The camp runs from 9 a.m. – 4 p.m. each day at a cost of $199 per camper.  The cost includes lunch each day.

Directed by Athletics Director Alan Kramer and Assistant Tennis Coach Dale White, the camp will focus on technical, tactical and mental components of tennis to help players in competitive play. Former ABAC tennis players will serve as instructors for the camp.

The waiver form must be received prior to camp or completed on the first morning of the camp.  Make all checks payable to ABAC Foundation/Tennis Camp.

To pre-register for this camp, interested persons can call (229) 391-4937 or visit the ABAC web site at www.abac.edu/athletics/tennis-camp.

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This short course is open to high school juniors and seniors interested in learning more about the field of poultry science. The application fee for this program is $50 and includes two nights of housing at ABAC Lakeside and six meals.  Space is limited.

Topics covered in this program will include microbiology, avian production and anatomy, and embryology. In addition, students will take part in discussions with faculty and undergraduate students, as well as leading experts in poultry science and the poultry industry. Participants will also learn about college life and the admissions process at ABAC and the University of Georgia.

Those interested should print out the application online at www.abac.edu/academics/schools/ag-natural-resources/outreach/avian-adventures. Checks should be made payable to the ABAC Foundation.  Students should mail the application and payment to Dr. Tim Marshall, Dean of the School of Agriculture and Natural Resources at ABAC, at ABAC 8, 2802 Moore Highway, Tifton, GA 31793.

For more information or questions on this program, students can contact Marshall at (229) 391-4790 or at tmarshall@abac.edu.
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Add one more link on your bucket list.  Ride the Amtrak Crescent.  For some passengers, the journey began at New York’s Penn Station and wound its way through Philadelphia, Washington, D.C., Charlotte, N.C., Atlanta, and Birmingham before reaching New Orleans.

For our party of five, the trek began at 9 a.m. on a Thursday in Atlanta and ended at 8 p.m. in New Orleans. The ride on the Crescent was just one leg of our five-day trip.  My wife, Kris, and I love to travel and have written many times about our Abraham Baldwin Agricultural College trips to Italy, England, Croatia, Turkey, Ireland, Scotland, Canada, New York, Hawaii, and Alaska.

Diane Kilgore directs the ABAC travel program and has some terrific trips lined up this fall to the Smokies, South Africa, Boston, Britain and Ireland, New England, Rome and the Classic European Markets.  Sign up by calling ABAC at (229) 391-5070 or visit the web site at www.abac.edu/travel.  

Here’s a day-by-day account of our recent journey:

DAY 1: In the springtime, there is no better beauty spot in Georgia than Callaway Gardens.  My brother, Tim, and his wife, Lynne, launched our excursion with a blue-sky afternoon tour of the Gardens including the Azalea Bowl and the Sibley Center.

Tim (ABAC Class of ’79) is the executive vice president at Callaway and should really work for free just for the opportunity to admire God’s creation in such a magnificent setting every day.  We hit the azaleas at their peak, and the wow factor was off the charts.  Everywhere we turned, it was a picture post card.

Definitely put Callaway Gardens on your stay-and-see Georgia tour.  It’s awesome.

DAY 2: My brother, Mitchell, joined us for a pre-dawn trip to Atlanta from Callaway.  We hunkered down on our very comfortable seats on the Crescent while coaxing the conductor to do his famous “all aboard”.

As it turned out, we had an entire car to ourselves for the Atlanta to Birmingham leg.  Each seat had plenty of leg room and even a pull out section like your dad’s recliner.  Our conductor said he worked four days on and five days off. He was on the train when it left New York at 2:15 p.m. the previous day.  Our one-way ticket from Atlanta to New Orleans was only $58.

Our train had two diesel engines, two sleeper cars, two dining cars, one luggage car, and four coaches.  I’m definitely trying the sleeper on a future trip.  The Crescent has a top speed of 79 miles an hour.  We stopped in Anniston, Birmingham and Tuscaloosa in Alabama, Meridian, Laurel, Hattiesburg and Picayune in Mississippi, and Slidell, La.

 It’s fascinating to watch the little towns roll by and to see sites such as the used car lot where each car was totally yellow from the pollen, a hillside cemetery which sloped toward a lake like looking at a drive-in movie, and a farm supply business with a horse and cow on top of the building.

 We waved to the workers at a mass transit bus factory as they reclined on metal picnic tables while eating their lunches.  We celebrated Tim’s birthday with party hats and had the conductor snap our picture.

 I watched two movies on the iPad, took a long nap, read a book, and ate a sandwich in the dining car. This has to be the most relaxing form of travel known to man.

