ALL ABOUT THE COMMUNITY NEWSMAKERS
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April 2017 -
American Association of Teachers of French (AATF) named Woodward Academy senior Krithika Nayudu Outstanding Senior in French. Krithika has traveled to France and also hosted a French student.
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April 2017 -
The Georgia Psychiatric Physicians Association (GPPA) gave its Psychiatrist of the Year Award to Dr. Dilipkumar Patel, a Forensic Psychiatrist who has been working in correctional settings.
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April 2017 -
Gowtham Magesh of Crabapple Middle School, and Urvi Iyer and Aditya Sayal of Cambridge High School were on their school teams that recently had multiple wins in Georgia's Reading Bowl competition.
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March 2017 -
Atlanta dance teams place 1st, 2nd, 3rd in different national competitions: GT Qurbani 1st in Bollywood fusion; Emory Savera 2nd in classical dance; and Emory SaRaas 3rd in Garba-Raas.
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March 2017 -
Emory Savera won 2nd place in a national dance competition. Instead of performing their typical fusion of the styles, they performed Kuchipudi, Bharatanatyam, and Kathak in a story on climate change.
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March 2017 -
Emory's co-ed, nationally ranked, Indian Garba-Raas dance team, competes in 4-5 cities annually. On February 4, 2017 they placed 3rd in Garba-Raas at the A-Town Showdown in Atlanta.
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February 2017 -
The Emory Entrepreneur Network recognized 4 alumni, Asha Chaudhary, Vijay Makar, Ajay Pillarisetti, and Zahir Palanpur, who demonstrate great innovation and are founders of growing organizations.
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February 2017 -
Dr. Shruti Sharma, a researcher at the Center for Biotechnology and Genomic Medicine of Augusta University, has received a $1.5 million grant to study diabetes-related blindness.
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February 2017 -
Sarita Pattnaik, Mrs. India Georgia, was crowned Mrs. India USA and will go to Worldwide competition in Mumbai. Crystal Favorito, Miss Teen India Georgia, won 1st runner up Miss Teen India USA.
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February 2017 -
Dr. Swamy Mruthinti, Professor of Biology, University of West Georgia, received two international accolades in December for his contributions to the field of biomedical sciences.
