More than 60 students will graduate from Piedmont University on July 22, during a ceremony that will include the conferring of an honorary degree on Chief Judge of the Georgia Court of Appeals and Piedmont Trustee Brian Rickman. “Congratulations to all of our graduates, and welcome to the Piedmont alumni family,” said Piedmont President James…
Piedmont University chemistry professor Dr. Elaine Bailey and biology professor Dr. Julia Schmitz were in Victoria, British Columbia, Canada, in late June for the Association of Biology Laboratory Education (ABLE) Conference. Hosted by the University of Victoria, ABLE offered workshops that gave attendees hands-on opportunities to experience a laboratory activity developed for the classroom. All…
When Garrett Smith walked across the stage on the Piedmont University Demorest campus on May 6, his mother, Monya, saw her youngest son graduate. He did it in four years. The oldest Smith son had done it in five years, the middle one in four and a half. Monya knows the process of getting a…
If you know Cindy Peterson, you know Piedmont. Sharing the university’s story, especially with prospective students and their families, is what she likes best about her job. “Having been here as long as I have been, I love this institution and the mission of this college,” she said. “To share with families who think that…
Two-time Piedmont University alumnus Bennett Bryan has received an On the Rise Award from The Daily Report, a legal newspaper based in Atlanta. Bennett holds two degrees from Piedmont — a bachelor’s degree in Political Science that he earned in 2005 and a Master of Business Administration that he completed in 2018. After his MBA,…