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Columns::April 29, 2002
Digest
Baldwin Street will close for construction
Baldwin Street, from Jackson to Lumpkin streets, will be closed to all traffic from May 13 to approximately mid-June during the ongoing reconstruction project. The full project is scheduled for completion by Aug. 19, the first day of fall semester classes.
Grad students win national leadership award
Graduate students Paul Quick and Julio Rojas were two of seven national recipients of the 2002 K. Patricia Cross Future Leaders from the American Association of Higher Education.
A Ph.D. student in UGA’s English department, Quick was recognized as a Cross Leader for his involvement in local politics. He has been a strong advocate for transportation choices, smart-growth development codes and preservation of green space. His scholarly interests include American literature, with a specialty in Southern literature of the 20th century.
“Winning the Cross Award is a validation of the work that I have done as a graduate teaching assistant and as a community activist,” Quick says. “It gives me hope that I will find employment given my balanced graduate experience of research, teaching and service.”
Rojas is a doctoral candidate in counseling and psychology in the counseling and human development services department. He was selected as a 2002 K. Patricia Cross Future Leader for his service to academic counseling, civic responsibility and participation in the Preparing Future Faculty program. Rojas served as an academic counselor at the College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences. He has provided substance and mental health counseling to residents of an Athens-area homeless shelter and has volunteered to help Hispanic clients gain access to psychological services.
“Receiving the K. Patricia Cross Future Leader Award is especially meaningful to me because I had no intention of becoming a faculty member when I came to UGA to pursue a doctoral degree,” Rojas says. “As a result of my experience in PFF, I have become more interested in pursuing an academic career. Service will be an important aspect of my professional identity.”
Five athletes receive awards
Five athletes have been recognized with awards from the UGA Athletic Association.
Softball player Michelle Tyree and swimmer Brian Scannell received the Clifford Lewis and Dick Copas Leadership awards, respectively. The awards honor athletes who embody dedication, discipline and positive attitude and who seek the good of the team above personal gain.
Tyree, a shortstop, currently has a team-high seven home runs, 41 RBIs, a .293 batting average, 25 stolen bases and a .936 fielding percentage. Scannell earned honorable-mention All-America honors as a member of the men’s 200-yard medley relay team at the NCAA championships.
The Marilyn Vincent and Dick Bestwick Scholar-Athlete awards were given to track athlete Jackie Seibert and swimmer Marc Lindsay, respectively. The Vincent and Bestwick awards recognize UGA athletes who hold the highest grade point average upon graduation.
UGA’s top finisher in each cross country event last year, Seibert is an All-SEC performer with a 3.79 GPA in sports medicine and exercise science. Lindsay finished with a 3.74 GPA in political science while also earning All-America honors on the 400-yard medley relay team and honorable mention accolades in the 200 backstroke, 400 freestyle and 200 medley relay team.
Football offensive lineman Jon Stinchcomb received the Athletic Association Community Service Award for his involvement in such projects as the Athens-Clarke County Summer Youth Program, St. Mary’s Hospital Visitation Program, the Food Bank of Northeast Georgia, the mentor program and Special Olympics.
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