ALL ABOUT THE COMMUNITY NEWSMAKERS
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USG Hall of Fame Faculty Award for Arpita Saha
December 2021 - Prof. Arpita Saha, Associate Professor of Inorganic Chemistry at Georgia Southern University, was chosen as the winner of the 2021 Felton Jenkins Jr. Hall of Fame Faculty Award for the USG.
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Vinayak Menon wins Oratorical Scholarship Contest
December 2021 - Vinayak Menon, a sophomore at Lambert High School, has won the State level of the American Legion Department of Georgia’s 84th U.S.
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Mustafa Ajmeri awarded Global Community Oscar
October 2021 - Mustafa Ajmeri received an award that was established by the 7th Congressional District’s MEATF and AMEC.
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GSU award for Sadhwani
October 2021 - Heena Sadhwani has been awarded International Graduate Student of the Year at Georgia State University (GSU).
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Chandra Karnati is STAR 2021 Region Winner
October 2021 - Chandra Karnati, who teaches Advanced Placement calculus, AP research and geometry (ESOL) at Gainesville High School, is STAR 2021 Region Winner.
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Dhruv Krishnan develops stock market algorithm
October 2021 - Eighteen-year-old Dhruv Krishnan hopes to provide an easy solution for anyone lacking the knowledge or time to figure out which stocks to buy.
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Arshi Lalani is Miss India USA first runner up
September 2021 - At the Miss India USA pageant 2021 held in New Jersey on July 16, Atlantan Arshi Lalani was declared first runner up.
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Omkar Tamhane earns all Scouts of America merit badges
September 2021 - Omkar, a Forsyth County Eagle Scout, did something rare and impressive this year. He completed all the Merit Badges that Scouts of America has to offer.
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Emory Creekmore Award for Usha Ramakrishnan
September 2021 - Usha Ramakrishnan received the 2020-21 Marion V. Creekmore Award for Internationalization. The award honors an Emory faculty member whose work furthers the advancement of the university’s commitment to internationalization.
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Akash Shanmugam is micro-grant recipient
September 2021 - Akash Shanmugam was among the 13 students who spent their summer working to address complex social issues as the latest group of Inspiration Micro- Grant recipients sponsored by The Hatchery, Center for Innovation at Emory University.