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Michael D. Chason Director of Public Relations ABAC 30 -- 2802 Moore Highway Tifton, GA 31793-2601 Phone 229-391-5055 Fax 229-391-5051 mchason@abac.edu

IMMEDIATE July 7, 2009

FITZGERALD HIGH SCHOOL SALUTATORIAN CHOOSES ABAC

TIFTON—Nicholas Starkey, the 2009 Fitzgerald High School salutatorian, will begin his college experience at Abraham Baldwin Agricultural College this fall.

While at FHS, he served as President of the Fellowship of Christian Athletes and was a member of the Beta Club and Georgia Superintendent Student Council. He played on the football team all four years of his high school career and also participated in track and field.

Starkey will enter as a freshman this fall and live on campus at ABAC Lakeside. He is a recipient of a Foundation Scholarship awarded through the ABAC Foundation.

“I wanted to attend a smaller college to get that one-on-one attention before continuing my education at the University of Georgia,” said Starkey. “I didn’t want to be lost in the shuffle just starting out.”

Starkey plans to major in pharmacy, an area he really wasn’t sure about until his senior year in high school.

“I didn’t really know what I wanted to do for a while,” Starkey said. “I did know that math and science have always been my stronger subjects so I thought pharmacy would be a good major to study.”

Starkey is looking forward to the whole college experience he will obtain at ABAC.

“The whole college experience is what I’m looking forward to. I am ready to be on my own, independent, and have my own responsibilities,” said Starkey.

Starkey’s future goals are to complete his pharmacy degree and work as a pharmacist for a hospital or pharmacy within the state.

The deadline for applications for the fall term at ABAC is Aug. 1. Fall semester classes begin Aug. 17.

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