Christopher Stokes selected for UGA leadership program

Christopher Edward Stokes, a fourth-year psychology and women's studies major at the University of Georgia, has been selected for the Leadership UGA program. The Lincolnton, Georgia student is one of 40 students chosen to participate in the Leadership UGA program from among several hundred nominees.

Stokes is a 2003 graduate of Lincoln County High School and is the son of Minnie and Willie Stokes of Lincolnton. His other campus activities include serving as social chair of the Women's Studies Student Organization and as a member of the Men's Health Advisory Board.

The Leadership UGA program is designed to give outstanding students an opportunity to network, to develop their leadership skills, to meet leaders from throughout the state, and to become more aware of issues facing the state and the nation. The program is modeled on Leadership Georgia, a similar program for leadership development at the state level.

For more information about Leadership UGA, contact UGA's Center for Leadership & Service at 706-583- 0830 or log on to www.uga.edu/cls.