Berry College

Berry College welcomed its newest class of graduates.

Berry College welcomed its newest class of graduates.

Berry College welcomed its newest class of graduates.

The Dean's List honors students who posted an academic average of 3.5 or better on a 4.0 scale while carrying a class load of at least 12 hours during the semester.

The Dean's List honors students who posted an academic average of 3.5 or better on a 4.0 scale while carrying a class load of at least 12 hours during the semester.

The Dean's List honors students who posted an academic average of 3.5 or better on a 4.0 scale while carrying a class load of at least 12 hours during the semester.

Berry College recently hosted the Novice National Forensics Association National Tournament and won nine awards. The tournament is an annual speech competition for first-year forensics students. This year, the Berry College Forensics Union sent six students to compete. The team earned various awards in different categories, including 2nd place sweepstakes in Division One. The following students earned awards:

Berry College students win big at the PITCH competition ROME, Ga. - Berry College students earned a total of $35,000 competing in the recent PITCH competition.

A Berry College creative technology major recently won the top prize of $10,000 for his social media application that targets stock market connoisseurs.

Berry College's student newspaper, the Campus Carrier, received 22 awards at the annual Georgia College Press Association's Better Newspaper Contest. The Campus Carrier won second place in general excellence, second only to the University of Georgia's newspaper, The Red and Black.

Berry College hosts a Phi Kappa Phi induction ceremony in the Betty Anne Rouse Bell Recital Hall to honor the inductees of the honor society. Phi Kappa Phi distinguishes academic excellence in all fields of higher education and promotes community engagement among scholars in service. Phi Kappa Phi is known to be the nation's oldest, largest, and most selective all-discipline honor society.

Vanessa Rice '23 is headed to St. Gallen, Switzerland, on a Fulbright Scholarship where she will draw on a rich background in the humanities to teach English conversation classes to high schoolers in the upcoming year. This grant represents a highly competitive placement in Switzerland, which has only three teaching awards in total. Initially attracted to a career in the Foreign Service, she is open to other opportunities, such as teaching, that play to her strengths: learning languages, bridging cultural gaps and connecting with people.

Daniel Hanberry, a biology major enrolled in the Master of Science in Global Health at Duke University, recently completed two summer research projects at the Institut National de la Recherche Biomedicale in Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC).

To qualify for the inaugural Bailey Morgan Scholarship, students must have a high school GPA of 3.75 or greater. All scholars received direct admission to the nursing program, additional scholarship support and opportunities to engage in local clinical settings throughout their four years at Berry.

Berry College's speech and debate team dominated in recent state and national tournaments. The Forensics Union is Berry's competitive speech and debate team. At the National Speech Championship, held synchronously online this year, every Berry student made it to the national quarterfinals, and one went the distance to the national finals in two events. Matthew Delzer, Berry director of forensics, and Hope Willoughby, assistant director of forensics, coach and serve as lecturers for the Communication Department.

Berry College's Music Department's top vocalists performed in the annual Vocal Honors Recital. The Vocal Honors Recital is a prestigious opportunity where students audition to be one of the nine chosen to perform. "These singers were selected by independent judges from Georgia State University and Atlanta Opera," said Berry Music Lecturer Ruth Baker. Each student performs two songs, including Operatic Literature, Art Song Literature, and Musical Theatre.