Athens, Ga. – In conjunction with the University of Georgia Office of Institutional Diversity’s second annual Embracing Diversity celebration, the Black Faculty and Staff Organization presented Founders Scholarships to two graduate students and, for the first time, three undergrads at their sixth annual awards luncheon on Sept. 9.
Undergraduate winners honored for their outstanding leadership and scholarship at UGA include Carey Charlese Cobb, an accounting major in her second year; Marcus Hines, a biology major who hopes to become a physician; and Busola Oluyemi, a third-year student in the College of Pharmacy.
Graduate winners were Bryan Davis, an accounting major enrolled in the combined bachelor of business administration and master of accountancy program in the Terry College of Business; and Donna Wilcox, who is currently in her second year of graduate school in the Grady College of Journalism and Mass Communication where she studies public relations.
Each student received a $500 scholarship which was funded through ticket sales to the luncheon.
Cobb, a native of Albany, Ga., is the daughter of Charles Cobb and Rhonda Dent Cobb. She graduated from Albany High Honors/Gifted Magnet School in 2007. During high school, Cobb served as Miss Albany High School 2006-2007, president of the Teenage Support Council, and chairman of the Regions Bank Junior Board of Directors. She participates in the NAACP, the National Association of Black Accountants, the UGA Honors Program, the Minority Business Student Association, One World Multicultural Learning Center, and the Oglethorpe House Hall Council. Cobb has made the Dean’s List for two consecutive semesters and was recognized as being in the top 5 percent of the 2007-2008 first-year students in the Franklin College of Arts and Sciences. In her spare time, she enjoys traveling, dancing and doing volunteer work. After completion of graduate school, Cobb aspires to become a certified public accountant.
Hines, raised in Albany, Ga., is the son of Melvin and Brenda Hines. Initially his aspirations were to become a Pizza Hut delivery man because he thought that the workers were allowed to eat the pizza they served. Eventually, he turned his hopes to becoming a Physician. However, due to the research experience he has been afforded under the Honors Program’s CURO Apprenticeship, he now wishes to pursue an M.D./Ph.D with intent to research cancerous cells and practice as an oncologist. Hines is involved in many organizations on and off campus including Mercy Health Center, Dean William Tate Society, the Peach State Louis Stokes Alliance for Minority Participation in STEM areas, and the Accidentals. One of Marcus’s dreams is to eventually own a clinic similar to Mercy Health Center that will offer cancer detection and treatment to individuals that cannot afford it.
Oluyemi is from Nigeria and was raised in Kennesaw, Ga.She is the daughter of Bisi Oluyemi and Esther Oluyemi. Oluyemi is involved in the Student National Pharmaceutical Association, Christian Pharmacist Fellowship International, and Phi Lambda Sigma Honor Society. She endeavors to be an awesome pharmacist that is involved with her profession and practices pharmaceutical care in order to benefit her patients. Oluyemi plans on being the change she wants to see in the world. She went to Nigeria for seven weeks this past summer for a Yoruba Group Project Abroad program funded by a Fulbright Scholars grant.
Davis is from Augusta, Ga. and is a graduate of Davidson Fine Arts Magnet School. He is an Honors Program Scholar and Ambassador in addition to being an apprentice in the Center for Undergraduate Research Program. Davis is a member of the prestigious Arch Society, whose members serve as goodwill ambassadors for the University of Georgia, a scholar in the Leonard Leadership Scholars Program in the Institute for Leadership Advancement in the Terry College of Business, a fellow in the Management Leadership for Tomorrow Career Preparation Program, an alumnus of the Sponsors for Educational Opportunity Program, the president of the Black Male Leadership Society, former president of the National Association of Black Accountants, choreographer in the Pamoja Dance Company, as well as an intern of both UBS Investment Bank on Wall Street and Ernst & Young in Atlanta, Ga. Davis enjoys all aspects of the fine arts and he excels in performance of violin, voice and dance. His future plans are to become a financial consultant.
Wilcox, a native of Orlando, Fla., is pursuing a graduate certificate in the management of non-profit organizations from the School of Social Work in addition to her graduate studies in public relations. Wilcox received her bachelor of arts degree from the University of Florida. She is a member of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority Inc. Her ultimate career goal is to become the director of a foundation, or the executive director of a non-profit organization whose focus is enriching urban communities through partnerships and programs designed to fully utilize the resources of the area and its residents.
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Cobb
Randy Groomes, right, the Director of Diversity Relations and Recruitment from the University of Georgia Terry College of Business presented UGA undergraduate student Carey Charlese Cobb with a scholarship from the UGA Black Faculty Staff Organization. Photo taken 9/9/2008. (University of Georgia/ University of Georgia, Peter Frey).
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Hines
Randy Groomes, right, the Director of Diversity Relations and Recruitment from the University of Georgia Terry College of Business presented UGA undergraduate student Marcus Hines with a scholarship from the UGA Black Faculty Staff Organization. Photo taken 9/9/2008. (University of Georgia/ University of Georgia, Peter Frey).
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Cobb and Hines with UGA President Michael F. Adams
UGA President Michael F. Adams flanked by two scholarship recipients from Albany, Georgia: Marcus Hines, left, and Carey Charlese Cobb. Hines and Cobb received scholarships from the University of Georgia Black Faculty Staff Organization. Photo taken 9/9/2008. (University of Georgia/ University of Georgia, Peter Frey).
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Oluyemi
Randy Groomes, right, the Director of Diversity Relations and Recruitment from the University of Georgia Terry College of Business presented UGA undergraduate student Olubusola Oluyemi with a scholarship from the UGA Black Faculty Staff Organization. Photo taken 9/9/2008. (University of Georgia/ University of Georgia, Peter Frey).
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Davis
Kimberly Thomas, left, the assistant director of the University of Georgia Physical Plant and Vice President for Staff of the UGA Black Faculty and Staff Organization presented UGA graduate student Bryan Davis with a scholarship from the UGA Black Faculty Staff Organization. Photo taken 9/9/2008. (University of Georgia/ University of Georgia, Peter Frey).
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Wilcox
Kimberly Thomas, left, the assistant director of the University of Georgia Physical Plant and Vice President for Staff of the UGA Black Faculty and Staff Organization presented UGA graduate student Donna L. Wilcox with a scholarship from the UGA Black Faculty Staff Organization. Photo taken 9/9/2008. (University of Georgia/ University of Georgia, Peter Frey).
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