2016 Global Educational Forum awards and recognitions

During this year’s Global Educational Forum, Dr. Janet Buckworth, department head of kinesiology, was recognized for her exemplary leadership and financial support of program activities. Additionally, poster awards were administered to the following students and faculty:

First

  • Madison Hickey, Jared Spivey, Eliza Bergman, Anna Hartley (undergraduates), Department of Agricultural Leadership, Education, and Communication, for their poster entitled Homelessness: An Atlanta Case Study.
  • Robbie Matz (graduate student), Department of Kinesiology, for his poster entitled
    Female Participation in Youth Sport Programs: Benefits for Underserved Youth
  • Dr. Keansu Han (faculty), Towson University, for his poster entitled Olympics as Nation’s Soft Power Strategy

Second

  • Wilton Masters, Shams Jamal, Carson Dann, Anna Johnsond (undergraduates),
    Department of Agricultural Leadership, Education, and Communication, for their poster entitled The Reality of a Green Olympics
  • Wen-hao Winston Chou, Tyreal Yizhou Qian (graduate students), Department of Kinesiology, for their poster entitled Tale of Two Cities: A Comparison of Resident Perceptions of the 2022 Winter

Third

  • Jess Chitwood, Cheyenne Lee, Brianna Roberts, Emily Spengler (undergraduates),
    Department of Agricultural Leadership, Education, and Communication, for their poster entitled
    The Impacts of Infrastructure on the Social Environment Surrounding the Atlanta and Sochi Olympics
  • Emily Urban (graduate student), Department of Agricultural Leadership, Education, and Communication, for her poster entitled _Platform for Momentum? The 2016 Rio Olympics and the Family Farming Movement _

Fourth

  • Allison Johnson, Alec Daniels, Becca Bostick, Morgan Phillips, Cole Wilkes, Olamide Olujohungbe (undergraduates), Department of Agricultural Leadership, Education, and Communication, for their poster entitled Preemptive Measures Taken to Reduce Ambient Air Pollution During 2008 Beijing Olympics and Their Impact on Health of The General Population

Each student award winner received cash awards, a T-shirt, and a certificate, while each faculty presenter received a T-shirt and a certificate. View the full list of winners.

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