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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 NOVEMBER 12, 2007

ABAC AMBASSADORS SELECTED FOR 2007-08

TIFTON--Fifteen students at Abraham Baldwin Agricultural College have been selected to participate in one of the most prestigious organizations on campus, the ABAC Ambassadors.

Students serving as Ambassadors include Lissette Badillo, a sophomore Business Administration major from Moultrie; Ashley Brown, a freshman Nursing major from Moultrie; Geoffrey Brown, a sophomore Agriculture Communication major from Eastanollee; Whitney Conner, a freshman Nursing major from Abbeville; Willie Dean, a sophomore Education major from Tifton; Emilio Del Olmo, a sophomore Pre-Engineering major from Omega; and April Ford, a freshman Animal Science major from Peachtree City.

Also selected were Ashton Harper, a sophomore Business major from Ocilla; Matthew Harrell, a sophomore History major from Tifton, Brian Holland, a freshman Business Administration major from Fitzgerald; John Kimbrell a freshman Agriculture Education major from Moultrie; and Heather Merritt a freshman AgriBusiness major from Ocilla.

Other new Ambassadors include Kyle Phelps, a freshman Business Administration major from Tifton; Lindsey Roberts, a freshman Business Administration major from Tifton; and Travis Sexton a freshman Pre-Veterinary Medicine from Richmond Hill.

Harper serves as president; Harrell is vice-president; Conner is secretary; and Kimbrell serves as treasurer of the organization. Phelps serves as parliamentarian, and Roberts is the historian.

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.

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 35 hours per semester to their service as Ambassadors. Ambassador advisors are Director of Public Relations Mike Chason, Public Relations Assistant Ashley Williamson, Executive Assistant to the President Pam Leonard and Coordinator of Student Recruitment Ali Csinos.

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