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Congratulations to Up with the White and Gold Winners!

iac — Wed, 29 Apr 2009 15:32:50 +0000

Several IAC students and faculty were honored at the Up With the White and Gold banquet last Monday.

Student Government Association

Progress and Service Award- Molly Williams STAC major

Dean George C. Griffin Faculty of the Year- Carole Moore HTS Faculty

Auxiliary Services

IMPACT Award- Nick Welkamp PUBP major

Order of Omega

Greek Woman of the Year- Nicole Thomas PUBP major

Omicron Delta Kappa

Joseph Pettit Memorial Award for Outstanding Sophomore- Amira Chouieki EIA major

Presidents’ Council Governing Board

Burdell’s Best

Outstanding Faculty/Staff Advisor- Elizabeth Miller Deans Office/Public Policy

Congratulations!

Student Honors Program Award Recipients!

iac — Fri, 24 Apr 2009 17:26:50 +0000

Congratulations to the following students who won awards last night at the Student Honors Program Awards Banquet!

Dedra Casey (ECON)- Omicron Delta Epsilon Outstanding Senior Cup

Alex Enger (ECON)- Millie Newton Award for Excellence in Economics

Candis Pham (CM)- Georgia Tech Women’s Forum Scholarships

Nick Wellkamp (PUBP)- George Wingfield Semmes Memorial Scholarship and the Auxiliary Services IMPACT Scholarships

Carrie Freshour (HTS)- Bernard P. Bellon Prize in Historical Studies

Clay Karwisch (HTS)- Bernard P. Bellon Prize in Historical Studies

Leah Randall (STAC)- William Gilmer Perry Award

Jenny Zhang Morgan (STAC)- James Dean Young Award

Salma Abdelaziz (IAML)- 1996 Olympic Envoy Program Legacy Award

Hannah L. Taylor (IAML)- 1996 Olympic Envoy Program Legacy Award

Naihobe Gonzalez (INTA)- Michael J. Williams Award for Excellence in Scholarship

Peter Hylton (IAML)- Outstanding Senior in the School of Modern Language (French)

Joey Shepard (IAML)- Outstanding Senior in the School of Modern Language (German)

Joel Diffenderfer (IAML)- Outstanding Senior in the School of Modern Language (Japanese)

Robert Bradshaw (IAML)- Outstanding Senior in the School of Modern Language (Spanish)

Congratulations to all of you!

HTS- Carrie Freshour wins Outstanding Researcher Award

iac — Tue, 21 Apr 2009 14:02:31 +0000

Senior HTS Major, Carrie Freshour, won the Outstanding Undergraduate Researcher award. Her Mentor is Dr. Winders, an HTS professor. Her project: Being a ‘Budgetarian’: Shoppers, Stores, and Organic Foods. She has conducted two major research projects with faculty in HTS. Her most recent research project demonstrates her strong aptitude in statistics and historical research as well as original interviews. She presented each of her papers at the Southeastern Undergraduate Sociological Symposium in late February.

Congratulations Carrie!

EIA Major Kathryn Stucki wins Fulbright

iac — Wed, 15 Apr 2009 18:02:32 +0000

Graduating EIA major Kathryn Stucki has won a Fulbright award. She will be going to Mexico (either Mexico City or Monterrey) with a Binational Business Grant to do an internship and take graduate-level classes in comparative law. Congratulations Kathryn!

IAC Students win Institute-Wide Research Awards.

iac — Fri, 03 Apr 2009 19:54:20 +0000

A congratulations goes to two IAC students for their presentations at the UROP Symposium

Toby Tatum (PUBP)- Outstanding Oral Presentation

Kady Rosier (CM)- Outstanding Poster

PUBP Student wins TRUMAN!

iac — Wed, 01 Apr 2009 19:00:03 +0000

Big Kudos to PUBP Senior Nick Wellkamp, for being selected from among 601 candidates nominated by 289 colleges and universities as one of this year Truman Scholars. Nick will receive a scholarship up to $30,000 for graduate study. He will also receive priority admission and supplemental financial aid at some premier graduate institutions, leadership training, career and graduate school counseling, and special internship opportunities within the federal government. Currently, Nick is hoping to pursue a joint J.D./Master’s in Public Affairs program between Yale Law School and the Woodrow Wilson School of Public Affairs at Princeton in Fall 2010.

IAC names Undergraduate Research Award winner

iac — Tue, 31 Mar 2009 19:21:49 +0000

The Ivan Allen College Student Advisory Board has named the 2009 Outstanding Undergraduate Researcher. This year’s winner is Carrie Freshour, a senior HTS major. Carrie has been engaged in a wide variety of research projects and has won a PURA for her work. She will continue her research in the graduate program in the Department of Sociology at Cornell University, after completing a one-year Fulbright ETA in Indonesia.

HTS awards 2009 Bellon Prize

iac — Tue, 31 Mar 2009 19:18:02 +0000

HTS major Carrie Freshour and recent HTS alum Clay Karwisch were both awarded the 2009 Bernard Bellon Prize for distinguishing themselves in academic achievement, leadership, and personal integrity. Both Carrie and Clay will receive $1000. Clay is a law school student at Georgetown University, while Carrie is graduating in May then heading to Indonesia for a Fulbright ETA, followed by graduate school at Cornell. Congrats to both of you!

HTS major Carrie Freshour wins Fulbright, admitted to grad school

iac — Tue, 31 Mar 2009 19:12:00 +0000

Graduating HTS major Carrie Freshour has won a Fulbright English Teaching Assistant award. She will be teaching English in Indonesia, then returning to the United States to attend graduate school in the Department of Sociology at Cornell University. She has received a full scholarship to Cornell, and hopes to continue her research on gender and development. Congratulations Carrie! The award and graduate school admission are well-deserved.

EIA Alum Ashley Bliss selected to DNC

iac — Tue, 31 Mar 2009 19:04:53 +0000

EIA 2008 graduate, Ashley Bliss was just selected to be on a committee for the DNC (Democratic National Committee)- It’s part of Obama’s new mission to change certain aspects of the political process- this one is under the Democratic Change Commission and will be focused on recommending changes to the Presidential Nominating Process (a.k.a. the process of the presidential primaries, caucuses, delegates, superdelegates, etc) Kudos Ashley!