Image: Historic Athens Announces 56th Preservation Award Winners. The Athens Film Project was recognized in the Publications and Program category. Kudos to our faculty (esp. Cindy Hahammovitch), and a number of history graduate students and supporters who were heavily involved in the Athens Film Project, including Cole Wicker, Bryant Barnes, and other participant. You can read more about the Athens Film Project at HistoricAthens.com. Congratulations to Alex Bowen, who is a recipient of the J. William Fanning Graduate Fellowship Award for the second time. The purpose of this fellowship is to provide support to student(s) in good standing with excellent leadership qualities. .... Kudos to Libia Jiménez Chávez, awarded a 2025-26 George Hugh Boyd Memorial Scholarship. The purpose of this scholarship is to attract and retain students who can meet the high standards of Dr. Boyd, who dedicated his life to education and research. Recipients of this award are expected to have high moral and academic standards and a philosophy of giving back to the community the best they have to offer. They should be interested in the problems of the University and the nation as well as the preservation of mankind and the environment. .... Libia Jiménez Chávez and two colleagues contributed a chapter, Latinx Success Scholars. Community College Transfer Experience in Practice, in the co-edited book, Community College and Beyond: Understanding the Transfer Pipeline for Latina/o/x Students. The book was awarded the 2025 American Association of Hispanics in Higher Education (AAHHE) Book of the Year Award in the Edited Volume Category. .... Libia Jiménez Chávez is a recipient of a Georgia State University Reed Fink Award in Southern Labor History. This award honors Dr. Merl E. Reed and Dr. Gary Fink for their contributions to education, labor studies, and the Southern Labor Archives. Fellowships of at least $250 are awarded annually to individual(s) whose research in the Southern Labor Archives will lead to a book, article, dissertation, or other substantive product. Recipients are required to give presentations about their research to the Georgia State community. Lyn Hemmingway has been awarded a Chase Family Travel Grant for 2025 from the University of Florida's George Smather's Library, in support of his dissertation research.
