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Lindsey Giffin is putting her business
talents to use helping others. She is an honors student and
Leonard Leadership Scholar, and she is active in several projects
throughout the Athens area to help underprivileged children.
For the past four years, she has served as a mentor through
a Clarke County mentoring program. Through her work with Project
READY, she was instrumental in organizing UGA Day which teamed
high school students with college mentors. A recipient of
numerous academic scholarships, Giffin is a member of several
honor societies including Alpha Lambda Delta, Beta Gamma Sigma
business honor society and Sigma Delta Pi Spanish honor society.
As a senior at UGA, she maintains a 4.0 grade point average.
She recently won the Southern Business Administration Association's
(SBAA) Student Community Service Award.
Expected graduation: May
2005
Degree objective: Bachelor of Business Administration
with a minor in Spanish and a certificate in Leadership Studies
University highlights, achievements and awards:
Volunteering has played an integral part of my college experience.
I have served as mentor and a tutor and been a part of dance
marathon for the past four years. As an officer for the Leonard
Leadership Scholars program, I have helped organize a number
of community efforts including a community playground build,
a UGA visit day for Clarke County High School students, and
a leadership assembly for high school students. Recently I
was honored with the undergraduate community service award
from the Southern Business Administration Association. Also
over the past four years I have been involved in a number
of different organizations on campus including Phi Mu sorority,
Toastmasters, the International Business Society, and Terry
Dean's Council. I studied abroad in Spain one summer and this
past summer I received the opportunity to work for Coca-Cola's
federal government relations division as part of the Honors
in Washington D.C. program. Both summers were incredible educational
experiences in distinct ways.
High School: St. Scholastica Academy
Hometown: Mandeville, LA
I choose to attend UGA because...
I originally wanted to go to a small school and the University
of Georgia was just a place to stop on my college tour. Once
I saw Athens though, I fell in love with UGA. It offered the
perfect combination of the facilities and excitement of a
large school and through the Honors program, I can get the
smaller classes and superior academics.
My favorite things to do on campus are...
I love walking across Sanford bridge and taking in the view
of the empty stadium in the morning sun. There is no sight
that can give you more of a "Wow! College is awesome"
feeling. Also on pretty days, I love to go play frisbee or
football with friends at the intramural fields.
When I have free time, I like...
...to catch up with friends, travel, read, run, or paint.
The craziest thing I've done is...
...go surfing off the coast of Portugal when I studied abroad
in Spain. We surfed off a beach that was believed to be the
end of world at one time. It was the most incredible rush
of my life.
My favorite place to study is...
...north campus. Although maybe not the most productive environment,
it is definitely the most beautiful.
My favorite professor is...
...David Mustard. His law and economics class was the most
interesting class I have taken at UGA. He also serves as my
faculty mentor for the thesis I am currently working on for
CURO, and he has been a tremendous help to me in so many ways.
If I could share an afternoon with anyone, I would
love to share it with...
...my grandfather. I have never met him, but my dad is the
best father I could ever ask for so he must have had a great
role model. I would love to spend the afternoon getting to
know him.
After graduation, I plan to...
...move to South America, probably Buenos Aires. I want to
teach English and volunteer for a year or so. I think this
experience will greatly benefit me because I will become fluent
in Spanish. Also by getting outside of my comfort zone, I
hope to learn a lot about myself and what I want out of life.
After this experience I would like to go to graduate school,
possibly in public policy.
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