b"Davids commitment to academic, research, andPublic Company Accounting Oversight Board. He service excellence on campus, in the community, andwas chosen for demonstrating high ethical standardsaround the world resulted in him earning the 2017and an interest and aptitude in accounting and auditing.Outstanding Senior Accounting Major Award. In addition to this award, David also received the 2017 This allowed him to continue his education and Harley Langdale Jr. College of Businesspursue a master's degree debt-free.Administration Accounting Student of the Year, the 2017 Georgia Society of Certified Public AccountantsAcademics, however, were not his only focus. DavidCoastal Chapter Scholarship, the 2016-2017felt it was important to demonstrate leadership in Georgia Gulf Sulfur Scholarship, the 2017 Institutehis community, too. He believed in volunteerism and of Management Accountants Memorial Educationled by example by volunteering with Second Harvest Foundation Scholarship, and the 2017 Ty Cobbof South Georgia, Valdosta-Lowndes Habitat for Educational Foundation Scholarship. He won firstHumanity, the Lowndes County Animal Shelter, and place in the 2017 Institute of Management Accountsthe Valdosta chapter of Knights of Columbus.Manuscript Competition. As the Harley Langdale Jr. College of Business Administration's top FallLooking back on my achievements in college, my 2017 graduate, heearned the President's Award forstory perfectly describes the American DreamAcademic Excellence. immigrant parents who came to the United States in search of a safe place to raise their family, David Some of Davids leadership abilities were developedsaid. Today, Lebanon is still a politically and socially through his memberships in Alpha Lambda Delta:unstable country. I am so fortunate to live in the National Honor Society for First-Year Students; theU.S. because this country has given me the tools Beta Tau chapter of Phi Kappa Phi; Sigma Alpha Pi:necessary to reach my fullest potential.The National Society of Leadership and Success, where he served as a member of the executive boardDavids achievements, coupled with his familys story and earned the National Engaged Leader Award;of escaping Lebanons civil war, show how far David Beta Gamma Sigma; the Business Student Advisoryhas come in life. Board; and the Valdosta chapter of the Georgia Societyof Certified Public Accountants.BeyondOne of the ways to ensure a successful future is these memberships, David sought out opportunitiesthrough the lens of education, David said.And yes, to takeon leadership roles within the Harley LangdaleI do believe that people will not remember everything Jr. Collegeof Business Administration organizations.learned in college. Rather, college proves to a future He served as the president for the Institute ofemployer that a person weathered through the Management Accountants. storm of college and successfully completed the assignments given. Looking back, I thank Valdosta David received another honor in 2017 when he wasState and all the great faculty who created the storm awarded a $10,000 merit-based scholarship from thebut ultimately helped me get through it.32 Langdale College of Business"