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Susan Sealy, Executive Director of Advancement aat Columbus technical College, has received the Outstanding Excellence Award for Educational Fundraising & Development at the 2024 GEAC conference! This award is reserved for those who have served at least five years in the field of higher education. The GEAC Awards are intended to honor higher education professionals in Georgia who have distinguished themselves in their respective fields. In making its selection, the GEAC Awards Committee...

Wes Zamzow, Executive Director of Alumni Engagement & Annual Giving at Augusta University, received the Outstanding Execellence Award for Alumni Relations at the 2024 GEAC Conference! This Award is reserved for those who have served at least five years in the field of higher education. The GEAC Awards are intended to honor higher education professionals in Georgia who have distinguished themselves in their respective fields. In making its selection, the GEAC Awards Committee looked for...

Rice Ronnet (center), Director of Advancement Services and University Stewardship at Columbus State Univeristy, has received the Award for Excellence in Advancement Services at the 2024 GEAC conference! This award is reserved for those who have served at least five years in the field of higher education. The GEAC Awards are intended to honor higher education professionals in Georgia who have distinguished themselves in their respective fields. In making its selection, the GEAC Awards...

Sydney Scott, Multimedia specialist at Georgia Southwestern State University, has won the Award for Excellence in Marketing & Communication at the 2024 GEAC conference! This award is reserved for those who have served at least five years in the field of higher education. The GEAC Awards are intended to honor higher education professionals in Georgia who have distinguished themselves in their respective fields. In making its selection, the GEAC Awards Committee looked for consistent...

Savannah Lockman, Director of annual giving at Kennesaw State University, was awarded the Outstanding Newcomer Award at the 2024 GEAC Conference! This category is meant to honor higher education professionals who have served less than five years in the field of higher education. The GEAC Awards are intended to honor higher education professionals in Georgia who have distinguished themselves in their respective fields. In making its selection, the GEAC Awards Committee looked for...

The GEAC Awards are intended to honor higher education professionals in Georgia who have distinguished themselves in their respective fields. In making its selections, the GEAC Awards Committee will look for consistent service and specific examples of outstanding performance and commitment in the field of higher education advancement. Congratulations to all of our 2024 Award Winners!

Congratulations to Danielle Free (bottom center) from the University of Georgia for having the most liked photo in the Whove app from the 2024 GEAC conference! Danielle has also been recently elected to the GEAC Board of Directors.

The GEAC Awards are intended to honor higher education professionals in Georgia who have distinguished themselves in their respective fields. In making its selections, the GEAC Awards Committee will look for consistent service and specific examples of outstanding performance and commitment in the field of higher education advancement. Congratulations to the following 2022 award winners:

Angela Smith, the alumni engagement specialist at Georgia Southwestern State University, received the Outstanding Excellence Award in Alumni Relations at the 2022 Georgia Education Advancement Council (GEAC) Conference in Savannah, Ga. on November 17, 2022. Smith was nominated by her GSW colleague Chelsea Collins, director of marketing and communications, and voted on by fellow GEAC board members. Smith’s nomination highlighted her work on numerous Alumni Affairs projects, including...