Each year, the College of Family and Consumer Sciences presents several awards to outstanding alumni, faculty, and friends. The various awards recognize the many contributions made to the college, the profession, and society.
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Award recipients are recognized each spring during the Annual Alumni Awards Luncheon.
2023 Alumni Awards Recipients
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Distinguished Alumni Award
Emma Laing (Ph.D. 2003, Foods and Nutrition)
Clinical Professor and Director of Dietetics at the College of Family and Consumer Sciences
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Emily Quinn Pou Professional Achievement Award
Contey Smith (BSFCS 2016, Financial Planning)
Co-Founder and Wealth Advisor of Motus Wealth Management
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Outstanding Service Award
Kenisha Franklin (BSFCS 2010, Consumer Economics and Housing with RPM emphasis)
Realtor with Keller Williams Intown Atlanta and Property Management Professional with RangeWater Real Estate
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Pacesetter Award
Joseph Kindler (Ph.D. 2017, Foods and Nutrition)
Serves as director of the Nutrition and Skeletal Health Laboratory and Assistant Professor of Nutritional Sciences at UGA's College of Family and Consumer Sciences
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Creswell Award
Lance Palmer (Ph.D. 2004, Family, Consumer and Human Development/Consumer Sciences)
Helped to establish the Financial Planning program at UGA and works closely with the UGA Volunteer Income Tax Assistance (VITA) program
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FACS Appreciation Award
Grant is a Clinical Associate Professor at the UGA School of Law and serves on the ASPIRE Clinic Advisory Group, where she facilitates interdisciplinary case rounds between FACS and law students working at ASPIRE
