Psychology senior Anthony Pruner received the Bill McDaniel Research Award for 2019-2020. He will present his research "Screen Time and Problem Behaviors in Preschool Age Children" at the annual psychology department awards ceremony PSYCCON 2020 on April 10, 2020.

The GC Mass Communications Department honored their seniors at a luncheon last week and a few seniors had the honor of receiving department awards.

Kat Sellers places third in 2019 AMA International Collegiate Conference poster competition

The College of Health Sciences honored its 2019 students for their outstanding academic accomplishments on April 5th.

Outstanding students from Psychological Science were recognized at the Annual Psychology Recognition Reception (PSYC CON).

Finalists were recognized for their creative writing during the Margaret Harvin Wilson Writing Awards ceremony held March 14. The top written works were selected from 76 entries during the celebration of writing excellence. The top finalists-awarded $1,000 each-are sophomore Mallory Wheeler of Talking Rock, Georgia, and junior Madeline Ender of Cumming, Georgia.

The John H. Lounsbury College of Education hosted it's annual spring award cermeony in May. Students received awards for their outstanding work within their program.

Several students were recognized for their achievements by the Georgia College Department of Mathematics at the spring 2018 Mathematics Recognition Reception.

The College of Health Sciences held its annual awards ceremony in April where students were recognized for their achievements in their respective major within the health sciences field.

The opportunity for undergraduate students to participate in scholarship (i.e., research or creative activities) has become an important part of Georgia College's emphasis on engaged-learning. Although many students engage in scholarship during the academic year, the most intensive and rewarding work often occurs during the summer months when both the students and their mentor (i.e., faculty or teaching staff) can devote full efforts to their scholarship without the pressures of coursework and teaching. However, most students seek summer employment to pay for some of their college costs for the following year and are unable to participate in summer scholarship unless they receive funding or wages. Through the MURACE Summer Funding program, up to five (5) Georgia College students will be able to pursue their own scholarship projects or creative endeavors (i.e., substantial contribution and co-authorship with faculty mentor or one's own personal mentored research project) under the mentorship of a faculty member or become part of a faculty scholarship project. Congratulations to the 2018 Summer Research Funding recipients.

A GC Biology student presents research at Cambridge, U.K., also selected for NSF REU at the California Academy of Sciences

Eight students recently presented their research at the Academy of Economics and Finance (AEF) Conference in Houston, Texas. Senior economics major Hannah Pasko won the Outstanding Undergraduate Student Paper Competition in Economics. She competed against undergraduate students from across the country bringing home the top prize. Pasko's research is titled "Does Social Media Usage Affect Suicide Rates in the United States?"

Melanie Schellman a Georgia College Chemistry major will present at the 2018 World Congress of Smart Materials.

Three students from Georgia College presented at the Annual International Conference on Outdoor Leadership.

Georgia College congratulates one current student and two recent graduates who were named 2018-2019 semi-finalists for Fulbright Scholarships. Senior geography and history major Darcie Scales applied for an English Teaching Assistantship in Hungary. She will serve as an English teaching assistant in the eastern European country for nine months, if selected. December 2017 graduate Janileyah Thompson also applied for an English Teaching Assistantship. If selected, the mass communication major would spend 13 months working as an English teaching assistant in South Korea. Sofia Papa, a 2016 graduate who majored in Spanish, applied for an English Teaching Assistantship in Spain. She currently serves as a Teach for America member in Jacksonville, Florida.

The top five finalists have been awarded for making it to the final round of the Geico Elevator Pitch competition!

Two students were selected to speak at the May 2017 undergraduate commencement ceremonies. Mass communication major and Camille Tracy and biology major Maria Boff were chosen to give a speech.

Valedictorians earned perfect 4.0 grade point averages during all of their undergraduate coursework. These students earned the distinction from Georgia College's May 2017 graduating class.

During the spring 2017 Music Major awards ceremony, students received awards for scholarships.

On Friday April 28, 2017, in the Max Noah Recital Hall, GC students received outstanding major awards for research and academic achievements.

Five seniors were recognized as Shining Stars in the mass communication department. They have maintained outstanding academic records while contributing both to the mass communication department and to other student organizations.