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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 APRIL 24, 2007

Pacesetter award winners at ABAC’s Student Leadership Banquet include (L-R): Jason Chapman, Joyce Willis, Kwasheen Kari White, Jimmy Ballenger, Beth Thornton, Jeanna Zito, Dr. Gail Dillard, and Miles Drummond. Not shown are Ali Csinos, Dr. Chrystle Ross, Dr. Jeff Gibbs, Dr. Herbert Shippey, Todd Sheppard, and John Michael Hall.

PACESETTERS NAMED AT ABAC

TIFTON—Fourteen individuals at Abraham Baldwin Agricultural College recently received Pacesetter Awards from the campus newspaper’s editorial board and staff. A Superior Pacesetter Award was also presented to Todd Sheppard, assistant professor of Health and Physical Education and the men’s basketball coach for the college.

The institution’s award-winning student newspaper, The Stallion, extends Pacesetter recognition annually to those who have worked for ABAC through their actions and exemplary service. Pacesetters are chosen from the student body, the administration, the faculty, and the staff.

This year’s faculty and staff Pacesetter Award recipients included Jimmy Ballenger, instructor of Physical Education and women’s soccer coach; Ali Csinos, coordinator of Student Recruitment for the Office of Student and Enrollment Services; Dr. Gail Dillard, Vice President of Student and Enrollment Services; Dr. Jeff Gibbs, chair of the Division of Business Administration; Dr. Chrystle Ross, Chief Information Officer; Dr. Herbert Shippey, professor of English in the Division of Humanities; Beth Thornton, assistant professor of Biology in the Division of Science and Mathematics; Kwasheen Kari White, housing coordinator for the Office of Student Life and Housing; and Joyce Willis, senior administrative assistant in the Office of Student Development.

Student Pacesetter award recipients included Jason Chapman, an animal science major from Washington; Miles Drummond, an English major from Tifton; John Michael Hall, a business administration major from Moultrie; and Jeanna Zito, a pre-veterinary medicine major from Newnan.

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