On the evening of March 31, MGA's Department of Teacher Education and Social Work held a reception to unveil the department’s “Wall of Fame.” This event was an “Alumni Spring Fling” event sponsored by the MGA Office of Advancement and Alumni Relations.
Located in the entryway of the department, the wall has two rows featuring photos of notable graduates from the department.
The top row features permanent pictures of noteworthy graduates of the Department of Teacher Education and Social Work, they include finalists for District “Teacher of the Year.”
- Christopher Tsavatewa, (02) director of Institutional Effectiveness at MGA and chairman of the Macon-Bibb County Board of Health
- Crystal Jones, (03) Macon Municipal Court judge
- Jessica Ham Smith, (11) top-five finalist for 2019 Teacher of the Year in Houston County
- Mary Ball, (12) 2019 top-five finalist for Bibb County Teacher of the Year
- Tamarkis Taylor, (14) Monroe County Teacher of the year in 2019
The second row is for teachers who have been awarded “Teacher of the Year” at their respective schools. Last year, eleven MGA grads earned the “Teacher of the Year” honor.
- Rachel Boyd (18) Quail Run Elementary — Houston County
- Brittany (Sledge) Cravey (12) Skyview Elementary — Bibb County
- Holly Granto (18) Bleckley County Elementary
- Shantel Holston (11) Alexander II Magnet School — Bibb County
- Audreia Jennings (18) Tucker Elementary — Houston County
- Chelsie (Morrow) Leininger (14) Parkwood Elementary — Houston County
- Andrea Lewis (10) Rosa Taylor Elementary — Bibb County
- Maurice Major (09) Ballard Hudson Middle School — Bibb County
- Meagan Pittman (17) Bleckley County Middle School
- Mariah Puryear (16) John R. Lewis Elementary — Bibb County
- Micaila Reid (17) Heard Elementary — Bibb County
Martha (Marti) Venn, Ph.D., Vice Chancellor of Academic Affairs for the University of Georgia’s Board of Regents, gave opening remarks. Venn was the first dean of the education program and former MGA provost. Her picture leads off the top row of the “Wall of Fame.”
