GEDD Award
Taking it letter by letter:
G is for goals, which students must set in order to achieve.
E is for excellence, the goal of each student before and after receiving the GED.
D is for determination.
D is for difference; with a GED diploma in hand, a person has a better chance to make a difference in his/her environment.
The idea for the GEDD Award was conceived by three GED instructors at Coosa Valley Technical College, Calhoun branch (now known as Georgia Northwestern Technical College): director Coleen Brooks, Lisa McKinney, and Spence Ramsey and by Calhoun-Gordon Council for a Literate Community former executive director, Wayne Minshew. Recipients of the GEDD Award are further honored by having a plaque placed on the Wall of Honor in the Adult Learning Center. Wayne Minshew passed away in April 2015 and in July 2015, the event was renamed in his memory, becoming the Wayne Minshew Wall of Honor.
G is for goals, which students must set in order to achieve.
E is for excellence, the goal of each student before and after receiving the GED.
D is for determination.
D is for difference; with a GED diploma in hand, a person has a better chance to make a difference in his/her environment.
The idea for the GEDD Award was conceived by three GED instructors at Coosa Valley Technical College, Calhoun branch (now known as Georgia Northwestern Technical College): director Coleen Brooks, Lisa McKinney, and Spence Ramsey and by Calhoun-Gordon Council for a Literate Community former executive director, Wayne Minshew. Recipients of the GEDD Award are further honored by having a plaque placed on the Wall of Honor in the Adult Learning Center. Wayne Minshew passed away in April 2015 and in July 2015, the event was renamed in his memory, becoming the Wayne Minshew Wall of Honor.