Notables

Award Winning Grizzlies

David Araya,’16, business, and Angela Hurtado, ’12, psychology, were both recognized with the Atlanta Business Chronicle’s prestigious 40 Under 40 award for 2019. Hurtado also was named one of 2019’s 50 Most Influential Latinos in Georgia by the Georgia Hispanic Chamber of Commerce, an honor Araya won in 2018. The couple co-founded the nonprofit HoPe | Hispanic Organization Promoting Education, which seeks to increase the high school graduation rate for Hispanic students.

Notables

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Dr. Ajay Mallia, assistant professor of chemistry, is the American Chemical Society’s inaugural national Outreach Volunteer of the Year.

Dr. Omar Villanueva, assistant professor of chemistry, was selected as a Governor’s Teaching Fellow for the 2019-2020 academic year.

Dr. Sonal Dekhane, professor of information technology, was selected as a 2019-2020 University System of Georgia Executive Leadership Institute Scholar, and named one of 15 Outstanding Women in Leadership – 2020 by Lt. Governor Geoff Duncan.

Matthew Tatz , ’20, environmental science, published his undergraduate research findings, “Activity Patterns of Feeder Birds at Georgia Gwinnett College,” in the Proceedings of the National Conference of Undergraduate Research 2019.

Katherine “Kat” Kyle, associate vice president – Human Resources, was selected to serve on the board of directors of Mosaic Georgia, a children’s advocacy and sexual assault center.