ATLANTA - Mercer University's Dr. Karen Rowland, an assistant professor of counseling in the College of Continuing and Professional Studies, has been named the Counselor Educator of the Year for 2012 by the Georgia School Counselors Association. Dr. Rowland will also represent Georgia for ASCA's national counselor educator of the year award in 2013. This prestigious award is based on commitment to excellence in guidance and counseling.
MACON - Mercer University's Townsend School of Music and the office of Macon Mayor Robert Reichert will host the Day of Shalom Celebration and free concert by pianist and vocalist, Ken Medema, on Tuesday, Aug. 21, at 7 p.m. in Newton Chapel on Mercer's Macon campus. This event is in celebration of the Communities of Shalom in Macon. Medema, a blind pianist and vocalist who performs around the world, is an international spokesman for the Shalom initiative. His eclectic style includes pop, R&B, gospel, classical and jazz and he has a unique ability to improvise in any style and compose a song with lyrics on the spot given a story subject and a few notes from anyone in the audience. For more information call (478) 301-5751.
MACON - The Robert McDuffie Center for Strings will present "McDuffie Loves Macon," a free concert for the community that features performances by the students and world-class faculty artists, at The Grand Opera House on Thursday, Aug. 30, at 7 p.m. Featured artists include Macon native, McDuffie, violin; Amy Schwartz Moretti, violin; David Halen, violin; Rebecca Albers, viola; Julie Albers, cello; Kurt Muroki, double bass; Elizabeth Pridgen, piano; Steve Moretti, percussion; and the McDuffie Center String Ensemble. The one-hour event is free and open to the public. Children ages 5 and older are welcome to attend. For more information call (478) 301-5470 or visit TheGrandMacon.com.
MACON - Mercer University has named incoming freshman Andrew (AJ) Taylor, a 2012 graduate of Westside High School, as the 2012 Griffith Scholar. The scholarship is funded by Mercer trustee, alumnus and Macon businessman Benjamin W. (Benjy) Griffith III. The Griffith Scholars program enables gifted graduates from Bibb County high schools with demonstrated financial need to obtain the premier education available at Mercer.
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MACON - Long-time Mercer University professor Dr. Harold L. McManus Sr. died Tuesday, July 24. He was 92. He was emeritus professor of Christianity and held the Roberts Professorship of Christianity in the Columbus Roberts Department of Christianity, where he taught from 1949 until 1985. He served as chair of the department from 1964 to 1984.
MACON - A $1 million grant from Macon's Peyton Anderson Foundation will fund an innovative newsroom in Mercer University's Center for Collaborative Journalism, a partnership involving the University's Journalism and Media Studies Department, The Telegraph and Georgia Public Broadcasting.
SAVANNAH/McDONOUGH - Two Mercer University faculty members were among a select group of educators from across the state selected to participate in the prestigious Governor's Teaching Fellows Program. Dr. McKinley Thomas, associate professor and director of the Community Medicine Program and Community Preceptor Network at the School of Medicine, was selected to participate in the prestigious Governor's Teaching Fellows 2012 Summer Symposium. Dr. Ian Henderson, professor of communication in the Department of Liberal Studies of the College of Continuing and Professional Studies, has been named as a full academic year Fellow and will begin the program in August.
MACON - Mercer University has named its first five Stamps Leadership Scholars as part of the University's participation in the prestigious Stamps Scholars Program, funded by the Stamps Family Charitable Foundation Inc. The five students are Cory Zeller of Lawrenceville; Min Hyun Oh of Tucker; Braeden Brettin of Peachtree City; Utkarsh Parwal of Suwanee; and Joshua Wildes of Valdosta. This opportunity will be life-changing for this group of bright and talented students.