We crossed Lake Pontchartrain at sunset and rolled into New Orleans where the Superdome and the New Orleans Arena were all lit up.

  A quick check-in at the Maison Dupuy hotel in the French Quarter and then we were off to a late night dinner of gumbo, shrimp po-boys, and jambalaya. And of course, our first stroll down Bourbon Street.

  Bourbon Street is unlike any other street I have ever visited in the world. Raucous.  Bawdy. People having fun.  All of the above…and a whole lot more.

DAY 3: Up early for the short walk to the Café Du Monde for beignets and coffee. Definitely a must when you go to New Orleans.  Get that powdered sugar all over you.  It’s great.

 The French Quarter Festival was in full swing while we were there, and the area around Jackson Square a block off the Mississippi River was hopping.  This was my first visit to New Orleans so I expected a parade.  I got one at mid-morning complete with jazz bands, parasols galore, and bead-tossing at its best.  A classic moment.

We took the trolley down St. Charles Street past the campus of Tulane and had lunch at The Camellia Grill.  Sat on stools at the old time lunch counter and devoured fabulous hamburgers.  The afternoon meant people-watching along “Old Man River” including a man walking his pig.

We took supper at the Acme Oyster House.  My brother ate a dozen raw while I opted for the fried shrimp.  Excellent.  Get there early.

Nobody has to go to the movies on Friday night in New Orleans because the show is on Bourbon Street.  Music.  People. Police on horseback.  It’s all there.

DAY 4: Breakfast on the second floor veranda afforded me a chance to watch actual street sweepers with brooms and dust pans pick up a lot of the leftovers (no people, just their souvenirs) from the night before.  Then along came a water truck that wet down both sides of the narrow street.

 Found a bench at Jackson Square to watch the artists set up and the palm readers ply their trade.  At least 50 times, one black-bearded early bird near my bench said, “first reading free.  If I’m wrong, it’s on the house.  Start with your past and work to your future.”

 Lots of people carrying coffee or Bloody Marys.  Guy dressed in his Bart Simpson costume right in front of me on the street corner as another gentleman outfitted completely in pink feathers walked by. Street musicians abound, each with a cardboard box so you could reward them with some folding money.

All the while, jazz music acts as the background sound and the cry of the steam whistle from the authentic paddle-wheeler on the Mississippi adds to the cacophony of noise which assails the senses in a good way.

 My wife attends a Cajun cooking school while I converse freely with a genuine Cajun on my bench.  He describes the horror of Hurricane Katrina.  Our city tour guide later in the day says 300,000 people left New Orleans after Katrina.  Many of them never came back.

  We saw the Ninth Ward which our guide said became the bottom of a pond when Katrina dumped 22 feet of water on a place that was already eight feet below sea level.  The houses are small, some of them still marked with the day they were inspected post-Katrina.

 In another section of town with very nice houses, a huge hole is still in the roof of one house where the owner hacked his way out to sit and wait for the helicopters to rescue him and his family.  He never fixed it because he never returned.

 Some porches have baby blue ceilings to keep away mosquitoes and wasps because the insects think the ceiling is the sky.  Many houses are made of cypress because as the guide says, “we live in the water, not on the water.”

 The cemeteries are all above ground where as many as five families share a single tomb.  A scene in the movie, “Double Jeopardy” was filmed here as were scenes from “Easy Rider”, “Live and Let Die”, and “Ghost Rider.”

 The tour takes us down Magazine Street which is jam-packed with antique shops.  In another area, we see the home of vampire author Anne Rice.   We stop at a wonderful park and eat more beignets.  Our guide tells us that the Haitians brought voodoo to the city, and that the Germans planted live oak trees.

 At night, we dine in style at Brennan’s, a longtime New Orleans landmark.  The steak is superb, and the show that the waiter puts on for the trademark bananas foster dessert is fantastic. 

DAY 5: A monsoon-like downpour wet blankets us every step of the way on our drive to the airport.  Twelve hours on the train to New Orleans turns into a 56-minute plane ride on the way back to Atlanta.

From the splendor of Callaway to the swing and sway of “The Big Easy”, we made some wonderful memories. How about you?  Grab an ABAC trip and go somewhere today.
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TIFTON—Students who achieved academic excellence in their course work during the spring term were recently recognized at Abraham Baldwin Agricultural College.  ABAC cites its top academic students each semester on the President’s List, the Dean’s List, and the Distinguished Achievement List.

