Valdosta State University

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

Five students from Valdosta State University's Department of Psychology, Counseling, and Family Therapy presented original research at the Southeastern Psychological Association 64th annual meeting in Charleston, South Carolina, March 6-9.

The seven-member Valdosta State University Honors Jazz Combo will introduce East Asia to the unique sounds of the American art form of jazz when it travels to China March 9-17.

Valdosta State University's Megan Slater recently received the 2018 Student Leadership Award from the American Chemical Society.

Chanraksmi Khuam Pel of Kingsland, Georgia, has earned the 2018 Phillips-Baber Share the Wealth Scholarship.

Valdosta State University's Theseus Jackson recently earned All-American honors for the second consecutive year at the National Intramural and Recreational Sports Association National Flag Football Championships in Pensacola, Florida.

Valdosta State University student Nina Guyette recently had the opportunity to spend a week in Japan through The Kakehashi Pop Culture Project, a fully funded youth exchange program sponsored by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Japan. She was one of 25 students from across the United States chosen to participate.

Seven Valdosta State University students earned the National Engaged Leader Award from Sigma Alpha Pi: The National Society of Leadership and Success during the Fall 2017 semester.

Valdosta State University is proud to announce the members of its graduating class of Fall 2017.

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 Fall 2017 semester.

Valdosta State University is proud to announce its Fall 2017 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 student Connor McCarthy spent the Fall 2017 semester interning in the Washington, D.C., office of Johnny Isakson, a United States senator from Georgia.

Valdosta State University alumni D'Angelo Smith and Lance Jarriel were recently selected for the National Collegiate Flag Football Championships Hall of Fame. They are the first VSU students to receive the honor.

Valdosta State University recently recognized the winners of the 2017 Ethics Awards. The recipients, including Sylandi Brown of Hawkinsville, Georgia, were nominated by their peers as part of VSU's Ethics and Fraud Awareness Week 2017, which took place Nov. 12-18.