Georgia State University, an enterprising urban public research university, is a national leader in graduating students from widely diverse backgrounds.
The student body of more than 53,000 demonstrates that students from all backgrounds can achieve at high rates with unsurpassed connections to the city’s business, government, nonprofit and cultural organizations.
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Georgia State University, an enterprising urban public research university, is a national leader in graduating students from widely diverse backgrounds.
The student body of more than 53,000 demonstrates that students from all backgrounds can achieve at high rates with unsurpassed connections to the city’s business, government, nonprofit and cultural organizations.
Spring 2019 Wayne S. Kell Award for Academic Achievement
The Wayne S. Kell Award for Academic Achievement is given to the senior who has achieved the highest scholastic average for all course work taken at Georgia State University.
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2019 May 13
Department of Physical Therapy Research Award
This award recognizes the students who have made an outstanding contribution to the research efforts of the Department of Physical Therapy and who exhibit potential of becoming significant contributors to the field of physical therapy research.
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2019 May 13
James Ancil Lewis Award
This award, established in memory of James Ancil Lewis, honors his exemplary work in respiratory therapy: from his graduation in 1973 until his death in 1992. This award is given to a junior(s) in the program who exemplifies Mr. Lewis' characteristics of service to others, particularly in clinical work and direct patient care.
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2019 May 13
Lewis College Graduate Research Conference 1st Place
The Lewis College Graduate Research Conference, which is sponsored by the Byrdine F. Lewis College of Nursing and Health Professions Office of Research, provides graduate students in nursing, nutrition, occupational therapy, physical therapy, and respiratory therapy the opportunity to exhibit their research in a poster presentation to colleagues in the university. First and second place are selected by a panel of judges from disciplines across the university.
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2019 May 13
Lewis College Graduate Research Conference 2nd Place
The Lewis College Graduate Research Conference, which is sponsored by the Byrdine F. Lewis College of Nursing and Health Professions Office of Research, provides graduate students in nursing, nutrition, occupational therapy, physical therapy, and respiratory therapy the opportunity to exhibit their research in a poster presentation to colleagues in the university. First and second place are selected by a panel of judges from disciplines across the university.
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2019 May 13
Sigma Theta Tau Nursing Honor Society
Membership in Sigma Theta Tau is an honor conferred on students in the baccalaureate and graduate programs who have demonstrated excellence in their nursing program. Georgia State University is home to the Epsilon Alpha Chapter of Sigma Theta Tau National Honor Society in Nursing.
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2019 May 13
Ernest Fritz Memorial Field Camp Endowment
The Ernest Fritz Memorial Field Camp Endowment provides annual scholarships to students enrolled in the summer geosciences field camp course who are in good academic standing.
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2019 May 13
Allen and Eleanor Hollingsworth Scholarship
The Allen and Eleanor Hollingsworth Scholarship is given in memory of Allen and Eleanor Hollingsworth by their family. This scholarship is presented to an outstanding entering or first-year master's degree student in the Gerontology program
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2019 May 13
2019 Georgia State Undergraduate Research Conference Winner
Ariannah Kubli won first place for her oral presentation in humanities titled "The Lofty Sky: An Analysis of Leo Tolstoy's Influence on the Determinism of Stephen Crane's 'The Red Bade of Courage'" in the 2019 Georgia State Undergraduate Research Conference.
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2019 May 10
2019 Georgia State Undergraduate Research Conference Winner
Teodora Mitroi won second place for their oral presentation in Natural and Computational Sciences titled "Optimizing a Neural Behavior Model of the Sea Slug Melibe leonine" in the 2019 Georgia State Undergraduate Research Conference.
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2019 May 10
2019 Georgia State Undergraduate Research Conference Winner
Aaliya Ahmad won first place for her oral presentation in Natural and Computational Sciences titled "Sensory System of the Second Antenna of the American Lobster, Homarus americanus: Distribution of Sensilla and Expression of Receptor Proteins" in the 2019 Georgia State Undergraduate Research Conference.
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2019 May 10
Lorene C. Pilcher Scholarship
Nyopea Smith is the 2019 recipient of the Lorene C. Pilcher Scholarship.
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2019 May 10
2019 Georgia State Undergraduate Research Conference Award
Douglas Tiller won first place for his musical performance titled "Performance Practice in Malcolm Arnold's 'Divertimento for Wind Trio'" in the 2019 Georgia State Undergraduate Research Conference.