The President’s List is the highest academic honor possible for ABAC students.  ABAC President David Bridges said each student on the list attained an “A” in every subject, resulting in a perfect 4.0 grade point average. The students had to carry a minimum of 12 hours of academic work.

 Vice President and Dean of Academic Affairs Niles Reddick said the students who qualified for the Dean’s List attained a minimum grade point average of 3.5 on a 4.0 scale and carried at least 12 hours of academic work.  The Distinguished Achievement List is composed of students who complete between six and 11 hours of academic work with a grade point average of 3.5 or higher on a 4.0 scale.  The purpose of this list is to recognize excellence and scholastic achievement among part-time students.

The students on each list and their hometowns are as follows:

ABBEVILLE

President’s List

Caleb J. Studstill

Distinguished

Alison J. Frantz

 Dean’s List

Dixie D. Edalgo

ACWORTH

Distinguished

Courtney G. Griffin

Dean’s List

Matthew P. Fryman

Seth B. Gobbi

Ryan J. Hayes

ADEL

Distinguished

Sharonda C. Brown

Weston B. Warren

Dean’s List

Elizabeth A. Bostic

Sarah A. Nelson

Emily M. Philpot

Richard R. Purvis

ALAPAHA

President’s List

Jessica L. Spicer

Distinguished

Tammy R. Stone

Wynona R. White

ALBANY

Distinguished

Robert S. Pickelsimer

Stephen W. Walker

Dean’s List

Maegan D. Thomas

ALPHARETTA

Dean’s List

Stephanie L. Jones

ALTO

President’s List

Kelly A. Thompson

AMERICUS

Dean’s List

Heather M. Castleberry

ARABI

Dean’s List

Bobby J. Wade

ARLINGTON

Dean’s List

William D. Harrell

ASHBURN

President’s List

Kimberly K. Cawley

Hayley B. Harris

Elizabeth S. Mastrario

Sarah A. Rooks

Distinguished

Kristen D. Garrett

Amanda R. Hirst

Cody L. Morris

Kathryn D. Roberts

Dean’s List

Fransisca M. Cano

Jennifer A. Cano

Jessica I. Land

David J. Paige

Jennifer A. Waller

Rebecca A. Whitehead

ATLANTA

Distinguished

Tifara G. Brown

BAINBRIDGE

Dean’s List

Rosa N. Miranda

BARNEY

Dean’s List

Tracy E. Taylor

BAXLEY

President’s List

Laurel N. Higginbotham

Dean’s List

Jeremy S. Ammons

Zackary S. Williams

BERLIN

Distinguished

Christopher B. Cardin

Tonya R. Dillon

Dean’s List

Annmarie G. Vallomthail

BISHOP

Dean’s List

Lindsay M. Case

BLAKELY

President’s List

Kollin R. Pyle

Dean’s List

Ashley N. Dunnigan

Jessica M. Still

Raven D. Taylor

BOGART

Dean’s List

Michele I. Moncrief

Joshua A. Willis

BONAIRE

Distinguished

Sarah A. Collins

Dean’s List

Kenneth A. Ray

BROOKFIELD

Distinguished

Anna J. Cherry

Dean’s List

Zachary T. Ramsay

BUENA VISTA

Dean’s List

Seth T. McAllister

CAMILLA

Distinguished

Devan M. Santos

Dean’s List

Zachary P. Council

CARROLLTON

Distinguished

Pamela J. Bryant

CECIL

Dean’s List

Martika S. Jones

CHATSWORTH

Dean’s List

Cody A. Sitton

CHICKAMAUGA

Dean’s List

Benjamin C. Robertson

Distinguished

Joshua G. Clements

Jeffrey L. Lyon

Dean’s List

Thomas J. Chesnut

David M. Rockwood

CLAYTON

Dean’s List

Terry W. English

Cynthia D. Mooney

Dillon G. Parker

COHUTTA

Dean’s List

Michael C. Allmon

Kodey A. Cross

Malia C. Tucker

COLUMBUS

Distinguished List

Bonnie M. Boutwell

COMMERCE

Dean’s List

Newton M. Gilman

COOLIDGE

Dean’s List

Lauren A. Baker

CORDELE

President’s List

Jace Q. Mathis

Distinguished

Shamari D. Bunkley

Jordan I. Mixon

Jade E. Olds

Raymond M. Rambo, III

Dean’s List

Brandon T. Hancock

Brett P. Register

COVINGTON

Dean’s List

Nathan M. Maddox

DACULA

Dean’s List

Kyle D. Barker

DAWSON

Dean’s List

Christopher D. Rogers

DOERUN

Distinguished

Michael K. Basko

Devin K. Gibbs

 Dean’s List

William M. Oliver

Karla G. Outlaw

DOUGLAS

President’s List

Hilary B. Cole

Kristin B. Peterson

 Dean’s List

Janie Bennett

Neil W. Inthachak

Jordana C. McClendon

Mackenzie K. Sirmans

DUBLIN

President’s List

Tyler M. Hendley

EAST DUBLIN

Distinguished

Joshua F. Middlebrooks

EASTANOLLEE

President’s List

Christina K. Dills

EASTMAN

President’s List

Michelle L. Sheffield

Dean’s List

Olen W. Hogan

EDISON

Dean’s List

Keerica B. Blackmon

ELLENTON

Dean’s List

Audie J. Perry, Sr.

