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Parents of valedictorians honor Gwinnett Schools' top students

By D. Aileen Dodd
June 7, 2011

Gwinnett County Schools’ 19 valedictorians were recently honored with awards from a local family of valedictorians.

Drs. J.J. and Meena Shah, community leaders and owners of Gwinnett Clinic, a chain of 20 medical centers, recognized each top student with $300.

The Shah Family Award for Excellence, presented through the Gwinnett County Public Schools Foundation Fund, has rewarded the system's valedictorians since 2006.

The Shahs’ three children were all valedictorians of Greater Atlanta Christian School. The youngest, Deep Shah, was a 2008 Rhodes Scholar.

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