Anirudh Udutha, a junior at The Center for Advanced Studies Magnet Program at Cobb's Wheeler High School, represented Georgia at the 2013 USA National Brain Bee Championship on March 2 -4 at the University of Maryland and placed 12th among 47 students. The Brain Bee is a neuroscience competition for high school students designed to motivate students to learn about the brain and seek careers in the neurosciences.
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Brittney Reese of Berkmar High School was named the 2013 Technical Education Student of the Year by the Gwinnett County school system. Brittney, who received a $1,000 scholarship, was among 21 students recognized at an awards banquet in Suwanee recently. Kuttler Smith of Brookwood High School was first runner up and received a $500 scholarship. Second runner up Franklin Gomez of Meadowcreek High School received a $250 scholarship. The annual recognition is done in partnership with Gwinnett Technical College and also recognized the top technical education student at each Gwinnett High School.
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Yelim Youm, a sophomore at Columbus High School in Columbus, Ga. represented the state as a National World War II Museum "Salute to Freedom" award winner. Yelim was one of 51 students nationwide to win an all-expenses paid trip to New Orleans for the grand opening of the Museum's new US Freedom Pavilion: The Boeing Center.
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A team of students from Clark Atlanta University's School of Business recently won first place and a $5,000 cash prize in the Institute for Supply Management's Annual Black Executives in Supply Management Summit's Case Competition in New Orleans. Team members were: Stephen Tolbert, Erica Devieux and David Motongo, all second-year students in the master's degree program in supply chain management. The team was challenged to provide a network optimization solution and recommendations for a complex, real-life European company network. The students were coached by Dr. Marcia Daley, assistant professor in the Decision Science department at CAU and assistant professor Su Gao.
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