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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 11, 2008

ABAC Newspaper Wins Second Place

TIFTON—The student newspaper at Abraham Baldwin Agricultural College,”The Stallion,” has been awarded second place in the two-year college division for best newspaper by the Southern Regional Press Institute. 

In the individual categories, News Editors Crissie Elrick of Pembroke and Taylor Hand of Tifton shared a first place win for Best Feature Story, while Elrick also took second place in the category.

The newspaper's faculty adviser, Eric Cash, was selected by the organization to receive this year's Wilton C. Scott Award for Excellence in Scholastic Journalism for his service to the ABAC publication and his active membership with the group.

Earlier this year, “The Stallion” was named the top newspaper among two-year colleges in the state by the Georgia College Press Association.

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