Twenty year-old Nigerian-born Diane Isibor, on Saturday, went home
with two prestigious awards during the 223rd convocation ceremony of
Valdosta State University, United States.
They are the Spring 2017 President’s/Vice Chancellor’s Award for
Academic Excellence (for the Harley Langdale Jr. College of Business
Administration) and Annie Power Hopper Award.
The President’s award was bestowed on Isibor, a student from Abavo in
the Ika South Local Government Area of Delta State, during the
institution’s 223rd convocation held on Friday, May 5, and Saturday, May
6.
Isibor graduated with a Bachelor of Business Administration in
Accounting and a Bachelor of Business Administration in Finance with a
first class and Cumulative Grade Point Average of 4 over 4, not dropping
a point from her first to final year
The President’s Award for Academic Excellence is presented to the
graduating student with the highest grade point average in each of VSU’s
five Colleges – College of Arts and Sciences, College of the Arts,
College of Nursing and Health Sciences, Harley Langdale Jr. College of
Business Administration, and James L. and Dorothy H. Dewar College of
Education and Human Services.
The Chairman, Academic Honours and Awards Committee, VSU, Abigail
Heuss, in a letter addressed to her, said people with highest levels of
academic excellence were considered for Annie Power Hopper Award.
She said, “Only those few students who best exemplify the traditions
of the university, the character, dignity, and charm associated with the
memory of Annie P. Hopper, and who have achieved highest levels of
academic excellence, are considered.
“I am happy to report that out of our finalists, you have been chosen
as this year’s Annie Power Hopper Award winner, recognised by faculty
from across Valdotsa State University as embodying the very best that
the university seeks to cultivate in its students. On behalf of the rest
of the committee, I congratulate you on this important achievement and
look forward to seeing you at this year’s Honours Night dinner.”
Isibor served as the official banner carrier for the Harley Langdale
Jr. College of Business Administration during the undergraduate
graduation ceremony on the VSU Front Lawn.
“I am highly honoured to be considered for this award. This honour is
evidence that hard work pays. I am elated to lead my fellow graduates
into the commencement area. My ultimate goal is to be a leader in
business. The Harley Langdale Jr. College of Business Administration has
been instrumental in helping me prepare to achieve this goal,” said the
daughter of Eyitemi and Desmond Isibor.
During her time as a student at VSU, Isibor regularly achieved the
Dean’s List status, served as a university ambassador and a Wiley PLUS
student partner, and earned a spot in the Beta Gamma Sigma Business
Honours Society and the Mu Zeta chapter of Beta Alpha Psi Accounting and
Finance Honours Society, where she served as the treasurer.
She was actively involved in the Society of International Students,
where she served as the vice president and treasurer; the Georgia
Society of Certified Public Accountants, the Association of Certified
Fraud Examiners, and the VSU chapter of the Institute of Management
Accountants, where she served as the director of plant tours and events
and was featured in the organisation’s Campus Connection newsletter.
According to the institution, Isibor’s commitment to academic and
service excellence, resulted in her earning many laurels, including the
2016 VSU President’s Choice Scholarship, 2016 Georgia Gulf Sulfur
Scholarship and 2016 Institute of Management Accountants Memorial
Education Fund Award.
She plans to work as a financial analyst in Atlanta, while pursuing
the professional designations typical of individuals working in the
accounting and finance career fields.
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