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Acworth site director Laura Ralston has provided years of service, teaching and advising at GHC

By Timothy Jones
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Staff Writer

Laura Ralston, associate professor of math, has recently been named site director of the Acworth Campus.

Ralston grew up in Calhoun, Ga. (where she also currently lives).

She attended North Georgia College, where she began as a chemistry major. However, that soon changed after she attended her first class.

She later received her bachelor's degree in secondary education (with emphasis on mathematics) from North Georgia College.

Soon after graduating, she went on to attend the University of West Georgia for her master's degree in the same field.

After college she began teaching at the high school level as a math teacher.

During that time she taught three consecutive years at Calhoun High School and had an equally long stint at Coosa High School.

However, after several years of teaching high school students she found that the maturity level was questionable.

In 1996 Ralston began teaching at Georgia Highlands as a part-time math teacher.

She immediately found that the level of maturity and dedication in college students was much more acceptable.

It was not until two years later that she became a full-time math teacher with GHC.

In addition to being a full-time teacher, she has also taken on the responsibilities of being an academic adviser.