TIFTON – Kaycee Goodman of Chula was selected as the top student in the School of Nursing and Health Sciences for 2021 at Abraham Baldwin Agricultural College.

Dr. Jeffrey Ross, dean of the School of Nursing and Health Sciences, said Goodman received the 2021 Award of Distinction.

Goodman majors in the ABAC bachelor’s degree program in nursing. She has compiled a 3.58 grade point average on a 4.0 scale. Goodman received her associate degree in nursing in 2019 and graduated with her bachelor’s degree in nursing May 14, college officials said in a statement.

Goodman has served as a resident registered nurse at Colquitt Regional Medical Center for more than a year, as well as a medical-pediatrics charge nurse since January.

Outside of the medical field, she served as a student research assistant at the University of Georgia Tifton Campus under Dr. Stanley Culpepper.

In June, Goodman is scheduled to travel to Kaabong, Uganda, to serve as a missionary and nurse in a clinic. The mission is in partnership with the International Missions Board.

Goodman was recognized at the recent academic ceremony in ABAC’s Tift Hall.