Piedmont University

Piedmont University congratulates students named Dean's Scholars for the Spring 2026 semester. Students who earned the Dean's Scholar designation finished the semester with a perfect 4.0 GPA.

Piedmont University congratulates students named Dean's Scholars for the Fall 2025 semester. Students who earned the Dean's Scholar designation finished the semester with a perfect 4.0 GPA.

Piedmont University congratulates the almost 250 students who qualified for the Dean's List for the Spring 2026 semester. Dean's List honorees end the semester with a GPA of 3.50-3.99.

Piedmont University congratulates students who qualified for the Dean's List for the Fall 2025 semester. Dean's List honorees end the semester with a GPA of 3.50-3.99.

On Friday, May 8, in two ceremonies, Piedmont University conferred undergraduate degrees to 202 students, including 79 first-generation students, and 105 graduate students, including masters, EdS, and doctorate degrees. The ceremonies were held at the Johnny Mize Athletic Center on the Demorest campus.

On Friday, Dec. 12, during a 10 a.m. Commencement ceremony, Piedmont University conferred degrees to more than 190 students, including approximately 75 undergraduate, 70 master's, 40 Education Specialist, and four Doctor of Education degrees.

The following people recently were elected to membership into The Honor Society of Phi Kappa Phi, the nation's oldest and most selective collegiate honor society for all academic disciplines.

Sixteen Piedmont Univerity students were inducted into the R.H. Daniel School of Nursing Honor Society on Wednesday, Feb. 19, in the auditorium of Stewart Hall. Students selected to be inducted into the Honor Society are in the top 15 percent of their class.

The Roar, the student media hub of Piedmont University, has been awarded the Division III "Media Website of the Year" by the College Media Association. The award was one of 26 "Pinnacle Awards" received by Piedmont at the College Media Conference in Washington, DC, on Oct. 15-18, by far the most of any college in the Division III category (colleges with fewer than 3,000 students).

The winners of Piedmont University's 2022 Student Organization & Leaders Awards have been named and were honored at a dinner and ceremony on April 21. The purpose of the awards ceremony is to recognize the exceptional leadership and achievements of Piedmont University's student organizations, students, and advisors.

The Piedmont University Theatre Department has begun its 2025-26 Mainstage Season with Godspell, performing through Nov. 9. This inspiring musical retells the parables of Jesus Christ and his disciples as told in the Gospel of Matthew.

For the second year, Piedmont University students are participating in an accounting course this semester that will help community members in Habersham and Banks counties with federal and state income tax preparation at no cost to them. This course is part of the Internal Revenue Service's Volunteer Income Tax Assistance (VITA) program.

The Piedmont University Chamber Ensembles Spring concert is scheduled for 7:30 p.m. on April 17 in the university chapel. Styles represented include classical and slow blues, swing, mambo, and bossa nova. The performance will feature music for both piano ensemble and jazz ensemble by Gabriel Faure, Maurice Ravel, Sergei Rachmaninoff, Duke Ellington, Neal Hefti, Louis Prima, Moises Simons, and Chris Sharp.

Alumni Day 2025 brought energy, pride, and celebration to Piedmont University's Demorest campus as graduates returned for a full day of events-and to recognize some of Piedmont's most distinguished alumni. From a morning Alumni Association breakfast and wetlands walk to basketball games and a Chamber Singers reunion, the schedule reflected Piedmont's vibrant campus spirit. The highlight of the day, however, was the honoring of the 2025 Alumni Award recipients-an accomplished group that includes a professional baseball player and a former teacher who helped name the space shuttle Endeavour.

Piedmont students involved in Roar Student Media won 15 Pinnacle Awards at the National College Media Conference, held Oct. 30-Nov. 2 in New Orleans. Competing in the Division III classification, which includes colleges and universities with less than 5,000 students, Piedmont students earned a record five first-place Pinnacle Awards, the highest award in college media.

A group of Piedmont University students won an award in the Broadcast Education Association's (BEA) international digital media and broadcast competition and traveled to Las Vegas to accept the honor.

The Piedmont men's cross country team laid claim to the 2023 CCS Championship behind sophomore Layton Bradford's second-place finish. In addition to Bradford, the Lions claimed five of the top 10 spots in the event. Head Coach Jamie Jimison also won CCS Coach of the Year for his work with the men's program.

Piedmont University Natural Science students have been presenting their research at conferences all over the Southeast.

Piedmont University's Communication Sciences and Disorders program continues to make a name for itself, this time with a study to be published in The Cleft-Palate Craniofacial Journal, a peer-reviewed, interdisciplinary, international publication. Piedmont student Jaycie Ponce co-authored the article with Communication and Disorders Program Director Dr. Monica Bellon Harn and Rebecca Hancock, a speech-language pathologist who works for Union County Schools.

The Golf Coaches Association of America (GCAA) has announced its 2023 Scholar All-Americans on Aug. 9, and Piedmont was well-represented with four selections.

This spring, three graduates earned master's degrees in health sciences from Piedmont University, and all three were hired in their field before they crossed the commencement stage.