Scholars of Collegiate Distinction August 2017

AUGUST 2017

S c h o l a r s o f C o l l e g i a t e D i s t i n c t i o n

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Editor’s Note Greetings, As editor, I am honored to present to you Rural Leader Magazine's Scholars of Collegiate Distinction (SCD) inaugural edition.

Rural Leader Magazine is pleased to recognize exemplary indiviudals who attained either an adult education diploma or higher education. The SCD Honorees represent the rich talent, skill, and vast knowledge that can be found in small town America.

My mission is to uplift and to encourage individuals from small communties globally to stive continually for excellence. It is further important to encourage both the young and old that what they do each day matters.

Without further ado, I present to you the 2017 Scholars of Collegiate Distinction Honorees.

Kuanita E. Murphy, PhD Editor-in-Chief and Publisher

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Launched in March 2014, Rural Leader Magazine is a digital publication with a mission to highlight every day people doing extraordinary things in business, education, music, community, art, sports, and leadership nationally and abroad.

In addition to the Scholars of Collegiate Distinction, Rural Leader Magazine honors exemplary individuals on a variety of levels, such as the 40 under 40 honors, 20 under 20 Honors, Best Small Town Restaurant, Small Town America’s 100 Most Influential People, Fifty under Fifty, Celebrating the Women of Small Town America, and the Eagle Elite Club.—

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2017 S c h o l a r s o f C o l l e g i a t e D i s t i n c t i o n

Arianna D. Archer, 19

Courtney R. Baldwin, 28 Hometown: Cuthbert, GA School Attended Valdosta State University Graduated: May 2017 Degree Earned: Master of Education Early Childhood Education

Hometown: Columbus, GA School Attended Columbus Technical College Graduated: June 2017 Degree Earned: Associate of Applied Science & Diploma, Practical Nursing

Donya J. Cannon, 26

Divisha Javon Davis, 30

LeReta Antrell Davis, 32

Hometown: Cuthbert, GA School Attended Georgia Southern University Graduated: May 2017 Degree Earned: Bachelor of Science Public Health

Hometown: Fort Gaines, GA School Attended Troy University Graduated: May 2017 Degree Earned: Master of Science Human Resource Management

Hometown: Shellman, GA School Attended Troy University Graduated: May 2017 Degree Earned: Master of Science Human Resource Management

Aundrea Bankston, 33

Hometown: Cuthbert, GA School Attended University of Maryland University College Graduated: May 2017 Degree Earned: Doctorate of Management

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Jasmine Denise Gilbert, 24 Hometown: Cuthbert, GA School Attended Albany State University (GA) Graduated: May 2017 Degree Earned: Bachelor of Science Early Childhood Education

Charlene Johnson, 52

Hometown: Jackson, Tennessee School Attended Argosy Univeristy Graduated: December 2016 Degree Earned: Doctorate of Education Commuity Counseling

Khadijah K. Johnson, 23

Gregory Smith, 52

Santreasa K. Starling, 26

Carrie Turner, 21

Hometown: Fort Gaines, GA School Attended Murray State University Graduated: May 2017 Degree Earned: Bachelor of Science Social Work

Hometown: Cuthbert, GA School Attended Albany State University (GA) Graduated: May 2017 Degree Earned: Master of Education Early Childhood Education

Hometown: Shellman, GA School Attended Albany State University (GA) Graduated: May 2017 Degree Earned: Bachelor of Science Criminal Justice

Hometown: Weston, Georgia School Attended GA Southwestern State University Graduated: May 2017 Degree Earned: Bachelor of Science Nursing

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Allen Steve White, 54

Hometown: Cuthbert, GA School Attended Southwest Georgia Institute of Education Graduated: May 2017 Diploma Earned: High School

Natalie Nicole Williams, 37 Hometown: Fort Gaines, GA School Attended Brandman University Chapman University System Graduated: 2017 Degree Earned: Doctorate of Nursing Practice Psychiatric and Mental Health Nurse Practitioner

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