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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 NOVEMBER 2, 2006

ABAC SELECTS NEW HONORS PROGRAM STUDENTS

TIFTON - Twenty-four students were selected for membership in the Honors Program at Abraham Baldwin Agricultural College for the fall 2006 semester. Membership in the program is gained through high school academic standing, SAT or ACT scores, and an invitation from Honors Director Dr. Luke Vassiliou.

          The goal of the ABAC Honors Program is to provide a more meaningful college career for academically talented students and to prepare them to undertake junior and senior level work. Honors program students present their research in state, regional, and National conferences. In the last year ABAC Honors program students were awarded college scholarships such as the George P. Donaldson Award, corporate scholarships such as the Coca Cola scholarship, and National Scholarships such as the Jack Kent Cooke Foundation’s Undergraduate Transfer Scholarship.

          New Honors Program students include Susan Adkinson, a political science major from Fort Valley, Greg Brewer, a wildlife management major from Easley, SC; Jeff Broadbent, a wildlife management major from Augusta; Colin Bryan, a pre-law major from Tifton; Cassie Couch, a pre-dentistry major from Tifton; Kyle Dekle, an agricultural education major from Donalsonville; Ana Diaz Hernandez, a political science major from Tifton; Donald Exley, a turf grass management major from Effingham; Haley Hardin, a pre-veterinary medicine major from Calhoun; Belinda Henry, a business administration major from Tifton; Regina Holliday, an animal science major from Dublin; and Erin Hudson, a pre-veterinary medicine major from Barnesville.

Other students in the Honors program include Ryan Hynko, a landscape design major from Statesboro; Bonnie Mincher, an early childhood education major from Scarborough, ME; Mary Anne Murphree, an English major from Sylvester; Christina Norton, an art major from Tifton; James O’Dillon, a pre-veterinary medicine major from Macon; Clay Shipes, a wildlife management major from Lexington, SC; Kate Thigpen, a biology major from Woodbine; Sandra Tinajero, a business administration major from Wray; Clay Tippins, a pre-veterinary medicine major from Claxton; Ken Watson, a criminal justice major from Scarborough, ME; Matthew Whittington, a history major from Omega; and Seth Wooten, a P-12 education major from Ashburn.

      Students already at ABAC can join the Honors program if they have the nomination of an ABAC faculty member and at least a 3.2 GPA. For additional information on ABAC's Honors Program, contact Dr. Luke Vassiliou, associate professor of English and Honors Program Director at (229) 391-4973 or e-mail at lvassiliou@abac.edu.

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