MACON - Stacey I. Harwell of Valdosta, Ga., took home two top honors when she graduated from Mercer University this month. She is the 2007 recipient of the Algernon Sydney Sullivan Award and the Wallace Odell DuVall Excellence in Leadership Award.
MACON - During her short lifetime, Mercer University graduate Aqeela Datoo has made her home on three continents, so it comes as no surprise that she has chosen to continue her education overseas. She will journey to England this fall to work towards a master of science in educational studies degree at St. Catherine's College, Oxford University.
MACON, Ga. - Steuart H. Botchford is one of two students to receive the highest honor Mercer University bestows on a graduating student: the Griffin B. Bell Award for Community Service. He was presented a crystal Steuben sculpture during the May 12th commencement of the Mercer's College of Liberal Arts, where he received a bachelor of arts degree.
MACON, Ga. - Chpryelle "CeCe" Carr, daughter of Malvin and Shirley Carr of Lawrenceville, Ga., is one of two students to receive the highest honor Mercer University bestows on a graduating student: the Griffin B. Bell Award for Community Service. She was presented a crystal Steuben sculpture during the May 5 commencement of the Mercer University School of Medicine, where she received the doctor of medicine degree.Named in honor of Mercer alumnus and former United States Attorney General Griffin B. Bell, the award recognizes students who have exemplified the true meaning of community service during their studies, improving the lives of others through their dedication and commitment. The other 2007 award recipient is Steuart H. Botchford, a graduate of Mercer's College of Liberal Arts.Dr. Carr demonstrated a steadfast commitment to serving others while completing her medical studies. A 2002 graduate of the University of Georgia, where she was an All-American Scholar and was active in...
DELAND, Fla. - The Mercer baseball season ended on a sour note as the Bears dropped a heartbreaker to regular-season champion and host Stetson, 2-1, in 11 innings on Friday at Melching Field.
ATLANTA - Rachel L. Davenport
of Stone Mountain, Ga., received the prestigious Reuben C. Hood Award during the 2007 commencement of Mercer University's College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences in May. Given in honor of a founder and longtime dean of the 103-year-old College, the award is presented annually to the student who has the highest scholastic average in the graduating class of the Doctor of Pharmacy Program. Dr. Davenport completed her four years of pharmacy studies at Mercer with a perfect 4.0 grade-point average.
MACON - Mercer University's successful efforts to work with the community to revitalize the area around the University's Macon campus have garnered it yet another national recognition. The United States Department of Housing and Urban Development has featured Mercer in its publication, out this month, Ideas That Work: Building Communities Through Homeownership, as one of 18 colleges and universities in the country that have had notable success in building homeownership through HUD programs.
DELAND, Fla. - A 10th-inning, RBI double by Derek Wiley lifted Belmont to a 4-3 win over Mercer in second-round action at Stetson on Thursday evening in the Atlantic Sun Conference Tournament. The Bruins are now the lone undefeated team in the double-elimination tournament.
MACON - The Mercer University's Upward Bound program has received a total of $3.3 million in grants from the United States Department of Education to continue its current program and to expand the program to other counties. The grant will continue the University's 40-year-old program.
DELAND, Fla. - The Mercer baseball squad showed a great amount of resiliency to pick up a first-round victory over Gardner-Webb on Wednesday at Melching Field. The Bears used an eighth-inning run to defeat the Bulldogs, 5-4.
