Sylvester student wins top academic honors award at ABAC

TIFTON— Hayley L. Dupree, a senior business and economic development major from Sylvester, was named the top academic student at Abraham Baldwin Agricultural College. She received the J.G. Woodroof Award on Wednesday at the ABAC Honors Day ceremony.

Dupree has been on the President’s or Dean’s List each semester she has attended ABAC and has an overall grade point average of 3.83. She has completed an internship with State Farm through the Stafford School of Business, which has led to her obtaining a job with the company when she graduates in May.

The award is named for J.G. Woodroof, who in 1933 became the first president of ABAC. Each of the 30 units of the University System of Georgia selects a top student as the Academic Recognition Day Student of the Year who is also honored in a proclamation by the General Assembly. Dupree received a resolution from the Georgia Senate and House of Representatives, and attended a special luncheon and Board of Regents’ meeting in March.

A total of 21 discipline-area awards also were presented at the Honors Day ceremony to ABAC students who excelled in their respective disciplines.