Inside November 16, 2004's Issue

New interns arrive on Rome campus

Hershey wins second award

By Amanda Cordle
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Staff Writer

Dr. Jon Hershey, professor of English, has won a second award.

He recently received the Child Advocate of the Year Award from the Rome-Floyd Commission on Children and Youth. Hershey was presented with the award on Oct. 28 at a dinner held at Heritage Hall.

Hershey was nominated for the award by a young Rome Middle School student that he has mentored for several years and also by an adult student from Georgia Highlands College.

The judges based their selection on the amount of time the nominee had spent as a mentor and his or her effectiveness.

The first award received was the 2004 Governor's Award in Humanities, presented on May 13, for Hershey's efforts in promoting literature and the arts at the college and in the community. This award was given by Gov. Sonny Perdue during the Humanities Luncheon in Atlanta.

Hershey has been at Georgia Highlands College for 21 years, is currently advising "FC Bytes," an online student magazine, and hosts "A Novel Approach" on GHTV in addition to his teaching duties. One of his specialty courses is creative writing.

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