Honors and Awards Earned by Students in
The John H. Lounsbury College of Education
William Sanders was appointed to the National Council for Exceptional Children Student Committee from January 2012 through December 2013. He is a member of Dr. Rebecca McMullen's Special Education undergraduate cohort and will complete that degree in May 2012.
Larissa Beecher, received a grant in 2011 for $1500 through the Georgia Council for Exceptional Children for Community Based Instruction.
Katie McLendon, received a $500 grant in 2010 from the Georgia Council of Teachers of Mathematics for Training and Manipulatives for Learning Money.
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COE Students Making National Professional Presentations (State Presentations included as of 2007) 62 11 5 12 13COE Students Holding Professional Offices in Local and State Organizations (local added in 2007) 28 5 7 5
COE Students Writing & Receiving National Grants 6
COE Students Inducted into Honor Societies (as of 2007) 41
COE Students Participating in Study Abroad (as of 2007) 4
National Award Winner
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Sallie Peters, as a senior in the special education program, won the National Graduation Award conferred by Council for Exceptional Children for 2005. Sallie is past president of the Georgia Student Council for Exceptional Children, Vice President for Student Council for Exceptional Children Chapter 996, HOPE scholarship four year recipient, Who's Who recipient, and actively involved in the local Best Buddies.
GEM (Georgia Education Mentorship)
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Spring 2008
Anna Berrier
Pre-Special Education Major
Mentor: Willie Paulk, President, Dublin-Laurens County Chamber of Commerce and Development Authority
Christy Clark
Pre-Middle Grades Education Major
Mentor: J. Neil Shorthouse, President
Communities in Schools of Georgia, Inc.
Kristen Garrett
Pre-Middle Grades Education Major
Mentor: John Varner, Director
PAGE Foundation
Alisa Friedman
Lilburn GA, Early Childhood Education
Mentor: J. Neil Shorthouse, President
Communities in Schools of Georgia
Paige Price
St. Simons Island, GA, Special Education
Mentor: Alex Gregory, CEO
YKK Corporation of America
Rachel Sandlin
Athens, GA, Special Education
Mentor: Beheruz Sethna
Eddie Etim
Snellville, GA, Special Education
Mentor: Thomas A. Smith
Spring 2003Jenna Mauriello
Conyers, GA Education
Mentor: J. Neil Shorthouse, President
Communities in Schools of Georgia Michael Williams
Hillsboro, GA, Middle Grades Education
Mentor: Herbert J. Short, Jr.
Fall 2002
Charm Ellis
August, GA, Middle Grades Education
Mentor: Lindsay Thomas Theresa Ignatius
Roswell, GA, Special Education
Mentor: Robert L. Brown, Jr.
Kristan Jones
Jesup, GA, Early Childhood Education
Mentor: Herbert J. Short, Jr.
Jennifer Puckett
Macon, GA, Early Childhood Education
Mentor: Phyllis H. Hendry
Spring 2002
Amanda JacksonWinder, GA, Health Education
Mentor: Phyllis H. Hendry
Grants Received
The student chapter of the Collegiate Middle Level Association received a $500 grant from the National Middle School Association for their proposal to promote professional development. The other universities to receive grants were University of Dayton and Heidelberg College. The grant writers were President Sarah Dausner and Vice-President Steve Mote.
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Phi Kappa Phi
Phi Kappa Phi is a premier honor society that draws its members from all academic disciplines within colleges and universities. The Society's mission is "To recognize and promote academic excellence in all fields of higher education and to engage the community of scholars in service to others."
