{"id":10421,"date":"2020-03-05T21:17:39","date_gmt":"2020-03-05T21:17:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.nashccnews.com\/news\/?p=10421"},"modified":"2020-03-05T21:17:39","modified_gmt":"2020-03-05T21:17:39","slug":"griffith-selected-as-academic-excellence-award-recipient","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.nashccnews.com\/news\/2020\/03\/griffith-selected-as-academic-excellence-award-recipient\/","title":{"rendered":"Griffith Selected as Academic Excellence Award Recipient"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Gus Griffith<\/p><\/div>\n

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Adam \u201cGus\u201d Griffith of Nashville is Nash Community College\u2019s 2020 Academic Excellence Award recipient.<\/p>\n

Gus Griffith is an Associate in Engineering degree student who plans to transfer to North Carolina State University and major in Chemical Engineering with a concentration in nanoscience.<\/p>\n

\u201cI started my academic career at NCC with great hesitancy,\u201d he said. \u201cThere had been many years since I was a student. I had forgotten so much. I had so many doubts.\u201d<\/p>\n

Gus Griffith is a father and a veteran of the United States Navy. He\u00a0graduated from NCC with a High School Equivalency diploma, an Associate in Science degree and a Phlebotomy certificate. Griffith has maintained a 4.0 grade point average in the Engineering program and plans to graduate in May 2020.<\/p>\n

\u201cDuring my time at NCC, many instructors have believed in me,\u201d Griffith said. \u201cThey knew I would succeed. They knew I was going to be an engineer. They would not let me quit even when I felt like I could not continue. They never let me forget that I am worthy of the title of engineer.\u201d<\/p>\n

Griffith serves his fellow students as a tutor, assists in the physics laboratory, and organizes study groups benefitting a large number of students. He is an active member of Gamma Beta Phi service and honor society and is a team leader for the award-winning Nash Community College High Altitude Balloon Team, the Nashtronauts. Griffith also volunteers his time assisting with the campus apiary.<\/p>\n

\u201cWith his warmth, intelligence, and wit, he includes everyone. He keeps us all laughing, learning, and truly feeling like close friends,\u201d one instructor said.<\/p>\n

As the recipient of NCC\u2019s highest academic honor, Griffith will represent the College among North Carolina\u2019s 58-community college system.<\/p>\n

\u201cSo many NCC instructors have encouraged me and believed in me when I found it difficult to believe in myself. I am a success today because of great teachers like them. I am very grateful and eternally in their debt.”<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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