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Michael D. Chason |
IMMEDIATE
APRIL 17, 2007
NORTON WINS WOODROOF AWARD AT ABAC HONORS DAY
TIFTON— Christina
Ann Norton, an art major from Tifton, was
named the top academic student at
Norton received the J. G. Woodroof
Scholar Award, ABAC’s top student academic award,
given annually to the student who is recognized in a proclamation by the
Georgia General Assembly. Woodroof was president of
ABAC from 1933-34. Each of the 35 units of the University System of Georgia
select a top student at the college as the Academic Recognition Day Student of
the Year.
Since coming to ABAC,
Norton has taken a full load and every semester she has been on the President’s
and the Dean’s List. She was recognized at
the ceremony as a Distinguished Honor Student and the Humanities Division Award of Distinction
recipient, and as the art award winner.
While at ABAC, she has maintained a perfect 4.0 grade point
average. Norton is active in Phi Theta Kappa where she served as Yearbook Chair
last semester. She also served as President of the Honors Student Association
this year. She is the daughter of Lee and Brenda Doss.
Also during the
ceremony, Divisional Awards of Distinction were presented to the students with
the greatest overall positive impact in each division, both academically and
through college service.
The
Award of Distinction for the Agriculture and Forest Resources Division was
presented to Brock A. Ward, a
Biological
and Agricultural Engineering major from Tifton.
The Award of Distinction for the
Business Division was presented to Lindsey
M. Mann, a Business Administration major from Tifton. The Award of
Distinction for nursing went to
Jessica A. Barber from Lenox. The
Award of Distinction for the Social Science Division went to Bonnie M. Mincher
of
The Award of Distinction for the Division of Science and Mathematics was presented to Ngoc-Lan T. Vu, a pre-Medicine major from Whigham. The Cooperative Degree Award goes to a student who successfully completes work in the joint degree program from one of the technical colleges and at ABAC. The 2008 Cooperative Degree Award went to Brittany N. Phillips from Tifton.
A total of 41 Divisional Discipline awards were also presented
to students who excelled in their individual disciplines. Discipline award
winners included Agribusiness and Agricultural Economics, Jon D. Huffmaster of Reynolds; Agricultural Education, Kyle J. Wilson of Tignall;
Agricultural Engineering Technology, Richard
Chad Gordon from Fort Valley; Agriculture, Traci L. Bland of Jacksonville; Agricultural Production Technology,
Brantley D. Morris from Nicholls; Animal
Science Technology, Mary Rebekah Estes of Conyers; Biological & Agricultural
Engineering, Brock A. Ward from
Tifton; and Agricultural
Business Technology, Bryant M. Luke
from Tifton.
Other discipline award winners were Family & Consumer Sciences, Morgan E. Evans of Eastman; Family & Consumer Sciences Technology, Amanda P. Brooks from Cuthbert; Forestry Technology, Timothy P. Rutland of Lenox; Forest Resources, James Mark Coram from Boston; Golf Clubhouse Management, Brandon C. Markley of Woodstock; Golf Turf Management Technology, Elliot E. Garrison from Bradenton, Fla.; Landscape Design & Grounds Management Technology, Matthew G. Parks of McDonough; Sports Turf Management Technology, Thomas B. Doles from Fort Valley; and Wildlife Technology, William Scott Johnson of Sylvester.
This
spring ABAC began offering upper level courses for those students who will be
completing the new 4-year Bachelor of Applied Science degrees. This year’s
discipline award winners in those categories were Diversified Agriculture, Leanna E. Jones of
Discipline award winners also included Agriculture Communications, Rebekah D. Bowen of
The Business Administration discipline award was presented to Marci R. Carroll from Tifton.
Other discipline award winners were Allied Health, Kellie
A. Peele from Eastman; Biology, Natalie G. Barber of Tifton; Chemistry,
Alicia K. Mott from Tifton; Mathematics, Manuel Cuevas-Sanchez of
Lenoir City, Tenn.; Physics, Jonathan P. Chesser
from Bainbridge; and Pre-Professional, Chase D. Holbrook of Sylvester, a
pre-pharmacy major.
Discipline award winners also included Criminal Justice, Jayme M. Dodson from
Student
Government Association President Willie Dean presented ABAC Vice President for
Academic Affairs Nile Reddick a special President’s Award.
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