Kenna Fussell earns Outstanding Business Student Award at VSU

Photo: Kenna Fussell, Valdosta State University’s 2023-2024 Harley Langdale Jr. recipient. College of Business Administration Outstanding Student Award, is pictured with Dr. Richard A. Carvajal, president of VSU; Dr. Candace Witherspoon, Head of Accounting; and dr. Sheri Noviello, interim provost and vice president of Academic Affairs.

VALDOSTA – Kenna Fussell, of Valdosta, recently received VSU’s 2023-2024 Outstanding Business Student Award.

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Kenna Fussell from Valdosta, Georgia, owns the Harley Langdale Jr. Received 2023-2024 College of Business Administration Outstanding Student Award from Valdosta State University.

Fussell was recognized at VSU’s annual Academic Honors and Awards Dinner on April 25.

The Harley Langdale Jr. College of Business Administration Outstanding Student Award is presented to a student with a record of academic excellence and service excellence inside and outside the classroom.

“Winning this award feels like the cherry on top of an already great college experience,” she said. “The road to this award was satisfying, but also challenging at times. It is an honor to be recognized for the hard work and dedication it has taken to get to this point. Winning this award makes me even more proud that I can call myself Blazer.”

Fussell earned a Bachelor of Business Administration in Accounting and a Bachelor of Business Administration in Finance from VSU in 2023. She expects to graduate with a Master of Accountancy in December. After graduation, she plans to obtain her certification as a certified public accountant while working for Mauldin & Jenkins, a public accounting firm in Atlanta, Georgia.

Highlights of Fussell’s time as a student at VSU include the following:

– Visit Croatia and Turkey through study abroad.

– Becoming chairman of Beta Alpha Psi: the International Honor Organization for Financial Information Students and Professionals.

– A visit to Las Vegas, Nevada, for the Beta Alpha Psi annual conference.

– Participate in the Internal Revenue Service’s income tax volunteer program and prepare tax returns for underserved community members for the past three years.

“I could not have achieved this award without the support of my parents, Kim Fussell and Coy Fussell; my sister, Kailey Fussell; and my canine brother, Scrappy. Throughout my university career, their support and encouragement has allowed me to focus on my studies and get the most out of my university experience.”

Founded in 1906, Valdosta State University is a premier comprehensive university that offers both the extensive academic, cultural and social opportunities of a large university and the small classes and close, personal attention of smaller institutions. VSU features nearly 200 academic programs leading to associate, bachelor’s, master’s, specialist and doctoral degrees, as well as options to add a certification, minor, endorsement or certificate to that degree. VSU also offers a full menu of extracurricular activities, from national championship athletics and academic teams to honors organizations, sororities and fraternities, intramural sports, teaching and service clubs, a symphony orchestra, arts and theater, research opportunities and more. VSU is committed to fostering a culture of excellence by advancing student success inside and outside the classroom, cultivating an inclusive environment, influencing regional progress in South Georgia, and sustaining the institution for generations to come to hold.

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