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Durrence selected for ABAC Ambassadors

TIFTON — Daniel Durrence, an agricultural technology management major from Moultrie, has been selected to participate in one of the most prestigious organizations on the Abraham Baldwin Agricultural College campus, the ABAC Ambassadors.

Through a process involving application, letters of recommendation and interviews, college administrators choose students whom they believe to be motivated and who show leadership potential to serve as Ambassadors, the college explained in a press release.

The Ambassadors assist ABAC by representing and promoting the college at a variety of community and campus events.

They work to maintain positive relationships between students, faculty, alumni and the community.

To continue in the organization, students must maintain at least a 2.5 cumulative grade point average on a 4.0 scale and commit at least 35 hours per semester to their service as Ambassadors.

Other Ambassadors include Austin Anderson from Colquitt; Ivey Cook from Tifton; Lily Harbuck from Americus; Colton Peacock from Ludowici; Anna Grace Cross from Clinton, S.C.; Jenna Williams from Douglas; Alyssa Goldman from Winterville; Ashton Lexi Cindrick from LaGrange; Alecia Dumas from Warner Robins; Abby Kennedy from Meigs; Cydney Slapa from Deltona, Fla.; Margaret Caroline Sullivan from Tifton; Lesly Meza from Wray; Mia McGurl from Jacksonville, Fla.; Abigail Lampp from Rochelle; Bryce Roland from Perry; and Oscar Martinez from Pearson.

Omicron Delta Kappa welcomes 2 Moultrie students

LEXINGTON, Va. — Omicron Delta Kappa, the National Leadership Honor Society, welcomed 115 new initiates from six universities during September 2022.

Students initiated into the Society must be sophomores, juniors, seniors, or graduate/professional students in the top 35% of their class, demonstrate leadership experience in at least one of the five pillars, and embrace the ODK ideals. Fewer than five percent of students on a campus are invited to join each year.

Moultrie students initiated in September include Jaylee Williams and Gabrielle Smith, both at Georgia Southern University.

Omicron Delta Kappa Society, the National Leadership Honor Society, was founded in Lexington, Virginia, on December 3, 1914.

A group of 15 students and faculty members established the Society to recognize and encourage leadership at the collegiate level.

The founders established the ODK Idea — the concept that individuals representing all phases of collegiate life should collaborate with faculty and others to support the campus and community. ODK’s mission is to honor and develop leaders; encourage collaboration among students, faculty, staff, and alumni; and promote ODK’s leadership values of collaboration, inclusivity, integrity, scholarship, and service on college and university campuses throughout North America. The Society’s national headquarters are located in Lexington, Virginia.