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Published Sunday, January 29, 2012 in Education

Education Notes: UWG online programs receive high ranking

From Staff Reports

education@newnan.com

The University of West Georgia was ranked 26th in the nation in the area of Online Student Services and Technology and 27th in the nation in the area of Online Faculty Credentials and Training, according to U.S. News and World Report's first-ever national ranking of online educational programs.

These rankings were also the highest of any institution in Georgia.

UWG's online degree programs offer students the convenience of attending class on their own time and work well for working students and other non-traditional students.

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'EVENING FOR ABAC' TO FEATURE MITCHELL STORY

The annual "Evening for ABAC" scholarship fundraiser at Abraham Baldwin Agricultural College on March 2 will feature the one-woman show "Mrs. John Marsh -- The World Knew Her as Margaret Mitchell", written by ABAC alumna Melita Easters.

Easters' play tells the story of the reclusive author's life before and after she became a publishing sensation with her novel, "Gone With The Wind." The play includes an audio visual component of rarely published photographs and newsreel footage from the movie's Atlanta premiere.

The evening begins with a dinner at 6 p.m. in Gressette Gymnasium which will be designed similar to the 1939 Atlanta premier of the movie. After dinner, the focus moves to Howard Auditorium at 7:30 p.m. where patrons will take in the play and meet Easters and Lee.

Advance tickets are available for the performance and dinner for $100 a person or $180 a couple. Reserved tables for eight persons in Gressette Gym are $1,250. Tickets for the performance only are $45 a person or $80 a couple. Proceeds from this event go to support ABAC student scholarships. Reservations can be made by calling the ABAC Foundation at (229) 391-4895.

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FREE LECTURE SERIES TO FOCUS ON IRELAND

LaGrange College will hold free lectures focusing on Ireland Feb. 27, March 26 and April 23 in the Dickson Assembly Room of Turner Hall.

Lectures will begin at 10 a.m. and end by 11:15. For further information, call 706-880-8244 or email 3DJourneys@lagrange.edu.

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DEGREES

Brewton-Parker College (Mount Vernon): Robin Bonita Bugg, A.A. and Vicki M. Ray, A.A., both of Grantville.

Jacksonville State University: Ashley Turner of Grantville; Nicholas Burgess of Moreland; Jasmine Lenora Arnold, B.A. in communication/English minor; Jelisa Cook; Keena Perkins; Tivoris Smith and Victoria Ward, all of Newnan; Nathan Bogert and Lindsay Hamilton, both of Fayetteville.

Samford University: Joseph John Child of Newnan, Doctor of Education; Khushboo Ileshkumar Shah of Hogansville, Doctor of Pharmacy/Master of Business Administration; Hannah Alexandra Anders of Fayetteville, Bachelor of Science in Nursing - cum laude; Martha Claire Huff of Fayetteville, Bachelor of Science; James Naylor McPherson of Fayetteville, Bachelor of Science.

University of West Georgia: James Erickson Powell of Newnan, B.A. English.

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INTERNATIONAL HONOR SOCIETY OF NURSING

Allison Marie Rohan has been elected to membership in the Honor Society of Nursing, Sigma Theta Tau International (STTI) as an undergraduate student through Pi Gamma Chapter at Georgia Baptist College of Nursing, Mercer University.

Membership in STTI is by invitation to baccalaureate and graduate nursing students who demonstrate excellence in scholarship, and to nurse leaders who demonstrate exceptional achievement in nursing.

The undergraduate student must have at least a 3.0 grade point average on a 4.0 scale, be in the upper 35 percent of his or her graduating class, have completed at least one-half of the nursing curriculum to qualify for membership and meet the expectation of academic integrity.

Rohan is pursuing a Bachelor of Science degree in nursing at Mercer and is a 2006 graduate of East Coweta High School. She is a 2010 graduate of University of Georgia with a Bachelor of Science degree in Health Promotion.

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PRESIDENT'S LIST

Young Harris College: Freshman Ashley Victoria Davenport, daughter of Steve and Connie Davenport of Newnan, Northgate High School graduate.

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DEAN'S LIST

Brewton-Parker College: Kimberly Ellsworth of Grantville; John Newton Thompson of Senoia; Amber Nichole May and Sara Elizabeth Rodes, both of Sharpsburg; Deborah A. Gibson, Robert Joseph Lytten and Lakeitha Conseuelo Williams, all of Newnan.

The Citadel, Gold Star for 3.7 GPA or higher: Codi James Dalton Humphri Butler, criminal justice major, of Fayetteville.

Cumberland School of Law at Samford University: John Karl Schultz of Newnan; Jessica Breanne Stanley of Peachtree City.

Darton College: Allison L. Stephenson of Newnan.

Hendrix College: Cassandra Heimann, senior allied health major, of Brooks; and Kent Dunson, senior history major, of Fayetteville.

Reinhardt University: Kelsey Floyd and Chelsa Hise, both of Newnan; April Dean of Fairburn.

University of West Georgia: Melanie Williams, daughter of Diane and David Williams of Newnan, sophomore early education major; 2009 honor graduate of Northgate High School.

Wake Forest University: Barron Jeter of Moreland; Norman Heindel of Newnan; Sara Commander of Palmetto; Elizabeth Busby and Teressa Ross, both of Fayetteville.

Wofford College: John William Thomas of Newnan - 4.0 GPA; Stacey Maguire Mangan and Kathryn Renee Tacy, both of Fayetteville.

Young Harris College: Erica Rianna Lowery, daughter of Harrison and Rita Lowery of Newnan, Northgate High School graduate; Hunter Allen Good, son of Curt and Kari Good of Sharpsburg, Northgate High School graduate; Jared Whigham, son of Michael and Terri Whigham of Sharpsburg, Northgate High School graduate.

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MERIT LIST

Darton College: Cassandra Burroughs and Russell J. Ray III, both of Newnan.

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