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Clayton State Introduces Jimmy Link as Fifth Head Men’s Basketball Coach
Jimmy Link, a veteran of 10 seasons of college basketball experience, was named the fifth head men’s bas- ketball coach in the 25-year history of Clayton State University by Tim Duncan, Director of Athletics, on Monday, May 11. Link, who has coached at all three levels of the NCAA as well as in the NAIA, joins the Lakers following a very successful run as head coach at Division II Paine College in Augusta, Ga. During his four-plus years in that role he compiled an 81-60 overall record (.574) and 59-41 (.590) mark in the Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Conference.
Dr. Chris Kodani Earns Georgia Adopt-a-Stream’s Legacy Trainer Award
Clayton State Ranked Eighth Among Georgia Universities for Best Value for Education
The SmartAsset.com website has ranked Clayton State University in the top 10 for best value in higher education in the State of Georgia, reinforcing the concept that Clay- ton State provides students with a good value to make their dreams real. Clayton State is ranked eighth, just ahead of Savannah State University and the University of West Georgia, and just behind Southern Polytechnic State Univer- sity, which is now part of Kenne- saw State University. SmartAsset looked at five factors to determine the best value colleges and univer- sities: tuition, student living costs, scholarship and grant offerings, re- tention rate and starting salary. The sources for the SmartAsset rank- ings included 2013 National Cen- ter for Educational Statistics, 2014 Payscale, and 2013 College In- Sight.
It’s a confluence of staff, board members and volunteers of Georgia Adopt-A-Stream. Every year Georgia’s volun- teer water quality monitoring program, Adopt-a-Stream, gathers at the Environmental and Heritage Center in Bu- ford, Ga., for their annual meeting, known as “Conflu- ence,” as in what happens when streams merge together. For 2015, Confluence’s award function included the con- fluence of the organization’s top volunteer award with
Clayton State University Associate Professor of Biology Dr. Chris Kodani. The Georgia Adopt-A-Stream Legacy award goes to the Adopt-A-Stream trainer who has received and maintained certification from the state program as a trainer of our Quality Assurance/Quality Control workshops, and conducted workshops annually for at least 10 years. In the 23 year history of the program, only 16 trainers in the state have earned this honor.
Leonard Moreland Honored by USG
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Leonard Moreland, one of Clayton State University’s longest and most loyal supporters, and a former chair of the Clayton State University Foundation, was honored by the Board of Re- gents (BOR) of the University System of Georgia (USG). Moreland received one of three, first-time awards from the an- nual Salute to Education -- recognition as an honoree of the Regents Awards for Excellence in Education.This marks the first time the BOR has honored distinguished friends of USG
institutions at the Salute to Excellence, which was previously an annual alumni awards ceremony. However, the University System Board of Trustees decided this year to expand the awards to include friends of institutions who have made a significant contribution and impact.