News from	Michael D. Chason Director of Public Relations ABAC 30, 2802 Moore Hwy Tifton, GA 31793-2601 Phone 229-391-5055 Fax 229-391-5051 mchason@abac.edu

For IMMEDIATE Release July 23, 2009

Drew Richardson

Tift County Student Excited About Living on Campus

TIFTON –Tift County High School graduate Drew Richardson made the most of his first year at Abraham Baldwin Agricultural College by getting involved on campus.

Richardson, a biology major, served as a member of the ABAC Ambassadors last year and has been selected to serve as president of the leadership organization this year.

Richardson said his decision to attend ABAC after graduating from TCHS was easy because of the great learning environment the college offers.

“I did very well in some ABAC classes during my senior year in high school,” Richardson said. “ABAC offers challenging classes, but the professor’s door is always open, and they know you by first name not a number.”

ABAC also came highly recommended to him from his mother, Freda George Richardson, who also attended ABAC and loved it.

“ABAC offers everything a big university does, just on a smaller scale,” Richardson said. “You have to get out and try new things in order to get the full college experience.”

Richardson will live on campus in the ABAC Place apartments in the fall and will serve as a community assistant (CA). He looks forward to living on campus to get involved and to meet new people.

During his first year, Richardson became involved in the ABAC Ambassadors as well as the Baptist Collegiate Ministries.

Richardson plans to attend the University of Georgia to finish his bachelor’s degree, and then he hopes to attend medical school to become an orthopedic surgeon.

The deadline for ABAC admissions applications is Aug. 1. Classes begin Aug. 17 for the fall term.

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