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THE COMMERCE (GA) NEWS, WEDNESDAY. AUGUST 6 2008 - PAGE 5B
The officers of the Jackson County chapter of the University Julie Jones, community service chair; Hasco Craver, member-
of Georgia Alumni Association are, left to right, Danielle Austin, ship chairperson, East Jackson; and Keith Johnson, membership
president; Julien Cole, secretary; Audra Edwards, vice president; chairperson, West Jackson.
Local UGA Alumni Society Elects Officers
The Jackson County chapter of
the University of Georgia Alumni
Association has named its offi
cers.
They are Danielle Austin,
president; Julien Cole, secretary;
Audra Edwards, vice president;
Julie Jones, community service
chair; Hasco Craver, membership
chairperson, East Jackson; and
Keith Johnson, membership chair
person, West Jackson.
The local alumni association
will sponsor football game watch
ing events at Beef O’Brady’s,
Jefferson. The events will be held
Sept. 20 (Arizona game), Oct. 25
(LSU game) and Nov. 15 (Auburn
game).
After the games, the alumni
association will collect dog food
for local shelters in memory of
UGA VI and in honor of UGA
VII. Guests are asked to bring
dog food and other items of
value to the Jackson County
Humane Society that may be
donated.
Also, monthly dinner meetings
will be held in different locations
in Jackson County. The group will
meet the first Thursday of each
month for its “First Thursdays.’'
The group will meet Thursday,
Sept. 4, at 7 p.m. at Little Italy,
Commerce. The dinners are
social events and no business will
be discussed.
The “First Thursday" events
will resume after football season
Feb. 5 at 7 p.m. at El Centinela,
Jefferson.
Also, the chapter is selling UGA
Alumni Association T-shirts for
$10, which will fund scholarships,
bookplates at the UGA libraries
and sponsor events. The shirts
don’t list chapters and may be
used by any alums around the
country.
For more information on the
T-shirts, contact Danielle Austin
at daniellegaustin@gmail.com
or Audra Edwards at audraed-
wards@hotmail.com.
The next business meeting of
the chapter will be Tuesday, Aug.
26, at 6:30 p.m. at Mike’s Grill,
Jefferson. Anyone interested in
joining is welcome.
Participate In Reading Program
The Maysville Public Library’s summer reading program, “Catch
the Reading Bug,” had 69 participants this year, including (left
to right) Christopher Stephens, Brandon Stephens, Danielle
Stephens, Hannah Kent, Isaac Kent, Gabriel Martin, Beronica
Martin and Eliana Martin.
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Attends Summer
'Science Academy'
While most students and teach
ers were taking a summer break
from their studies and curricu
lum planning, a student from
East Jackson Comprehensive
High School joined 60 other
select students and teachers
from Appalachia to spend two
weeks at Oak Ridge National
Laboratory (ORNL) conducting
research with top scientists. The
student was Erika Deshon.
This hand-picked group of 42
students and 19 teachers repre
senting 12 different Appalachian
states were in Oak Ridge from
July 12-25 to experience the lat
est developments and research
in science and technology.
Deshon was nominated by
Governor Sonny Perdue and
chosen to participate in the pro
gram by ARC based on academ
ic and leadership potential.
After arriving in Oak Ridge,
the students were divided into
eight teams led by mentors
from ORNL’s research staff.
The teams studied projects on
robotic systems, carbon fibers
for fuel-efficient vehicles, and
stream ecology.
The teachers divided into
four teams and participated in
research under the direction of
expert ORNL scientists. These
teams focused on chemistry,
x-rays, forest studies, and com
puter problem solving.
The students and teachers
also participated in field trips
to various East Tennessee
attractions. They were treated
to a Tennessee Smokies base
ball game, toured the Mayfield
Dairy and the Lost Sea, and
visited the American Museum
of Science and Energy. In addi
tion, the participants were given
tours of the Spallation Neutron
Source, Pellissippi State
Technical Community College,
the University of Tennessee’s
departments of Anthropology
and Veterinary Medicine, and
the College of Engineering.
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a ceremony July 25 that fea
tured presentations of the final
group research projects and
comments from ARC educa
tion program manager Jeffrey
Schwartz, ORNL deputy direc
tor for science and technology
Jim Roberto, and ORAU presi
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adults at this ceremony are the
powers that be in their states,
organizations, and schools. The
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