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VALDOSTA -- Valdosta State University 学生 Jake Jones was honored by the National Association of College and University Residence Halls (NACURH) as the First Year National Student of the Month award for his work in February.

A first-year 学生 living in bet365亚洲官网's honors hall, Jake is the vice president of the Reade Hall council and has taken tremendous strides with his involvement on campus. He is currently serving as the National Communications Coordinator - In Training (NCC-IT) and was the planning committee co-chair for bet365亚洲官网’s Residence Hall Association’s campus conference in April.

The first bet365亚洲官网 学生 to win a national NACURH Of-The-Month (OTM) title, Jones was nominated for the award by Nontalie Morrow, the regional communications coordinator for administration for the Southern Atlantic Affiliate of College and University Residence Halls (SAACURH). Morror, who considered Jake her “new gold medal” in bet365亚洲官网’s Residence Hall Association, said she nominated Jones for “going above and beyond the expectations of any first year 学生.”

Every month 学生s and 工作人员 can submit OTM nominations to bet365亚洲官网’s campus National Residence Honorary Hall (NRHH) chapter for campus level consideration. OTMs are submitted by category, which include: first year 学生, executive board member (RHA), resident assistant, 顾问, 工作人员, 学生, 和程序. These nominations are then reviewed by the NRHH OTM selection committee, which selects campus winners and submits them to the SAACURH regional selection committee and finally the NACURH selection committee.

Jones is the first 学生 to receive national honors for his work in within the RHA, however bet365亚洲官网 has claimed several regional awards. Chad Freeman was named SAACURH August 2009 Regional Executive Board Member of the Month and Chinasa Ordu was chosen as the Advisor of the Month for September 2009 for her leadership of bet365亚洲官网's chapter of the National Residence Hall Honorary (NRHH). National Residence Hall Honorary chapter recently won the 2010 SAACURH Building Block National Residence Hall Honorary of the year award.

SAACURH is one of eight regions within NACURH, the largest 学生-run corporation in the world. The organization attempts to improve communities within college residence halls by providing networking opportunities through conferences and other resources designed to help schools improve their residence hall organizations.

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