ALL ABOUT THE COMMUNITY NEWSMAKERS
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Top academic honors for high school students
July 2015 - Georgia Indian-American students are among 2015 U.S. Presidential Scholars, National Merit Scholars, Eli and Edythe Broad Foundation scholarship winners, and QuestBridge National College Match Recipients.
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Emory names teaching award for Dr. Vaddadi R. Rao
July 2015 - Emory University presented Dr. V. R. Rao (Assistant Professor, Physiatry) with a beautiful award at the Carlos Museum: “Commemorating the establishment of the Vaddadi R. Rao, M.D., Teaching Award.”
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Kirtan Parekh earns spot on Washington leadership tour
June 2015 - Kirtan Parekh has earned a place on the Washington Youth Tour (WYT). Tour delegates will spend a memorable week (June 11-18) in D.C. to learn about leadership, democracy, and public service.
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Hana Nazir is a finalist for the Georgia Poet Laureate’s Prize
June 2015 - Hana Nazir is a finalist for the Georgia Poet Laureate’s Prize, from over 200 submissions from high school students. She met Judson Mitcham, the Poet Laureate of Georgia at the State Capitol.
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K. M. Venkat Narayan receives American Diabetes Association award
June 2015 - The American Diabetes Association will present an award for Outstanding Achievement in Epidemiology to K.M. Venkat Narayan, MD, MSc, MBA, FRCP at the world's largest diabetes meeting.
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Seventh grader is Georgia geography bee champ
May 2015 - Vibhav Kanyadan, a seventh-grader from Marietta, was commended for his “personality and brains” when he topped 103 students to win the 2015 National Geographic State Bee (GeoBee) competition.
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Eighth grader is Georgia spelling bee champ
May 2015 - Monisha (Mona) Mahadevan of Dunwoody, an 8th grader at Woodward Academy, won the 2015 Georgia State Spelling Bee and will go on to the Scripps Spelling Bee in Washington D.C. in May.
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Environmentalist receives AIF’s Lillian Carter Award for service to India
May 2015 - The inaugural Lillian Gordy Carter Award for Exceptional Service to India was presented on March 27, 2015 to environmentalist, activist, and author Carl Pope, at AIF's first Atlanta gala.
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Taylor Road Middle School wins robotics championship at UGA
April 2015 - Taylor Road Middle School Robotics team, the Atomic Bubbles from Johns Creek, won 1st place Champion’s Award on February 7, 2015 at the FIRST Lego League (FLL) State Championship at UGA.
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Fulton Sunshine Academy wins robotic championship at Georgia Tech
April 2015 - Fulton Sunshine Academy’s 5th grade Robotics team competed with 8th graders and won 1st place Champion’s Award at the First Lego League (FLL) State Championship at the Georgia Tech.