Twenty year-old Nigerian-born
Diane Isibor, on Saturday, went home with two prestigious awards during the
223rd convocation ceremony of Valdosta State University, United States.
They are the Spring 2017
President’s/Vice Chancellor’s Award for Academic Excellence (for the Harley
Langdale Jr. College of Business Administration) and Annie Power Hopper Award.
The President’s award was
bestowed on Isibor, a student from Abavo in the Ika South Local Government Area
of Delta State, during the institution’s 223rd convocation held on Friday, May
5, and Saturday, May 6.
Isibor graduated with a
Bachelor of Business Administration in Accounting and a Bachelor of Business
Administration in Finance with a first class and Cumulative Grade Point Average
of 4 over 4, not dropping a point from her first to final year
The President’s Award for
Academic Excellence is presented to the graduating student with the highest
grade point average in each of VSU’s five Colleges – College of Arts and
Sciences, College of the Arts, College of Nursing and Health Sciences, Harley
Langdale Jr. College of Business Administration, and James L. and Dorothy H.
Dewar College of Education and Human Services.
The Chairman, Academic Honours
and Awards Committee, VSU, Abigail Heuss, in a letter addressed to her, said
people with highest levels of academic excellence were considered for Annie
Power Hopper Award.
She said, “Only those few
students who best exemplify the traditions of the university, the character,
dignity, and charm associated with the memory of Annie P. Hopper, and who have
achieved highest levels of academic excellence, are considered.
“I am happy to report that out
of our finalists, you have been chosen as this year’s Annie Power Hopper Award
winner, recognised by faculty from across Valdotsa State University as
embodying the very best that the university seeks to cultivate in its students.
On behalf of the rest of the committee, I congratulate you on this important
achievement and look forward to seeing you at this year’s Honours Night
dinner.”
Isibor served as the official
banner carrier for the Harley Langdale Jr. College of Business Administration
during the undergraduate graduation ceremony on the VSU Front Lawn.
“I am highly honoured to be
considered for this award. This honour is evidence that hard work pays. I am
elated to lead my fellow graduates into the commencement area. My ultimate goal
is to be a leader in business. The Harley Langdale Jr. College of Business Administration
has been instrumental in helping me prepare to achieve this goal,” said the
daughter of Eyitemi and Desmond Isibor.
During her time as a student
at VSU, Isibor regularly achieved the Dean’s List status, served as a
university ambassador and a Wiley PLUS student partner, and earned a spot in
the Beta Gamma Sigma Business Honours Society and the Mu Zeta chapter of Beta
Alpha Psi Accounting and Finance Honours Society, where she served as the
treasurer.
She was actively involved in
the Society of International Students, where she served as the vice president
and treasurer; the Georgia Society of Certified Public Accountants, the
Association of Certified Fraud Examiners, and the VSU chapter of the Institute
of Management Accountants, where she served as the director of plant tours and
events and was featured in the organisation’s Campus Connection newsletter.
According to the institution,
Isibor’s commitment to academic and service excellence, resulted in her earning
many laurels, including the 2016 VSU President’s Choice Scholarship, 2016
Georgia Gulf Sulfur Scholarship and 2016 Institute of Management Accountants
Memorial Education Fund Award.
She plans to work as a
financial analyst in Atlanta, while pursuing the professional designations
typical of individuals working in the accounting and finance career fields.
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