Top Commencement Award: O'Quinn wins George P. Donaldson Award
Elisabeth O’Quinn (right), a rural studies – business and economic development major from Fitzgerald, received the prestigious George P. Donaldson award at the spring commencement ceremony on Friday at Abraham Baldwin Agricultural College. ABAC President David Bridges (left) and Alumni President Keith Rucker (center) presented her with the award.
Arbor Day Celebration: ABAC beautifies campus with tree planting
Abraham Baldwin Agricultural College celebrated Arbor Day on Friday by planting two weeping willow trees on the shore of Lake Baldwin. The trees were donated by Sodexo and members of the Sodexo grounds management prepared the trees and site prior to planting. These annual tree plantings are a way to involve the students and the community in the beautification of the ABAC campus. In the picture there are representatives from the Georgia Forestry Commission, the community, Sodexo, the ABAC Forestry Society and ABAC faculty, staff and administration.
Kappa Sigma Adopts A Mile: Keeping Tifton Beautiful
The Kappa Sigma brothers of the Rho-Rho Chapter at Abraham Baldwin Agricultural College have adopted Moore Highway through the Keep Tift County Beautiful, Adopt-a-Mile program. The fraternity is the first among the Greek organizations at ABAC to Adopt-A-Mile, and with the adoption of Moore Highway the fraternity will schedule various trash pickups throughout the semester to keep the front of campus looking good. The Fraternity continues to outreach to the community in numerous ways including blood drives, breast cancer events, Relay for Life, and other various volunteer activities. For more information on scheduling community service projects, contact community service chairman Mitchell Williams at (706) 709-2944 or e-mail info@kappasigmarhorho.org.
ABAC Penley: Purchase a painting by world famous artist
ABAC commissioned Steve Penley to create the painting for the Stafford School of Business in the newly renovated Lewis Hall. Business School Deans Dill and Susan Driscoll said funds from the Penley prints will enhance student enrichment experiences including the support of national and international internships, a professional speaker series, networking opportunities, student community life, and other necessary educational supplements that better position ABAC students for promising futures.