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GSU ranked among 10 most popular universities
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Updated: Feb 9, 2012, 8:00 PM
Published: Feb 8, 2012, 4:08 PM

STATESBORO — For the second year in a row, Georgia Southern University has been ranked one of the top 10 most popular universities in the nation by U.S. News and World Report.
The U.S. News and World Report rankings are based on yield, which is the number of students who are accepted and then opt to enroll.
The latest rankings were based on the fall 2010 semester, when Georgia Southern’s yield was 65.9 percent.
Georgia Southern tied with Yale for the No. 7 spot on this year’s list and was the only university from the southern United States to make the top 10.
“Georgia Southern University continues to be recognized around the United States as a leader in higher education,” said Georgia Southern President Brooks Keel. “Students know when they enroll in Georgia Southern, they will have tremendous academic and research opportunities that will prepare them to be leaders in their field. We are proud that this great University continues to provide an outstanding experience for our students, as this recognition by U.S. News and World Report shows.”
Other universities on the top 10 list include Harvard, Stanford and Brigham Young.
Georgia Southern ranked ahead of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and the University of Pennsylvania.

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Richmond Hill High School senior Jacey Shanholtzer shows her Dawn Harrington Berry Spotlight Award, which was awarded by the Richmond Hill Community Theatre and includes a $500 scholarship. With her are Tom Harris, Ashlee Farris, Brett Berry and Kim Diebold. The award was created in memory of Dawn Harrington Berry, a long time RHCT member and president who died in 2016. - photo by Photo provided.
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Three reports recently presented scholarships

Richmond Hill High School senior Jacey Shanholtzer received the Dawn Harrington Berry Spotlight Award, which was awarded by the Richmond Hill Community Theatre and includes a $500 scholarship. The award was created in memory of Dawn Harrington Berry, a long time RHCT member and president who died in 2016.

Garden Club

The Richmond Hill Garden Club recently awarded a $1,000 scholarship to Katherine Wood and a $500 scholarship to Carly Vargas, both seniors graduating from Richmond Hill High School.

The awards were presented May 8 during Honors Night at RHHS.

Wood plans to attend Green Mountain College in Vermont and major in environmental studies.

Vargas plans to attend Tennessee Technological University in Cookeville, Tennessee, to pursue a degree in either environmental studies or biology.

The garden club awards a $1,000 scholarship annually to a local high school senior who plans to major in a field related to environmental concerns, plants and/or gardening.

This year, due to having two exceptional candidates, the garden club awarded an additional $500 scholarship.

Exchange Club

The Exchange Club of Richmond Hill recently named Caroline Odom as its student of the year.

The club each month during the school year names a student of the month, and the student of the year is chosen from among those winners.

Awards are based on academic performance, community involvement and leadership.

Monthly winners receive $100, with the annual winner getting a $1,000 scholarship.

The Exchange Club has been recognizing students for more than 30 years.

Odom will go on to compete in the Georgia District Exchange Club against students from across the state.

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