Fayetteville's M. Allen McCullough, Ph.D., a volunteer with the American Heart Association, has been appointed to the regional board of directors of the Southeast Affiliate of the AHA, which serves Alabama, Georgia, Louisiana, Mississippi and Tennessee and administers the research, education and community service programs of the AHA.

McCullough, chief of EMS (Fayette County Department of Fire and Emergency Services), will serve a two-year term on the board.

Fayetteville resident Stephanie Pierce has been selected to receive one of Chick-fil-A's $1,000 Leadership Scholarships. She was nominated by her employer, Doug Mickey, manager of the Fayetteville Chick-fil-A Dwarf House restaurant, where more than $80,000 in scholarship money has been awarded to employees. Pierce, a 1998 graduate of Fayette County High School, plans to pursue an education degree at Young Harris College.

Firefighter Robin Lasky with the Peachtree City Fire Department has completed a Basic Firefighter Module 1 course taught by the Georgia Fire Academy Division of the Georgia Public Safety Training Center in Forsyth.

This is a 60-hour course required for all firefighters in Georgia and provides the foundation for all future training. The training provides new firefighters with the basic knowledge and skills that are needed to successfully extinguish a fire, minimizing the risk of death and reducing property damage.

Classroom instruction is followed by practical exercises where the students apply the knowledge and skills in a controlled environment. The majority of the training time is used in practicing actual firefighting techniques.

Tyrone resident Audrea Vann has been selected to receive one of Chick-fil-A's $1,000 Leadership Scholarships. She was nominated by her employer, Doug Mickey, manager of the Fayetteville Chick-fil-A Dwarf House restaurant, where more than $80,000 in scholarship money has been awarded to employees. Vann is a 1997 graduate of Sandy Creek High School and is pursuing a communications degree at Dallas Baptist University in Texas.

Among the University of Georgia graduates who completed requirements for their degrees at the end of summer quarter, 1998, (and therefore were eligible to participate in the university's annual commencement exercises June 13, 1998) were the following Fayette County and Coweta County residents: Ashley Beall, B.A.; Deborah Buckle, M.Ed.; Jason Byars, M.Ed.; Kelli Colwell, B.A.; Karen Davis, M.Ed.; Cathy Duncan, M.Ed.;

Samuel Duncan, M.Ed.; Cherie Gantert, B.A.; Buffy Gray, M.Ed.; Faith Johnson, B.S.Ed.; Mary Jones, M.Ed.; Ambrose Kidd III, B.S.; Kristina Kilgore, B.B.A.; Daniel Kling, B.A.; Kathleen Lanman, M.Ed.; Carrie Lewis, B.B.A.;

Harry Marquez, B.A. (Journalism); Jason Mirabella, B.A. (Journalism); Jeffrey Patterson, M.Ed.; Scott Perdue, B.B.A.; Kristena Reid, B.S.; Sandi Sekman; B.A.; Amanda Skipper, B.A.; Beverly Smithson, M.Ed.; Sherry Stout, M.Ed.; and Amy Talbert, B.A. (Journalism).

Peachtree City resident David Myles has been selected to receive one of Chick-fil-A's $1,000 Leadership Scholarships. He was nominated by his employer, Joe Jeffcoat, manager of the Riverdale Chick-fil-A Dwarf House restaurant, where more than $59,000 in scholarship money has been awarded to employees. A 1998 graduate of Riverdale High School, Myles plans to pursue a biology degree at Morehouse College in Atlanta.

The following students received their Master of Arts in Teaching degrees Aug. 9 from Piedmont College in Demorest, Ga.: Elizabeth Armstrong, Fayetteville; Bonnie Gilmore, Fayetteville; and Susan Hopkins, Brooks.

Berry College student Nika Aull, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Jerome W. Aull of Peachtree City, was one of three scholarship recipients honored during the recent Georgia Woman of the Year Celebration. Aull, a senior majoring in religion and philosophy and minoring in women's studies and Spanish, was awarded $300 for her outstanding scholarship and service.

The Georgia Commission on Women asked colleges and universities who have women's studies programs to nominate one woman for the scholarship. The criteria included at least a 2.5 grade point average and a major or minor in women's studies. Also, the nominees must have completed at least one year of college.

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