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The award recognizes high academic standing and professional promise.

The award recognizes high academic standing and professional promise.

The scholarship is awarded in honor of former Georgia Gov. Joe Frank Harris, whose administration (1983-1991) was noted for improvements in education and who served as a Distinguished Executive Fellow in the Andrew Young School, to one or more Georgia resident students based on academic merit.

Established by economist Harold Ball, a Ph.D. alumnus, this award is given annually to recognize distinguished performance in quantitative economics.

This award is given annually in recognition of outstanding academic achievement in the International Economics and Modern Languages (IEML) program.

The award is given to the best economics major in intermediate microeconomics during the previous year. The student earning this award has shown a deep interest in the subject, demonstrated a thorough understanding of the material and its applications, and has attained a high level of academic achievement.

The award is presented by the faculty to the undergraduate who achieves the highest grade point average in economics courses above the 2000 level and demonstrates a commitment to the study of economics.

Established by the Georgia Council of Juvenile Court Judges in memory of Chris Perrin, executive director of the council and an alumnus of Georgia State University, this merit-based scholarship is presented annually to a rising junior or senior majoring in degree programs in the School of Social Work and the Department of Criminal Justice & Criminology.

The award is presented annually to a graduate student in the public management and policy program, as selected by a faculty committee. Student papers nominated by faculty examine topics such as privatization, human resource issues in the public and private sector, and public finance and financial management.

With this award, the Department of Criminal Justice & Criminology recognizes students who exhibit exemplary leadership and service.

The Andrew Young School of Policy Studies values excellence in teaching along with excellence in research. This award recognizes the student who, in the judgment of the faculty, has performed exceptionally well in teaching.

The Andrew Young School values excellence in teaching as it does excellence in research. This award recognizes a student who, in the judgment of the faculty, has performed exceptionally well in the classroom.

The Research Excellence in Economics Program (Re2P) provides academically superior students the means to further their skills in empirical research beyond the classroom to better prepare for graduate school and real-world applications in economics. Participants have opportunities to present their research at national professional conferences and research competitions and for publishing consideration.

The scholarship is awarded to Ph.D. students selected by the faculty as those who best exemplify a commitment to the exchange of ideas and creation of a community of scholars in memory of George Malanos, professor of economics and the first chair of Georgia State's Department of Economics.

Established in honor of Carole Y. Keels, a Georgia State University alumna, this scholarship recognizes a student with significant career experience who is pursuing a degree in economics. At the age of 38, Keels returned to college to complete both a master's and Ph.D. in economics.

Established to honor the late Georgia Banking Commissioner E.D. "Jack" Dunn, a Georgia State alumnus, this fellowship is awarded annually to a deserving graduate student in the Andrew Young School with academic and research interests in public finance, financial regulatory policy impact on national, regional and local economics, or public management.

The scholarships area awarded to full-time criminal justice students planning a career in law enforcement who are entering their sophomore or junior year. Recipients may continue to receive the scholarship each year until graduation as long as they remain in good academic standing.

The merit-based scholarship recognizes an exceptional undergraduate or graduate student pursuing a degree in criminal justice.

Established in memory of Jack Blicksilver, professor of economics, this scholarship is awarded annually to a student who excels in economics.

The award provides scholarships to employees of law enforcement agencies in the metropolitan Atlanta area who are part-time or full-time students in the criminal justice program of the Andrew Young School of Policy Studies.

The award is presented to the students who have maintained the highest grade point average for the calendar year in the Master of Science in Criminal Justice program.

The merit-based scholarship, shared by the Department of Criminal Justice & Criminology and School of Social Work, is presented annually to a rising junior or senior majoring in each area. It was established by the Georgia Council of Juvenile Court Judges in memory of Chris Perrin, executive director of the council and an alumnus of Georgia State University.

The award, established by alumna Linda Byars (B.B.A. '68, M.A. '73), provides financial assistance to first-generation college students in good academic standing with a 3.0 GPA or higher.

The award recognizes students who have, in the judgment of the faculty, gone above and beyond in their field placement while demonstrating initiative and creativity.

The Andrew Young School values excellence in teaching along with excellence in research. This award recognizes students who, in the judgment of the faculty, have performed exceptionally well in teaching.

Awarded by the faculty to Ph.D. in Public Policy candidates who best exemplify academic excellence and an ongoing commitment to scholarship in the field of public policy.

The award recognizes high academic standing and professional promise.

This fellowship was established in honor of Jean Childs Young through the generosity of R. Charles Loudermilk, Sr., the chairman emeritus and founder of Aaron Rents, Inc., who attended Georgia State University in 1948 and was inducted into the Robinson College of Business Hall of Fame in 2005. This endowment, which honors the life and legacy of Jean Childs Young, provides fellowships for graduate students in the Andrew Young School of Policy Studies and supports the Jean Childs Young lecture series.

This award was established to provide training opportunities for government officials, junior executives in national finance ministries and young people who may be the leaders of tomorrow in countries with emerging economies, especially in Africa and the Caribbean.

Brianna Childs received the Excellence in Leadership Award in Communication Sciences and Disorders from Georgia State University's College of Education & Human Development as part of its annual Honors Day celebration. This award recognizes exceptional performance in leadership at the local, state or national level as a master's student in communication sciences and disorders.