Adam Baker of Norcross was part of a team of six Harding University students who were recognized for their participation in the Donald W. Reynolds Governor's Cup.

Brittany Groves of Decatur received a University of Alabama Fulbright Award for 2017-18.

Alexandria Jones of Clayton County, Savannah Lockhart of Decatur, Shane Daniel of Lawrenceville, Cheyenne Jaglal of Loganville, Mirakal Jackson and Ettia Lambert of Marietta and Dominic Henry of Newnan were recognized as some of Valdosta State University's top 2016-2017 student employees.

Grant Gardner of Duluth, Maria Maguire of Hiram and Ebonee Watts of Smyrna were part of the Valdosta State University Model United Nations team that won the Honorable Delegation award and three Outstanding Position Paper awards at the 2017 National Model United Nations Conference in New York.

Nicole Hepp and Arshi Shariff of Atlanta, Stacey Hill and Rebekah Schult of Alpharetta, Shawn Heffernan of Duluth, Joy Howell of Hapeville, An Tran of Lawrenceville, Natalie Davis and Sara Zakaria of Marietta, Mitchell Shivers of Monroe, Huy Cao and Janet Martinez of Norcross, Quazi Ahmed of Snellville, Arthur Leatores, Natalia Mercado and Kevin Peterson of Suwanee, Amadou Bah of Riverdale and Jake Hebert of Winder were recognized at Georgia State University Perimeter College's Honors Day celebration for academic achievements.

Terry Brown of Johns Creek, Annayka Legros of Kennesaw, Christina Daves of Lawrenceville and Savana Evans of Sugar Hill graduated from Coastal Carolina University.

Reece Bernard and Julia Versteegh of Atlanta were named Cowart Family/ Ashford Dunwoody YMCA's 2017 Teen Leader and 2017 Volunteer of the Year, respectively.