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The 2008 Honors Day Committee:
Arts & Letters
Jennifer Smith:
History and Philosophy
Psychology and Sociology
Gordon McNeer:
Modern Languages
English
Fine Arts
Brooks Lansing:
Political Science
Criminal Justice
Business
Kent Poff/Kim Melton:
Business Administration
Education
Kellie Whelan-Kim:
Teacher Education
Laurie Jossey:
Health and Physical Education
Science & Health Professions
Brenda Smith:
Nursing
Physical Therapy
Karen Briggs:
Biology
Chemistry
Math and Computer Science
Physics
The Great Debate
Derek Sutton
Mountain Laurels
Amy Childers
Publicity
B.J. Robinson
Conference Co-ordinator
Carl Cavalli

3:30p.m. to 5:00p.m., Hoag Auditorium
Sponsor: NGCSU American Democracy Project
(NOTE: all information on this page is subject to change)

THE GREAT DEBATE

The NGCSU American Democracy Project presents the tenth annual Great Debate on Honor's Day 2008.

This year's topic:
GET OUT THE VOTE!
Voter Information and Registration

Guest Speaker
Andrew Dill

Andrew Dill is a 2006 dual degree graduate from the University of Georgia, earning a BBA in Risk Management and Insurance and a BA in Political Science. During his time at UGA, Andrew severed in several leadership and volunteer positions throughout campus. Andrew was heavily involved in the Student Government Association serving as State Government Relations Director in 2005 and Executive Director and Freshman Board Advisor in 2006. He was proud to serve as a Richard B. Russell Leadership Fellow within Leadership UGA and as President of the Blue Key National Honor Society, where he brought Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas to campus and earned the AT&T Student Leadership Award. He was also recognized as one of 5 Outstanding Senior Leaders and served as a Leonard Leadership Scholar in the Terry College of Business. Off campus, Andrew was active in numerous state, local, and federal campaigns. Serving as a campaign manager for a State House race in Madison, GA and leading a youth voter drive in NE Georgia during the presidential election of 2004.

Since graduation, Andrew spent one month traveling Europe and worked a brief stint as an Account Director for Harden Associations, a Jacksonville based commercial insurance firm.  Since October he has been representing US Senator Johnny Isakson in 38 counties across NE Georgia and middle Georgia.  Andrew serves as mentor at Chase Street Elementary School and is a Community Coach for Clarke Central High School in Athens, where he works with school administrators to improve the graduation rate among students.

Last modified by Carl Cavalli (ccavalli@ngcsu.edu) on April 9, 2008