ELLIJAY

Dean’s List

Cristina E. Coleote

Ana M. Garcia-Zuniga

ENIGMA

President’s List

Jordan N. Gill

Kimberly D. Griner

 Distinguished

Kimberly C. Cone

Dean’s List

Terry D. Cranford, II

Candace Horton

Mollie C. Roberts

FAYETTEVILLE

President’s List

Molly K. McBride

Dean’s List

Robert E. McBride

FITZGERALD

President’s List

Thao T. Nguyen

Elisabeth P. O’Quinn

Sarah Robinson

Justin C. Vickers

Distinguished

Cesar A Cruz

Jennifer K. Fussell

Amanda S. Green

Holly N. Huggins

Holley R. Lee

Amber L. McElmurray

James C. McElmurray

Wesley S. Mitchell

Zachary A. Patterson

Angela R. Spinks

Johanna L. Warren

Anna M. Williams

Jarrett B. Yarbrough

Stephen M. Yarbrough

Dean’s List

Zachary A. Bryant

Kalee D. Cowan

Hadley D. Driscoll

Jonathan N. Fallin

Nate M. Hall

Timothy A. Hauber

Ashley L. Mitchell

Andrea L. Smith

Hailie B. Taylor

Vickie Taylor

Wes J. Trull

FOLKSTON

Dean’s List

Andrew E. Smith

FORT VALLEY

Dean’s List

Jacob S. Gibb

FORTSON

President’s List

Jacob A. Finn

Distinguished

Kathleen M. Lopez

FRANKLIN

Dean’s List

Nathaniel J. Kirk

GAY

President’s List

Caitlyn V. Matthews

GAINESVILLE

Distinguished

Brittany L. Benton

GIBSON

Dean’s List

Matthew T. Usry

GORDON

Dean’s List

Lindsey E. Woodrum

GUYTON

Distinguished

Casey L. Weredyk

Dean’s List

Sarah L. Donnell

HAZLEHURST

Dean’s List

Pedro D. Escobar

Brittany N. Harper

Amanda C. Miller

Andrew R. Morris

HEPHZIBAH

Dean’s List

Taylor A. Martin

HIRAM

Dean’s List

Nicole M. Stevenson

JAKIN

Dean’s List

Alana D. Pearce

JEFFERSON

President’s List

Rachel C. Smith

JONESBORO

Distinguished

Tiwanna S. White

KATHLEEN

Dean’s List

Andrew C. Dixon

 LAGRANGE

President’s List

Laura A. Major

Dean’s List

Joscelyn L. Marshall

LAKE PARK

President’s List

Victoria L. Cooper

LAKELAND

Distinguished

Kevin N. Sparrow

Dean’s List

Matthew S. Bridges

Matthew A. Bruce

LAWRENCEVILLE

Distinguished

Charles M. Alligood

Dean’s List

Jacqueline A. Owens

LENOX

Distinguished

Levi Z. Wetherington

Dean’s List

Jennifer L. Daniels

Kandace R. Griffin

Jeffrey S. Sumner

LESLIE

Distinguished

Marcia L. Sanders

LILBURN

President’s List

Katie M. Bennett

LIZELLA

Distinguished

Luis I. Mendez

LOGANVILLE

President’s List

Chasity D. Tompkins

Dean’s List

Cassidy R. Long

LYERLY

Dean’s List

Matthew A. Pace

LYONS

Distinguished

Daniel J. Avellaneda

MACON

Distinguished

Tamakia L. Brooks

Ashley M. McGreggor

Dean’s List

Mcallister B. Leskosky

