Kudos » Kudos http://www.advising.iac.gatech.edu/blog Student Achievements for the Ivan Allen College Wed, 27 Jan 2010 15:19:17 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8 en hourly 1 Kudos for Falconi! http://www.advising.iac.gatech.edu/blog/2010/01/19/kudos-for-falconi/ http://www.advising.iac.gatech.edu/blog/2010/01/19/kudos-for-falconi/#comments Tue, 19 Jan 2010 15:36:27 +0000 iac http://www.advising.iac.gatech.edu/blog/?p=624 Congratulations are in order for Irina Falconi! Falconi is a History, Technology, and Society major at Tech featured in the 2010 January/February issue of Georgia Tech’s Alumni Magazine. Falconi plays tennis for the Georgia Tech women’s tennis team. Before coming to Tech, Falconi played in pro tournaments and even took a year off from her studies to play professionally. Since enrolling at Tech, Falconi has won 30 singles matches, was named an All-American,  and has achieved two singles titles on the Pro Circuit.

Ivan Allen College extends its gratitude to Falconi for her commitment  to athletics and academia and wishes her success in her endeavor to make the ACC All-Academic team and to be ranked in the top 10 in the Women’s Tennis Association!!

]]> http://www.advising.iac.gatech.edu/blog/2010/01/19/kudos-for-falconi/feed/ 0 PURA–Spring 2010! http://www.advising.iac.gatech.edu/blog/2009/12/16/pura-spring-2010/ http://www.advising.iac.gatech.edu/blog/2009/12/16/pura-spring-2010/#comments Wed, 16 Dec 2009 16:45:41 +0000 iac http://www.advising.iac.gatech.edu/blog/?p=622 Congratulations to all the PURA receivers for Spring 2010!!! The following Ivan Allen students and there research topics were among those chosen:

  • Annie Straight (ECON),  “Can Ecolabels Improve Environmental Practices?”
  • Fengning Yu (INTA), “Educator Shortage, HIV, and Economic Decline: The Case of Rural South Africa”
  • Della Hall (HTS), “A History of Wind Power”
  • Kelsey Martin (HTS), “The Image of Women in Advertising”
  • Benjamin Bennett (INTA), “The Role of Identity in Shaping French Voting on the EU”
  • Katherine Lange (INTA), “Deterring Bioterrorism”
  • Samer Ead (CM), “Mermaids MMOG”
  • Lindsey Sweetnich (IAML), “Keeping the Spanish Language Alive in the United States”
  • Laurel Derby (PUBP), “Access to Fertility Treatment”
  • Christina McMillian (INTA), “Greater Educational Attainment for Women in Developing Nations through Emerging Communications Technology and Supplemental Support Infrastructure”

Hats off, Ladies and Gentlemen!

]]> http://www.advising.iac.gatech.edu/blog/2009/12/16/pura-spring-2010/feed/ 0 Congrats, Amrit! http://www.advising.iac.gatech.edu/blog/2009/11/20/congrats-amrit/ http://www.advising.iac.gatech.edu/blog/2009/11/20/congrats-amrit/#comments Fri, 20 Nov 2009 19:21:57 +0000 iac http://www.advising.iac.gatech.edu/blog/?p=618 This Kudo goes out to Amrit Rattan Bhavinani! In the latest issue of the Technique, The ANAK Society recognized Amrit as a member and congratulated him for graduating at the end of this semester. The ANAK Society is a highly sought after honor society which recognizes Junior and Senior students for exemplary leadership ability, personal achievement, strong character, and true love for Georgia Tech.

Kudos, Amrit. and mad respect.

