Georgia State University

The Georgia State University Esports Varsity Smite team defeated teams from Kennesaw State University, the Savannah College of Art and Design, and the University of Georgia to win state championships in Smite and Paladins at the 2018 Georgia Esports League (GEL) Championships in May.

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.

This award is presented to the student or students who has/have most actively participated in professional activities within the community and who demonstrates high standards of professionalism.

This award is presented to graduating students who, in the opinion of the faculty, exhibit a positive professional attitude and a willingness to serve the needs of classmates, the community, and the profession of respiratory therapy.

A Ph.D. student in the School of Public Health at Georgia State University has been awarded the Provost's Dissertation Fellowship.

In memory of Dr. Virgil Jacobs, former anatomist in the physical therapy program, this award is given to the student who best exemplifies the qualities of intelligence, compassion, fairness, honesty, and sincerity in addition to outstanding scholarly anatomical competence.

This scholarship recognizes individuals who are both critical thinkers and caring, competent practitioners -- characteristics personified by Professor Gordon Cummings.

This award is given to graduating students with a grade point average of 4.0 in the Physical Therapy program.

The Outstanding Nutrition Graduate Student Award recognizes a graduate student or students with outstanding academic performance and professional contributions.

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.

An undergraduate student in the School of Public Health at Georgia State University has been awarded the Wilma Rudolph Student-Athlete Achievement Award.

This award recognizes a graduating student or students with the highest GPA achieved in the respiratory therapy progam.

Georgia State University recognizes one outstanding Nutrition Coordinated Program student each year. Criteria for the award include academic achievement, demonstrated leadership, and potential as a future dietetics professional.

This award is given to an undergraduate student or students with outstanding academic performance, demonstrated leadership and potential as a future dietetics professional.

This award is given to an undergraduate student in the Byrdine F. Lewis College of Nursing and Health Professions who has achieved a high level of academic excellence in the nutrition program.

This award is given to a Coordinated Program student who has displayed outstanding performance in the clinical setting.

This award is given to the individual in the Department of Physical Therapy who provides ongoing, dynamic leadership and guidance to his or her class.

This award is given to a student or students who, through example, maintains the structure and integrity of the class. The recipient(s) demonstrates a strong commitment to the physical therapy profession, is an avid patient advocate, and is respected by faculty and peers.

The Occupational Therapy Leadership Excellence Award goes to the student who provides ongoing, dynamic leadership and guidance to his or her class and maintains a GPA of 3.5 or higher.

Award is given to a graduating second year student with a GPA of 4.0 in the occupational therapy program who also exhibits overall academic excellence.

This award is given to the Occupational Therapy student who maintains the structure and integrity of the class. This student has a strong commitment to the occupational therapy profession, is an avid patient advocate and is respected by faculty and peers.

This award is given to the graduating student in occupational therapy who personifies high character articulation through leadership, community service and overall personal integrity and academic history.

This award is given to the student who has most actively participated in professional activities within the community, demonstrating high standards of professionalism, while maintaining a GPA of 3.5 or higher.

This award recognizes the Occupatonal Thearpy student who has made an outstanding contribution to the research efforts of the Department of Occupational Therapy and who exhibits the potential of becoming a significant contributor to the field of occupational therapy research.

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.

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.

This competition, sponsored by the Georgia State Student Health Informatics Association (SHIA) and Women in Technology (WIT), encourages health IT students to solve real-world health IT challenges and present their efforts during the two day event.

The Kell Award is presented to students graduating from Georgia State University at the undergraduate level with the highest grade-point average for all course work taken at the university.

Meklit Gebru, a junior studying international economics and Spanish at Georgia State University, is one of over 1,201 American undergraduate students from 363 colleges and universities across the U.S. selected to receive the prestigious Benjamin A. Gilman International Scholarship, sponsored by the U.S. Department of State's Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs to study or intern abroad during the Summer 2018 application cycle. Gebru will participate in a summer study abroad on Spanish studies in Costa Rica.

The Nell Hamilton Trotter Student Leadership Award recognizes an outstanding commitment to student involvement and is the highest student leadership award presented by the university. For nearly 40 years, Nell Hamilton Trotter was a loyal member of the Georgia State University community. She was the first dean of women at Georgia State and served for many years as a dedicated faculty member. Dean Hamilton Trotter personified the ideal qualities students, particularly student leaders, are expected to emulate.