MADISON

Dean’s List

Nathan M. Bryan

MARIETTA

Dean’s List

Zachary E. Baldwin

Paige C. Ritter

MCDONOUGH

Distinguished

Curtis L. Jones

Kristie R. Zeigler

Dean’s List

Michael D. Bailey

Brittany A. Vickers

MEIGS

Distinguished

Julie A. Autrey

Dean’s List

Abby S. Barber

Adam L. Curles

Lolita L. Munoz

MERSHON

Distinguished

Whitney K. Sandiford

MILLWOOD

Dean’s List

Brandon T. Lee

MONROE

Dean’s List

Jessica A. Bramlett

MORELAND

Dean’s List

Madison Chmielewski

MOULTRIE

President’s List

Rakeem T. Alexander

Eduardo D. Moreno

Brandon M. Pipkin

Savannah I. Richardson

Miguel A. Rodriguez

Zackary A. Saunders

Distinguished

Rivers M. Allen

Ansley R. Gittens

Jimmy L. Goble

Taylor M. Griner

Sean W. Ladson

Jaycee L. Lott

Ricky J. Martinez

Charles A. McClure

Austin L. Mercer

Gabriel A. Mobley

Quinton T. Pitts

Latoya G. Richardson

Brandy C. Riggins

Caitlin H. Rosencrantz

Maria Santos Sanchez

William S. Sheffield

Alisha K. Sloan

Chasity L. Truelove

Amanda J. Walden

Dean’s List

Miranda E. Fletcher

Zachary M. Gibbs

Maggie M. Hart

Christopher L. Harvin

Job Hernandez

Nancy Ibarra

Julie O. Kline

Kolby P. Lewis

Henry D. Mallard

Marcus D. McDonald

Ansley J. Moore

Katelyn N. Payne

Julia D. Smith

Damon V. Yates

MUSELLA

Dean’s List

Kourtney R. Ellerbee

MYSTIC

Distinguished

Charlotte H. Middlebrooks

Dean’s List

TeQuoria L. Flowers

NASHVILLE

President’s List

Jessica L. Sims

Distinguished

Joey Lynn Harlow

Ally Hendley

Kimberly D. Ziegler

Dean’s List

Nicholas M. Cartwright

Maebry N. Garner

Matthew D. Makorow

Marlee J. Mathis

Lauren H. Ray

Victoria R. Weaver

James D. West

NEWNAN

Distinguished

Joseph M. Murphey

Dean’s List

Allison J. Morris

Blake H. Yates

NICHOLLS

Dean’s List

Tori N. Gilliard

NORCROSS

President’s List

Jose Y. Santana

 Dean’s List

Jesus A. Santana

NORMAN PARK

Distinguished

Valerie A. Bentley

Joshua D. Hancock

Abbie E. Weeks

Dean’s List

Thomasa I. Contreras

Betty Cruz

Johnathan D. Hobgood

Mary Wilson

OCHLOCKNEE

Dean’s List

Michelle A. Wilson

OCILLA

President’s List

Evan M. Williamson

Distinguished

Deanna R. Clark

Micheal J. Cook

Jordan L. Dowd

Saul G. Hernandez

Elizabeth J. Pope

Maribeth L. Portier

Jana N. Roberts

Lily Zheng

Dean’s List

Holly C. Hickey

Jarrett S. Schalch

ODOM

Dean’s List

James G. Galvin

OGLETHORPE

Dean’s List

Charles W. Dowdy

OMEGA

President’s List

James C. Dunn

Dean’s List

Hawaith M. Allen

Lorenzo Gomez, Jr.

