2012 National School Counselor of the Year
American School Counselor Association
Nicole Pfleger
BSED ‘05, Nickajack Elementary School, Smyrna
2011 National High School Principal of the Year
National Association of Secondary School Principals
Wesley Taylor
BSED ’84, Lowndes High School, Valdosta
2011 Terrel H. Bell Award for Outstanding School Leadership
U.S. Department of Education, 2011 National Blue Ribbon Schools Awards
Traci Jackson
EDS ’99, principal, Shirley Hills Elementary School, Warner Robins
Jackson was one of only seven educators in the nation to receive this award.
2011 ASCD Emerging Leader
Association for Supervised and Curriculum Development
Torian White
BSED ‘03, assistant principal, Salem High School, Conyers
White was one of only 36 graduate students in world selected.
2012 Mabel Lee Award
American Alliance for Health, Physical Education, Recreation and Dance
Panel revising the nation’s Physical Education Standards for K-12 students
Brian Culp
BSED ’99, EDD ’05
2012 Social Justice & Diversity Young Professional Award
Alliance for Health, Physical Education, Recreation, and Dance
Jared Russell
MA ’99, PHD ’02
2011 AMERICAN PSYCHOLOGICAL ASSOCIATION Fellow
American Psychological Association
Sharon Horne
PHD’98, MED ‘94, associate professor in counseling psychology, University of Memphis
2011 ‘Mover & Shaker’
The Library Journal
Buffy Hamilton
EDS ’05, MED ’03, school librarian, Creekview High School, Canton