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Erika Schumacher of Douglasville, Georgia, received the 2015 David and Cecelia Ratcliffe Scholarship from the Department of Biology at Valdosta State University.

Jesse Wayson of Valdosta, Georgia, received the 2015 Mack Varnedoe Greer Sr. M.D. Scholarship from the Department of Biology at Valdosta State University.

Steve Watts of Valdosta, Georgia, received the 2015 Department of Biology Award at Valdosta State University.

Fran Johnson of Valdosta, Georgia, received the 2015 Department of Biology Award at Valdosta State University.

Eugene Rowell of Valdosta, Georgia, received the 2015 Department of Biology Award at Valdosta State University.

Kayla Morris of Brunswick, Georgia, received the 2015 Outstanding Student in Women's and Gender Studies Award at Valdosta State University.

Courtney Erskine of Powder Springs, Georgia, received the 2015 Marjorie R. Carter Award from the Department of Biology at Valdosta State University.

Vincent Chance Windham, 26, is the 2015 recipient of Valdosta State University's Annie Powe Hopper Award.

Youngjae Cho, an international student who currently calls Valdosta, Georgia, home, received the 2015 Outstanding Student Award from the Engineering Studies Program at Valdosta State University.

Ryan Baptiste of Decatur, Georgia, received the 2015 Outstanding Student Award and Scruggs Scholarship Award from the Engineering Studies Program at Valdosta State University.

Valdosta State University is proud to celebrate the accomplishments of the nearly 1,200 students who completed the requirements of their respective academic programs during the spring semester.

Valdosta State University has announced the names of those Spring 2015 students who earned Dean's List status. 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 86 currently enrolled, incoming first-year, and transfer students for the 2015-2016 academic year. These scholarships were established by private donors and 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.

Megan Pugh of Hephzibah, Georgia, received the Marga Award during Valdosta State University's 2015 Academic Honors and Awards Dinner.

Robyn Dinkins of Lakeland, Georgia, received the American Association of University Women Award during Valdosta State University's 2015 Academic Honors and Awards Dinner.

Fitkeesha Beckford of Douglasville, Georgia, received the American Association of University Women Award during Valdosta State University's 2015 Academic Honors and Awards Dinner.

Derrick Jones of Lithonia, Georgia, received the Clare Philips Martin Scholarship during Valdosta State University's 2015 Academic Honors and Awards Dinner.

Melanie Morris of Warner Robins, Georgia, received the University System of Georgia Academic Recognition Day Award during Valdosta State University's 2015 Academic Honors and Awards Dinner.

Jennifer Dandron of Lincolnton, Georgia, received the Alpha Lambda Delta Leonard Book Award during Valdosta State University's 2015 Academic Honors and Awards Dinner.

Valdosta State University's Division of Athletics honored Fran Johnson of Quitman, Georgia, with its Student-Athlete Academic Award during the university's 2015 Academic Honors and Awards Dinner.

Valdosta State University's Division of Athletics honored Courtney Albritton of Sycamore, Georgia, with its Student-Athlete Academic Award during the university's 2015 Academic Honors and Awards Dinner.

Valdosta State University's Division of Athletics honored Thomas Wright of Columbus, Georgia, with its Student-Athlete Academic Award during the university's 2015 Academic Honors and Awards Dinner.

Valdosta State University's Division of Aerospace Studies honored Bradley Joyal with its Most Outstanding AS300 Cadet Award during the university's 2015 Academic Honors and Awards Dinner.

Valdosta State University's College of Nursing and Health Sciences honored Cheryl Lee of Fargo, Georgia, with its Outstanding Senior Sciences Award during the university's 2015 Academic Honors and Awards Dinner.

Valdosta State University's James L. and Dorothy H. Dewar College of Education and Human Services honored Rebecca Rusk of Cumming, Georgia, with its College of Education and Human Services Highest Academic Achievement Award during the university's 2015 Academic Honors and Awards Dinner.

Valdosta State University's College of the Arts and Sciences honored Nicholas Rudnik of Enterprise, Alabama, with its Outstanding Student in Arts and Sciences Award during the university's 2015 Academic Honors and Awards Dinner.

Valdosta State University's Honors College honored Erika Schumacher of Clewiston, Florida, with its Bartram Award for Intellectual Exploration during the university's 2015 Academic Honors and Awards Dinner.

Valdosta State University announces the names of those students who were inducted into the Georgia Alpha Chapter of Alpha Chi during the 2014-2015 academic year.

The following people recently were initiated into The Honor Society of Phi Kappa Phi, the nation's oldest and most selective collegiate honor society for all academic disciplines.

Valdosta State University's College of the Arts honored Sage Khan of Quitman, Georgia, with its Outstanding College of the Arts Award during the university's 2015 Academic Honors and Awards Dinner.