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    UNG team places in top 10 of poultry competition

    April 30, 2018
    Mercedes Fricks, Abigail Thompson, Linda Purvis, John Grier, and Cara Ann McGuire attended the 71st U.S. Poultry Foundation Ted Cameron National Poultry Judging Contest at Louisiana State University in Baton Rouge, Louisiana.

    Article By: Staff

    University of North Georgia (UNG) students placed ninth overall at the 71st U.S. Poultry Foundation Ted Cameron National Poultry Judging Contest at Louisiana State University (LSU) in Baton Rouge, Louisiana.

    "This is the highest we’ve placed since we started attending the competition in 2016," said Linda Purvis, a lecturer of biology at UNG.

    She attributed the top 10 finish to becoming a better coach over time and recruiting students interested in poultry science.

    "Students that we took have had poultry judging in high school, whether it is through 4-H or FFA," Purvis said. "And the students this year wanted to practice earlier and wanted to do well."

    The UNG team placed in the top 10 in three categories: production, 10; breed selection, 9; and market products, 8. It earned the team an overall ninth-place finish.

    Team members were:

    • Abigail Thompson, a junior majoring in business from Cornelia, Georgia
    • John Grier, a freshman majoring in poultry science from Lula, Georgia
    • Cara Ann McGuire, a freshman majoring in agriculture from Cleveland, Georgia
    • Mercedes Fricks, a sophomore majoring in agriculture from Winder, Georgia
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    Biology professor,  student win awards

    Biology professor, student win awards

    Dr. Cathy Whiting, a UNG professor of biology, won the Human Anatomy and Physiology Society's Gail Jenkins Teaching and Mentoring Award, and her student Juliza Abrego also won an award from the group.
    Poultry team takes 5th at national event

    Poultry team takes 5th at national event

    UNG's poultry judging team finished fifth overall at the annual USPOULTRY Foundation National Contest, including top-six finishes in all three categories, and earned six individual awards.
    Biology students win awards at conference

    Biology students win awards at conference

    Three student groups won awards for their research at this year's annual Wildlife Society meeting held in Macon, Georgia, in March.
    Biology students earn best poster honor

    Biology students earn best poster honor

    UNG students Atticus Tomcho and Mary Dickens teamed up to win the best poster award in the earth sciences section at the annual Georgia Academy of Sciences Conference held March 3-4.

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