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LAURELS: Dining Awards, Engineering Diversity, Learning by Leading

In this Laurels column, Dateline 嘿嘿视频 is presenting news about awards to the university鈥檚 dining program, a program with the Arboretum and Public Garden and an award that honors diversity in engineering. Read on for more information.

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National Association of College & University Food Services awards

Student Housing and Dining has won four awards from the National Association of College & University Food Services, or NACUFS, an organization that supports and promotes excellence in collegiate dining through educational programming and professional networking.

This year, 嘿嘿视频 won the following awards:

  • Grand Prize and gold , in the category Employee Development Program of the Year 鈥 Latitude鈥檚 nine-week intensive Culinary Training Program teaches food service workers the basic culinary fundamentals they need to successfully apply, interview and be promoted to a cook.
  • Silver , in the category Special Diet Program 鈥 Student Housing and Dining Service鈥檚 Residential Dining Dietary Support Program was developed by Registered Dietitian Emily Ortega to provide meal accommodations to students with food allergies or other dietary restrictions.
  • Bronze Loyal E. Horton Dining Award, in the category Residential Special Event of the Year 鈥 Latitude鈥檚 Lunar New Year celebration with Chef Martin Yan honored the holiday through a special menu, cooking demos and decorations.

Kristen Stephens

Esogbue-May Award in Engineering Diversity

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Chancellor Gary S. May, Georgia Tech Professor Emeritus Augustine O. Esogbue and computer science Ph.D. candidate Doreen Joseph. (Courtesy Doreen Joseph) 

Doreen Joseph, a Ph.D. candidate in computer science, is the inaugural recipient of the Professor Emeritus Augustine O. Esogbue and Chancellor Gary May Endowed Award in Engineering Diversity.

The award was , professor emeritus in the H. Milton Stewart School of Industrial and Systems Engineering at Georgia Institute of Technology and a longtime mentor to Chancellor Gary S. May. It recognizes graduate students who share a passion for excellence and demonstrated commitment to advancing diversity, equity and inclusion in the field of engineering and computer science, especially through dedication to enhancing 嘿嘿视频' recruiting, retaining and graduating Black Ph.D. students in STEM fields.

鈥  Molly Bechtel

American Public Gardens Association awards

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Assistant Vice Chancellor and Director Kathleen Socolofsky, center, stands with her lifetime achievement award among 嘿嘿视频 Arboretum and Public Garden colleagues, from left: Superintendent Emeritus Warren Roberts, Director of Public Horticulture and Engagement Stacey Parker, Outreach and Leadership Program Manager Melissa Cruz, Assistant Director Carmia Feldman, Director of GATEways Horticulture and Teaching Gardens Emily Griswold, GATEways Horticulturist Rachel Davis.

嘿嘿视频 has received two recent honors from the American Public Gardens Association: a Program Excellence Award for the Arboretum and Public Garden's , and an Honorary Life Member Award for Kathleen Socolofsky, assistant vice chancellor and director of the 嘿嘿视频 Arboretum and Public Garden.

Launched to engage students in hands-on environmental leadership roles, the Learning by Leading鈩 program 鈥 built on the belief that students learn best through leading 鈥 offers a unique blend of applied training and personal development. Students take on significant and growing responsibilities, from urban tree stewardship to habitat restoration, all while gaining invaluable, real-world experience.

Meanwhile, Socolofsky received praise from university leaders.

鈥淜athleen is an outstanding and visionary leader who has led multiple strategic initiatives at 嘿嘿视频,鈥 said Mary Croughan, provost and executive vice chancellor at 嘿嘿视频. 鈥淪he always seeks innovative and creative ways to elevate and advance the purpose of the Arboretum and Public Garden, and fulfill the teaching, research and service mission of the university. This award rightfully recognizes the significant benefits of her work in the lives of individuals and in the community as a whole.鈥

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