Kennesaw State University

President’s List

KENNESAW, Ga. — Savana Chapman of Moultrie was recently named to the President’s List at Kennesaw State University.

Chapman was among the close to 3,000 Kennesaw State students who were honored for academic excellence in the Fall 2016 semester. University President Samuel S. Olens recognized the students for earning top marks.

To achieve the honor of being on the President’s List, each student must have satisfactorily completed at least 9 semester hours with a term grade point average of 4.0.

Dean’s List

KENNESAW, Ga. — Kennesaw State University congratulates the nearly 6,000 students who were named to the Fall 2016 Dean’s List. Students named to the Dean’s List were enrolled in at least 9 credit hours of courses and earned a grade point average of at least 3.5.

• Victoria Banks of Norman Park.

• Matthew Cabral of Omega.

• Patrick Davis of Moultrie.

• Thomas James of Moultrie.

• Lyndsay Oxley of Moultrie.

• Rachel Sasine of Moultrie.

Kennesaw State University is one of the 50 largest public universities in the country. Located just north of Atlanta, Ga., Kennesaw State offers nearly 150 undergraduate, graduate and doctoral degrees and enrolls more than 34,000 students.

Congressional Art Competition

PERRY, Ga. — Amber Moore of Colquitt County High School received an Honorable Mention in the 2017 Congressional Art Competition for her work, “A Long Day.”

Rep. Austin Scott, R-Ga., announced winners of the Eighth District competition April 9  at an awards reception at Perry Convention and Visitors Bureau.

The grand prize winner — Ramiro Santillan from Lowndes High School — will be eligible for scholarships and receives airfare to Washington, D.C., where his piece will hang in the United States Capitol for one year. The second and third place award recipients — Alyssa Marie Davis from Lowndes High School and Diana Pashkevych from Telfair County High School, respectively — will have the opportunity to display their artworks in Scott’s Warner Robins and Tifton offices.

John May

DAHLONEGA, Ga. — Recent awards ceremonies on the University of North Georgia’s (UNG) Dahlonega, Gainesville and Oconee campuses recognized more than 300 students for excellence, including John May of Berlin, Ga., who was recognized for earning the Siler Scholar.

“It’s important that we take time to recognize those students who are going above and beyond in their efforts to advance their academic careers and who are taking full advantage of UNG’s mission to develop students into leaders for a diverse and global society,” said Dr. Tom Ormond, provost and senior vice president for academic affairs. “The number and scope of awards presented this year is a testament to how our students continue to raise the bar in their scholastic pursuits.”

Held April 10, 11 and 13, the Student Honors and Awards ceremonies included a wide variety of awards designed to recognize academics, community engagement, leadership, student involvement, and other achievements.

Grantham University

LENEXA, Kan. — Grantham University recently announced its March local graduates of the university’s online degree and certificate programs:

• Nakia Alleyne, AA Criminal Justice

• Brandy Jolly, AA Business Management

“We are so proud to congratulate these graduates on trusting our team with their dreams. What an accomplishment!” said Dr. Cheryl Hayek, Grantham’s interim university president and chief academic officer. “It gives us such great pleasure to see students’ hard work result in an education that will help set them up for success in the next exciting chapter of their lives.”  

Given the flexibility of the 100 percent online university’s course schedule, Grantham students finish their programs and graduate each week of the year.