ALL ABOUT THE COMMUNITY NEWSMAKERS
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September 2019 -
Anushka Jain, a junior at Wheeler Magnet High School, Marietta, GA, did her parents proud when she achieved the highest possible ACT composite score of 36 in her very first attempt.
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September 2019 -
Radhe Bhagat is one of three 7th grade students from Shiloh Middle School, Snellville, GA, who were selected to attend The National Youth Leadership Forum: Explore STEM.
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September 2019 -
Kartik H. Bhatt has been appointed consumer-member of the Georgia Board of Examiners for the Certification of Water and Wastewater Treatment Plant Operators and Laboratory Analysts.
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September 2019 -
Sneha Talika Bukkarayasamudram of Alpharetta, Georgia, recently presented technology papers in Malaysia and Thailand, both papers winning best paper awards.
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September 2019 -
Dr. J. B. Sharma, former Assistant Head of the Department of Physics and Chairman of University of North Georgia’s Strategic Planning Committee, is the editor of a book on drones.
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August 2019 -
Namrata Verghese graduated from Emory in creative writing and psychology/linguistics, and has been awarded the Boisfeuillet Jones Medal. Her first book is a short story collection titled The Legal Alien.
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August 2019 -
Jagruti Solanki has had a year of awards: most recently she was one of three finalist trailblazers in the Crypto/Blockchain category at Atlanta Inno’s inaugural "50 on Fire" event.
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August 2019 -
The Atlanta Business Chronicle’s list of "2019 Most Admired CEOs" includes Ambrish Baisiwala of Portman Holdings (for Commercial Real Estate) and Kabir Barday of OneTrust (for Technology).
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August 2019 -
Two Atlantans were among the 40 or so religious leaders, scholars, and activists invited to the first formal bilateral dialogue of the World Council of Churches with the Sikh community.
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July 2019 -
Ruby Lal's acclaimed book "Empress: The Astonishing Reign of Nur Jahan" has won the Georgia Author of the Year Award for biography. Lal is Professor of South Asian Studies at Emory University.
