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Sixth
Annual Honors Day Ceremony
at the Andrew Young School of Policy Studies
April 10, 2002
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Recipient: Kyle J. Caswell Presented to the undergraduate student who achieves the highest grade point average in economics courses above the 2000 level. |
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The Wall Street Journal Student Achievement Award Recipient: Paul D. Rumler
Presented to the outstanding graduating senior majoring in economics, selected by a committee of the faculty in the department. |
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American Economics Association Summer Scholars Recipients:
GSU was the only school in the nation, besides Howard University, to have three students selected from a national pool for this prestigious scholarship to attend an intensive program at the University of Colorado, Denver. Mr. Balseca was the only sophomore to win an award this year. |
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The Master of Arts in Economics Award
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Given annually in recognition of outstanding academic achievement to the student with the highest grade point average in the Master of Arts in Economics program.
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The Jack Blicksilver Scholarship in Economics
Established in honor of Dr. Jack Blicksilver, late professor of economics emeritus, this scholarship is awarded annually to a graduate or undergraduate student who excels in economics. |
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The Carole Keels Scholarship in Economics
Established in honor of the late Carole Y. Keels, a GSU alumna. This scholarship recognizes a student with significant career experience who is pursuing a degree in economics. At the age of 38, Dr. Keels returned to college to complete both a master's and Ph.D. degree in economics at Georgia State. |
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| The George Malanos Scholarship
in Economics
Recipient: A. J. Sumell Given in honor of Dr. George Malanos, late professor of economics and first chair of the department, to the Ph.D. student selected by the faculty as best exemplifying a commitment to the exchange of ideas and the creation of a community of scholars. |
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Recipient: Mikhael I. Melnik Given annually to the graduate student in economics who best displays excellence in teaching economics in terms of the improvement of economic understanding, primarily in the Economics 2105 and 2106 courses. |
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The Andrew Young School of Policy Studies Excellence in Teaching Award
Recipient: Wasseem M. Mina The Andrew Young School of Policy Studies values excellence in teaching just as it does excellence in research. We have established an award to honor graduate teaching assistants who have excelled in undergraduate teaching. This award recognizes a graduate student who, in the judgement of the faculty, has performed exceptionally well in the classroom.
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Recipient: Amy C. Depoy Presented to the Aviation and Transportation student who has the highest grade point average for the academic year.
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The Airline Dispatcher's Federation Scholarship Recipient: Shani B. Sammons Ms. Sammons was one of four students worldwide selected for this scholarship, awarded at the Women in Aviation annual conference. Other winners included a student from Turkey, one from India, and one from Auburn, AL. Membership in Women in Aviation, an international organization, is expected to reach 10,000 by 2003. |
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The William R. Gable Award
Recipients:
Given in honor of the dean of the College of Urban Life from 1973 to 1975, this award is presented to an undergraduate student and a graduate student majoring in urban policy studies who have demonstrated high academic standing and professional promise.
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The Best Term Paper Award Recipients:
Presented annually to a graduate student in the Public Administration and Urban Studies program selected by a faculty committee after reviews of term papers submitted by students or recommended by professors. Ms. Richie's paper was, "Why do Refugee Youth in DeKalb County Drop Out of School?" Ms. Wiggins' paper was, "Community Development: The Ripening of Sweet Auburn." |
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The Public Administration Academic Achievement Award
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Presented to the student who has the highest grade point average for the academic year in the Master of Public Administration program. |
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 Master
of Public Administration/Juris Doctor Academic Achievement Award
Recipient: D. Lynn Spruill Presented to the student who has the highest grade point average for the academic year in the joint M.P.A./J.D. program.
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Award for Distinguished Performance in the Master of Science in Human Resource Development Program Recipient: Tracy A. Roberts Awarded to the student who has consistently demonstrated superior academic performance and made significant contributions to the learning outcomes of fellow students in the Human Resource Development program.
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Award for Distinguished Contribution to the Application of Human Resource Development in the Workplace Recipients:
This award goes to the student who has demonstrated consistently superior academic performance in the M.S. in HRD program and applied his or her learnings to make a significant contribution to the development of human resources in the field.
