ALL ABOUT THE COMMUNITY NEWSMAKERS
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Amit Bose Nominated by Biden for Transportation Post
June 2021 - Amitabha ‘Amit’ Bose, who grew up in Georgia’s DeKalb County, has been nominated for the position of Administrator of the Federal Railroad Administration in the U.S. Department of Transportation.
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Divya Nori Named U.S. Presidential Scholar
June 2021 - Milton High School senior Divya Nori is among the 161 high school students whose names were on the 57th class of U.S. Presidential Scholars.
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Samir Patel Appointed as District Attorney in Georgia
June 2021 - Governor Brian Kemp has named Samir Patel as the new district attorney for Bartow and Gordon counties in Georgia’s Cherokee Judicial Circuit.
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Poonam Karoti Crowned Visionara Mrs. India Global
June 2021 - Poonam Karoti from Smyrna, Georgia, has won the title of Visionara Global Mrs. India Global for 2020-21. She also won the subtitle “Visionara club VG Creative Diva.”
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Ameya Jadhav is state president of Future Business Leaders
May 2021 - Ameya Jadhav, a junior at Denmark High School in Forsyth County, has been elected as state president of the Georgia Future Business Leaders of America (FBLA).
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Ananya Augustine wins Georgia’s 2021 State Spelling Bee
May 2021 - Ananya Augustine of Eagle’s Landing Middle School in McDonough won Georgia’s 2021 State Spelling Bee. In the spell-off held via Zoom, she won with 49 out of 50 possible points.
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Dr. Suvarchala Somayajula recognized as a top physician by Georgia Trend
May 2021 - Dr. Suvarchala Somayajula has been recognized by Georgia Trend magazine as one of the state’s top physicians for the second consecutive year.
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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.