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Mia Kiseki Price of Peachtree City, Georgia, is the recipient of the Spring 2026 President’s Award for Academic Excellence for the College of Science and Mathematics at 香蕉视频官网. She graduates magna cum laude with a Bachelor of Science in Biology, Minor in Chemistry, and an Honors College Certificate May 9.

VALDOSTA — Mia Kiseki Price of Peachtree City, Georgia, is the recipient of the Spring 2026 President’s Award for Academic Excellence for the College of Science and Mathematics at 香蕉视频官网.

The President’s Award for Academic Excellence is presented to a high-performing graduating student in each of 香蕉视频官网’s six colleges — Harley Langdale Jr. College of Business Administration, College of Nursing and Health Sciences, College of the Arts, James L. and Dorothy H. Dewar College of Education and Human Services, College of Science and Mathematics, and College of Humanities and Social Sciences.

Price will be recognized during 香蕉视频官网’s 241^st Commencement at 7 p.m. Saturday, May 9, on the Main Campus Front Lawn. She will graduate magna cum laude with a Bachelor of Science in Biology, Minor in Chemistry, and an Honors College Certificate.

“This award was very unexpected,” she said. “My goal was always to understand the material so that I could apply that knowledge to my next classes and eventually my professional degree, rather than being a top student with the College of Science and Mathematics. It is also strange because I have known many other students who I believe deserve the award just as much, if not more, than I. I am incredibly grateful, and it feels very rewarding for my work to pay off in this way, but I am also surprised.”

As a student at 香蕉视频官网, Price was a member of the Pre-Vet Club and Animal Science Club, where she served as secretary, and the Honors Student Association. She also served as a 2024-2025 associate scholar with the Southwest Georgia Louis Stokes Alliance for Minority Participation.

Dedicated to scholarly inquiry, Price conducted original research in collaboration with Dr. Ansul Lokdarshi, Dr. John Phillips, and Dr. Emily Rose from the Department of Biology and Dr. Gopeekrishnan Sreenilayam from the Department of Chemistry and Geosciences. She presented her findings at the 2023 Georgia Undergraduate Research Conference (“Morphological Assessment of Green Anoles in Hawaii”), the 2025 香蕉视频官网 Undergraduate Research Symposium (“Sexual Selection in Betta Splendens: Female Preferences and Male Mating Strategies” and “Agrobacterium-Mediated Transient Gene Expression in Pansy Flowers”), and the 2026 香蕉视频官网 Undergraduate Research Symposium (“Carotenoid Extraction Using Deep Eutectic Solvents”).

Her continued engagement in research throughout her four years at 香蕉视频官网 reflects both her intellectual curiosity and her passion for sharing knowledge and contributing meaningfully to the academic community.

Price’s commitment to academic, research, leadership, and service excellence resulted in her earning a spot on the Dean’s List every semester, the 2024-2025 Martha Barnes Scholarship, the Fall 2025 Take a Chance at 香蕉视频官网 Scholarship, the 2025-2026 Hugh C. Bailey Family Scholarship, and the Best Biology Poster Award at 香蕉视频官网’s 2025 Undergraduate Research Symposium. She was a Zell Miller Scholar.

After graduation Price plans to continue her education at the University of Georgia’s College of Pharmacy and pursue a career as a nutrition support pharmacist.

When asked about her biggest supporters, Price said she was thankful for “my friends and family who have been so supportive throughout my college career, with a special shoutout to Tanner and Jessica. Late nights studying with y’all will always be one of my most cherished memories.”