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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 229-391-4781
mchason@abac.edu

 

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IMMEDIATE                                                                                                                                                                                                MAY 16, 2008

 

WARNER ROBINS STUDENT SELECTED FOR ABAC PRESIDENTIAL SCHOLARSHIP

 

TIFTON – Jeremy Tanner Newhouse, a senior at Warner Robins High School, has been selected as the recipient of a Presidential Scholarship at Abraham Baldwin Agricultural College.

Combined with the HOPE scholarship, the Presidential Scholarship covers a large portion of the remaining cost of tuition, fees, books, room and meals at ABAC for the 2008-2009 academic year for an estimated worth of $7,200.

ABAC President David Bridges said Newhouse is one of only three Presidential Scholars selected during the inaugural year of the program. With input from several groups, the ABAC administration identified three particularly deserving students from across Georgia to receive these scholarships, which were made possible through the combined efforts of the ABAC Foundation and key supporters of the college.

“The Presidential Scholarship Program was initiated as a model system designed to enhance recruiting power and hence the admission of highly deserving students to ABAC,” Bridges said.  “We looked for students who will make the ABAC of the future even better than the ABAC of today.”

Newhouse is a former Chapter Treasurer and Chapter President of the Warner Robins High School FFA.  He was a Governor’s Honors’ Program participant and attended the Natural Resources Conservation Workshop.  He was also a member of the Chamber of Commerce Youth Leadership Forum, the Beta Club, and the Student Council.

Bridges said Newhouse has already proven his ability to succeed in college by taking classes through the ACCEL program at Georgia Military College.  Newhouse plans to major in forest resources.

“ABAC is on the move,” Bridges said.  “We have an all time record enrollment, new student housing, and brand new four-year degrees which we offer on our campus.  I believe Jeremy will be a very positive addition to our student body.”

As a State College of the University System of Georgia, ABAC offers two-year degrees and selected four-year degrees.  The enrollment of 3,665 students comes from 154 Georgia counties, 12 states, and nine countries.  Classes begin Aug. 18 for the fall semester.

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