Valdosta State University

Tessa Ashlyn Welch of Homerville, Georgia, is the recipient of the Fall 2018 President's Award for Academic Excellence for the College of Nursing and Health Sciences at Valdosta State University.

Macy Ashton Seymour of Leesburg, Georgia, is the recipient of the Fall 2018 President's Award for Academic Excellence for the College of the Arts at Valdosta State University.

Suvi Alice Savolainen of Espoo, Finland, is the recipient of the Fall 2018 President's Award for Academic Excellence for the Harley Langdale Jr. College of Business Administration at Valdosta State University.

Anna Joy Holton of Valdosta, Georgia, is the recipient of the Fall 2018 President's Award for Academic Excellence for the James L. and Dorothy H. Dewar College of Education and Human Services at Valdosta State University.

Thibault Deneve of Lessines, Belgium, is the recipient of the Fall 2018 President's Award for Academic Excellence for the College of Humanities and Social Sciences at Valdosta State University.

Valdosta State University is proud to announce the members of its graduating class of Summer 2018.

A Valdosta State University alumna who majored in international business is getting to spend a year living and working in Japan.

Valdosta State University is proud to announce the members of its graduating class of Spring 2018.

Valdosta State University is proud to announce its Summer 2018 Dean's List. Students who achieve a semester grade point average of 3.50 or higher on nine or more semester hours with an institutional grade point average of 3.00 or higher are recognized by being placed on the Dean's List. Developmental studies, transients, and graduate students are not eligible for Dean's List status.

Valdosta State University is proud to offer scholarships to 169 currently enrolled, incoming first-year, and transfer students for the 2018-2019 academic year. These scholarships were established by private donors and are awarded each year by VSU Foundation Inc. to students with excellent academic achievement and/or students with financial need. Each recipient represents the high standards of the university.

Valdosta State University is proud to announce its Spring 2018 Dean's List. Students who achieve a semester grade point average of 3.50 or higher on nine or more semester hours with an institutional grade point average of 3.00 or higher are recognized by being placed on the Dean's List. Developmental studies, transients, and graduate students are not eligible for Dean's List status.

Valdosta State University announces the names of those students who were inducted into Beta Gamma Sigma during the 2017-2018 academic year.

Valdosta State University announces the names of those students who were inducted into Sigma Alpha Pi: The National Society of Leadership and Success during the Spring 2018 semester.

Seven Valdosta State University students earned the National Engaged Leader Award from Sigma Alpha Pi: The National Society of Leadership and Success during the Spring 2018 semester.

Valdosta State University recently recognized 24 graduate assistants for the contributions they made to the promotion of research, teaching, and service while pursuing their advanced degrees during the 2017-2018 academic year. Each of these students was chosen based on their reliability, quality of work, initiative, professionalism, and uniqueness of contribution.

When Melanie Blanton walked across the stage on May 5 to receive a Bachelor of Science in environmental geosciences, she was continuing a family legacy that dates back more than a century.

Lauren Griner of the Department of Kinesiology and Physical Education is Valdosta State University's 2017-2018 Graduate Assistant of the Year.

Valdosta State University's Ryan Brown has his sights set on some big goals. He wants to help communities grow and thrive.

Patrick Elliott's "Effects of Egocentrism on the Vocabulary Development of African-American Preschoolers" won the National Black Association for Speech-Language and Hearing's 2018 Student Research Award.

Bolanle Dahunsi won first place in Valdosta State University's 2018 Jim Murray Sports Writing Contest. She will now go on to compete against top collegiate journalists from across the country for a chance to win one of five $5,000 national scholarships.

Victoria LeCroy's "Investigation of Hiring Bias Against Individuals with LGBT Involvement on Resumes" won the Psi Chi: The International Honor Society in Psychology Undergraduate Research Award at the Southeastern Psychological Association's 64th annual meeting in Charleston, South Carolina. Victoria LeCroy's "Investigation of Hiring Bias Against Individuals with LGBT Involvement on Resumes" won the Psi Chi: The International Honor Society in Psychology Undergraduate Research Award at the Southeastern Psychological Association's 64th annual meeting in Charleston, South Carolina.

Valdosta State University's Miranda Huff and Dr. Anthony Scheffler were recently chosen to present research on academic mapping at the 2018 University System of Georgia Teaching and Learning Conference in Athens, Georgia.

Theodore Johnson came to Valdosta State University as an honors pre-med biology major dead set on becoming a doctor. Then he ran into trouble.

Valdosta State University's Haneefah Saleem spent the first three months of 2018 working directly with state senators and representatives at the Georgia State Capitol in Atlanta, trading in lectures and homework for constituent issues and research on legislation that shapes government policy.

Hamilton Bryce Whitford of Warner Robins, Georgia, is the recipient of the Spring 2018 President's Award for Academic Excellence for the College of the Arts at Valdosta State University.

Susannah R. Harvell of Pavo, Georgia, is the recipient of the Spring 2018 President's Award for Academic Excellence for the College of Nursing and Health Sciences at Valdosta State University.

Logan M. Crace of West Point, New York, is the recipient of the Spring 2018 President's Award for Academic Excellence for the Harley Langdale Jr. College of Business Administration at Valdosta State University.

Christine E. Zeigler of Hahira, Georgia, is the recipient of the Spring 2018 President's Award for Academic Excellence for the College of Arts and Sciences at Valdosta State University.

Laura Wilson first fell in love with government in high school when she traveled to the Georgia State Capitol in Atlanta as a member of the Technology Student Association.

Sarah A. Henderson of Adel, Georgia, is the recipient of the Spring 2018 President's Award for Academic Excellence for the James L. and Dorothy H. Dewar College of Education and Human Services at Valdosta State University.