Who’s News for Jan. 10, 2020

Published 2:33 pm Friday, January 10, 2020

Berry College

Dean’s List

ROME, Ga. — Kelsee Brady of Doerun, Ga., was named to the Fall 2019 Dean’s List at Berry College. 

The Dean’s List honors students who posted an academic average of 3.5 or better on a 4.0 scale while carrying a class load of at least 12 hours during the semester.

Georgia Southwestern State University

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Graduation

AMERICUS, Ga. — The following area residents were among approximately 436 students who graduated from Georgia Southwestern State University during the Fall 2019 Commencement Ceremony held on Friday, December 13 in Convocation Hall of the Student Success Center.

• Christopher Jacobs of Moultrie, Bachelor of Science in early childhood education.

• Emilee Sellers of Moultrie, master’s degree in early childhood education.

• Hannah Cato of Moultrie, specialist degree in early childhood education.

• Monyana Coasey of Moultrie, specialist degree in early childhood education.

• Callie Mauldin of Omega, specialist degree in early childhood education.

• Morgan Taylor of Coolidge, specialist degree in early childhood education.

• Kaleigh Whitman of Doerun, specialist degree in early childhood education.

The commencement speaker for the undergraduate ceremony was Georgia state Sen. Freddie Powell Sims. GSW’s Dean of the College of Business and Computing Dr. Liz Wilson served as commencement speaker for the graduate ceremony.

President’s List

AMERICUS, Ga. — The following local residents made the Fall 2019 President’s List at Georgia Southwestern State University and were among 582 students recognized for scholastic achievement.

• Meg Croft of Moultrie.

• Christian Crosby of Moultrie.

• Jasmine Folsom of Moultrie.

• Christopher Jacobs of Moultrie.

• Laura Murphy of Moultrie.

• Jayden Paulk of Ocilla.

• Jaycee Perry of Norman Park.

• Ambria Poole of Doerun.

To be eligible for the President’s List, a student must earn a semester GPA of 4.0 and take a minimum of 12 credit hours.

Dean’s List

AMERICUS, Ga. — The following local residents made the Fall 2019 Dean’s List at Georgia Southwestern State University and were among 582 students recognized for scholastic achievement.

• Mary Beard of Moultrie.

• Hannah Jordan of Omega.

• Emily McCracken of Meigs.

• Amber Moore of Moultrie.

• Jamie Morgan of Moultrie.

• Nova Renteria of Omega.

• Jaiden Thompson of Doerun.

• Victarie Walker of Moultrie.

To be eligible for the Dean’s List, a student must earn a semester GPA of 3.5 or better and take a minimum of 12 credit hours.

Academic Achievement List

AMERICUS, Ga. — The following local residents made the Fall 2019 Academic Achievement List at Georgia Southwestern State University and were among 582 students recognized for scholastic achievement.

• Callie Buckner of Moultrie.

• Daniel Contreras-Gallardo of Moultrie.

To be eligible for the Academic Achievement List, a student must previously earn at least 12 credit hours at GSW, be enrolled in 3 to 11 hours of courses, and earn a 3.5 or higher GPA.

Troy University

Graduation

TROY, Ala. — Zackary Stanaland of Meigs, Ga., graduated from Troy University during the Fall Semester/Term 2 of the 2019/2020 academic year.

Stanaland graduated with the Master of Science in Kinesiology degree.

Jacksonville State University

Dean’s List

JACKSONVILLE, Ala. — Elijah Massey of Moultrie was named to the Dean’s List at Jacksonville State University for outstanding academic performance over the Fall 2019 semester.

To be named to the President’s List, a student must earn a perfect 4.0 GPA while attending full-time. Students earning a GPA of 3.5-3.99 while attending full-time are named to the Deans’ List of their respective schools.