Student Recognitions
September Canes Spotlight announced
Canes Spotlights highlight Georgia Southwestern students who hold leadership roles, are involved in extracurricular activities and/or excel academically in their degree programs. The September Canes Spotlight was:
- Senior English major Lola Carr
Canes Spotlights are nominated by GSW faculty and staff.
AAMI members receive scholarships
The following members of the GSW AAMI Program were awarded and received the 2020-2021 (1) Achieving the Dream Scholarship ($2,000) or the (2) AAMI Scholarship($1,000). These scholarships are funded by GSW AAMI alumni, anonymous donors, our civic partner, and individuals who support the AAMI Program.
Top Row: Joshua Cleveland (1), Lewis Evans (1), Nicolas Cohen (2)
Bottom Row: Kelsey Booker(1), Curtis Raines (2), Elzie Marshall (1), Andrew Gunn (1)
AAMI hosts speaker, names Student of the Month
On September 8, 2020, the GSW AAMI hosted its Fall Keynote Speaker, Mr. Jumaane Browner.
Browner is a 2015 GSW AAMI graduate and is currently the CEO of Blessed S. A. Q. Sports Performance Training. The title of his presentation was "Make It Happen." He was accompanied by his wife, Ashanti Browner, also a GSW alumnus. Both are pictured below to the left.
“I am sure that his thoughtful and strategic presentation inspired our young men to be successful and make their goals and dreams come true with hard work and discipline,” said AAMI Executive Director Ervin Anderson.
AAMI also announced Nicolas Cohen, pictured below to the right with Anderson, as their first AAMI Student of the Month at the end of the program. Nicolas is a sophomore from Baconton, Ga. majoring in Middle Grades Education. He has made the Presidents List during his freshman year and is currently mentoring two young men to follow him in achieving academic success.
Nicolas Cohen receives scholarship
This semester, Nicolas Cohen received a $1,000.00 scholarship from the Alpha Epsilon Chapter of Delta Kappa Gamma and was recently a guest at one of their meetings. The Delta Kappa Gamma Society is an organization made up of women educators, and Nicolas was their first male scholarship recipient.
