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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 DECEMBER 2, 2008

Pictured left to right, first row: Lindsey Roberts, Marcela Vargas, Kim Jacobs, Jessica Kalina. Second row: Tom Lanier, Kristen Leonard, Paten Willis. Third row: Matt Holland and Kyle Phelps. Fourth row: Thomas Turcotte, Eric Ayers and McCord Brickle. Fifth row: Drew Richardson, Kyle Peters, John Kimbrell and John Grist.

ABAC SELECTS AMBASSADORS FOR 2008-09

TIFTON--Sixteen 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 Eric Ayers, a sophomore agriculture transfer major from Nicholson; McCord Brickle, a freshman agriculture education major from Augusta; John Grist, a sophomore golf turf management major from Rabun Gap; Matthew Holland, a sophomore pre-medicine major from Cochran; Kim Jacobs, a sophomore early childhood education major from Bainbridge; Jessica Kalina, a freshman pre-veterinary medicine major from Griffin; and John Kimbrell, a sophomore agriculture education/political science major from Moultrie.

Other Ambassadors are Tom Lanier, a sophomore agriculture education major from Dalton; Kristen Leonard, a sophomore pre-medicine major from Tifton; Kyle Peters, a sophomore allied health major from Buford; Kyle Phelps, a sophomore communications major from Chula; and Drew Richardson, a freshman biology major from Tifton.

Lindsey Roberts, a sophomore communications/public relations major from Tifton; Thomas Turcotte, a freshman pre-veterinary medicine major from Ranger; Marcela Vargas, a freshman dental hygiene major from Moultrie; and Paten Willis, a junior occupational therapy major from Tifton, also serve as Ambassadors for the college.

Roberts serves as president; Phelps is vice-president; Turcotte is secretary; and Leonard serves as treasurer of the organization. Kimbrell serves as parliamentarian, and Kalina 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, Executive Administrative Assistant to the President Pam Leonard, Director of Student Enrollment Services Donna Webb, and Public Relations Assistant Ashley Williamson.

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