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University of Georgia College of Education graduate student Ciera Scott received the 2013 Mary Frances Early Award at the 13^th annual Mary Frances Early Lecture on April 2.

The lecture honors Mary Frances Early, the first African American to earn a degree from UGA, and her legacy at the university. The award is presented to a student at the lecture and recognizes their accomplishments at UGA.

Scott is a first-year doctoral student in the counseling psychology program at UGA.  She received her bachelor of arts degree in psychology with a Spanish minor from Mercer University in Macon in 2008. She then earned her masters of science degree in clinical mental health counseling from Mercer University in Atlanta in 2012.

Scott expects to graduate from her doctoral program in May 2016. Her research interests include depression and childhood trauma in minority women. After earning her doctorate, Scott plans to continue conducting research on childhood trauma in ethnic minority women, pursue a clinical career in a community mental health center conducting group therapy, and write books about her research.

The annual lecture recognizes Mary Frances Early’s dedication toward making UGA an institution of higher learning for all people. The lecture and award demonstrate the progress that has been made in achieving her vision as well as to identify the work that remains to be done.

The Mary Frances Early Lecture and Mary Frances Early Award is sponsored by the UGA Graduate School, Graduate and Professional Scholars and the Office of Institutional Diversity.