Students Tapped for Cum Laude Society
At the 20th annual Cum Laude Society lecture and induction ceremony on April 16, fifteen members of the Class of 2008 were tapped for membership. As the secondary school equivalent of Phi Beta Kappa, Cum Laude recognizes superior academic achievement and sound character. Rona Chen, Jarrard Cole, Charles DuBose, Joseph Gaines, Ken Kansky, Laura Keith, Ruby Lai, Rebecca Marshburn, Ramey Mize, Sonya Rice, Sidney Sanders, Kate Stewart, Elizabeth Trandel, Evans Wellborn, and Kathryn Woodruff were each tapped for membership.
This year’s Cum Laude speaker was Thad Hill, executive vice president of NRG Energy and president of NRG Texas. Mr. Hill is a 1986 graduate of Athens Academy.
In 1988, Athens Academy became the seventh school in Georgia to be chartered for Cum Laude. There are now eight chapters statewide.