Georgia College & State University

Georgia College recognizes its students from the John H. Lounsbury College of Education for their outstanding work for the 2022 spring semester. They have made the Dean's List.

Georgia College recognizes its students from the J. Whitney Bunting College of Business and Technology for their outstanding work for the 2022 spring semester. They have made the President's List.

Georgia College recognizes its students from the J. Whitney Bunting College of Business and Technology for their outstanding work for the 2022 spring semester. They have made the Dean's List.

Georgia College recognizes its students from the College of Arts and Sciences for their outstanding work for the 2022 spring semester. They have made the President's List.

Georgia College recognizes its students from the College of Arts and Sciences for their outstanding work for the 2022 spring semester. They have made the Dean's List.

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.

Mary "Polly" Moss Cuthbertson Award: Britney Cherry William I. Hair Outstanding Graduating History Major: Paige Magoto Daughters of American Revolution Scholarship: Caroline Cole Joseph Flake Steelman Scholarship for History Majors: Loren Pope Lala Carr Steelman Scholarship for a Continuing History Major: Mallory Baker Dr. Bob Wilson Scholarship: Margaret Rousseau Global Foodways Award: Parker Woods Outstanding Graduating Geography Senior: Anna-Jean Saleeby Outstanding Geography Major: Jackson Barr

Outstanding First Year Award: Trenholm Fahy, Alysa Paisley, Samantha Lounsbury, Andrew Oldham, Sara Jewel Simpson Outstanding Sophomore Award: Eleanor Arnold, Jacqueline Banks, Caiden Evans, Avery Carbone, Outstanding Junior Award: Elinor Munson, Jack Grimes, Amanda Beard, Labranda Mobley Outstanding Senior Award: Sherree Clark-Metcalf, Taylor Ann Pruett, Anne Elise Beals Outstanding Undergraduate Research Award: Mackenzie Van Boxel Excellence in Community Service Award: McKenna Whitley, Allison Ehrenhalt Inclusive Excellence Award: Harlee Parden- for their SEPA project entitled "Investigating Feelings of Belonging, Psychological Wellness, Self-injury and Suicide Risk Among Transgender and Gender Non-conforming College Students." Khyla Guishard & Sarah Martinez- for their SEPA project entitled: "Investigating Belonging and Wellness Risk Factors among Black, Multiracial, and Latine College Students Attending a Predominantly White Institution." Innovative Dissemination of Psychological Science Department: Amy Grace Rhinehart- in recognition of their innovative short form videos promoting scientific literacy as part of Dr. Jett's PSYC1101 Introduction to Psychology and GC1Y courses. Alexa Wimberly- in recognition of their innovative short form videos as part of Dr. Jett's PSYC1101 Introduction to Psychology course. Rachel McQuinn, Kara Nitschke, Margot Crowell & Jewleeana Bache- In recognition of their podcast, "Social Hour", which discussed implicit biases in a conversational audio podcast format as part of Dr. Heppner's PSYC3500 Social Psychology course. Annalise Cefaratti, Elizabeth Cooper, Isabella Martinez & Ella Swartz- In recognition of their 'In The News' short-form video communicating the rise of opioid use in pets and the corresponding dangers of human abuse as part of Dr. Dandy's PSYC2060 Drugs and Behavior course.

Mass Communications's outstanding graduates are: Jonathan O'Brien(MSCM) and Samantha Stanley(Rhetoric) Shining Star Recipients: Grace Kearney and Anagha Ramakrishna Rhetoric Execellence Community Service Award: Rebecca Valazquez

The GIVE Center announced the recipients of the Bronze Level Presidential Service Award. This list is comprised of students who have completed between 100-174 service hours during 2021-2022.

The 2022 Leadership in Moral Courage Bobcat Award and $1,000 Academic Scholarship is Milo Morris.

The GIVE Center announced the recipients of the Silver Level Presidential Service Award. This list is comprised of students who have completed between 175-249 service hours during 2021-2022.

The GIVE Center announced the recipients of the Gold Level Presidential Service Award. This list is comprised of students who completed more than 250 service hours during 2021-2022.

Five management information system (MIS) students, in their first experience competing, placed sixth in the Enterprise Resource Planning Simulation (ERPsim) North American Competition, a part of the 13th ERPsim International Competition. The competition team: Tyler Maxwell, Daniel Marcus, Edward Cooper, Palmer Wilson and Jacob Wood competed against 21 other universities from North America. This included universities like Valdosta State University, University of Southern California and Universite de Sherbrooke, in Canada.

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.

Fifteen students and 8 faculty from the Department of Biological and Environmental Sciences attended the 99th meeting of the Georgia Academy of Sciences hosted by Valdosta State University on March 25th and 26th. The students delivered 14 research presentations and several were recognized for their work. Charleigh Stepp received the Outstanding Undergraduate Presentation Award in Biological Sciences. Christopher Horacek received the Outstanding Graduate Presentation Award in Biological Sciences. Jessy Everett received the Outstanding Graduate Presentation Award in Earth and Atmospheric Sciences.

The Student Research Conference Committee congratulates students and their mentors for their outstanding presentations at the 25th GC SRC 2022

The Dr. Doreen Sams Award comes from a generous gift from faculty to honor the work of Dr. Sams, a recently retired Professor of Marketing who served as one of the founding members of MURACE (Mentored Undergraduate Research and Creative Endeavors).

Four students presented at the 25th Annual Georgia College Student Research Conference.

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.

A team of five students were the first from Georgia College to advance to the second round of the Southern Classic Research Challenge, a sub-regional competition in the Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA) Institute Research Challenge.

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.

The student body elected a new Student Government Association executive board during the Spring 2022 semester. The Student Government Association's elects are as follows: President-elect is Kaitley Congdon, Vice-president-elect is Connor Hilly, Secretary-elect is Ellie Munson, and Treasurer-elect is Axel Hawkins.

Georgia College crowns royalty, naming the 2022 Homecoming King, Queen, Duke and Duchess.

Student singers Riley Greer, Taylor Luiz, Malayya Fahiym, Aidan Fortenberry, Allison Crane, Addison Resh, Megan Ostrat, Tyler Harris, Anna Ogletree, Hallie Thompson, Mackensie Arrington and Brianna Burnley have been chosen to particpate in the Spring Voice Honors Recital.

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 Georgia College in Washington (GC in DC) program draws from an extensive network of public and private sector contacts to provide internships in some of the most engaging professional settings in the nation. Working and living in Washington, D.C., presents numerous rewarding experiences that are second to none. During the program, seminars and forums enrich the student experience. Participation in these programs expands the internship involvement and assists students in creating meaningful relationships with other program participants.

Georgia College welcomes our newest students to campus!

Georgia College president Cathy Cox has awarded degrees to the graduating class of December 2021.