Gets Founders Scholarship

Bryan Davis , of Augusta, has received a $500 Founders Scholarship from the Black Faculty and Staff Organization at the University of Georgia, Athens.

Marcus Alex Brown , of Augusta, has earned a bachelor of science degree in economics from Oklahoma State University, Stillwater.

The following Richmond County teachers have been named Teachers of the Year for the 2008-09 school year for their schools:

Dorothy Green , George P. Butler High School; Steven Oglesby , Cross Creek High School; Heather Davidson , John S. Davidson Fine Arts School; Hazel Luke , Glenn Hills High School; Daret Cannonier , Hephzibah High School; Cheryl Dukes , A.R. Johnson Health Science and Engineering Magnet High School; and Audrey Crosby , T.W. Josey High School.

Also, Yolanda McCord , Lucy C. Laney High School; Bobbie Lawhead , Westside High School; Shahona Cobb , East Augusta Middle School; Rosalyn Cadle , Glenn Hills Middle School; Aaron Hobbs , Hephzibah Middle School; Rodney Williams , Langford Middle School; and Stephanie Gregg , Morgan Road Middle School.

Also, Jason Medlin , Murphey Middle Charter School; Susan Calkins , Sego Middle School; Carrie Lovett , Spirit Creek Middle School; Andrea Williams-Baugh , Tubman Middle School; Fran Boseman , John M. Tutt Middle School; Daniel Warthen , Barton Chapel Elementary School; and Claudette Martin , Bayvale Elementary School.

Also, Beverly Franqui , Blythe Elementary School; Tennille Jefferson , Collins Elementary School; Candace Dunaway , Copeland Elementary School; Shelia Murphy , Craig-Houghton Elementary School; Kathie Jones , Deer Chase Elementary School; Emily Daniels , Diamond Lakes Elementary School; and Leola Johnson , Freedom Park Elementary School.

Also, Margaret Battles , Garrett Elementary School; Kimberly McDowell , Glenn Hills Elementary School; Jessie Hall , Goshen Elementary School; Lisa Hughey , Gracewood Elementary School; Connie Courthright , A. Dorothy Hains Elementary School; Mary Gainey , Hephzibah Elementary School; and Sharhonda Cofer , Hornsby Elementary School.

Also, Tarshi Herndon , Jamestown Elementary School; Amy Thompson , Jenkins-White Elementary Charter School; Kathryn Minor , Lake Forest Hills Elementary School; Georgette Valdez , Joseph R. Lamar Elementary School; Janet Cheek , McBean Elementary School; LaTasha Goodman , Meadowbrook Elementary School; and Lisa Sorrells , A. Brian Merry Elementary School.

Also, Sandra Nesbitt , John Milledge Elementary School; Emma Noble , Monte Sano Elementary School; Beverly Griffin , National Hills Elementary School; Patricia Davis , Sue Reynolds Elementary School; Linda Fountain , Roy E. Rollins Elementary School; Karma Hall , Southside Elementary School; Jennifer Shackelford , Terrace Manor Elementary School; and Virginia Cody , Tobacco Road Elementary School.

Also, Gayle Dyches , C.T. Walker Traditional Magnet School; Amanda Moody , Warren Road Elementary School; Suzanne Swann , Wheeless Road Elementary; Leslie Bracken , Wilkinson Gardens Elementary School; Corinna Walker , Willis Foreman Elementary School; Letrece McCoy , Windsor Spring Elementary School; Douglas Jackson , Bungalow Road Alternative Center; and Ella Baker , Sand Hills Psychoeducational Center.

Courtney Bodie and Chelsea Smith , of Augusta, have been named to the Corporate Relations Committee of the Hearts Everywhere Reaching Out philanthropic program as undergraduate students at the University of Georgia, Athens.

Carlena Prophet , of Augusta, has been named the winner of the 2008 Georgia State Idol competition at Georgia State University, Atlanta.

The following area students have earned degrees from Valdosta (Ga.) State University:

Augusta -- Terrance Antonio Jones , bachelor of fine arts in speech communication; Jacqueline Nicole Mitchell , bachelor in general studies; and Latray Barnard Walker , master of education in communication disorders.

Hephzibah -- Samantha Nikeya Farmer , bachelor of science in exercise physiology; and Devon James Perry , bachelor of arts in criminal justice.

The second grades of Bayvale Elementary School, Jenkins-White Elementary Charter School and Craig-Houghton Elementary School, and the fourth grade of Copeland Elementary School have been awarded State Superintendent's Distinguished Achievement Awards in Reading from the Georgia Department of Education.