Notables Archives

A team of GGC's Technology Ambassador Program (TAP) students took third place in the 2023 Consortium for Computing Sciences: Southeastern Conference's Student Research Poster Competition, recently held at Coastal Carolina University in Conway, South Carolina. Information technology majors Etienne Laccruche, '25, Tony Lam, '24, and Ammar Mehicevic, '24, won for their research poster, "Teaching Algorithms and Growing STEM with Sphero." Another team representing the TAPS registered student organization placed in the competition's top five. A total of five GGC TAP teams competed.

Elijah Philippe Noisin, '21, psychology, who is currently enrolled in the Regents Engineering Pathway, won the Best Student Paper Award with his work, “Identifying the Differences Between 3-Dimensional Shapes Using a Custom-built Smart Glove,” at the annual Georgia Undergraduate Research Conference, held recently at Valdosta State University. Noisin's mentors on this research project include Dr. Sairam Tangirala, professor of physics, and Dr. Tae Song Lee, associate professor of physics.

Dr. Michael Gagnon, professor of history, recently recorded the podcast, "The Case of George Corn Tassel," from the age of Cherokee removal from 1830s Georgia. The discussion is episode 183 of the Northeast Georgia History Center's "Then Again" podcast, and can be heard on Spotify and other podcast compilers.

GGC's Career Services is a recipient of an inaugural Handshake Career Spark Award. Handshake is a job platform many U.S. colleges, including GGC, provides for its students. GGC was one of 31 institutions out of 1,400 schools to receive an award. GGC’s Career Services won in the employer engagement category.

Dana K. Johnson, reference and instructional librarian, was awarded the Sewell Travel Award for Public Health to attend the American Public Health Association's 2023 Annual Meeting & Expo at the Georgia World Congress Center in Atlanta. This award covers the cost of APHA membership, conference registration and a stipend to assist with expenses.

Dr. Atul K. Saxena, professor of finance, presented his research on systematic risk across industries at the 2023 World Finance Conference, held at the University of Agder in Kristiansand, Norway, in August. He also discussed a research paper, served as the chair of a session on Investments, and served on the conference’s Program Committee by reviewing papers and creating sessions.

Dr. Michael Gagnon, professor of history, received a Georgia Historical Records Advisory Council (GHRAC) Award for Excellence in Documenting Georgia's History for his co-editing work on the publication, "Gwinnett County, Georgia, and the Transformation of the American South, 1818-2018." GGC contributors to this edited collection of scholarly essays included Gagnon and fellow GGC history faculty Dr. Carey Shellman, associate professor, Dr. David Mason, professor and Dr. Richard Cook Jr., assistant professor, as well as Katheryn L. Nikolich, ’13, history.

Drs. Binh Tran, associate professor of information technology; Karen Benson, assistant professor of information technology, and Lorraine Jonassen, associate professor of information technology, co-authored the paper, "Integrating certifications into the cybersecurity college curriculum: The efficacy of education with certifications to increase the cybersecurity workforce," in the Journal of Cybersecurity Education, Research & Practice, Vol. 2023. No. 2.

Diana Gonzalez, student success advisor, was selected to represent Georgia Gwinnett College (GGC) at the recent NACADA Annual Conference Art Exhibition in Orlando, Florida. NACADA is also known as The Global Community for Academic Advising.

Dr. Christine Miller Divine, vice president of Information Technology/CIO, was recently named to Briefcase Coach's list of 50 Inspirational Women Leaders in Atlanta. The list was compiled based on market research and peer nominations.