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Recipient: David P. Kailain Presented to the student who has made or holds a clear promise for making a significant contribution to the knowledge base of the Human Resource Development profession through original research. |
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The E. D. (Jack) Dunn Fellowship
Established to honor the late Banking Commissioner E.D. Dunn, a Georgia State alumnus, this fellowship is awarded annually to a deserving graduate student in the Andrew Young School with academic and research interest in public finance, financial regulatory policy impact on national, regional and local economics, or public management. |
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The Governor Joe Frank Harris Scholarship
Given annually in honor of former Governor Joe Frank Harris, whose administration was noted for improvements in education, and who serves as a Distinguised Executive Fellow in the AYSPS, to a student in the school based on academic merit. |
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The Dan Sweat Award
Established to honor the late Dan E. Sweat, a Georga State alumnus and long time Atlanta civic leader, this assistantship is awarded annually to one or more deserving graduate students with career interests in public service. |
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The Carolyn McClain Young Leadership Fund Award Recipients:
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 GSU
Torch of Peace Award
Recipient: Jimmie Scott Honoring a GSU student who has exhibited outstanding leadership and has made a significant contribution to Georgia State University. |
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The Faculty Scholarship Plaque
The Faculty Scholarship Plaque is awarded for outstanding academic achievement to those students who maintain a 4.0 grade point average while earning a prescribed number of credit hours at GSU.
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The Dean's Scholarship Key
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The Dean's Scholarship Key is awarded for outstanding academic achievement at Georgia State University, determined by either a 4.0 grade point average for 30 hours in residence, a 3.8 for 60 hours, a 3.65 for 90 hours, or a 3.5 grade point average for 120 hours in residence.
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| Service Awards
Given in recognition of special service to |
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AYSPS International Scholars This year, the Andrew Young School was pleased to host international scholars supported by the Edmund S. Muskie and Freedom Support Act Fellowship Program of American Councils for International Edu-cation (AACTR/AACELS), the Mandela Scholarship program of the United States Agency for International Development (USAID), and the Fulbright program of the Institute of International Education (IIE). Additionally, we welcomed the first 35 scholars to our new Indonesian masters program in economics, sponsored by USAID-Jakarta to train students in policy issues important to the government and economy of Indonesia.
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Aziza K. Abdurazakova |
Pearly F. Lasut K.W. Lontoh Lusiana Lukman Robert M. Marbun Hasmik L. Melikyan Malele P. Mogoane Said Muhammad Ida Nuryati Merinda Pandowo Agus T. Poputra Jeliteng Pribadi Riatu M. Qibthiyyah Marlene N. Sigar Muhammad I. Siregar Raditya Sukmana Se Syahruzah Elena S. Tsykalo Ferdinand J. Tumewu Christine M. Wakarmamu Patricia E. Waluyan Johanis R. Wanma Muliadi Widjaja |
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Omicron Delta Epsilon
Honorees: Timothy E. Abrahamson |
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| Pi Alpha Alpha
This is the national honor society for the field of public affairs
and public
Honorees: David R. Bennett |
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The
Economics Award
Recipient:
Sasatra Sudsawasd
Recipient:
Dianne F. Weinman
The
Theodore C. Boyden Excellence in Teaching Economics Award
The
United Airlines-Eddie Carlson Award in Aviation Administration
Award
for Distinguished Contribution to Human Resource Development Research
Recipient:
Jose R. Rendon-Garza
Recipient:
Pamela Moolenaar-Wirsiy
Recipients:
Established
to provide training opportunities for government officials, junior
executives in national finance ministries, and for young people
who may be the leaders of tomorrow in countries with emerging economies,
especially in Africa and the Caribbean. Recipients of leadership
fund awards are chosen by a committee appointed by the dean.
Recipients:
Recipients:
This
is the national honor society for students of economics. Selection
is based on academic merit and requires a minimum number of economics
credit hours. These students have been inducted into the Georgia
State chapter of Omicron Delta Epsilon.
