Valdosta State University

Katherine Younker is Valdosta State University's 2016 College of Nursing and Health Sciences Outstanding Senior Sciences Award recipient.

Summer Goff is Valdosta State University's 2016 Outstanding Harley Langdale Jr. College of Business Administration Senior Award recipient.

William "Austin" Haney is Valdosta State University's 2015-2016 Graduate Assistant of the Year.

Valdosta State University has recognized 29 graduate assistants for the contributions they have made to the promotion of research, teaching, and service while pursuing their advanced degrees.These students were chosen based on their reliability, quality of work, initiative, professionalism, and uniqueness of contribution.

Sydney Beckmann is Valdosta State University's 2016 University System of Georgia Academic Recognition Day Award recipient.

Valdosta State University students from the Department of Communication Sciences and Disorders were invited to present research at the 2016 Georgia Speech-Language-Hearing Association Annual Convention in Savannah, Georgia. The theme was "We are the Difference: Building Clinical Skills to Change Lives."

The Spectator, Valdosta State University's independent student newspaper, earned nine awards from the Georgia College Press Association 2015 Better Newspaper Contest.

Amanda Barlow, Mara Charles, and April Ward's "Readability and its Effects on Standardized Assessment Outcomes" won first place in the undergraduate research student poster competition at the 2016 Georgia Speech-Language-Hearing Association Annual Convention.

Valdosta State University Enactus is one of 144 teams who will compete at the 2016 Enactus United States National Exposition in St. Louis, Missouri, May 15-17.

Lauren Jacobs's "Vocalization Production in Nonverbal Children with Autism" won first place in the graduate research student poster competition at the 2016 Georgia Speech-Language-Hearing Association Annual Convention.

Kayla Lane's "Virtual Audiometry in CSD Undergraduate Training" won second place in the undergraduate research student poster competition at the 2016 Georgia Speech-Language-Hearing Association Annual Convention.

Erinika R. Taliaferro will spend three months interning with the United States Air Force Office of the Judge Advocate General (JAG) at the Pentagon in Washington, D.C., this summer. The 22-year-old looks forward to helping the office realize its mission to "deliver professional, candid, independent counsel and full spectrum legal capabilities to command and the warfighter."

Dane Pelavin's "Blazers," a 28-inch by 18-inch scanned negative and inkjet canvas print, won a merit award at the 18th annual Juried Student Art Competition sponsored by Valdosta State University's Department of Art. The award-winning artwork was recently featured in an exhibit at the on-campus Dedo Maranville Fine Arts Gallery.

Forty-nine works of art created by 37 students were recently accepted to the 18th annual Juried Student Art Competition sponsored by Valdosta State University's Department of Art. The original creations were featured in an exhibit at the on-campus Dedo Maranville Fine Arts Gallery.

Brandon Moultrie's "Phases," a 36-inch by 44-inch mixed media (charcoal, pastel, and gold paint) on linoleum, won a merit award at the 18th annual Juried Student Art Competition sponsored by Valdosta State University's Department of Art. The Fairburn, Georgia, resident's award-winning design was recently featured in an exhibit at the on-campus Dedo Maranville Fine Arts Gallery.

Elana Harper's "Morpha," a copper box with clay cicada shells, won a merit award at the 18th annual Juried Student Art Competition sponsored by Valdosta State University's Department of Art. The Nashville, Georgia, resident's award-winning artwork was recently featured in an exhibit at the on-campus Dedo Maranville Fine Arts Gallery.

Bryce France's "Dejection," a 24-inch by 36-inch digital photograph, won a merit award at the 18th annual Juried Student Art Competition sponsored by Valdosta State University's Department of Art. The Valdosta, Georgia, award-winning design was recently featured in an exhibit at the on-campus Dedo Maranville Fine Arts Gallery.

Casey O'Kelley's "Self-Portrait," a 3-foot by 4-foot acrylic on paper and newspaper clippings, won fourth place at the 18th annual Juried Student Art Competition sponsored by Valdosta State University's Department of Art. The award-winning artwork was recently featured in an exhibit at the on-campus Dedo Maranville Fine Arts Gallery.

Tatiana Tsaruk's "Vera Wang Bridal Boutique and Apartment," a 24-inch by 36-inch interior design presentation board created with Sketch Up, Auto Cad, and Photoshop, won third place at the 18th annual Juried Student Art Competition sponsored by Valdosta State University's Department of Art. The award-winning design was recently featured in an exhibit at the on-campus Dedo Maranville Fine Arts Gallery.

Michael LaGon's "They Pee Weird" and "Forms of Deterrence," both 17-inch by 22-inch pen and ink drawings, won second place at the 18th annual Juried Student Art Competition sponsored by Valdosta State University's Department of Art. The award-winning artwork was recently featured in an exhibit at the on-campus Dedo Maranville Fine Arts Gallery.

Tyler Heard is Valdosta State University's 2015-2016 Student Employee of the Year.

Caleb Brown's Condemned, an 8-inch by 10-inch gelatin silver print inspired by the concept of restraint, won first place at the 18th annual Juried Student Art Competition sponsored by Valdosta State University's Department of Art. The award-winning photograph was recently featured in an exhibit at the on-campus Dedo Maranville Fine Arts Gallery.

Valdosta State University has recognized 33 student employees for the contributions they have made working on campus while attending college. These students were chosen based on their reliability, quality of work, initiative, professionalism, and uniqueness of contribution.

The Valdosta State University Bass Fishing Team's Max Gresham and Cody Cleary have earned the right to compete in the 2017 Fishing League Worldwide (FLW) College National Championship.

Valdosta State University has honored 30 students by naming them to the 2015-2016 Who's Who Among Students in American Universities and Colleges. The honorees were selected by their faculty and administrators based on academic achievement, community service, and leadership.

Gloria de la Garza of Tampico, Tamaulipas, Mexico, is the Spring 2016 Outstanding Student Award recipient for the College of Arts and Sciences at Valdosta State University.

Natalie Milko of Valdosta, Georgia, is the Spring 2016 welcome speaker for the College of the Arts convocation ceremony at Valdosta State University.

Kelsey Rice of Tifton, Georgia, is the Spring 2016 Dean's Award for Academic Excellence recipient for the James L. and Dorothy H. Dewar College of Education and Human Services at Valdosta State University.

William "Jake" Croft of Valdosta, Georgia, is the Spring 2016 keynote speaker for the College of Arts and Sciences at Valdosta State University.

Diane Isibor, a junior accounting and finance major at Valdosta State University, has earned the 2015-2016 Institute of Management Accountants (IMA) Memorial Education Fund Scholarship in the amount of $2,500.