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International wins for UGA Tuba-Euphonium studio

Congratulations to Hugh Hodgson School of Music students in David Zerkel's Tuba-Euphonium studio, who took top honors at this summer's Leonard Falcone International Tuba and Euphonium Festival. Big win: In what Professor David Zerkel refers to as an “unprecedented representation of prize winners from one studio,” four University of Georgia Tuba-Euphonium students have won top prizes at the Leonard Falcone Euphonium and Tuba Festival. Hodgson…


Summer Kudos

Olympic medals, a Humboldt Research Award, Georgia History Book of the Year award and NSF CAREER Awards were among the many honors received by Franklin College students and faculty this summer. These include:   Faculty Kudos Stephen Berry has been named the inaugural holder of the Amanda and Greg Gregory Chair in the Civil War Era Gary Douberly and Tina Salguero, Assistant Professors of Chemistry, will each receive $750,000 for five…


UGA history major earns leadership award from Army ROTC

UGA senior Orry Young earned a leadership award from the U.S. Army Cadet Command after completing its Leader Development and Assessment Course, also known as Operation Warrior Forge. The award was presented the Warrior Forge Commander's Leadership Award at the July 21 LDAC graduation at Joint Base Lewis-McChord in Washington. He was ranked No. 1 among more than 200 cadets in his training company at the 29-day LDAC program, the capstone training…


Psychology Ph.D alums shine

And speaking of great work by our post-docs and graduate students, graduates of the Franklin College’s doctoral program in clinical psychology can be found in academic and clinical settings across the nation, and two recent alumni have been honored for their work by the American Psychological Association’s Society of Pediatric Psychology: Laura Simons, who earned her PhD from UGA in 2006 and now an Assistant Professor at Harvard Medical…


HHSOM student Wildman takes First Prize in Austria

On the heels of his second place finish at the International Instrumental Competition in Germany earlier this month, word now arrives that DMA student Simon Wildman has won First Prize in the Artist Tuba Solo Competition at the International Tuba Euphonium Conference in Linz, Austria. Congratulations to the tuba studio of Dr. David Zerkel in the Hodgson School of Music on the outstanding achievements of Wildman, as well as DMA students David…


LACSI Spring 2012 Student Awards

During spring semester 2012 the University of Georgia Latin American and Caribbean Studies Institute (LACSI) carried out its first Director’s Award, Future Scholar Award and Research Development Award competitions.  Undergraduate students compete annually for the Director’s Award, given to a LACS major who demonstrates superior academic achievement, and the Future Scholar’s Award, presented to a UGA student in any major for production of a…
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