Hadiel Renteria

Orasio Torres

PELHAM

President’s List

Melody J. Harper

Caitlin M. Slaughter

PINEVIEW

Distinguished

David L. Faircloth

Taylor M. Faircloth

PLAINS

Dean’s List

Katelynn A. Gutschlag

PORTAL

Dean’s List

Nolan H. Clark

POULAN

Distinguished

Candace R. Cook

Dean’s List

Nikki A. Flippo

Trace L. Glausier

Kelly M. Weaver

POWDER SPRINGS

Dean’s List

Austin W. Eidson

QUITMAN

Distinguished

Charles H. Akers

RANGER

Dean’s List

Emily R. Wheeler

RAY CITY

Dean’s List

Tiffany L. Caulder

REBECCA

Distinguished

Jack T. Fussell

Kristen A. Probert

Dean’s List

Joshwa D. Harris

Annie H. Martin

RESACA

Dean’s List

Gregory T. Fain

ROCHELLE

Distinguished

Sara E. Clements

Brittany S. Gibbs

ROCKMART

Dean’s List

Sladen D. Tant

ROYSTON

President’s List

Cole G. Roper

SALE CITY

Dean’s List

Henry J. Machuca

SHELLMAN

Distinguished

Shanequa L. Slaughter

SPARKS

Distinguished

Emily M. Gandy

Trquinnta A. Harley

Dean’s List

Whitni P. Tucker

SAINT MARY’S

Dean’s List

Ryen B. Dickinson

STATENVILLE

Dean’s List

Jasmin Arvizu

SUMNER

President’s List

Taylor B. Young

Dean’s List

Ashli D. Souter

SYCAMORE

President’s List

Stacey N. Wynn

Distinguished

Jessica L. Bell

Kayla R. Gregory

Melanie D. Renney

 Dean’s List

Cody A. Mitchell

SYLVANIA

Dean’s List

Nadine E. Loitz

SYLVESTER

President’s List

Benjamin G. Lee

Dustin W. Stinnett

 Distinguished

John T. Buchanan

James M. Crosby

Canesta K. Hicks

Angela D. Sexton

Timothy A. Sizemore

Dean’s List

Alexis T. Black

Dakota R. Cone

Holly M. Lovell

Mason T. Roberts

Morgan A. Smith

Taylor N. Wilson

TENNILLE

Dean’s List

Colleen E. Wright

THOMASVILLE

President’s List

Kristoff D. Cohran

Distinguished

Ashley M. Sutton

TIFTON

President’s List

Carson A. Anderson

Mary J. Bryan

Randall T. Chambers

Jessica N. Chestnut

Kristen H. Conway

Brandon M. Ellis

Daniel F. Gibson

Virginia L. Kiser

Seth W. Mann

Avery A. Norton

Niyati P. Patel

Kelsey A. Rice

Jon A. Simmons

Kaylee E. Tillery

James E. Walker

John J. Williams

Distinguished

Jamika L. Alford

Anibal E. Amaya

Sherri L. Anderson

Christina D. Baker

Elizabeth K. Barbour

Takeela R. Barron

Alexandria D. Booth

Stephanie E. Botton

Ben H. Branch

Robert W. Bullington

Travis W. Flowers

Chelsie R. Folsom

Sandra D. Gordon

Amanda M. Griffin

Megan E. Guest

Laurie B. Haughton

Nick C. Hodnett

Dylan Holloway

Staci R. Howard

Ashley E. Johnson

Joni M. Johnson

Sara C. Johnson

Brooke N. Lamb

Sharrell N. Lewis

Kavitha S. Manur

Ana L. Martinez

Ethan S. McBrayer

Katelyn L. McLean

Iris Newmans

Jennifer Powers

Bernice R. Reese

Anthony C. Roberts

Elizabeth N. Scott

Dana L. Spradley

Kaylee B. Stokes

Rachel K. Thomason

Heather A. Trotter

Mason T. Warren

Zachary L. White

Kyle B. Woods

Dean’s List

Irvin Alvarez

Zachary I. Blackwelder

Kirbie M. Bostick

Donna M. Bradley

Michael C. Butler

Jesse A. Carpenter

Steven C. Connell

Joan D. Cordova

Leah K. Croft

Amber R. Cromer

Andrew S. Dale

Briana A. Denson

Ashley E. Dodson

Lucas M. Hand

Kaycee S. Johnson

Kamanski R. Jordan

Ranna M. Kamal

Austin S. Kilby

Taylor C. Loepker

Lydia S. Mann

Mary E. McIntyre

Jeffrey Nichols

Zachary A. Nimmo

Danielle V. O’Day

Vivian I. Ojiri

Maddalena A. Patton

Sandy Pineda

Vernon C. Poole

Emily A. Potash

Lindsey R. Ricketts

Jessica N. Ross

Marla R. Ross

Allen B. Shepard

Chance E. Singleton

Apahril Strayer

Daniel B. Thompson

Jared J. Thompson

Joseph L. Thompson

Erica E. Tucker

Mariana Valadez

Austin C. West

Dementris L. Williams

Mary M. Willis

Samuel R. Wright

TOCCOA

President’s List

Katie L. Thompson

TUNNEL HILL

Dean’s List

Courtney S. Bailey

TY TY

Distinguished

Chelsea E. Bryan

Valerie A. Robertson

Britni A. Walters

Torri B. Weeks

Dean’s List

Crystal E. Goines

Dylan I. Yancey

 UNION CITY

Distinguished

Angela Oliver

VALDOSTA

Distinguished

Jessica R. Arnold

Kendal L. Baskin

Kendranique S. Brown

Crystal N. Burleson

Tara E. Casillas

April M. Davis

Joshua L. Dawson

Kristen N. Hafeychuck

Dean’s List

Amanda M. Freeman

VIENNA

President’s List

Paige M. Jackson

Danielle B. Simmons

WARNER ROBINS

Dean’s List

Alexandra N. Clark

Randall T. Odom

Kellie B. Starvetsky

WARWICK

Dean’s List

Oliver W. Carter

Daniel H. Faulk

WASHINGTON

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Elizabeth L. Kitchens

WAYCROSS

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Kendal J. Hickox

Kristen N. Ray

WHIGHAM

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Kristina D. Singletary

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Cuy Harrell, IV

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Courtney L. Taylor

WHITESBURG

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Scott W. Fulton

WILLACOOCHEE

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Kendrick T. Dupree

WINDER

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Joshua B. Gamblin

WOODSTOCK

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Lindsey N. Hall

WRAY

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Troy S. Highsmith

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Nancy T. Guerrero

Mauricio A. Soto

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BUSHNELL

