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| Sue Fagan, Director |
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Seventh
Annual Honors Day Ceremony
at the Andrew Young School of Policy Studies
March 11, 2003
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Recipients:
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: J. Dylan Littlejohn Presented to the outstanding graduating senior majoring in economics, selected by a committee of the faculty in the department.
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| The Excellence in Microeconomics Award Recipient: Dario F. Tonelli Given by the faculty to the best economics major in Intermediate Microeconomics during the previous calendar year. The student earning this award has shown a deep interest in the subject, demonstrated a thorough understanding of the material and its applications, and attained a high level of academic achievement in the course.
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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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Recipient: Li Zhang 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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Recipient: Velma Zahirovic-Herbert 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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Recipient: Peter S. Bluestone 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: Eunice Heredia 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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Recipient: Mikhail I. Melnik The Andrew Young School values excellence in teaching just as it does excellence in research. We have established an award to honor graduate teaching assistants who excell in undergraduate teaching. This award recognizes a student who, in the judgement of the faculty, has performed exceptionally well in the classroom.
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Recipient: Thomas E. Dunphy Presented to the student specializing in Aviation and Transportation who has the highest grade point average for the calendar year.
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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
Recipient: Eric J. Taylor 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. The topic of Mr. Taylor's paper was, "Big Brother or Good Policy? Examining the Issue of Electronic Monitoring in the Workplace."
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Recipient: Chad M. Gorman 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: Lisa L. Youngblood 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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Recipients:
Awarded to a student who has consistently demonstrated superior academic performance and made significant contributions to the learning outcomes of fellow HRD students.
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Recipient: James H. Clotfelter 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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| Award for Distinguished Contribution to Human Resource Development Research Recipients:
Presented to a 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 Recipient: Rachel A. Ferencik Given annually in honor of former Governor Joe Frank Harris, whose administration was noted for improvements in education, and who serves as a Distinguished Executive Fellow in the Andrew Young School, to a student in the school based on academic merit.
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| The Carolyn McClain Young Leadership Fund Award 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.
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 GSU
Torch of Peace Award
Recipient: Anil Lewis 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 Recipients:
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 Recipients:
The Dean's Scholarship Key is awarded for outstanding academic achievement and a commitment to academic excellence 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 the Andrew Young School of Policy Studies and Georgia State University.
for service as AYSPS Senator in the Student Government Association
for service as an officer in the AYSPS
for service as President of the GSU Economics Club
for service as President of the GSU Chapter of Alpha Eta Rho national aviation fraternity
for service as AYSPS Senator and President Pro Tem, Student Government Association
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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 Education (AACTR/AACELS), the Russian-U.S. Young Leadership Fellows for Public Service Program of the U.S. Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs, International Research and Exchanges Board (IREX), and the Fulbright program of the Institute of International Education (IIE). Additionally, we welcomed twenty new scholars to our 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
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Miksalmina
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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. Honorees:
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| Pi Alpha Alpha This is the national honor society for the field of public affairs and public administration. The society's purpose is to encourage and recognize outstanding scholarship and accomplishment, to promote the advancement of quality in the education and practice of the art and science of public affairs and administration, and to foster integrity, professionalism and effective performance in the conduct of government and related public service activities. Membership identifies those students with the highest performance levels in academic programs preparing them for public service careers. These students have been nominated for membership this year.
Honorees: Victoria V. Alexeeva |
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The
Economics Award
The
Jack Blicksilver Scholarship 
The
Carole Keels Scholarship in Economics
The
George Malanos Scholarship in Economics 
The
Theodore C. Boyden Excellence in Teaching Economics Award
The
Andrew Young School of Policy Studies Excellence in Teaching Award
The
United Airlines-Eddie Carlson Award in Aviation Administration
The
William R. Gable Award 
The
Public Administration Academic Achievement Award 
Award
for Distinguished Performance in the Master of Science in Human
Resource Development Program
Award
for Distinguished Contribution to the Application of Human Resource
Development in the Workplace
Recipient:
Paul Kagundu
Recipients:
Omicron
Delta Epsilon 
Andrew
W. Abercrombie
