KidsPeace has appointed James E. McNealey, Jr. as principal/education manager of the KidsPeace School of Georgia at its Bowdon Campus.
French Ambassador to Ireland, H.E. Stéphane Crouzat, presented M.A.-Ph.D. candidate in French Studies, Dereke Clements, with a Postgraduate Mobility Grant on behalf of the French Embassy to conduct preliminary research throughout France. Clements is a graduate of Shiloh High School in Snelllville.
Jennifer Lavoie, director of employee wellness, worklife and fitness for Piedmont Healthcare's 11-hospital system, has earned the Hank Boerner Pioneer Award from the Medical Fitness Association.
Madison Scholar, an Intelligence & National Security Studies major from Marietta, has been named a Fellow in the Dyer Fellowship Program at Coastal Carolina University.
The Cobb Chamber's Area Councils have selected their 2018 Citizens of the Year given to honor an individual whose impact through the years will be recognized and regarded with pride as a role model throughout the area. East Cobb: Brenda Rhodes; Smyrna: Susan Thayer; Marietta:Pam Younker; Acworth: Mack Turner; Kennesaw: Shelley Elder; West Cobb: Al Martin; South Cobb: Barbara Hickey.
Atlanta resident Abigail Hankin-Wei received the Secretary of State Award for Outstanding Volunteerism Abroad (SOSA) at the U.S. Department of State on Nov. 15.
Several nontraditional female students received a $1,000 scholarship from the Women of UNG during the Women's Holiday Scholarship Luncheon at the Chattahoochee Country Club in Gainesville: Eniola Alli of Suwanee, Jasmine Fortson of Gainesville and Aleta Reid of Winder.
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