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Lindsay Partridge

CLERMONT

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Henry B. Thacker

IMMOKALEE

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Marily Vega

LAKE PLACID

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Alejandro Ramos

LONGWOOD

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Jeremy D. Erwin

MARGATE

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Ebony R. Missick

MIAMI GARDENS

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Ashley C. Dunn

OCALA

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Amber N. Hurst

PLANT CITY

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Amy R. Klass

POLK CITY

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Jessie C. Glenn

RUSKIN

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Erika M. Bloodgood

WINTER SPRINGS

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Aaron C. Brodfuhrer

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Kyndall D. Robertson

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Steven P. Ewing

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FAYETTEVILLE

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Haley N. Cone

MILLS RIVER

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Ryan A. Loudy

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Guy H. Higdon

EHRHARDT

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Nelson R. Rentz

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Brad G. Thompson

WALTERBORO

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Marian E. Huggins

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Elias Abrahao

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Lukas Mejia

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Maren Skott-Myhre

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Kamil O. Snaider
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“Summer is an ideal time to pick up college credits for students just graduating from high school or those who are currently enrolled at ABAC or another college,” said Dr. Gail Dillard, Director of ABAC on the Square.  “A number of students who attend other colleges but are home for the summer usually take a course or two at ABAC on the Square.”

Students can simply go online to complete the ABAC application and then submit it with the $20 application fee and immunization form.  Students interested in financial aid should contact Student Financial Services at (229) 391-4910. Tuition and fees for the summer term are due by May 23 at 3 p.m. 

Anyone interested in enrolling in classes at ABAC on the Square should call (229) 891-7235, or email Dillard at gdillard@abac.edu.  Admissions information is also available at www.abac.edu/admissions.  The summer term runs through July 24.  Fall semester classes begin Aug. 14. 
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“This is a great way for current students to stay on track with their education and for new students to get a head start on their college career,” ABAC Director of Enrollment Management Donna Webb said.  

 “Many students use summer term as a time to take a more challenging class so they can focus all their efforts on one class,” said Webb.  “Most students don’t carry a full load of classes in the summer, so it allows them time to concentrate without having to balance 12 or more hours.”

Students who are graduating from high school this month may also want to take advantage of attending a class during the summer to prepare for their college careers.  That includes those students who will be attending ABAC and those who may be attending another college or university in the fall.

Students in the area who attended another college or university during the past year can also pick up a class at ABAC this summer as a transient student.  These students should choose a class that will transfer back to the college or university they will be attending during the fall term.

Students interested in financial aid as a transient student should contact the financial aid office at their home institution.  Students living in the area who need financial assistance can contact ABAC Student Financial Services at (229) 391-4910. Tuition and fees for the summer term are due by May 23 at 3 p.m. 

The ABAC Office of Admissions can be reached by e-mail at abacinfo@abac.edu or through the website at www.abac.edu/admissions.  The summer term runs through July 24.  Fall semester classes begin at ABAC on Aug. 14.

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Associate Professor of Nursing Becky Arnold said prospective students will be provided with information about the nursing program, and faculty will be on hand to answer any questions regarding the program.  The nursing program at ABAC prepares students to take the Registered Nurse (R.N.) licensure examination. 

“Nursing faculty will be available to discuss the associate degree nursing program in both a group and a one-on-one setting,” said Arnold.  “The sessions are a great time to meet faculty and get your questions answered as you prepare to begin your nursing education.”

Two more summer information sessions will be offered on June 11 and July 8. Both sessions will take place from 4-5 p.m. in the ABAC Health Sciences building. 

