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    Faculty and staff awards presented at UNG LEADS Day

    September 23, 2020
    UNG presented awards to faculty and staff at the virtual UNG LEADS Day on Aug. 10.

    Article By: Clark Leonard

    Multiple University of North Georgia (UNG) faculty and staff were honored Aug. 10 with awards at the second annual UNG Leadership, Engagement, Achievement, Development, Service (LEADS) Day.

    Three faculty members won UNG awards that advanced them to the University System of Georgia competition among public colleges and universities across the state:

    • Warren Caputo of the kinesiology teacher certification program won the Teaching Excellence Award for Department or Program.
    • Michele Hill, associate department head and associate professor of psychological science, won the Distinguished Teaching Award.
    • Caroline Muñoz, associate professor of marketing, won the Distinguished Scholarship of Teaching and Learning Award.

    Presidential Excellence Awards were given to Brian Tarr, Katie Descieux, John Indergaard, Chris Blair, Mallory Rodriguez, and Haley Carter. These awards recognize staff members selected from six different job classifications for their service to UNG. Awardees are selected based on customer service, character, dedication, job performance, and leadership.

    Dr. J. Gary Adcox, Xiaoyan Yang, and Dr. Courtney Ferriter received the Diversity Champion Awards.

    Jeanette Mann won the Annual North Star Award, which is selected from North Star recipients throughout the year and recognizes meaningful accomplishments of UNG staff members.

    The three recipients of the Eleanor Crawford Award for staff members were Barbara Arnold, Shannon Shockley and Merci Rivera.

    Staff Member of the Year, selected by UNG's Staff Council from among monthly winners, was awarded to Rick Giesegh and Danielle Kane.

    See a full list of award winners.

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    Professor Meek named ACE Fellow

    Professor Meek named ACE Fellow

    UNG assistant professor Dr. Rosaria Meek was named an ACE Fellow for the 2022-23 academic year. This is the first time a UNG faculty member has been chosen.
    Spring art exhibitions on three campuses

    Spring art exhibitions on three campuses

    Spring art exhibitions pay homage to Visual Arts Department heritage and graduating seniors.
    Le Belle Voci performs at annual state conference

    Le Belle Voci performs at annual state conference

    Le Belle Voci, the women's ensemble at UNG, performed at the Georgia Choral Directors Association annual conference this fall semester.
    Poultry team places 5th at  national collegiate contest

    Poultry team places 5th at national collegiate contest

    The UNG poultry team placed fifth out of 12 teams at the 55th National Collegiate Poultry Judging competition in Arkansas last month.

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