PRESS RELEASE
For Immediate Release
2/2/2015
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Contact:
Sherry Abrams, Director of Public Relations
(706) 583-2552, [email protected]
Jamisha Dove Chosen to Represent Athens Technical College as EAGLE
Student of the Year
ATHENS, GA (2/2/2015) – Jamisha Dove has been chosen to represent the Adult Education
program at Athens Technical College as the 2015 Exceptional Adult Georgian in Literacy
Education (EAGLE) Student of the Year. Dove will attend the annual EAGLE Leadership Institute
held in Atlanta March 16-18, 2015, sponsored by the Office of Adult Education at the Technical
College System of Georgia.
The EAGLE program celebrates adult learners in pursuit of excellence. Nominees are judged
based on their transition to postsecondary education, performance in the classroom, student
character, leadership, and community involvement.
Dove, currently enrolled in her third semester in the college’s Cosmetology program, is a 2013
GED® program graduate. Upon graduation from the Cosmetology program, she hopes to have
her own hair salon to make wigs for children with cancer.
During her acceptance speech at a college-wide reception, Dove remarked on how much
earning a GED® diploma meant to her.
“A GED is more than a piece of paper,” said Dove. “It is hope, power, and a life changer.”
The college’s finalist including the winner are Jamisha Dove (nominated by Darlene Alley,
Walton County Lead Instructor), Lawanda Miller (nominated by Dr. Kristi Leatherwood, Greene
County Lead Instructor), and Aquincy Young (nominated by Catrina Cofer, Clarke County Lead
Instructor). Miller is hoping to use her experiences to write a book. Young, a U.S. Army
veteran, is currently enrolled in the college’s Automotive Technology program.
Judges for the college’s EAGLE competition included Coretta Miller, Adult Education
Coordinator; Lenzy Reid, Executive Director, Athens Technical College Walton County Campus;
and Annice Ritter, Executive Director, Athens-Clarke Literacy Council. Marchelle Sandoval,
Adult Education Transition Specialist, is coordinator for the college’s EAGLE program.
For additional information about the Adult Education program at Athens Technical College,
contact the Office of Adult Education at (706) 583-2551.
2015 EAGLE Award- Page 2
About Athens Technical College: Since 1958, Athens Technical College has served citizens by
providing quality educational programs in a 10-county service area. It offers over 150 program
specializations in business, health, technical, and manufacturing-related areas. Students attend
Athens Technical College on five campuses (Athens-Clarke, Elbert, Greene, Walton Counties
plus the Athens Community Career Academy), Adult Learning Centers, and through Continuing
Education opportunities. Athens Technical College is an Equal Opportunity Institution and a
unit of the Technical College System of Georgia. To learn more about Athens Technical College
visit www.AthensTech.edu.
Photo Caption: Exceptional Adult Georgian in
Literacy Education (EAGLE) Student of the Year
nominees were recognized at a college-wide
reception. L-R: Marchelle Sandoval, Adult Education
Transition Specialist and EAGLE Coordinator;
Lawanda Miller, EAGLE Award nominee; Aquincy
Young, EAGLE Award nominee; Jamisha Dove, EAGLE
Award recipient; Dr. Flora Tydings, Athens Technical
College President; and Stephanie Benson, Vice
President for Adult Education.
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