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By Larry B. Dendy
ldendy@uga.edu
The University of Georgia will recognize its top student scholars--including a record-high  49 First Honor Graduates--at the annual Honors Day program April 12.
Outstanding classroom teachers will also be recognized at the 2 p.m. program on the North Campus quadrangle in front of the law school. Peter Shedd, associate vice president for instruction, will be the Honors Day speaker.
In case of inclement weather, the program will be held in the Ramsey Student Center. A decision to move to the Ramsey Center will be made by 10 a.m. and announced on UGAToday (www.uga.edu/news) and on Athens radio stations.
Undergraduate classes will be canceled for sixth, seventh and eighth periods (1:25-4:25 p.m.) so students and faculty can attend Honors Day.
First Honor Graduates are students who maintain a perfect 4.0 grade point average during their academic careers at UGA. Carol Winthrop, assistant vice president for academic affairs and Honors Day chair, says the large number earning recognition this year reflects the rising caliber of students enrolling at UGA.
“More and more of Georgia’s best high school graduates are staying in state to attend college because of the HOPE Scholarship, and increasing numbers of those top students are choosing UGA because of its academic stature and strength,” Winthrop says. “The students who earn First Honor Graduate status here would have attained a similar high level of academic achievement wherever they went to college. They are among the very brightest and most accomplished students in the country.”
In addition to First Honor Graduates, several hundred students will be recognized at Honors Day for being in the top 5 percent of their class and for their election to scholastic and leadership honor societies.
Among faculty to be recognized are winners of the 2000 Josiah Meigs and Richard B. Russell teaching awards. The Meigs Award is the highest honor given to a UGA faculty member for teaching excellence. The Russell Award is given to junior faculty for outstanding teaching.
This year’s Meigs winners are Frank R. Harrison, philosophy; Linda Medleau, small animal medicine; Robert J. Warren, Warnell School of Forest Resources; and Rebecca H. White, School of Law.
The Russell Award recipients are James E. Coverdill, sociology; Randi N. Stanulis, elementary education; and J. Clark Wolf, philosophy.
Music for Honors Day will be provided by the UGA Symphonic Band under the direction of Dwight Satterwhite and John Culvahouse. A reception for all student and faculty honorees and their guests will follow the program.
Shedd will speak on the topic “Faith, Folks and Follow-Through.” A past Meigs Award recipient, Shedd is a professor of legal studies in the Terry College of Business and has won the college’s Distinguished Teacher Award. He was chosen Georgia’s Professor of the Year by the Council for Advancement and Support of Education and has been a Senior Teaching Fellow.
UGA began recognizing First Honor Graduates in 1978 instead of designating a graduating senior as valedictorian. Those being recognized at Honors Day include nine students who completed degree requirements at the end of last summer and fall semesters, and 40 who will complete requirements at the end of the current spring semester. |
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Leah W. Allen, Forsyth, economics; Shain A. Armstrong, Mableton, criminal justice; Rachel S. Arnold, Cairo, communication sciences and disorders; Laura Ann Auf Der Heide, Lilburn, sociology; Karen D. Barrett, Monroe, social science education; Vonnetta L. Benjamin, Nashville, Latin and psychology; Brenton L. Black, Hazlehurst, chemistry; Marc H. Bosworth, Atlanta, finance; Laura B. Cleghorn, Oakwood, nutrition science; Carolyn J. Collins, Byron, English education; Graham M. Cossick, Norcross, psychology; Laura E. Dawson, Athens, economics; Nirav S. Dhruva, Lawrenceville, pharmacy; Brian B. Dille, Atlanta, German and sociology; Thomas L. Drewry, Lavonia, history; Katherine W. Giles, Chattanooga, Tenn., English; Kristi N. Gillis, Warner Robins, English; Holly C. Gooding, Clemson, S.C., genetics; David R. Griffith, Newnan, economics; Kellie C. Griner, Warner Robins, communication sciences and disorders; Dawn E. Johnson, Maxeys, furnishings and interiors; James M. Johnson, Douglasville, finance; Stephanie L. Keeling, Roswell, social work; Keenan M. Klinger, Marietta, international business; Jason P. Kreher, Athens, advertising; Mimi H. Kriele, Lawrenceville, art and art history; Cynthia E. Lester, Watkinsville, microbiology; Nicole M. Liackos, Lilburn, early childhood education; David W. Miller, Warner Robins, computer science; Erin M. Neary, Martinez, psychology; Patricia L. Page, Roswell, public relations; David J. Platt, Lithonia, speech communication and public relations; Benson E. Pope, Doraville, speech communication; Stacia M. Potter, Conyers, political science; Brooke C. Railey, Columbus, finance; Catherine A. Ramsay, Atlanta, ecology; Lauren L. Reace, Dunwoody, microbiology; Seaborn A. Roddenbery V, Columbus, cellular biology; Tiffany M. Satterfield, Athens, English and French; Amanda L. Smith, Hull, English; Virginia L. Smith, Valdosta, marketing; Kirsten M. Sorensen, Alpharetta, management information systems; Yeon G. Anna Suh, Roswell, English; Katherine C. Swint, Lawrenceville, interdisciplinary studies; Julile A. Sykora, Marietta, finance; Melissa F. Turner, Athens, risk management and insurance; Jennifer M. Westbrook, Gainesville, early childhood education; Anna K. Wiggins, Evans, biology; and Kristen L. Wyatt, Grayson, newspapers. |
