Shining Stars Archive
Posted December 5, 2011
Physician Assistant Students at GHSU
Students in the Physician Assistant program at Georgia Health Sciences University were concerned about the availability of flu shots for Augusta’s homeless. They decided to raise funds to buy the shots for the homeless and recently distributed the shots and provided health screenings free of charge.
Photo credit: Chris Thelen/The Augusta Chronicle
Posted November 1, 2011
Our Employees
The employees of the Board of Regents of the University System of Georgia received the Governor’s Cup for highest contribution per employee in the 101-500 employee category for state agencies. The honor recognizes the generosity of state employees in last year’s State Charitable Contribution Program. Let’s do it again this year!
Posted October 7, 2011
Cadet Michael Wayne Holly
Army ROTC Cadet Michael Wayne Holly has been ranked number 10 on the national Order of Merit List from among more than 5,600 graduating cadets. The Order of Merit List ranks all Army ROTC seniors across the nation, with the top 20 percent earning the designation of Distinguished Military Graduate. Cadet Holly is a student at Armstrong Atlantic State University.
Posted September 26, 2011
Dr. David Veazie
Southern Polytechnic State University Center for Advanced Engineering Materials and Education director, Dr. David Veazie, has been awarded a grant of more than $455,000 by the Air Force Office of Scientific Research in the 2011 Defense University Research Instrumentation Program Competition. Dr. Veazie is also a professor of mechanical engineering technology at Southern Polytechnic. SPSU and Georgia Tech were the only two Georgia institutions to receive the funding.
Posted September 6, 2011
Tom Torres
A student at Gainesville State College, Tom Torres, was recently recognized as one of the nation’s top rising young leaders in the clean energy sector by the national organization Focus the Nation. Mr. Torres is one of 20 students from across the country—five each in the categories of Technician, Innovator, Politico, and Storyteller—who were selected for their dedication, passion, and unique contribution to increasing clean energy in America.
