Athens, Ga. – Forty-one University of Georgia incoming freshmen have been selected to receive the Georgia Incentive Scholarship for the 2010-2011 academic year.
The scholarship provides $1,000 per year in addition to the HOPE scholarship to students with stellar academic and extracurricular records from high schools that historically have been underrepresented in sending students to UGA.
The award is renewable for an additional three years if the recipients maintain certain academic standards.
The 2010 Georgia Incentive Scholarship recipients (listed by county) are:
Name / Hometown / High School / Parent(s)
Berrien County
Kent Beam / Alphaha / Berrien High School / Kent Beam Jr. and Daslene Dillingham
Kaitlyn Tyson / Lenox / Berrien High School / David and Gena Tyson
Bibb County
Jasmine Hill / Macon / Northeast High School / Marvin and Geraldine Hill
Burke County
Laurah Young / Waynesboro / Burke County High School / Steve and Mary Etta Young
Chatham County
Jessica Cheeseman / Savannah / Sol C. Johnson High School / Charles L. and Julie Cheeseman
Vincent Tran / Savannah / Sol C. Johnson High School / Hue Khai and Kiem Quach
Samantha Trulove / Savannah / Sol C. Johnson High School / Bradley and Katherine Trulove
Clayton County
Son Tran / Morrow / Morrow High School / Mau Van Tran and Hong Thi Phan
Dade County
Jarret McDaniel / Rising Fawn / Dade County High School / Glenn and Jennifer McDaniel
Morgan Seymour / Wildwood / Dade County High School / Mike and Kathy Seymour
DeKalb County
Erica Flanigan / Stone Mountain / Cedar Grove High School / Michael and Barbara Flanigan
Titus Gates / Decatur / South DeKalb High School / Dwight E. Gates and Vicki E. Gates-Petterson
Shantae Gorman / Stone Mountain / Columbia High School / Debra Brown
Racquelle James / Lithonia / Southwest DeKalb High School / Joan James
Brandon Martin / Decatur / Southwest DeKalb High School / Katrina Martin
Therese Riza / Decatur / Columbia High School / Jameel Riza
Candice Slater / Stone Mountain / Southwest DeKalb High School / Claudia Baptiste-Slater
Maya Stroud / Decatur / Southwest DeKalb High School / Esqui and Gloria Stroud
Lyssa Williams / Decatur / Southwest DeKalb High School / Lydia J. Willliams
Fulton County
Kourtland Jones / Atlanta / Westlake High School / Timothy Williams and Leirdre Jackson
Dipal Patel / College Park / Westlake High School / Narendra and Bhavana Patel
Victoria Person / Atlanta / Benjamin E. Mays High School / John and DeLoris Person Jr.
Cachet Pinson / Atlanta / Frederick Douglass High School / Shemeka Baker
Brittany Scott / Atlanta / Westlake High School / Stacie Scott
Thinh Vu / Hapeville / Tri-Cities High School / Soa Vu
Houston County
Tiffany Brown / Warner Robins / Northside High School / Michele A. Smith
Keali Lay / Warner Robins / Northside High School / Mickey and Andee Lay
Curtis Rau / Warner Robins / Northside High School / Clark and Lisa Rau
Jefferson County
Shelby Fox / Bartow / Jefferson County High School / Darrin and Sebrina Fox
Brandon Kirby / Bartow / Jefferson County High School / Jamie and Cheri Kirby
Jared Stepp / Louisville / Jefferson County High School / Tony and Kim Stepp
Liberty County
Jeromy Causeway / Allenhurst / Bradwell Institute / Mr. and Mrs. Keith Causeway
Anna Collins / Hinesville / Bradwell Institute / Jim and Rose Collins
Dani Jacobs / Hinesville / Bradwell Institute / Joel and Michelle Jacobs
Ryan Norris / Hinesville / Bradwell Institute / Richard and Janice Brennan
Richmond County
Morgan Adkins / Hephzibah / Cross Creek High School / Tony R. Adkins and Sandra L. Adkins
Shannon Marshall / Augusta / T.W. Josey High School / Joseph and Carmen Williams
Ross Noah / Hephzibah / T.W. Josey High School / John and Carla Noah
Rockdale County
Ivan Whitted / Conyers / Southwest DeKalb High School / Ivan and India Whitted
Warren County
Nicholas Hudson / Norwood / Warren County High School / Eddie and Karen Burley
Nesha Johnson / Warrenton / Warren County High School / Angel Johnson
For general information on scholarships, see www.admissions.uga.edu.