Sharon L. Dawson Amanda Gray Lauren Hicks
Katherine F. McCallum Mandy O'Barr Valerie Warr
Claire Nacey Rena Mary Pruitte Laura N. Sims
Kellie Anne Vick Karen Elizabeth Williams
Leadership Certificate Program
Kaleigh Alcarez , the force behind our 2007-08 SGAE, was one of fifteen members of the GC Leadership Certificate Program (LCP) who traveled to UGA in February 2008 to attend the 12th Annual Georgia Leadership Conference. The GC LCP is designed to challenge and support the ongoing leadership training, education, and development of participating students through purposeful instruction, quality programming, direct experience, and active reflection.Honor's Program for Freshmen and Sophomore Students
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Phi Delta Kappa International
(professional association for educators)
Dana Cason, Chapter Historian for 2003-04
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Omicron Delta Kappa
(for superior scholarship, leadership, and exemplary character)
2002-2003 2003-2004 2005-2006Holly Adkins Dana Baxter Kelli Anne Vick
Maleea Carnes (President) Eddie Etim
Kristan Jones Charles Myers
Give Team
The GIVE Team is a new hand selected group of students who have a passion to serve and lead. The GIVE TEAM stands for "Together we will Educate and Amaze Many". Responsibilities of this group will be to assist with campus and community presentations to inform others about the GIVE Center/Hands On Milledgeville, to decide on mini-service grants awardees as well as serve as a GIVE Center representative. These students are selected based on their passion to serve, their previous volunteer/leadership experiences and lastly their strong leadership qualities.
2007
Erin Greenstein (B.S. Early Childhood)
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Alpha Lambda Delta Freshman Honor Society
2002-20032003-2004
2005-2006
Jennifer Lee Blount Janna Nicole Bowling Megan Francis Bailey
Kelly Ann Canady Erin Michelle Campbell Amanda Jane Foley
Sarah Emily Dausner Elizabeth Rachel Davis Kristen Grace Moore
Abby Marie Fletcher Sarah Ashley Emmons Linda Marie Pirkl
Kathleen Gilbreath Kalissa Nicole Grant Courtney Grace Sherrell
Carolyn Glidewell Rena Mary Pruitte
Kaci L. Jackson Laura N. Sims
Natalie Johnson Kellia Anne Vick
Amberlyn Dean Latham
Mellisa Mitchell
Larissa Murphy
Pricilla Lorene Poole
Katie Saxon
Ashley Sonclair
Shannon Renee Smith
Kathryn E. Stein
Crystal Sutton
Top 100 Freshman
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Kelly Canady Samantha Abdo Allison Adams
Meredith Cobert Emily Ballard Rachel Adams
Mary Kauffman Jana Bowling Brittany Barden
Kathleen Gilbreath Tabitha Davis Danielle Danner
Kaci Jackson Rachel Dudley Marissa D'Aurio
Larissa Murphy Kalissa Grant Allison Kiser
Lindsey Earle Laren Huff Erin Moon
Melissa Long Katie Wilbanks
Carla McNeely
Claire Nacey
Rebecca Sauls
Laura Sims
Who's Who in American Universities
2007-2008 Nominees
Out of 41 total the Lounsbury College of Education had 24% (10) of the Nominees.
-Nicole Anderson (EC), Ivy Carnes (EC), Jillian Downey (EC), Melissa Franklin (EC)
-Haley Grissom (EC), Jason Hughes (Sp. Ed.), Jennifer Marshall (EC), Alecia Nichols (EC
-Paige Price (Sp. Ed.), Lauren Winfield (EC)
2002-2003 Nominees
Out of 24 total the Lounsbury College of Education had 25% of the Nominees.
-Kasey Connell, Beth Goldstein, Marilyn Meusel
-Brooke Few, Kristy Malcom, Amanda Tarpley
New Ambassador Team Members
2007
Lilianette Torres, Auburn, GA, Early Childhood Education (2010)
P.J. Schinella, St. Mary's, GA, Special Education (2009)
Whitney Stewart, McDonough, GA, Early Childhood Education (2007)
2005
Paige Price, Saint Simons Island, GA Special Education
Elected Historian by the Ambassador Team (2008)
Jana Bowling, Roswell, Middle Grades Education (2007)
Casey Matthews, McDonough, Middle Grades Education (2007)
Brandon Williams, Eatonton, Middle Grades Education (2007)
2004
Paige Price, St. Simons Island, GA, Special Education (2008)
Brandon Williams, Eatonton, GA, Middle Grades Education (2007)
2003
Drew Ashton (2005), Middle Grades Education, Social Circle, GA
Kellie Mathis (2004), Early Childhood Education, Warner Robins, GA
GC Orientation Leader Team
Paige Price(2005), Special Education, St. Simons Island,
Kellie Mathis (2004), Early Childhood Education, Warner Robins, GA
Ms. GC
Ashlin Stephens (cohort student in Special Education) was elected Ms. GC, 2003