]]> http://www.advising.iac.gatech.edu/blog/2009/11/20/congrats-amrit/feed/ 0 Three Cheers for your new Student Advisory Board!! http://www.advising.iac.gatech.edu/blog/2009/11/16/three-cheers-for-your-new-student-advisory-board/ http://www.advising.iac.gatech.edu/blog/2009/11/16/three-cheers-for-your-new-student-advisory-board/#comments Mon, 16 Nov 2009 21:37:46 +0000 iac http://www.advising.iac.gatech.edu/blog/?p=613 Congratulations go out to the twelve new members of Ivan Allen College’s Student Advisory Board! Kudos, ladies and gentlemen:

Crystal Xu Erin Robinson Nanki Walia
Elena Petrakieva Katie Guebert Casey Aultman
Aaron Hoodin Austen Edwards Jordan Kor
Michael Tallini Steven Waugh Allyn Woodward
]]> http://www.advising.iac.gatech.edu/blog/2009/11/16/three-cheers-for-your-new-student-advisory-board/feed/ 0 IAC Students Going to Provost’s Retreat http://www.advising.iac.gatech.edu/blog/2009/09/17/iac-student-going-to-provosts-retreat/ http://www.advising.iac.gatech.edu/blog/2009/09/17/iac-student-going-to-provosts-retreat/#comments Thu, 17 Sep 2009 17:03:55 +0000 iac http://www.advising.iac.gatech.edu/blog/?p=594 Kudos to Joy Guan (EIA) and Toby Tatum (PUBP) for being specially selected to participate in the Provost’s Retreat on the Academic Experience of Undergraduate Students on October 5th.  They are bringing lots of good suggestions from your Student Advisory Board, but is willing to hear more ideas if you have them.

]]> http://www.advising.iac.gatech.edu/blog/2009/09/17/iac-student-going-to-provosts-retreat/feed/ 0 THANK YOU Summer IAC FASET Volunteers! http://www.advising.iac.gatech.edu/blog/2009/09/03/thank-you-summer-iac-faset-volunteers/ http://www.advising.iac.gatech.edu/blog/2009/09/03/thank-you-summer-iac-faset-volunteers/#comments Thu, 03 Sep 2009 17:06:24 +0000 iac http://www.advising.iac.gatech.edu/blog/?p=592 Nearly 200 new freshmen came to the Ivan Allen College FASET Orientation sessions this summer…and had a great experience, got registered, and met friends.  Thank you so much to the following many current IAC students who took the time to help facilitate the events and participate in advising.  IAC FASET is organized by students, it could not have been done without you.  GREAT JOB!

John Akin
Lindsay Anglin
Wallace Benton
Crystal Xu
Amrit Bhavinani
Courtney Smith
Charlie Holder
Joy Guan
Sarabrynn Hudgins
Katie Lange
Christina McMillian
Nicole Morado
Crystal Xu
Georgianna Nutt
Emily Chambers
Landon Reed
Liz Settle
Toby Tatum
Kelsey Taylor
Nicole Turner
Liana Wildeboer

]]> http://www.advising.iac.gatech.edu/blog/2009/09/03/thank-you-summer-iac-faset-volunteers/feed/ 0 PURA Fall 2009 Recipients Announced! http://www.advising.iac.gatech.edu/blog/2009/07/22/pura-fall-2009-recipients-announced/ http://www.advising.iac.gatech.edu/blog/2009/07/22/pura-fall-2009-recipients-announced/#comments Wed, 22 Jul 2009 16:52:34 +0000 iac http://www.advising.iac.gatech.edu/blog/?p=510 We are pleased to announce that selections for recipients of funding for the Fall 2009 President’s Undergraduate Research Award (PURA) for salary have been finalized.

The program received over 146 applications for funding.  This is the highest number of proposals ever received by the program and a 30% increase over the past highest fall application rate.

We were able to fund 76 salary proposals for fall.  For a list of awardees visit: http://undergradresearch.gatech.edu/funding.php

]]> http://www.advising.iac.gatech.edu/blog/2009/07/22/pura-fall-2009-recipients-announced/feed/ 0 Congratulations to Up with the White and Gold Winners! http://www.advising.iac.gatech.edu/blog/2009/04/29/congratulations-to-award-winners/ http://www.advising.iac.gatech.edu/blog/2009/04/29/congratulations-to-award-winners/#comments Wed, 29 Apr 2009 15:32:50 +0000 iac http://www.advising.iac.gatech.edu/blog/?p=446 Several IAC students and faculty were honored at the Up With the White and Gold banquet last Monday. 

