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![picture of Clark Stancil, creative design specialist; Garrison Taylor, graduate assistant; and Rob Gordon, institute director (Photo by Sara Ingram, UGA)](/_resources/images/news/2024/052124-taylor-student-employee-of-year.jpg)
We Know Georgia: UGA student leaves lasting impact on communities
When Garrison Taylor graduated with a master’s degree in landscape architecture from the University of Georgia earlier this month, she left with an amazing portfolio and the knowledge that her vision has made a positive economic impact on communities across Georgia.
![picture of Rob Gordon, institute director; Hannah Brown, UGA CyberArch student; and Mark Lupo, UGA CyberArch faculty](/_resources/images/news/2024/051724-brown-cyberarch.jpg)
Hannah Brown Awarded Runner-Up Undergraduate Student Employee of the Year Award
Hannah Brown, UGA Carl Vinson Institute of Government CyberArch intern, was named runner-up for the UGA Undergraduate Student Employee of the Year Award at last month’s Student Employee of the Year Award Ceremony.
![Six Institute of Government student employees have been named as top 100 UGA Student Employee of the Year honorees. Carl Vinson Institute of Government honorees include: Disha Adama, Hannah Brown, Hayat Abdulla Asad Cue, Kailani Restrepo, Micah Shannon and Garrison Taylor.](/_resources/images/news/2024/041024-student-employee-year-nominations.png)
Six Institute of Government Student Employees Honored as Top 100 UGA Student Employees
Two Institute of Government student employees were named as UGA Student Employees of the Year. Garrison Taylor, a graduate research assistant with the Infrastructure and Community Resilience division, was awarded Graduate Student Employee of the Year, and Hannah Brown received runner-up for the...
![From left to right, PROPEL Rural Scholars Kevin Vega, Ambar Reyna-Montanez, Margaret Hart and Harper Pendley toured Fitzgerald High School College and Career Academy on a recent community visit. Applications for the 2024-2025 PROPEL Rural Scholars program is open through March 27.](/_resources/images/news/2024/031424-propel-rural-scholars.jpg)
We Know Georgia: UGA PROPEL Rural Scholars program provides experiential learning for UGA students
The University of Georgia Carl Vinson Institute of Government is now accepting applications for the 2024-2025 PROPEL Rural Scholars program.
![picture of Halle presenting to the House Rural Development Council about her experience in the UGA Carl Vinson Institute of Government PROPEL Rural Scholars program.](/_resources/images/news/2024/020724-halle-bynum.jpg)
Institute of Government Student Stories: Meet PROPEL Rural Scholar Halle Bynum
Halle Bynum says the PROPEL Rural Scholars program has allowed her to use her expertise to give a small town the love and attention it needs through targeted projects.