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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 229-391-5056 mchason@abac.edu

IMMEDIATE MARCH 31, 2005

ABAC INSTRUCTOR RECEIVES FACS ALUMNI AWARD

TIFTON – Darby Thompson Sewell from Moultrie received the Pacesetter Award during recent ceremonies hosted by the College of Family and Consumer Sciences at the University of Georgia.

Sewell, who earned her bachelor’s degree in family and consumer sciences from UGA in 2000 and her master’s degree in family and consumer sciences education in 2001, teaches all Family and Consumer Sciences (FACS) classes offered at Abraham Baldwin Agricultural College, serves as an academic advisor, and is the advisor to ABAC’s FACS club.

Sewell attended ABAC from 1996 – 1998. As a student, she was active in Baptist Student Union and served as an ABAC Ambassador.

The Pacesetter Award recognizes a graduate from the College of Family and Consumer Sciences within the past 10 years who actively promotes the beliefs and values of Family and Consumer Sciences.

According to her nomination by a former student, Sewell “is an inspiration to all that cross her path. Mrs. Sewell enters her office every morning with a smile and a presence that reflect the positive attitude that she radiates throughout the day.”

In addition to her teaching duties, Sewell recruits new students to her program by visiting high schools with FACS departments, attending career fairs and hosting high school visits. As the only teacher in her department at ABAC she oversees all the preparation, teaching, grading and counseling for each of the 17 classes for which she is responsible.

Sewell joined the ABAC faculty in 2002 as Instructor of Family and Consumer Sciences.

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