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2019 May 10
Outstanding Sport Administration Graduate Student Award
Brianna Cheek is the 2019 recipient of Georgia State University's Outstanding Sport Administration Graduate Student Award.
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2019 May 10
Outstanding Master's Student in Special Education Award
Lashawnda Anderson is the 2019 recipient of Georgia State University's Outstanding Master's Student in Special Education Award.
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2019 May 10
Jeremy Gillen Memorial Scholarship in Anthropology
The Jeremy Gillen Memorial Scholarship in Anthropology recognizes a senior major who shows strong potential in the field of anthropology, in memory of Mr. Gillen's enthusiasm for the field.
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2019 May 10
Outstanding Doctoral Dissertation in Special Education Award
Brandis Ansley is the 2019 recipient of Georgia State University's Outstanding Doctoral Dissertation in Special Education Award.
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2019 May 10
Outstanding Researcher in Educational Psychology Award
Elena Nightingale is the 2019 recipient of Georgia State University's Outstanding Researcher in Educational Psychology Award.
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2019 May 10
Outstanding Teacher in Educational Psychology Award
Jacob English is the 2019 recipient of Georgia State University's Outstanding Teacher in Educational Psychology Award.
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2019 May 10
Outstanding Master's Student in Educational Psychology Award
Kamal Middlebrook is the 2019 recipient of Georgia State University's Outstanding Master's Student in Educational Psychology Award.
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2019 May 10
Outstanding Graduate Teaching Assistant Award in Kinesiology and Health
Christopher Rawdon is the 2019 recipient of Georgia State University's Outstanding Graduate Teaching Assistant Award in Kinesiology and Health.
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2019 May 10
Outstanding Dissertation Award in Kinesiology and Health
Matthew Beerse is the 2019 recipient of Georgia State University's Outstanding Dissertation Award in Kinesiology and Health.
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2019 May 10
Outstanding Doctoral Student Award in Kinesiology and Health
Glynn McGehee is the 2019 recipient of Georgia State University's Outstanding Doctoral Student Award in Kinesiology and Health.
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2019 May 10
2019 Payne Fellowship
Meklit Gebru, a honors student majoring in international economics and modern languages, has been named a 2019 Payne Fellow by the U.S. Agency for International Development.
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2019 May 10
Outstanding B.I.S. in Human Learning and Development Student Award
Tamika Spiess is the 2019 recipient of the Outstanding B.I.S. in Human Learning and Development Student Award.
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2019 May 9
Friedrich William Ralf Munster Fellowship in Philosophy
The Friedrich William Ralf Munster Fellowship in Philosophy is given to an outstanding graduate student in Philosophy in honor of Ralf F. Munster, chair of the department from 1955 to 1976.
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2019 May 7
Henry Thompson Malone Memorial Scholarship in History
The Henry Thompson Malone Memorial Scholarship in History is awarded to a history major with an overall grade-point average of 3.0 or higher. Preference is given to students with research interests in colonial America, nineteenth-century United States, Native American or Georgia history. This scholarship was created by Ms. Alice Young to honor the memory of her husband Henry Malone, a history professor and administrator at Georgia State.
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2019 May 7
Jenny Thurston Fellowship in Heritage Preservation
The Jenny Thurston Fellowship in Heritage Preservation is an annual award and internship with the Atlanta Urban Design Commission for an outstanding historic preservationist in Atlanta.
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2019 May 7
Ethel Illges Woodruff Fellowship in Southern History
The Ethel Illges Woodruff Fellowship in Southern History is awarded to a graduate student who intends to pursue the master's program with a concentration in southern history. Mrs. Ethel Illges Woodruff, a native of Columbus, Georgia, was keenly interested in the history of Georgia, eastern Alabama, and the Chattahoochee Valley. This fellowship in honor of Mrs. Woodruff was established in 1995 in the Department of History at Georgia State by the J.W. and Ethel I. Woodruff Foundation of Columbus.
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2019 May 7
Outstanding Exercise Science Graduate Student Award
The Outstanding Exercise Science Graduate Student Award, given by Georgia State's College of Education & Human Development, recognizes a student for academic excellence and participation in the exercise science graduate degree program.
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2019 May 7