Student Government Association
Progress and Service Award- Molly Williams STAC major
Dean George C. Griffin Faculty of the Year- Carole Moore HTS Faculty
Auxiliary Services
IMPACT Award- Nick Welkamp PUBP major
Order of Omega
Greek Woman of the Year- Nicole Thomas PUBP major
Omicron Delta Kappa
Joseph Pettit Memorial Award for Outstanding Sophomore- Amira Chouieki EIA major
Presidents’ Council Governing Board
Burdell’s Best
Outstanding Faculty/Staff Advisor- Elizabeth Miller Deans Office/Public Policy

Congratulations!

]]> http://www.advising.iac.gatech.edu/blog/2009/04/29/congratulations-to-award-winners/feed/ 0 Student Honors Program Award Recipients! http://www.advising.iac.gatech.edu/blog/2009/04/24/student-honors-program-award-recipients/ http://www.advising.iac.gatech.edu/blog/2009/04/24/student-honors-program-award-recipients/#comments Fri, 24 Apr 2009 17:26:50 +0000 iac http://www.advising.iac.gatech.edu/blog/?p=444 Congratulations to the following students who won awards last night at the Student Honors Program Awards Banquet!

Dedra Casey (ECON)- Omicron Delta Epsilon Outstanding Senior Cup 

Alex Enger (ECON)- Millie Newton Award for Excellence in Economics 

Candis Pham (CM)- Georgia Tech Women’s Forum Scholarships 

Nick Wellkamp (PUBP)- George Wingfield Semmes Memorial Scholarship and the Auxiliary Services IMPACT Scholarships 

Carrie Freshour (HTS)- Bernard P. Bellon Prize in Historical Studies 

Clay Karwisch (HTS)- Bernard P. Bellon Prize in Historical Studies 

Leah Randall (STAC)- William Gilmer Perry Award 

Jenny Zhang Morgan (STAC)- James Dean Young Award 

Salma Abdelaziz (IAML)- 1996 Olympic Envoy Program Legacy Award 

Hannah L. Taylor (IAML)- 1996 Olympic Envoy Program Legacy Award

Naihobe Gonzalez (INTA)- Michael J. Williams Award for Excellence in Scholarship

Peter Hylton (IAML)- Outstanding Senior in the School of Modern Language (French)

Joey Shepard (IAML)-  Outstanding Senior in the School of Modern Language (German)

Joel Diffenderfer (IAML)- Outstanding Senior in the School of Modern Language (Japanese)

Robert Bradshaw (IAML)- Outstanding Senior in the School of Modern Language (Spanish)

Congratulations to all of you!

]]> http://www.advising.iac.gatech.edu/blog/2009/04/24/student-honors-program-award-recipients/feed/ 0 HTS- Carrie Freshour wins Outstanding Researcher Award http://www.advising.iac.gatech.edu/blog/2009/04/21/hts-carrie-freshour-wins-outstanding-researcher-award/ http://www.advising.iac.gatech.edu/blog/2009/04/21/hts-carrie-freshour-wins-outstanding-researcher-award/#comments Tue, 21 Apr 2009 14:02:31 +0000 iac http://www.advising.iac.gatech.edu/blog/?p=441 Senior HTS Major, Carrie Freshour, won the Outstanding Undergraduate Researcher award. Her Mentor is Dr. Winders, an HTS professor. Her project: Being a ‘Budgetarian’: Shoppers, Stores, and Organic Foods. She has conducted two major research projects with faculty in HTS. Her most recent research project demonstrates her strong aptitude in statistics and historical research as well as original interviews. She presented each of her papers at the Southeastern Undergraduate Sociological Symposium in late February.

Congratulations Carrie!

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