The Ivan Allen College of Liberal Arts would like to congratulate the 11 staff members who have received a Buzz Award which are given annually by the dean's office to recognize excellent service.

This year's recipients are:

Ken Bernard, IT support professional, Deans Office supporting the schools of Economics and History and Sociology

Dante Christmas, assistant to the chair, School of Economics

Lamar Handy, financial administrator, School of Literature, Media, and Communication

Linda Hudson, financial administrator, School of Modern Languages

Chris McDermott, research associate, Sam Nunn School of International Affairs

Janet McKinney, administrative professional, Center for Advanced Communications Policy

Şebnem Özkan, associate director, Atlanta Global Studies Center

Jessica Palacios, marketing and event coordinator, Sam Nunn School of International Affairs

Nicholas Platt, IT support professional, Deans Office supporting the School of Modern Languages

Leslie Ross, undergraduate academic advisor, School of Public Policy

Denice Shorter, senior adminstrative professional, Naval ROTC