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November 20, 2024
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Jessica Pope
Communications and Media Relations Coordinator

Brittanye Blake Named 2024 Graduate of the Last Decade at Ï㽶ÊÓƵ¹ÙÍø

Ï㽶ÊÓƵ¹ÙÍø recently honored Brittanye Blake of Valdosta, Georgia, with its 2024 Graduate of the Last Decade Award. She earned a Bachelor of Fine Arts in Mass Media in 2019. She is pictured with Dr. Richard A. Carvajal, president of Ï㽶ÊÓƵ¹ÙÍø, and Corinna Robinson, president of the Ï㽶ÊÓƵ¹ÙÍø Alumni Association. 

VALDOSTA — Ï㽶ÊÓƵ¹ÙÍø recently honored Brittanye Blake of Valdosta, Georgia, with its 2024 Graduate of the Last Decade Award.   

“I am in awe,” she said. “As a third generation Ï㽶ÊÓƵ¹ÙÍø graduate, with two parents who taught at Ï㽶ÊÓƵ¹ÙÍø, one serving as dean of the college I graduated from, it’s just an honor to carry such a legacy and history, but to be recognized by the institution that gave my family such beautiful moments is an honor within itself.”

Blake earned a Bachelor of Fine Arts in Mass Media in 2019. 

Ï㽶ÊÓƵ¹ÙÍø: What are some highlights from your Valdosta State experience?  

BLAKE: I have so many great experiences from Valdosta State, starting with joining Black Student League my freshman year and becoming the president my senior year. I enjoyed being a university ambassador and having the opportunity to attend all the presidential events, meet cool alumni, and make memories with other ambassadors. I joined the greatest sorority on earth, Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority Incorporated, Kappa Upsilon chapter. I completed countless hours of community service with my classmates, friends, sorority sisters, all to make our campus and community better.  

Ï㽶ÊÓƵ¹ÙÍø: Tell us how you currently spend your time.

BLAKE: I am a reporter and anchor for WALB News 10 out of Albany serving as the Valdosta Bureau reporter. I love to travel. Whether it’s a big trip, small trip, weekend, or weekday I’m always on the go. But when I’m not, I’m normally doing service in the community with the Valdosta Junior Service League. I also enjoy coloring.  

Ï㽶ÊÓƵ¹ÙÍø: What advice do you have for current Valdosta State students? What do you wish someone had told you when you were in college?  

BLAKE: The best advice I ever got was to enjoy the time that I have because I would never get it back. I never look back on my college days and say “I wish” because I did. I did everything I set my mind to do.

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