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6 Recent Oconee Grads Named UGA Charter Scholars
They are among the top six to eight percent of entering first-year UGA students to earn the distinction and a $1,000 scholarship.
Six recent graduates of Oconee County schools are the recipients of a $1,000 UGA Charter Scholarship.
The award, funded by the University of Georgia Foundation, acknowledges the top six to eight percent of incoming freshmen with "stellar academic records, leadership and community involvement, and a respect for and commitment to intellectual, social and cultural diversity," according to a press release.
The scholarship is renewable for another three years of undergraduate study as long as certain academic standards are maintained.
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The following graduates were named 2011-2012 UGA Charter Scholars:
- MacKenzie Perry of Bogart, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Alan and Sherri Perry.
- Savannah Veal of Watkinsville, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Gene Veal.
- of Bogart, son of Mr. and Mrs. Timothy and Deborah Wing.
The following graduates were named 2011-2012 UGA Charter Scholars:
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- Samantha Rorabaugh of Watkinsville, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Jeff and Jennifer Rorabaugh.
- of Watkinsville, daughter of Mr. Mark Williams and Mrs. Annie Shenk.
- Jonathan Wolfe of Watkinsville, son of Mr. and Mrs. Kent and Heidi Wolfe.
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