Kayla Newell graduates from Georgia Southwestern State University

2014 Jun 3

Kayla Newell of Albany graduated from Georgia Southwestern State University during the Spring 2014 Commencement Ceremony held on Saturday, May 10 in Convocation Hall of the Student Success Center. Newell earned a Bachelor of Science in Education in early childhood education magna cum laude and was one of 300 graduates.

The commencement speaker was Paul Jones, Ph.D., interim president at Darton State College.

Georgia Southwestern State University, located in Americus, Ga., is a public, four-year unit of the University System of Georgia with nearly 3,000 students. Georgia Southwestern offers outstanding professional programs of study as well as programs in the arts, humanities, sciences and graduate programs in business, computer science, education, English, and nursing. Founded in 1906, Georgia Southwestern is recognized as one of the best colleges in the South.