For more information on this session, interested persons can contact the School of Nursing at (229) 391-5020.  Summer term classes begin at ABAC on June 3.  Fall semester classes start on Aug. 14.
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Retirees included Patricia Barber, Patsy Hembree, Dr. John Galyean, Bobby Mathis, Catherine Rogers, and Teresa Williams.  Barber, an associate professor of nursing in the School of Nursing and Health Sciences, had 32 years of service.  Hembree, the Information Services Coordinator for the Business Office, had 38 years of service, and Galyean, an associate professor of speech and theatre, was a faculty member for 14 years in the School of Liberal Arts. 

Mathis, a staff member at the Forest Lakes Golf Course, had 31 years at ABAC.  Rogers, an associate professor of reading, was a faculty member for 22 years in the School of Liberal Arts. Williams, the Senior Administrative Assistant in the Stafford School of Business, had 28 years at ABAC.

Melvin Merrill and Mike Williams were each honored for 35 years of service to the college.  A 30-year service award went to Bobbie Baldree.

 Jimmy Felton, Lori Felton, Alan Kramer, and Vicki Walker were recognized for 20 years of service to ABAC.  Honored for 15 years of service were JoAnn Brannen, Nancy Brannen, Brenda Doss, Bernice Hughes, Donna King, Melanie Partlow, Lori Pearman, Kay Powell, and Kim Talley.

 Recognized for 10 years of service were Robert Carpenter, Robin Crumley, Dr. James Galt-Brown, Javier Gonzalez, Jokabeth Gutierrez, Mouyyed Hassouna, Todd Hicks, Rhonda Lewis, Dr. Barnabe Miburo, Alan Murphy, Keith Perry, Dr. Doris Roundtree, Reba Selph, and Troy Spicer.

Those recognized for five years of service to the college were Tonia Carpenter, Todd Daunhauer, Marie Davis, Dr. Susan Farmer, Gay Hodge, Holly Lawrence, Dr. Lisa Lishman, Ana Martinez, Dr. James McCrimmon, Ashley Mock, Dr. Niles Reddick, Theresa Ryan, Shawn Seat, Lawrence Shepherd, Vicki Sherling, and Amy Warren.
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O’Quinn became the first Summa Cum Laude graduate in the history of ABAC with a grade point average over 3.9 on a 4.0 scale.  To be eligible for the Summa Cum Laude distinction, graduates must complete a bachelor’s degree.  ABAC awarded its first bachelor’s degree in May of 2009.

A total of 217 graduates participated in the ceremony. Forty-eight students received bachelor’s degrees including the first ABAC bachelor’s degrees ever awarded in Natural Resource Management (Forestry), Natural Resource Management (Wildlife) and Biology.

The guest speaker at the event was Congressman Austin Scott.  He challenged the students to find their pathways to success.

“You will wake up in the morning with a college diploma,” Scott, the U.S. Representative for Georgia’s Eighth Congressional District, said.  “When you wake up, you will face the future with a thousand different paths you can take.

“Each path will have its challenges.  I can tell you that change happens very fast in all of those paths.  Never let a fear of failure determine your path.”

Scott told the graduates that the most important first step was to “get started.  It doesn’t matter where you start but continual improvement should be your goal.  Get better every day in whatever you do.  If you say you’re going to do something, do it.”

O’Quinn began her ABAC career in 2009 as an interior design major.  She graduated with her associate’s degree in family and consumer sciences—interior design with high honors in 2011 and immediately began course work toward her bachelor’s degree in rural studies.

O’Quinn is an ABAC Foundation Scholarship recipient and has been named to the Dean’s List or President’s List every semester she has attended ABAC.  She received the top award, the Award of Distinction, from the Stafford School of Business in 2013 and the Divisional Discipline award in rural studies – business and economic development in 2012.  She was also the recipient of the Rural Studies Division Scholarship in 2013.

Serving as vice-president of the Rural Studies Club this year headed up a long list of campus involvement. She has also served as secretary of the Family and Consumer Sciences Club and as a member of the Phi Theta Kappa and Alpha Beta Gamma honor organizations.

O’Quinn represented ABAC with a speech at the Tift County Rotary Club and in Pelham as a part of a group sharing a marketing plan for the Hand Trading Company building.  She also assisted at Lewis Hall in the Campus Rededication Ceremony and assisted with mentoring project resources for the United Way of South Central Georgia.

O’Quinn expanded her leadership skills with a one-year internship at the Georgia Peanut Commission during her college career.  She is now working with the Stafford School of Business at ABAC.
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