MACON
, GA - Walter F. George School of Law of Mercer University presented Laura Watts Harper of Huntsville, Ala., the 2007 George Waldo Woodruff Award of Excellence during spring commencement in Macon. The most prestigious honor the law school bestows on a student, the Woodruff Award is presented to the law graduate with the highest cumulative academic average for the three years of law study.
The following students were named to the dean's list at Mercer University for the 2007 spring semester. Inclusion on the dean's list requires students to meet rigorous grade point average standards specific to their school within the University.
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(Photo cutline: Medical student Tiffany Stanfill received a $2,000 check from Alpha Omega Alpha, the national medical honor society. At the presentation were, left to right, Dean Martin Dalton; Stanfill; Dr. Monique Davis-Smith, assistant professor of Family Medicine, who will serve as Stanfill's research mentor; and Dr. Richard J. Ackerman, professor of Family Medicine and councilor of the local AOA chapter.)
ATLANTA - Elizabeth Hammond, Dean of University Libraries at Mercer University, has been elected to the SOLINET Board of Directors. Loretta Parham, CEO and Library Director of the Robert W. Woodruff Library at the Atlanta University Center, and John Szabo, Director of the Atlanta-Fulton Public Library System, have been elected as delegates to the OCLC Members Council.
MACON - Holly Anne Hoenes of Jonesboro, Ga., received more than her doctor of medicine degree at Mercer University School of Medicine's 2007 commencement. The faculty selected her for the school's top student honor, the Arnold P. Gold Foundation Leonard Tow Humanism in Medicine Award.
(The following article was published May 31 on the Web site of the Macon Telegraph.)By Liz FabianWhen construction delays postponed the opening of the Hilton Garden Inn at Mercer University, the property management company decided to put the staff to work anyway by volunteering with local charities.Larry Blumberg & Associates is paying hotel workers who were originally scheduled to open the 101-room hotel in May.
ATLANTA - Mercer University College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences honored Vanthida Huang, Pharm.D., of Lawrenceville, Ga., with the Award for Excellence in Research during its 2007 commencement in May. The award is presented to a faculty member who has made a significant contribution to the area of research within the college.
ATLANTA - Mercer University College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences announced Gina J. Ryan, Pharm.D., of Lilburn, Ga., as this year's recipient of the Distinguished Educator Award. Announced at the college's 2007 commencement in May, the award recognizes an outstanding faculty member of the college who has made significant contributions in the area of teaching.
