HONORS
Crane Scholars
Crane Leadership Scholars
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his past fall, 10 Honors students were recognized for their exemplary leadership efforts as recipients of the William Moore Crane Leadership Scholarship. The $1,000 scholarship, awarded to third-year students in the Honors Program, recognizes leadership in extracurricular activities and/or involvement with civic or community organizations. This year, students’ leadership experiences ranged from Refugee Outreach and Roosevelt UGA to Arch Society and Extra Special People, Inc. Administered by the Honors Program and the UGA Center for Leadership and Service, the scholarship is named in honor of a 1921 UGA graduate who was influential in the founding of the UGA Alumni Society.
Elizabeth Carter
Landon Clark
Hometown: Augusta, GA Major: International Affairs Master’s degree: International Policy
Hometown: Leesburg, GA Majors: Biochemistry & Molecular Biology, Genetics, Biology
Elizabeth explored her interest in public-private partnerships through her Honors in Washington internship at the U.S. Department of State (DOS) with the PEPFAR Private Sector Engagement team in 2019. She now serves as UGA’s campus coordinator for the DOS, coordinating with the Diplomat in Residence for the Southern region and connecting students to internship opportunities. Her SPIA student organization involvement includes the SPIA Student Union, of which she is president. Through SPIA Ambassadors, Elizabeth created and directs the SPIA Peer Mentorship Program. She also mentors students through the Honors PAL Mentorship Program. After graduation, Elizabeth intends to pursue a graduate degree in communication and design. She hopes to direct partnership and initiatives for a multinational corporation seeking to maximize its positive impact.
A CURO Honors Scholar and Goldwater Scholar, Landon works with Michael Terns to research CRISPR-Cas, for which he received Best Paper Award at the 2019 CURO Symposium. He is a teaching assistant for the CURO Honors Scholar seminar class and served as the teaching assistant for Honors general chemistry. Landon is co-president of the Biochemistry Undergraduate Society. A member of the SGA for three years, he serves as the director of academic outreach. Landon holds executive positions on the Honors Program Student Council and UGA Red Cross and was inducted into Omicron Delta Kappa. In 2019, he studied abroad in Cortona and worked for Emory Children’s Center studying gene therapy treatments for immune disorders. Landon plans to obtain an MD/PhD in immunology and research immune disorders.
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