Students serving as Ambassadors include Lakeisha Bell, a physical therapy major from Warner Robins; Shanna Boyett, an agri-marketing major from Reidsville; Tiffany Chaney, an early childhood education major from Fitzgerald; David Chason, a pre-medicine major from Tifton, Candice Clark, an agriculture major from Rochelle; Hal Darsey, an agricultural education major from Lakeland; and Graham Floyd, a pre-law major from Conyers;
Also serving as ABAC Ambassadors are Ben Kennedy, an agricultural education major from Reidsville; Elizabeth Martin, a nutrition major from Tifton; Laurie McDaniel, a business management major from Moultrie; Joel McKie, a agribusiness major from Abbeville; Brett Tucker, an agricultural engineering major from Ocilla; and Angela Tumbling, a business administration major from Tifton.
Chaney serves as president; Darsey, vice-president; Boyett, secretary; and Clark, treasurer of the organization.
Through a process involving application, letters of recommendation, and interviews, college administrators choose students whom they believe to be motivated and who show leadership potential to serve as Ambassadors during the student's program of study.
The Ambassadors assist the offices of public relations and admissions, representing and promoting the college at a variety of community and college events. They work to maintain positive relationships between students, faculty, staff, alumni, and the community.
To continue in the organization, students must maintain at least a 2.5 cumulative grade point average on a 4.0 scale and commit at least 30 hours per semester to their service as Ambassadors. Ambassador advisors are Mike Chason, Pam Leonard, and Bruce Applewhite.
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