A Tribute to the Life of Jenny Penney Oliver July 20 at UGA Chapel
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A memorial service remembering and honoring the late College of Education faculty member Jenny Penney Oliver will be held on Saturday, July 20 at 3:30 p.m. at the UGA Chapel.
Jenny was a faculty member in the department of counseling and human development services for more than 20 years. She was honored with the Outstanding Alumni Award from North Carolina State University’s College of Education in 2004, the 1st Annual University of Georgia Diversity Award in 2004, and the President’s Fulfilling the Dream Award at the UGA Martin Luther King Celebration in 2009. The COE’s Faculty Diversity Award was renamed the Jenny Penney Oliver Diversity Award, and she was its first recipient in 2013.
Those wishing to honor and continue Jenny’s impact on education may contribute to the Jenny Penney Oliver Chair for Counselors and Student Support Personnel within the Clarke County School District. Send donations to Foundation for Excellence in Public Education, 240 Mitchell Bridge Rd., Athens, GA. 30603-1708.