During 2012, College of Arts and Sciences Dean Ken Procter’s powdered charcoal on paper drawing, “Flash,” garnered regional attention during The Red Clay Survey: 2012 Exhibition of Contemporary Southern Art, presented by Huntsville Museum of Art.
Writing award finalists announced
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November 09, 2011
Georgia College students submitted work to the Margaret Harvin Wilson Writing Award for a $1,000 grand prize.
Four writers were chosen as finalists:
• Kerry Leamon, an English major with a concentration in creative writing of Dacula, Ga;
• Rylee Edgar, an English major with a concentration in creative writing of Perry, Ga;
• Brittney Jones, an English major with a concentration in creative writing of Hephzibah, Ga; and
• Peggy Desjardines, a studio art and an English major with a concentration in creative writing of Danielsville, Ga.
Interim President Dr. Stas Preczewski will announce the winner during a public ceremony and reception at 2 p.m. Friday, Nov. 11 in the Pat Peterson Museum Education Room.
The award was established in 2010 in memory of Margaret Harvin Wilson, ’34. During 1933 the English major entered a writing contest and won first prize for her short story, “Sympathy Speaks.”
This writing award is designed to inspire students to explore new worlds — grounded but imaginative and creative.
ABOUT GEORGIA COLLEGE: Georgia College, the state’s designated Public Liberal Arts University, combines the educational experience expected at esteemed private liberal arts colleges with the affordability of public higher education. Its four colleges – arts and sciences, business, education and health sciences – provide 6,600 undergraduate and graduate students with an exceptional learning environment that extends beyond the classroom, with hands-on involvement with faculty research, community service, residential learning communities, study abroad and myriad internships.
Founded in 1889, Georgia College boasts one of the most beautiful campuses in the nation with Corinthian columns fronting red brick buildings and wide open green spaces. Georgia College also offers graduate education at the historic Jefferson building in downtown Macon, at Robins Air Force Base and online.
