ALL ABOUT THE COMMUNITY NEWSMAKERS
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Samiksha Gaherwar wins first place in Nancy Thorp Poetry Contest
May 2021 -
Samiksha Gaherwar of Lambert High School in Suwanee, Georgia, recently won first place in the 57th Annual Nancy Thorp Poetry Contest hosted by Hollins University. Samiksha won the top prize for her poem “Slavish Numerals.”
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Bhavana Kunnath is a semifinalist in NASA’s Moon Pod Essay Contest
May 2021 -
Bhavana Kunnath, a high schooler from Lawrenceville, has been announced by NASA and Future Engineers as one of 155 semifinalists in the Artemis Moon Pod Essay Contest, a national competition that asked K-12 students to imagine leading a one-week expedition to the Moon’s South Pole.
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Shaker Reddy receives Georgia Bio 2021 Golden Helix Award
May 2021 -
Shaker J. C. Reddy received one of the four 2021 community awards at the Georgia Bio Golden Helix Awards. He was recognized for his years of community service by providing mentorship and support for biotech entrepreneurs and startups in the Atlanta area.
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Sourabh Saha receives Faculty Early Career Development Award
May 2021 -
Sourabh Saha of Georgia Tech College of Engineering has been honored by the National Science Foundation with a Faculty Early Career Development Award (CAREER).
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Dr. Gulshan Harjee receives 2021 Yellow Rose Award for service
May 2021 -
Dr. Gulshan Harjee received the 2021 Yellow Rose Nikki T. Randall Servant Leader Award in a virtual awards ceremony at the State Capitol of Georgia.
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Atlantans included in National Academy of Inventors Fellows
April 2021 -
The National Academy of Inventors (NAI) elected 175 prolific academic innovators from across the world to NAI Fellow status. Among the 21 Indian-American Fellows on the list are Nikil Jayant of Georgia Tech, and Rahul Shrivastav of University of Georgia.
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Naren Patel is chairman of Associated Builders and Contractors of Georgia
April 2021 -
Naren Patel has been named 2021 Chairman of the Board for the Associated Builders and Contractors of Georgia.
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Krish Wadhwani selected as Carson Scholar
April 2021 -
Krish Wadhwani, a junior at Denmark High School in Forsyth County, has been selected as a Carson Scholar. Krish will receive a $1000 scholarship provided by the Carson Scholars Fund, a nonprofit founded by pediatric neurosurgeon Dr. Ben Carson and his wife, Candy.
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Ravi Bellamkonda returns to Emory as provost and executive vice president
April 2021 -
A biomedical scientist and former Emory professor, Dr. Ravi Bellamkonda is set to join as Emory’s next provost and executive vice president for academic affairs. He’s returning to Emory after serving as dean of the Pratt School of Engineering at Duke University for the past five years.
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Nitheyaa Shree Ramesh among 2021 Marshall Scholars
March 2021 -
Nitheyaa Shree Ramesh is among the three Indian-American university students to be named 2021 Marshall Scholars by the British Government and Marshall Aid Commemoration Commission. As the only Marshall Scholar from Georgia, Ramesh, of Georgia State University, plans to do graduate studies at the University of Bristol.
