Each year the Office of Human Resources is required to submit an awards plan to the system office on behalf of Georgia College (GC). The objective is to ensure that GC complies with USG policy as it relates to the compensation of employees through awards and other forms of incentive pay.

In an effort to identify all awards and/or programs that offer a monetary award, please submit the program details to our office using our Incentive Compensation and Awards Submission form. The submission deadline is Friday, July 15, 2022.

Please contact the Office of Human Resources with any questions.

Dr. Sayo (Fakay) Fakayode has been named chair of Georgia College’s Department of Chemistry, Physics and Astronomy.

“We are very excited to bring an experienced leader to the department,” said Dr. Eric Tenbus, dean of the College of Arts and Sciences (COAS). “Dr. Fakayode comes to Georgia College with a tangible passion for working directly with students in his lab and supporting faculty. He also exudes a palpable sense of joy in his approach to the job. Furthermore, he has terrific grant writing experience that will be useful in this department.”

Born and raised in Nigeria, Fakayode obtained a Bachelor of Science degree in chemistry and his masters in analytical chemistry at the University of Ibadan, Nigeria. He got his doctorate at Baylor University in Waco, Texas, and did his postdoctoral research in chemistry at Louisiana State University in Baton Rouge, Louisiana.

Prior to coming to Georgia College, Fakayode worked 25 years teaching undergraduate and graduate science courses at the University of Arkansas - Fort Smith, North Carolina A&T State University, Winston-Salem State University and University of Ibadan.

During those years, Fakayode mentored 120 undergraduates, a dozen graduate students, 15 high school youth and two postdoctoral research associates. About 90% of his students were underrepresented minorities and the first person in their families to go to college. About 95% received financial aid and went on to receive Ph.D.s in medical, pharmaceutical or STEM-related fields. Undergraduates are listed as co-authors in 85% of Fakayode’s...