Fifth Annual Honors Day Ceremony
at the Andrew Young School of Policy Studies

April 10, 2001
The Commerce Club

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Karl B. Cousineau	The Economics Award Presented to the undergraduate student who achieves the highest grade point average in economics courses above the 2000 level.
Jennifer C. Ryan	The Wall Street Journal Student Achievement Award Presented to the outstanding graduating senior majoring in economics, selected by a committee of the faculty in the department.
Daoshu Wang	The Master of Arts in Economics Award 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.
Toshihiro Uchida	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.
Mona F. Badran	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.
Darmen K. Zhumadil	The Theodore C. Boyden Excellence in Teaching Economics Award 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.
Douglas A. Campbell	The Andrew Young School of Policy Studies Excellence in Teaching Award 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.
David E. Hammack	The United Airlines-Eddie Carlson Award in Aviation Administration Presented to the Aviation and Transportation student who has the highest grade point average for the academic year.
Salman Masood	The SAMA/SECAAE Scholarship Presented annually by the Southeastern Airport Manager's Association, Southeast Chapter, American Association of Airport Executives, to a deserving student in the field of aviation administration.
Lisa F. Caplan Karissa S. Easley	The William R. Gable Award 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.
Chenaz B. Seelarbokus	The Best Term Paper Award Presented annually to a student in the Master of Public Administration program selected by a faculty committee after reviews of term papers submitted by students or recommended by professors. Ms. Seelarbokus was selected for her paper, "Leadership Styles in the Atlanta Nonprofit Sector."
Michele J. Clendening Cynthia L. Dreier Kathleen F. Vogt	The Public Administration Academic Achievement Award Presented to the student who has the highest grade point average for the academic year in the Master of Public Administration program.
Jaime T. McMahon	Master of Public Administration/Juris Doctor Academic Achievement Award Presented to the student who has the highest grade point average for the academic year in the joint M.P.A./J.D. program.
Melinda M. Allen Neelam Sharma Mary D. Smith	Award for Distinguished Performance in the Master of Science in Human Resource Development Program 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.
Anne S. Peacock E. Donald Hatton	Award for Distinguished Contribution to the Application of Human Resource Development in the Workplace 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.
Patricia S. Sherrer Michael D. Workman	Award for Distinguished Contribution to Human Resource Development Research 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.
A. J. Sumell	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.
Dana L. Wright	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.
Brian K. James Pratik C. Mhatre Dawn L. Wright	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.
H. Sonia Amarteifio Generosa Kagaruki Paul Kagundu	The Carolyn McClain Young Leadership Fund Award 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.
William D. Brown Lisa F. Caplan Dana L. Wright	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.
William D. Brown Lisa F. Caplan Justin A. Webster Dana L. Wright	The Dean's Scholarship Key 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.
Rovshan Adigozalov Lesley M. Fisher Tatiana A. Kislitsina Yelena V. Makhalina Malele P. Mogoane	Percy S. Moleke Martina Skockova Besa P. Tarazhi Vuyelwa Vumendlini Daoshu Wang	AYSPS International Scholars This year, the Andrew Young School is 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 Mandela Scholarship program of the United States Agency for International Development (USAID), the Fulbright program of the Institute of International Education (IIE), the Ron Brown Fellowship and the Russian-U.S. Young Leadership Fellows for Public Service programs of the International Research and Exchanges Board (IREX), as well as a visiting scholar from the State Administration of Taxation, Beijing, China.
Juliette N. Tyler	GSU Torch of Peace Award Honoring a GSU student who has exhibited outstanding leadership and has made a significant contribution to Georgia State University.
Julian A. Gumbs	Gates Millennium Scholarship This prestigious national scholarship, presented by the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, provides educational assistance to minority graduate students, recognizing high academic achievement. Mr. Gumbs is the first Gates Millennium Scholar from GSU.
C. Clay Bryan president of the Economics Club William T. McAllister Annika E. Smith senators in the GSU Student Government Association	Service Awards Given in recognition of special service to the Andrew Young School of Policy Studies and Georgia State University.
Michael L. Barnes Kristy E. Buchanan Michael K. Budd Mary E. Czetwertynski William K. Dean Timmy A. Dover Ryan M. Fernandes Elizabeth H. Fitch	Jennifer A. King Jannine M. Miller Chenaz B. Seelarbokus Jeffrey M. Smythe Amy J. Sunshine Julius C. Williams Luther L. Windsor, Jr	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 fifteen students have been nominated for membership this year.