IMMEDIATE NOVEMBER 8, 2004

ABAC AMBASSADORS SELECTED FOR 2004-05

TIFTON--Fifteen students at Abraham Baldwin College have been selected to participate in one of the most prestigious organizations on campus, the ABAC Ambassadors.

Students serving as Ambassadors include Vikash Amin, a nursing transfer major from Peachtree City; Elton Baldy, a sophomore pre-veterinary medicine major from Norman Park; Mack Branch, Jr., a sophomore business major from Tifton; Megan Brannen, a freshman animal science major from Statesboro; Brent Brock, a sophomore biology major from Arabi; Ross Cargle, a sophomore special education major from Tifton; Kaedy Cawthon, a sophomore early childhood education major from Jackson; and Melissa Cleary, a sophomore agriculture major from Tifton.

Also serving as ABAC Ambassadors are Anna Daniel, a freshman pre-veterinary major from Jackson; Rachael Gibbs, a sophomore psychology major from Tifton; Julie Lawhon, a freshman undeclared major from Tifton; Michael Maw, a sophomore agriculture transfer major from Enigma; Jesse McMillan, a sophomore pre-dentistry major from Enigma; Ernesto Ortiz, a freshman political science major from Tifton; and Ellis Washington, III, a freshman political science major from Tifton.

Cawthon serves as president; Amin, vice-president; Lawhon, secretary; and Baldy,

treasurer of the organization. Cargle serves as parliamentarian, and Anna Daniel is the historian.

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 Ambassadors assist the offices of public relations and admissions, representing and promoting the college at a variety of community and college events. They work to maintain positive relationships between students, faculty, staff, 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 30 hours per semester to their service as Ambassadors. Ambassador advisors are Director of Public Relations Mike Chason and Public Relations Administrative Assistant Pam Leonard.

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