Stephanie Whitehead of Commerce, Ga., Wins Human Resources Scholarship

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Stephanie Whitehead is a student in Brenau University's nationally ranked online programs.

GAINESVILLE, GA (02/08/2012)(readMedia)-- The Foothills of Georgia Society of Human Resources Management has awarded its second annual HR scholarship to Brenau student Stephanie Pruitt Whitehead of Commerce, Ga.

Whitehead currently is enrolled in Brenau University's online business program in human resource management that leads to a bachelor of sciences degree. She is also a member of Sigma Beta Delta, a national honor society for students in business, management, and administration.

"Her academic performance, personal perseverance in times of meeting professional and academic goals, and financial status were all considerations for her receiving this award," said Dr. Suzanne Butterfield, director of Brenau's human resources management programs.

Whitehead will formally receive the award Feb. 21 at the organization's meeting at Georgia Mountain Center in Gainesville. Butterfield and John Essigman, SHRM board member and chair of the College Relations Committee will jointly present the award.

Last year's recipient, Delvalyn Richards, a junior from Lawrenceville, Ga., continues in the Brenau HR program. She is also employed by Gwinnett Tech in its Student Career Development Department.

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ABOUT BRENAU – Founded in 1878, Brenau University currently enrolls about 2,800 students in graduate and undergraduate programs on campuses and online. With a curriculum that blends professional preparation informed by the liberal arts, Brenau degree tracks range from Associate of Arts, which includes a special "early college" program for exceptional high school-age students to terminal degrees, including a Master of Fine Arts in Interior design and a Doctor of Nursing Practice. The main campus of the Georgia-based liberal arts institution, which includes the Brenau Women's College, is in Gainesville with other campuses in Augusta, Kings Bay and in two metro Atlanta locations, Norcross and Fairburn. Brenau's 2011 ranking as one of the top 15-best higher education values in the Southeast by U.S. News & World Report marks the university's sixth consecutive year in that position for the magazine's America's Best Colleges guidebook. The magazine also named named brenau's online degree programs some of the top in the nation, including a No. 9 ranking for the College of Education online graduate programs. Brenau University also has been cited as one of the best universities in the Southeast by The Princeton Review. The Chronicle of Higher Education accorded Brenau "honor roll" status as one of the top 10 best colleges and universities to work in its 2011-12 survey rankings.